Clips out of synch until I pause them?

I have a new iMac (specs in my profile) that has a strange issue. When I start playing a clip it's out of synch. If I pause the playback and then start it again, it's back in synch.
This happens every time. I thought it might be a hard disc going to sleep but I have it set not to.
This happens whenever I've stopped playing back for a couple of minutes. SOMETHING'S going to sleep, I just don't know what.
btw, I have the app on the internal SSD and the media on the internal hard disc.

Jennifer, the only way we can have any chance to successfully troubleshoot problems remotely is if you approach this in a systematic manner. If you don't understand any of the questions, let us know. StudioX asked what the signal path is. go to view: audio playback to see what the setting is.
You might try resetting your fcp preferences:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2491
Do you have any 3rd party utilities installed on your system, in particular anything that might have an impact on audio? Do you have any 3rd party fcp or audio plug ins installed on your system?
You might try creating a new account and see if that makes a difference:
system preferences: accounts.

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General
Vollständiger Name                       : F:\01 Videoprojekte\Premiere Projekte\2013-11-16 Gerd 60er BA\clips test\20131117_192120.mp4
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format-Profil                            : Base Media
Codec-ID                                 : isom
Dateigröße                               : 25.5 MiB
Dauer                                    : 12s 928ms
Gesamte Bitrate                          : 16.6 Mbps
Kodierungs-Datum                         : UTC 2013-11-17 18:21:37
Tagging-Datum                            : UTC 2013-11-17 18:21:37
Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format-Profil                            : [email protected]
Format-Einstellungen für CABAC           : Yes
Format-Einstellungen für ReFrames        : 1 frame
Format_Settings_GOP                      : M=1, N=30
Codec-ID                                 : avc1
Codec-ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Dauer                                    : 12s 794ms
Source_Duration/String                   : 12s 805ms
Bitrate                                  : 16.6 Mbps
Breite                                   : 1 920 pixels
Höhe                                     : 1 080 pixels
Bildseitenverhältnis                     : 16:9
Modus der Bildwiederholungsrate          : Variable
Bildwiederholungsrate                    : 29.207 fps
minimale Bildwiederholungsrate           : 9.694 fps
maximale Bildwiederholungsrate           : 130.058 fps
ColorSpace                               : YUV
ChromaSubsampling                        : 4:2:0
BitDepth/String                          : 8 bits
Scantyp                                  : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.274
Stream-Größe                             : 25.3 MiB (99%)
Source_StreamSize/String                 : 25.3 MiB (99%)
Titel                                    : VideoHandle
Sprache                                  : English
Kodierungs-Datum                         : UTC 2013-11-17 18:21:37
Tagging-Datum                            : UTC 2013-11-17 18:21:37
mdhd_Duration                            : 12794
Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AAC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec
Format-Profil                            : LC
Codec-ID                                 : 40
Dauer                                    : 12s 928ms
Bitraten-Modus                           : Constant
Bitrate                                  : 119 Kbps
nominale Bitrate                         : 128 Kbps
Kanäle                                   : 2 channels
Kanal-Positionen                         : Front: L R
Samplingrate                             : 48.0 KHz
Compression_Mode/String                  : Lossy
Stream-Größe                             : 188 KiB (1%)
Titel                                    : SoundHandle
Sprache                                  : English
Kodierungs-Datum                         : UTC 2013-11-17 18:21:37
Tagging-Datum                            : UTC 2013-11-17 18:21:37
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