When I hit space bar to preview the timeline the visuals play for rounghly 2s before the audio kicks in. The audio remains in sync but there is always a 2s deleay before it starts.
This is apparent even on all comps I'm working on and I've even tested it on a blank comp with nothing but an mp3 in it. the play head moves for 2s before the audio catches up.
I have also tested this in a workspace that has 0 additional third party panels and the issue is still there.
This issue is new to Ae25.
I'm working from macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 on an M1 mac.
Using After Effects Version 25.0.0 (Build 53)