cutco wrote:
I had a Adobe guy tell me to unplug my speakers. Really?
Yes. For example of where this was the cause of the problem. https://forums.adobe.com/message/5975262.
It took me about 5 seconds to find that thread, and it's not the only one where a conflict with an audio device proved to be the cause of the problem.
Exactly what version of OS X do you have?
Since you've consulted our technical support, it's a pretty safe bet that you already have this covered, but just in case... Have you checked the user permissions for various folders that Premiere needs to write to, as discussed in this blog post: fixing permissions problem that impedes start of Adobe applications | After Effects region of interest ?
Oh, and by the way, "Adobe" is not absent on these forums. Though the forums are not an official support channel and helping out here is not anybody's primary responsibility, you'll find several of us participating on a pretty regular basis--often on our own time.