Account Specific Apple DVD Player Audio Problem

I accidently went reverse with the wrong "sticky key" locked during a dvd. (I thought I'd pressed "command-arrow")
Since this I have no audio on any  video when using the  DVD Player software IN THIS ACCOUT ONLY.
After restarting both the DVD player and the Mac with no success, I switched user accounts, and continued watching said dvd with no problem. Switching back, still no sound.
Clearly I created an error in my user account prefs. In the past, an easy fix.  But where do I find the user library/prefs in Mountain Lion?

Hi Chris,
Found the "easy" approach..  
A) Hold Option while selecting the Go Menu while in the Finder. The User Library shows as "Library".
B) Keep holding Option as you select Library.  (If using Sticky Keys, this means lock the Option Key at point A.)
TADA! The user library is opened before one's eyes. 
From there, I switched user accounts via fast user switching, repeated the above.  Next I copied the DVD Player folder in Application Support to an external drive, switched back, and replaced the corrupted user folder by copying the one on the external drive.
Sound has returned to the DVD Player!  It was likely one file, but none popped out at me, so I just replaced the entire file.
Pam

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