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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1352137" data-attributes="member: 38864">The computer has no method of differentiating between a 2.1 speaker system and headphones plugged into the same jack.&nbsp; None whatsoever.&nbsp; No computer would.&nbsp; It's all line-level output.&nbsp; Period.&nbsp; It'd be far more sensible to set the volume to your liking while the headphones are plugged in, then manage the volume for the speakers with volume controls on the speakers themselves, if they have them (most do).One possible recourse here is to get a USB Audio Interface and use that for the headphones.&nbsp; One example of these devices is <a href="http://store.griffintechnology.com/imic" target="_blank">iMic</a>.&nbsp; You may be able to use that in conjunction with the freebie <a href="http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/" target="_blank">SoundSource</a> to set the volume levels independently for the USB device and for the internal sound card, though I can't swear to it.&nbsp; I used to have an iMic, but have long since sold it off so I can't verify this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1352137, member: 38864"] The computer has no method of differentiating between a 2.1 speaker system and headphones plugged into the same jack. None whatsoever. No computer would. It's all line-level output. Period. It'd be far more sensible to set the volume to your liking while the headphones are plugged in, then manage the volume for the speakers with volume controls on the speakers themselves, if they have them (most do). One possible recourse here is to get a USB Audio Interface and use that for the headphones. One example of these devices is [URL="http://store.griffintechnology.com/imic"]iMic[/URL]. You may be able to use that in conjunction with the freebie [URL="http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/"]SoundSource[/URL] to set the volume levels independently for the USB device and for the internal sound card, though I can't swear to it. I used to have an iMic, but have long since sold it off so I can't verify this. [/QUOTE]

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