ITunes messes up sound

Yesterday, I got myself am ASUS 22" LCD screen, to plug into my laptop. I have to use the VGA input for it, because the docking station I recently got doesn't allow my graphics card to detect the monitor. This was a problem because my games would either crash on startup or wouldn't work properly.
Anyway, the screen is now hooked up to my laptop directly, though I still use the dock as a USB hub. I've connected my monitor's speakers to the dock.
The problem I'm having is that, after having iTunes 10 open for a few minutes, my speakers' sound gets distorted. It affects everything, ranging from the music in my iTunes library, to Youtube videos, and even the sound test for my speakers.
Basically, if you've seen Star Wars Episode VI, normal voices sound like this droid: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/EVsupervisordroid
The minute I close iTunes, everything goes back to normal. I figure this must be, in part, due to the new monitor, but I find it odd that iTunes is the one messing it up.
Any ideas?

Yes, you can purchase the extended AppleCare plan at any time within one year of your purchase of the Mac. Don't wait until the last minute, though.
No, I don't think AppleCare techs have enough time on their hands to sift through all your files, though I suppose they could if you sent them everything. If you're concerned about your privacy, back your Home folder up to another hard drive, then delete the home folder's contents from the machine before sending it in for work. Or clone the entire hard drive to another drive, verify that the clone is bootable, and perform an Erase & Install of the original software that came with the machine before sending it in. Neither of these methods will prevent a really determined snooper from recovering erased files off the machine, but the chances that anyone at AppleCare is that interested in what's on your hard drive are very, very small indeed.

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