The first things I would do with this sort of problem are:
Play music on several different players to isolate whether it's a player problem (you didn't say which you were using). Plenty of simple free players around.
Play several formats such as mp3 and wav. Compressed formats need a lot more cpu activity than wav.
Turn off all other distractions like visualizations
Substitute headphones for audio system by plugging in a back of pc (my headphones have a volume control thus minimizing level of deafness!). No volume control, turn it down in the player before connecting.
I don't have any ideas on your problem at this time.
Starman*
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