Playing iTunes7 with headphones, sounds awful

I tried 2 differend headphones with the same results, the sound is full of distortion and I cannot get it to clear up. My iPod (also updated) still sounds fine using the same headphones.
I tried many other apps on the computer with the headphones; RealPlayer, Windows Media Player 10, sound effects, and video games all sound fine it's only iTunes7 that sounds horrible.
I tried the suggestions listed at your website (control panel features) but doesn't help.
I have an AudioMAX sound card.

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Hello all. I recently did the following and significantly screwed up my iTunes:
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-I did this by doing the standard copying the .xml library file to the desktop, deleting the old library files and importing the new .xml into the iTunes.
-However, I now have music in my iTunes, but when I click on files, they'll play but with no sound. No exclamation point comes up next to them to signal they're missing, but just no sound.
-Tried uninstalling and then reinstalling the latest iTunes. Still nothing.
I also tried dragging a random song into iTunes to see whether it was just a directory mix-up still, but no dice. Right now, the directory for my iTunes is Macintosh HD:Users:name:Music:iTunes:iTunes Music.
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Well, that could be, but before thinking of an hardware issue, first check all possible software settings.
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First try another pair of earphones
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Try the following to rule out a software problem
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- Reset the iPod. Nothing will be lost
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least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
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- Restore to factory settings/new iPod.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. Seems you have a bad headphone jack.
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