ITunes 9.0.2 sound quality issue

Since I installed iTunes 9.0.2 I have sound quality problems. Everything sounds like a bad 64 bit mp3 song - when I listen to the same track in QuickTime or VLC everything sounds as it should.
I checked all settings in iTunes but can't figure out the problem. No active equalizer, sound via line-out to high-quality AKG headphone.
Does anybody have the same issue - or maybe a solution?
Thank you for your advices ...

Not to belabor this, but in case there are others with similar issues, I wanted to add what I hope will be a coda to our whole story. Today after playing one or two songs we were back to the static and poor sound quality--even with the replacement amp! In both cases (old and new amp) we had the airport express connected via the "phono" port, so this time we tried another port--and it seems to be working fine for an entire album's worth of jazz.
I googled the problem and right away turned up the following sentence in the Airport Express setup guide at http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/AirPortExpress_SetupGuide5.1.pdf.
"Note: Do not connect AirPort Express to the phono jack on your stereo."
No elaboration is given, but I can certainly attest to the validity of this advice. Whatever you do, in connecting to your stereo, don't use the phono port!

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