Yeah, the POTS affecting the output could definitely be a factor.
Tried cleaning them?
I don't know how to clean them. I don't believe they will come off.
Reverse the cans on your head and confirm it.
Yes, confirmed.

So, does the interface have a software control panel? Many do and there are input and balance controls in there as well as EQ and other things.
No. Just drivers.

If the other cans didn't show it to be louder on the left, that could have been done by you without knowing it. You had a deficiency in the cans and to compensate you turned one side up more in the recording process.
I've connected these headphones directly to the computer's onboard sound card and to a tablet, and they sound unbiased.