Premiere pro CC + Blackmagic Intensity Pro unusable!

Here we go again, as soon as Premiere pro CC loads the speakers start crackling and the audio for the whole system becomes unmanageble, have to restart computer.
So basicaly I can't use PPr CC. Just to let you know, I'm not gonna waist any time on this right now, PPr cs6 is working fine with the Intensity pro.
I output my audio through the intensity pro for everything
updated Blackmagic drivers, repaired persmision, etc...
OS Mounatin Lion 10.8.1
Blackmagic destop 9.7.5

Hi Peter,
Thanks for writing,
Yes, at the OS level I have in the Sound output tab Blackmagic Audio. I see two new audio devices, Prelude 2.0 and Premiere Pro 7.0
In Premiere I have BlackMagic Audio Selected.
When I open Premiere CC the audio goes crazy as soon as the welcome screen kicks in, so I don't think is a media issue, the audio output are just clicks and pops and basically I have to restart  the computer.
The weird things is that I think I just discovered some bug. It was also happening with Prelude CC (audio clicks and pops, have to restart). Now, if I open PPro CC the audio still goes crazy, but, if I also open Prelude CC and open a clip, the clicks and pops stop and I'm able to hear the audio playback.
I've had this set up for many years now, and have been able to use it fine since moving to Premiere like 2 years ago.
I hope this helps, please let me know how to help correct this.
Thanks a lot,
Francisco

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