Do you use totem-gstreamer or totem-xine? In case of the former does this also happen if you change the audio output in gstreamer-properties to ALSA (sounds like you're using esd)?
** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs
Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
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totem won't start after new audio device is added
https://launchpad.net/bugs/44596
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