Splitter to get both speaker & headphones-sound only out of one earphone MSI K8N Neo4 SB L

I've read the threads on this subject, but am unable to get simultaneous sound through use of a stereo splitter from line out of the computer. With the speaker unplugged from the splitter, headphones work okay with sound from both sides. When I plug in the speaker to the other side of the splitter, the speakers play, but I only get sound out of one side of the headphones.
I have a volume control on both the speakers and the headphones, so I'd like to be able to switch back & forth using the volume controls. I have a headphone jack on the speaker volume control and on each speaker, but it's kind of awkward to keep plugging and unplugger plus I'd have to get an extension cable to plug in the microphone part of the headset..
This arrangement does work on the Pentium 400, so I get the feeling Soundblaster Li've integrated on my MSI mobo has circuitry to not allow this. I tried the EAX surroundsound setting checked, but that didn't work. Anyone figure out how to do this?
Regards, Ron

The splitter I used was the one I used on my Pentium 400 which allowed both speakers and headphones to work. I also checked it with an ohmeter, and both double contacts work. My splitter female ends are colored one red and one black, but each seems to be full stereo. I have another similar splitter with both ends black, but it behaves the same way
I'll try writing Creative tech support, but I think there's something in the sb circuitry to not allow splitting of the signal.
Regards, Ron

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