Takes a while to play sound via audio interface on iMac

I purchased iMac along with Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 USB audio interface and started having following problems from the beginning.
When I play video/music on itunes, logic or whatever apps that plays sound, it takes a while(about 20 sec) to play sounds. Sometimes it does not play sounds at all until I turn the volume halfway up on Focusrite Scarlett 6i6. It happens all the time when I play sound for the first time after turning the computer on. It happens when I start using the computer after a while. Sometimes it turns off the sound even when the music/video is being played. I had problem with latest Scarlett driver and still happens after switching to class compliant mode. It seems like it takes time for the computer to wake 6i6 via USB, but I am not sure. Please help!
computer Specifications:
- late 2013 iMac / flash 1TB / GTX 780M / 32GB RAM
- mavericks 10.9.2
- Just Scarlett 6i6 connected directly via USB
- no other devices connected, just apple bluetooth keyboard, magic mouse and touchpad
Softwares:
- Logic pro x latest version, Kontakt 5.3.0
- sample rate 44
Product Info:
- was using latest 6i6 driver but recently switched to class compatible mode

Well I have done the disk cleanup and it still didnt fix it. I just got this player yesterday too I have about 3.5 gigs on it. I didnt get my usb 2.0 system yet, but im just really worried about these long load times for the songs on the player. Im gona try loading some mp3s and see how those go.
edit... I just loaded up some MP3s and they start in about 3-4 seconds. A lot faster then my WMAs from yahoo, but still I was expecting mp3s to play instantly pretty much.Message Edited by Johnwashere on 05-2-2005 2:26 AM

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