Thanks for the reply.
The task manager indicates system idle process using 99% or so when the
problem occurs. Just about all other processes were at 0% or so. ???
This audio degradation occurs even when I listen to an internet radio like
Launchcast or Radioio.

"Leonard Grey" wrote:

> Try this:
>
> Open Task Manager and park it in a corner of your monitor. Select the
> Processes tab and display the process in decreasing order of CPU usage.
> When you experience the problem, look over to Task Manager and notice
> with processes are occupying most of the CPU.
>
> My guess is that there are CPU-intensive applications running in the
> background - either intentionally or because your computer is infected.
>
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> cuppajava wrote:
> > When I playback either audio or video using any medium, WMP,Realplayer,
> > Quicktime, the audio and video are degraded. Its like the file is slowly
> > grinding down and speeding up. At points, it sounds normal yet slower than it
> > should. Even the startup jingle for Windows sounds gravelly.
> > Please help.
> >
> > Thank You
>