Q550LF-BSI7T21 speakers do not play sound immediately

Hello,

I am experiencing an issue with the speakers on my Asus Q550LF-BSI7T21 (purchased from Best Buy). They do function, but almost any time I play sound through them, they will not begin playback until several seconds after I initiated playback, until the volume reaches a certain threshold, or until they are prompted to begin playing some other way - I've found that Windows sounds tend to break through the barrier and play immediately, which causes the speakers to kick in and start...

Q550LF-BSI7T21 speakers do not play sound immediately

Q550LF-BSI7T21 speakers do not play sound immediately