Headphones work! Sound Sticks won't! - Bad Plug Socket?

Hi Everyone,
When I plug my Harmon Kardon Sound Sticks into the external speaker output socket, NOTHING! But, if I stick the plug into the Headphone Output socket, I get sound. Not as loud and the HKs, but sound nonetheless. Also, when I go to System Preferences for SOUND - (with Sound Sticks plugged into Speaker jack socket) - the only choices on the menu are "Internal Speaker" (the HKs don't show up).
Bad internal connection? Anything I can reset and/or fix using some utitlity?
Hoping for a solution -- I miss my music!
All the Best,
Roy Dudley
[email protected]

Hmmmmm....they were working on my regular iMac G5 running Leopard, and they do work when I plug them into the headphone port...but not the External Speakers port. They don't even show up as a "selected device" in my sound panel preferences. When I plug them into the headphone port, they do okay...but not nearly as loud as my old computer (not an Intel Core Duo) did.
The only things that have been changed before this glitch is 1. Moved to a new iMac Intel Core Duo, and 2. went to Snow Leopard 10.6.3.
I plugged them into my old computer, and they worked okay again.
I'm thinking theres a broken solder joint, wire or other mechanical failure in that socket for external speakers. Unless you can think of something else, I guess I'm getting out the voltage meter, screw drivers and soldering iron!
Thanks for the prompt reply. Let me know what you think, okay?
All the Best,
Roy Dudley

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