Sound notification on Mail

hello,
My email is working fine on MAIL.
Only one hiccup; the sound notification, although selected as yes in the preferences, it doesn't sound whenver there's a new email; it only works 2 out of 10 times...
I've tried a different sound file as well and that has the same behaviour. Only sounds 2 out of 10 times or so when there's a new email.
Anyone knows why? or how I can fix it perhaps?
thanks

Hello Chris:
FWIW, I have the same intermittent +"no sound at times"+ issue. Rather than start trying to address the issue (and, perhaps, causing other problems)I have lazily ignored it. I am posting this so you know it happens elsewhere.
Barry

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