ITunes (Win) - audio distortion builds up slowly

From: metro98k (sdflkjsdflkj_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/23/04

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    Date: 23 Jun 2004 14:10:36 -0700

    I am running ITunes 4.6 (same thing happened with 4.5) on Win XP.
    Most of my files are MP3s.

    The problem is that after I have listened to a few (5 or so) songs in
    ITunes, I start to hear these snicks or clicks in the background (they
    sound a little bit like the sound you hear if you plug in or unplug
    headphones while they are playing). It starts with just a couple, and
    they steadily increase in frequency the more songs I listen to, until
    there are a couple a second. It doesn't change if I stop the player
    or skip tracks. But if I shut down ITunes and restart it, everything
    sounds fine (for a while).

    1) Anybody have this problem?
    2) Anybody know anywhere else I can post this question?
    3) Anybody know how to fix it?

    Thanks a lot - I have searched the web, Apple's support site and the
    documentation, and I can't find any answers.

    Thanks in advance,

    metro

    (PS - the mp3s themselves are not distorted - they sound fine when played elsewhere)

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