As it turns out Dave, The problem is an issue with my new bluetooth headphones. I had a feeling that might be related because I never had this problem before installing them. So i plugged in a cord and went direct to the headphones and everything is fine.
I hope I can find a way to switch back to bluetooth to avoid the cord. I’m sure it’s a setting in the audio hardware settings but I think I tried every conceivable combination, (of available choices), and nothing worked.
Thank You