OS X 10.6 Sound Device Labels

I have one little annoying issue with sound devices on my Mac Mini. I have external amp and speakers hooked up to the audio out, and I have a Plantronics USB headset. When I go to select output devices, the audio out port is called "Headphones", while the USB Plantronics adapter is called "C-Media USB Audio Device"
This confuses my wife and kids when selecting what sound device to use. Can the devices be re-labeled in OSX, so the "Headphones" output device is called "External Speakers" and the USB device Just called "Headset"?

AFAIK the name of an audio device is hard-coded in the device itself, and so not alterable.

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