I have a VIA AC'97 Audio Controller (WDM) and a Sony CD-RW CRX140E CD-Rom Drive, and Windows XP Pro, and, my computer is connected to a stereo that works fine. Lately, when I play a music CD on my computer, whether I'm using WMP, Real Player or Musicmatch Jukebox, the sound is AWFUL. Sometimes the music is fine, but the lead VOCALS seem very faint. Or, the backup vocals and music seem very faint, and the lead vocal sounds good. The CDs work fine on other CD players, but not on my computer. But, up until recently, I would put a music CD in my drive, and the music through my stereo's speakers was great. But, not anymore. Music off the WEB, such as internet radio, sounds as good as ever, but, music CD's sound terrible. As I said, sometimes the vocals are very hard to hear, like they were far away, and, sometimes the music can be barely heard. I checked the sound settings, they seem OK. The Sounds and Audio Devices in My Computer check out OK, and the DirectX Diagnostic Tool showed that all audio and sound devices were OK and the Device Manager showed the same. Any idea what the could be? Mark.Poor audio i.e. scratchy sound

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