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In case you didn’t know, iTunes has an equalizer, and it’s extremely helpful.  You can turn it on and change its settings by opening the Equalizer palette window from your iTunes Window menu, or by pressing opt+cmd+2 (alt+ctrl+2 for Windows).  If you’re on a laptop, you can use it to get the most out of your tiny tinny speakers by using the "Small Speakers" EQ setting, or the Vocal Booster if you’re watching a tv show or movie.  I use "Spoken Word" quite often both on the laptop and on my nicer external speakers attached to my iMac when I listen to podcasts.  Following that, "Rock" and "Electronic" get the most usage, and to my ears it shapes the sound in a noticeably pleasant way.

And I don’t know how I always forget about this, but you can set Equalizer Presets on a per-song basis.  Just Get Info, cmd+I (ctrl+I for Windows, or right click > Get Info on either platform), go to the Options tab and select the EQ preset.  No more fiddling with it in between songs.  Even better, select an entire group of songs or album, Get Info, and set them all at once.  The EQ will then automatically shift to that setting whenever iTunes plays that track.