Audio out jack

When I plug into my audio jack it defeats the sound from my speakers. Can I change this. I want to use the audio jack at the same time as I use my speakers.

No it's the nature of the beast (the way it's built)
Alot here use some type of external speaker setup!
This 2.1 setup is just as an example:
http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=4&subcategory=27&product=1 4096
Or out to home stereo receiver with this:
http://www.monstercable.com/productPopup.asp?pin=432&holder=photoLrg
Dennis
17" iMac Intel Core Duo 1.5GB Ram   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   Maxtor 300GB FireWire Creative Inspire 2.1 2G Nano

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