10.6.2 USB headphones problem + puzzling Audio Midi Setup workaround

After updating to 10.6.2, my Logitech USB headphones started behaving strangely -- on two separate machines (a 2006 MacBook and a 2009 Mac Pro), so it's not a fault with the computer.
Symptoms:
1. no sound in Skype
2. no sound in YouTube
3. sound, but low volume levels in iTunes when volume is at highest setting
Audio output from the headphone jack and internal speaker remained normal, with no problems.
I knew enough to fiddle with Audio Midi Setup, and discovered the following. The problems described above remained whenever the volume controls for channels 1 and 2 were equal.
The minute the volume controls were set to different levels for the two channels, sound reappeared -- and the greater the disparity, the louder the overall volume coming to both ears. For example setting channel 1 to 0.83 value/-1.00 dB and channel 2 to 1.00 value/3.00 dB produces an adequate volume level overall (though I suppose it is coming at the cost of an actual inequality between the two stereo channels).
Am I correct to assume that I have uncovered a bug here? I had no such problems before 10.6.1.
Unfortunately, I don't have a second pair of USB headphones to test whether that makes a difference.

Update to my own message: It's not necessary to go to Audio Midi Setup to see the effect. In the Sound preference pane as well, setting the balance dead center causes the sound to go to zero, but unbalancing it in favor of either the left or right brings the sound back -- the more unbalanced, the louder.
Furthermore, the balance control does not actually reduce the volume to either ear when moved to the left or the right. That is, with balance all the way to the left, I get louder volume...out of both ears.
No such problem when playing through the regular headphone jack.

