Playing audio DVD

Hi!
Is it really impossible to play audio DVDs in iTunes? Or have I missed a plug-in/setting?
Regards
Shahram

Hi,
One thing that can sometimes help is the following. Right click the speaker icon in the Taskbar and select 'Playback Devices'. Left click the default device once to highlight it ( it's usually 'speakers & headphones' ) then click the Properties button. Click the Enhancements tab and put a tick in the box next to 'Loudness Equalization'. Click Apply to save the change and then click OK in all remaining windows and see if this has helped at all.
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