I don't know exactly how relevant this is, but I am experiencing the exact same problem in Amarok 1.4 I'm running 64-bit karmic, and I have compiled the Amarok 1.4 sources. I assumed it was a bug in the old and no longer supported code, but now I'm thinking it might not be.
Here's the output of sudo apt-cache policy libxine1 libxine1: Installed: 1.1.16.3-0ubuntu4 Candidate: 1.1.16.3-0ubuntu4 Version table: *** 1.1.16.3-0ubuntu4 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status -- noisy playback of 24bit/96khz flac files https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/503361 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to amarok in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs