Loss of Stereo/Volume when using a USB headset

I have a Logitech headset but I don't know what model it is.
Basically I came home from work and started using my laptop with the headset only to discover that many sounds were missing or very quiet compared to others. Noticed it first in World of Warcraft and Ventrillo but then realize it affected System sounds too.
I went to the Sound prefspane and changed the alert sounds - Submarine and Purr are normal, Pop and Soshimi are super quiet comparatively and similar results for other sounds. This seemed to be happening across all applications.
I then tried the Balance control in the Sounds prefpane and discovered that if I move the slider all the way to the left or the right then sounds are all the same volume - and come from both speakers... The closer the slider to the middle the more quietened or lost sounds there were.
I tried my headset on my girlfriend's PC laptop and it seemed to be working fine. Input is fine, just output. The internal speakers don't have this issue. I do not have another headset i can try
I would sometimes get real bad flanging of sound through the headset that would require me to quit applications to fix, and now this. Any ideas?

Anyone know anything I can try to find what the fault is? Some diagnostic software or something?

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