ITunes 10.7 - Too much bass?

Is there now, in iTunes 10.7, an all-the-time bass boost? I never use the equalizer because I don't want my music to go through any more processing than it has to. I like a natural sound, and listen through studio reference monitors for the authentic reproduction they provide. After auditioning the newest version of iTunes - 10.7, I am experincing a sort of bass boost. Remember the old bass boost switch on stereos and whatnot? Well it's like having that switched on. It sounds overblown and muddy, and it drowns out the dynamics of the music. I do listen to quite a bit of bass-heavy electronic music, so this effect is overtly pronounced for me.
i guess I am just looking for confirmation from others who might have noticed this too. I don't like the idea of having to pass my music through the equalizer just to remove the extra bass this version of iTunes seems to have built-in to default playback.

The current .itl file is in your home folder, ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Library.itl. This assumes you haven't moved your library from its default location. Rename that file or make a copy.
The old file is in the Previous iTunes Libraries/iTunes Library yyyy-mm-dd.itl.
Most likely it's the file with the latest date when you upgraded. Copy (don't move) that file to the iTunes parent folder and change its name to be 'iTunes Library.itl'.
Launch iTunes 10.6.3. You might lose some playcounts and ratings since your upgrade, but compared to having your music sound like <bleep> it's worth rolliing back.
When iTunes 11 comes out I'm going to wait a bit a see what other people say before I upgrade again.

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