External speakers,system profiler

set up Bose external speakers but sound not distributed well between the 2 speakers. checked system profiler to see if iMac recognizes new speakers but not sure what to look for. speakers RCA leads are plugged into the headphones port. Only other place I have been is to system preferences, following suggestions on "help" as to settings. suggestions?
blkmaria

Wrong utility. System profiler only reports on built in audio stuff. Open Audio Midi Setup app in /Applications/Utilities and check the speakers there.

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This is a long shot. On some Mac laptops, an out-of-spec phono-plug can jam a contact within the jack in the "mute speakers" position and exhibit the symptoms you've described. The first check is to shine a light into the jack to see if there is a foreign object present.
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Listening to music via AirPlay, preferably without having to turn my TV on.
Watching videos on my TV, with the audio coming through my external speakers rather than the TV speakers
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