Why Does Play Sound Better Than iTunes?

[catastrofe]

Stephen,

I'd like to pose a general question about why Play would/should sound better than iTunes. I've seen many people make this statement, but I've never seen anything that describes the reasons why this would be so. As the developer, can you provide some information in layman's terms?

Thanks!!

[Lizard_King]

If I had to guess I would say it does because it uses Core Audio.