Stuttering audio playback - Audiobox 96 with Studio One 3

I have ruing the Studio One Package with Audiobox 96 on Macbook Pro.

I am recording an acoustic guitar through the Presonus M7 Microphone. I am getting the levels through fine when recording however when playing back the recording the track is either stuttering or cracking. I have tried all different types of Sample rates (song setup menu) with different options from the Device Block size drop down menu (preferences>audio setup) but nothing seems to make a difference. I am unable to get a clean recording. Is there a standard sample rate and Khz I need to use or does it differ from each desktop? I assume it is a latency issue? I have also tried recording the track with the output monitoring volume tued off. Does the bit resolution make a difference too? Very new to all this so any help would be great.

Thanks