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Some players have intentionally jiggered frequency response and/or compression. It's sort of akin to the loudness wars, looking for that supposed competitive edge. I don't know if it still has a bass boost, but there was a noticeable one added to the "flat" no-EQ mode in Windows Media Player around V6, I think it was. MusicMatch added a bass bump (without mentioning it or reflecting it in the supposed EQ settings) with their next version. I no longer use either player (and I think MM is belly up after being purchased by the clueless folks at Yahoo so they could cannibalize their subscription service, which they then let die on the vine).
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