Mono playback on external speaker?

Hello,
I'd like to set up FC to playback in mono to two external monitors. I can do this with a fairly expensive cable set-up. If I could set up FC to playback in mono I could use a considerably less expensive system of cables.
I've been looking at Audio-Video Settings/Playback Output/Audio and all I see is see an option of "default" or "Built in Output".
So,is there some some way to set up FC to output audio in mono?
Thanks.
John

If I want to use choice of cables to make sure I get a mono result from my two external speakers I have to use a mini jack to 1/4 adaptor, then 1/4 inch to 1/4 cable cables to the monitors. This way I'm sending the full stereo signal to both external speakers, thus creating mono. That cable st-up will cost me $62.00.
I could instead for $16.00 by a cable that has a mini-jack at one end, XLRs at the other that divides, sending only the left channel to the left monitor, the right to the right, hence a stereo output from my monitors.
(When a project is to be broadcast in mono I don't want any allure of stereo to affect my audio choices. In the past when working in other suites we've always been able to have output in mono for this reason.
It would be nice to save $46.00, which I could do it FC could be set to output a mono signal.
John

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