ITunes 8 Visualizers Both Produce Less Than Spectacular Effects

I have noticed that the ITunes 8 Visualizers running on my MacBook Pro 17" Core Duo with Mac OS X 10.5.4 both produce less than spectacular effects. Has anyone else noticed this problem?
More than half of the 'Classic' Visualizer's effects look like two cones mounted vertically connected at their vertices (as in the letter 'X'). You can scroll through these 'Classic' effects using the 'A' and 'S' keys to scroll backward and forward, and the name of the selected effect will appear in line 2 of the information that appears in the upper-right corner of the screen. These same named effects in ITunes 7.7.1 did NOT look anything like an 'X'.
The new Visualizer's effects look like white globes floating around the screen with various patterns dancing around them to the music. Not very inspiring. You can scroll through the 20 effects of the new Visualizer using the 'M' key.
Something must be wrong ... with the new ITunes software, I presume.

If it were happening to me, I would revert back to iTunes 7.7.1, make sure that the problem does not occur with that version, and then update again to iTunes 8. It is possible that something went wrong with your original iTunes 8 update.
FYI, in order to revert back to iTunes 7.7.1, you first have to trash iTunes in the Applications folder and iTunesX.pkg in the Library/Receipts folder. And any time you install new software, it is also a good idea to run Disk Utility, select your HD, and then click on Repair Disk Permissions.
To install iTunes 7.7.1, you can download iTunes 7.7 at the following link, then double-click on the iTunes.mpkg file that appears, follow the installation instructions, and when installation is complete, drag the iTunes 7.7.1 disk drive icon that remains on your desktop to the trash.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/itunes77.html
I don't know if you needed all the above information, but I supplied it just to be sure. Hope it helps.

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