Sound: internal speakers or headphones

Hi Guys,
In Leopard the headphone was always connected to the computer and it worked independently
of the sound system. It was convenient.
With Snow I have to plug/unplug the headphone (by turning the computer around) because
sys preferences > sound
ha either internal speakers OR headphones. Rather inconvenient.
Is there a way to select both as it was under Leopard?
Thanks,
Mike-oz

In Leopard the headphone was always connected to the computer and it worked independently of the sound system.
You are the second person I know to report that audio behavior. I have never seen a Mac that had independent control of the internal speakers from external headphones/speakers. Perhaps this was a luck of happenstance that vanished with SL installation. I was not aware, nor did I think it was standard Mac OS X behavior. I have looked for this on the Macs in Apple Stores and have never seen it there as well.
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