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The Manual that came with the piano says that it should just work. But for maximum clarification, I'll retype what the manual says.
"The CN41 piano can be connected with a personal computer with a USB cable for excahanging MIDI data. You need a USB Driver installed in your computer.
[For Windows XP/ME users]
A standard USB driver is already installed in your computer. You don't need to install a new driver.
[For Windows 2000/98SE users]
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[For Macintosh users]
Macintosh OSX automatically recognizes our USB interface. No Special driver is needed. Older Macintosh OS are not supported by us. If you have an older Macintosh OS, please us an appropriate MIDI interface and MIDI cables when connecting the CN41 piano to a macintosh computer.
NOTE:
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When connecting USB cable to the CN41 piano, first connect the USB cable and then turn the power of the CN41 piano on.
It may take some time to start communication when the CN41 piano is connected to the computer via USB. When USB communication is unstable with connection via hub, connect the USB cable directly to the USB port of the computer.
Turning the power of CN41 piano on/off or disconnecting the USB cable while the follwing actions may cause unstable communication.
while installing USB driver
while booting up the computer
while MIDI application is working
while communicating with the computer
while the computer is in energy saver mode
* If you have any problem with USB communication, consult the instruction manual of your computer and check your computer setup.
* The USB-MIDI conversion board TID10000934 used in the CN41 piano is approved to show the USB logo. The USB logo can be used only for the product which is approved by USB-IF (USB Implements Fourm Inc.) test.
* Windows is registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
* Macintosh is registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc."
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I've tried pushing the rescan button in Audio MIDI Setup, nothing.
I've repeated everything with a different usb cable with no improvement.
And I even contacted Kawai Technical Support. The guy I talked to via email said that he wasn't a mac guy but he'd ask his friends who were if they had any problems, his friends told him that everything was working fine for them. Then he told me to go and buy a USB-MIDI interface and plug it into the traditional MIDI ports on the CN41 and see if that would work. (I really don't want to do that, one of the reasons I bought this piano is the midi-straight-to-computer-via-usb-cable-connection connection. Buying a little usb interface would defeat the point. Although, I'll probably buy one down the road eventually. I would just like it to work.)
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Hey Rob, Thanks for responding!
As far as I can see there is not. The piano does have 3 usb ports on it though. 2 A size ports to go to Kawai approved devices, such as a hard drive for recording directly to portable memory. These plugs are labeled USB to Device. Then it has one B size plug that is Labeled USB to Host. The manual says that this is the one to connect to the computer.
USB Controls do exist though. But manual states that they are for when you plug in a small hard drive/flash drive. The controls allow you to create new folders and move recordings around on a flash drive. And without a hard drive plugged into one of the A size ports I don't get anything but an error message.
Tomorrow I'm going to try and get it to work on a windows box. Maybe i'll have a little luck.
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Then Re-boot Machine, plug in Interface and good luck,
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see site below.
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Command: Audio MIDI Setup
Path: /Applications/Utilities/Audio MIDI Setup.app/Contents/MacOS/Audio MIDI Setup
Parent: WindowServer [78]
Version: 2.1.1 (2.1.1)
Build Version: 142
Project Name: AudioConsole
Source Version: 510000
PID: 3820
Thread: 0
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERNINVALIDADDRESS (0x0001) at 0x24548900
Thread 0 Crashed:
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2 com.apple.AppKit 0x932d9473 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 217
3 com.apple.AppKit 0x932da041 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 3239
4 com.apple.AppKit 0x932da041 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 3239
5 com.apple.AppKit 0x932da041 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 3239
6 com.apple.AppKit 0x932da041 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 3239
7 com.apple.AppKit 0x932da041 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 3239
8 com.apple.AppKit 0x932da041 -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 3239
9 com.apple.AppKit 0x932d8b78 -[NSThemeFrame _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectFor View:topView:] + 290
10 com.apple.AppKit 0x932d8362 -[NSView _displayRectIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:] + 523
11 com.apple.AppKit 0x932d7c8e -[NSView displayIfNeeded] + 439
12 com.apple.AppKit 0x932d7a32 -[NSWindow displayIfNeeded] + 168
13 com.apple.AppKit 0x93327d6c _handleWindowNeedsDisplay + 206
14 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90829dae __CFRunLoopDoObservers + 342
15 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90828e50 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 827
16 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90828b0e CFRunLoopRunInMode + 61
17 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dd7bef RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 285
18 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dd72fd ReceiveNextEventCommon + 385
19 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dd7154 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 81
20 com.apple.AppKit 0x9325c465 _DPSNextEvent + 572
21 com.apple.AppKit 0x9325c056 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 137
22 com.apple.AppKit 0x93255ddb -[NSApplication run] + 512
23 com.apple.AppKit 0x93249d2f NSApplicationMain + 573
24 com.apple.audio.AudioMIDISetup 0x000028ea 0x1000 + 6378
25 com.apple.audio.AudioMIDISetup 0x00002811 0x1000 + 6161
Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009857 machmsgtrap + 7
1 com.unsanity.ape 0xc0001cac _apeagent + 307
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024427 semaphorewait_signaltrap + 7
1 com.apple.Foundation 0x9264b2f8 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 39
2 com.apple.AppKit 0x93333270 -[NSUIHeartBeat _heartBeatThread:] + 377
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x925f536c forkThreadForFunction + 123
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009857 machmsgtrap + 7
1 com.apple.audio.midi.CoreMIDI 0x9605e93b XServerMachPort::ReceiveMessage(int&, void*, int&) + 101
2 com.apple.audio.midi.CoreMIDI 0x96056e8d MIDIInPortThread::Run() + 113
3 com.apple.audio.midi.CoreMIDI 0x96057b6d XThread::RunHelper(void*) + 17
4 com.apple.audio.midi.CoreMIDI 0x9605f4ad CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 93
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x24548900 ebx: 0x932da726 ecx: 0x938af550 edx: 0x0031fc80
edi: 0x24548908 esi: 0x0031fe90 ebp: 0xbfffdd48 esp: 0xbfffdb74
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010202 eip: 0x90a544c7 cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037
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Hi, Diazruanova.
1. You might try trashing the related preferences:• The file com.apple.audio.AudioMIDISetup.plist in your Home > Library > Preferences folder.
• The file com.apple.MIDI.xxx.plist in your Home > Library > Preferences > ByHost folder, where xxx is an alphanumeric string2. I notice you have some Unsanity "haxies" installed. These often prove problematic. I suggest checking for updates, disabling them, or uninstalling them.
3. An errant Startup or Login Item maybe the cause. My "Troubleshooting Startup and Login Items" FAQ can help you pin that down if such an item is causing the problem.
4. Immediately after the problem occurs, check the ends of these Console logs for clues, i.e. messages related to Audio Midi Setup other than the message indicating that it has written a crash report.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X
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