Photoshop CS4 Pdfs look fuzzy

Hi my cs4 photoshop is creating pdfs that look fuzzy. when you do a save as photoshop pdf the opened file looks fuzzy. No sure what the problem is.. The photoshop file looks fine 300dpi when you get it into acrobat the file is nothing like the original. I have looked at the photoshop settings which are set to high quality.
Any answers

Could You post a sample-pdf?
What is the resolution of the original file?
What are the »Compression«-settings when You save the pdf?

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