Can I use the speakers on my Thunderbolt as well as my Computer at the same time?

I am trying to use the speakers on my iMac as well as the speakers on the Thunderbolt display. Any one know a way to accomplish this?

This cannot be done on any iMac.  For whatever reason,
there can only be one audio output.  There may be some
third party work arounds, but for a stock system it cannot
be done.  This is nothing new and applies to pretty much
all Macs.

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