iTunes 8.0.1 audio quality improved, but not fully fixed

With the iTunes 8 upgrade many users complained of audio quality problems (previous article), in which tracks would sound fuzzy and "muddy" as if there was some gain problem in the processing that was generating clipping in audio playback. This was very apparent in songs that either had high-gain or were otherwise very "full" sounding, but also was apparent in more milder tunes. This persisted despite users' efforts to change the equalizer preamp settings as well as turning off other audio enhancement features to compensate for the problem. Currently the muddiness of the audio has been greatly reduced, but it does still exist for some tracks.

Apple Discussion user Andyyy writes:

"I was having same problem. Just upgraded to 8.01 and it sounds sssssssssssssooooooo much better! I am happy again!"

Despite this improvement in the current release of iTunes, the problem still persists for some tracks. For users who are still affected by muddiness, it is recommended that they either turn down the global "Preamp" option in the equalizer, or if there are only a few tracks that are affected, users can get info on them and in the "Options" tab adjust the volume slider until the muddiness goes away.

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