Itunes slows, music becomes filled with static, stops...affects radio too

I'm using iTunes 9.02 and this problem has become more intensive recently. I've recreated my music list and files and the problem also affects streaming radio on iTunes as well. The music plays great for a few minutes, then slowly I hear pops of static. Then the static builds, overwhelms the music and then the music begins to skip before it stops entirely. I then pause iTunes playback, restart, and then the music plays fine for a few more minutes before the situation repeats itself. Interestingly I've found the problem also occurs on Pandora outside of iTunes. This problem has only worsened since I've installed Snow Leopard, though nothing else has caused a problem. I'm at a loss. Admittedly it's not a big problem, but it is a bother. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. By the way, this problem continues whether or not the music files are on the original hard drive, or if the music files are on an external drive (to free up space). Regardless, I have another 50 GB of space on my original drive, so that should'nt be a problem.

Turns out this problem may be as simple as unplugging a Plantronics headset from the peripheral USB plug hub (an extension) and simply plugging it back into the Mac Pro directly. I don't know how else to answer it. I have no idea why, but it's working fine now. Any further developments I'll let you know.

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