I tunes sound quality, sounds like a synthesizer, high pitched Mickey Mouse

NEED SERIOUS HELP. Recently moved, not sure if I Tunes ever sounded right since the move. Before moving I upgraded to the latest I Tunes version. I'm not sure if that ever sounded right, with the move going on I don't recall if I even listened to it at the old location after the upgrade.
In the new location at first I remember having no sound, but I thought that was just because my son is sharing the computer with me and he had his headphones plugged in. But when I unplugged the headphones there was still no sound. Later on I was able to get sound somehow, but it sounds absolutely horrendous..for example we're talkin James Brown vocals sounding like Mickey Mouse, like a high pitched synthesizer sound, as if many tracks are missing..I don't know how to describe it. All songs sound like this as do CDs that are played through I Tunes. I tried the fix going in QuickTime preferences and putting sound out to 48 /16 bit but it didn't touch it.
I have a huge music library and I'm absolutely freaking out thinking it is all corrupted. I have a back up but its a month or so old and I add about 10 songs per week. Ideas anyone????

By way of experiment, try heading into your QuickTime control panel again, go into the Audio tab, and try checking the "Safe mode (waveOut only)" box. OK out of the tab and restart iTunes.
Any improvement in the sound quality?

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