Slow increasing sound in Mavericks ?

Since I installed Mavericks, when I am increasing the sound of my mac, the animation and the sound of the effect are really slow. Someone else experiencing the same issue ?

Same issue here. Increasing/decreasing the volume is delayed by a second or two after pressing the volume mute/up/down F keys.
Maybe reboot and see if there is any change. Though I have read that it can slow again after initially seeming to have fixed itself.
Please post any fixes, thanks.

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