Audio on original tape vs audio in fcp

hey!
the audio on my original mini dv cam tape is clean but on playback in fcp it sounds bad i.e. the audio cuts in and out periodically - i have adjusted the user settings to 'high' quality audio playback and this makes no difference...
has anybody else had this experience?
do you know a work around?
with many thanks,
will.
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.2) fcp 5.0.4

recapture a portion of the source which you can verify is corrupted in fcp but good on the master. if the recaptured media is corrupted in exactly the same way, and in exactly the same place, well then there may be an issue .... but lets verify that it exists first. if the recapture is ok then thats your answer.

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