My headphone jack and speaker jack aren't working right....I think....

This has been posted in the Logic Pro section too....
Hi everyone. Is it possible to damage just the left (or right) channel on the stereo out? I still don't have an audio interface yet, so I've been using the stock headphone jack for my headphones, and the stock speaker out for my Creature Speakers. They are both quieter on the left side. I think this has been happening for a couple of months, I just thought I was losing my hearing a bit on the left side, especially with headphones on. Turns out I'm OK, it's the stereo outs that aren't working right.
I found out that it's not me when I plugged in my active monitors, KRK Rokit 8s, and tried both speakers in iTunes, Garageband and Logic Pro. I played with the panning in both GB and LP, but the speakers on the left weren't as physically active/vibrating as much as the right. I did switch the inputs on the KRKs to make sure it was the channel and not the speakers.
The left channel isn't gone mind you, it just sounds quieter, more muffled with less high end. Maybe even a little distorted. I didn't want to turn it up to high to see if I could hear distortion clearly just in case.
I'm really really hoping that this isn't a hardware issue (I know that there's a 95% chance it is). I'm really hoping that there is a small preference or utility app that can control the panning of the systems output and I just don't know about it. I'm still holding out hope for that.
But if there's no hope and it is a hardware issue, any suggestions on what I should do?
Thanks for your time and sorry for the long thread. I look forward to hearing from all you geniuses.
X

Malcolm,
Thank you so much for your help. It turns out that the left channel was turned down to almost half in the Audio MIDI Setup utility. That is a HUGE load off my mind.
The weird thing is I haven't used AMS since I set up my computer almost two years or so ago. I know I didn't turn it down. Hmmm....
Any thoughts in closing?
Timotheus,
Thank you for the suggestion. Fortunately, I didn't need it, but that doesn't make your information any less useful. I learned from your post as much as I did from Malcolm's, so thank you too.
Best,
X

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