Vector stroke exporting to PDF pixelated

Hi all,
When I export from CS6 to PDF, a the stroke is appearing pixelated - this is when I choose "smallest size" or Default -
See attached.
Why is this?
This is displayed in PDF --

Cannot say I see pixelation in your screenshot, but you do appear to have enhance thin lines enabled in your acrobat settings.
Try these settings
If you still believe your .pdf is pixleated, open the .pdf in acrobat, and check  whether you have vector paths or emebedded images.

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