FCPX Makes Audio Sound "Tinny"

I have an absolutely bizarre problem: FCPX seems to be applying a "tin" sound to my audio file. Please find two audio samples at these links. The FCPX version is the clip in my event browser, with no effects or Audio Enhancements applied. The second is the clip in the Finder, to which the Event Browser is linking.
FCPX version: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13895316/FCPXversion.m4a
Original version: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13895316/Original.m4a
Once I apply an EQ to the FCPX version, the tin sound is impossible to ignore. I tried relinking, to no avail.
Does anyone have any ideas for how to fix this?

Problem solved! For some reason, "Preserve Pitch" got selected in the retime editor. I had not even applied a speed change (See screenshot below). Pressing "Reset Speed" disables "Preserve Pitch", and the audio clip sounds normal again.
Must be a bug...

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