Can I play sounds to internal speakers and an output device?

Can I output Sounds (say from Spotify) to internal speakers and an an external device at the same time?

I found another solution in this thread http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=695360
Again you need the rogueamoeba guys.

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