Itunes Sound Quality

I don't know what';s going on with my audio, I have no conflicts with any of my sound drivers, I just got some Bose desktop speakers that were working fine. My sound card is fine too. I haven't messed with any settings or anything but I just can;t hear the vocalas on any track like you shold be able to hear them. A lot of echos on pretty much all vocals, instruments sound great but I have no idea what else to do. I'd appreciate any help.

I haven't messed with any settings or anything but I just can;t hear the vocalas on any track like you shold be able to hear them.
good gracious. i understand that that "no vocals" effect can be caused by a loose jack connection (of all things).
it may be worth just quickly making sure that all the connections are nice and snug.
keep us posted.
love, b

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depending on your settings in iTunes it might sound different. the "quality" should be the same, but there might be different effects/eq applied. sorry i'm not much help with specifics here, but try digging around in the iTunes EQ settings, and the preferences to see if there's anything "unnatural" happening to the audio.

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This is an issue which has been vexing me for some time. I've researched it all over the web and have not found a worthwhile answer. Some other posts on these forums have asked similar questions without successful answers. But, none the less, I will try...
I have spent a lot of time over the last two years trying to get my itunes library organized as well as getting good digitized versions from my vinyl records as well as CDs. I was pleased with my results and then I added the songs to itunes. I could not believe how inconsistent the sound quality was. Invariably the volume is always lower. [Please do not post a reply such as: Check the volume controls in itunes proper as well as in itunes preferences (i.e., Sound Check, Sound Enhancer) & the Volume Adjustment in the Information pane under Options for particular songs.] I tried all of those means of adjusting volume. They do NOT work.
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I have edited the foregoing song in Amadeus Pro to a very high volume (i.e., Effects>Amplify), reloaded it into itunes and it still does not inprove the volume of Frankie's voice in the song, even though the rest of the song is somewhat louder. I have played with the Equalizer in itunes to no effect. It just does not work.
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I'm am sorry if I am a little peeved about this issue. If anyone has some suggestions or input to a solution, I will be eternally grateful. Thanks a bunch.

fbuerg,
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1933
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Chris thanks for this answer.
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