Corrupted alert sounds In Panther on G5

I've got an older G5 that plays a incredibly loud buzzing noise when errors or other alert conditions occur. The terrible sound also presents itself when trying to change the alert sound in Sys Prefs.
I've got two hdds in the machine, each has Panther installed on it. The buzz only occurs on the backup Panther installation. All other sounds play just fine. It's just those blasted alert sounds that make me jump every time.
I've been looking around trying to find out where/how I can reinstall the alert sounds, but haven't found any solutions.
Can anyone help?
Thanks.

Thanks for your reply. There is nothing visible in the directory you mention. I tried placing my own .aiff file there to see what happens and the first time I try it or any file after a reboot, they work just fine from Sys Prefs.
I wonder where I would find the alert sounds on the good system? They don't appear to be in System/Library/Sounds/.
If I try to switch the sounds in Sys Prefs, they start to sound worse and worse.
1. After a reboot, the first file I test in Sys Prefs. sounds good.
2. As I test each succeeding sound, they each start to degrade to the point that they are nothing but a loud BUZZ.
SPN
1.8 G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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