ITunes 8.1 Stuttering

Gag. Ever since I updated iTunes my playback has been marred by skipping. Not jumping tracks mind you, just horribly stuttered playback. The computer seems to be hustling harder since the upgrade as well. I have fast everything and it's driving me crazy. Any ideas what the problem could be, or how can I switch back to the good old days of iTunes 7?
Thanks.

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I seem to have discovered this problem this weekend. I listen to a lot of music from my apple devices and have done for years. What I have noticed this weekend is that both my Macbook 2008 and iMac late 2010 both suffer with a brief stutter every minute or so making the enjoyment of listening to music a little annoying. Both are running Mountain Lion 10.8.2. My iMac is running the 2.93 GHz intel i7 processor with 8GB ram. Playing music should be a doddle!
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