When I have my headset plugged in, I cannot change the audio source

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When I have my headset plugged in, I cannot change the audio source

So my headset is a Turtle Beach Ear Force x11. When I plug it in, it is automatically selected for output, which is fine. But if I want to use my monitor's speakers, I have to unlug the headset from the back of my computer.

Here is how my sound preferences look when the headset is not plugged in. http://i.imgur.com/eLlqxGn.png

And here is how it looks when the headset is not plugged in. http://i.imgur.com/q4Pj32F.png

When I try to select HMDI it turns blue as if selected, but the headset is automatically reselected.

Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Apr 12, 2013 3:36 PM

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Answer 1

Apr 13, 2013 9:52 PM in response to Something915

I raised this as a bug with Apple months ago, and the reply eventually came back that this was the intended behaviour. See my thread here.

Feel free to report it as a bug again, and maybe they'll change their mind and "fix" it.

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Answer 2

Apr 14, 2013 3:43 AM in response to Something915

As stated, this is and always has been the behavior of

plugging into the audio/line out port. This a is a carryover

from the old days of plugging in earphones for privacy

listening. Why in this day and age it is still that way on

Macs is beyond me.

If you are intent on using headphones and still have other

outputs selectable, you may want to get a USB audio adapter.

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