Why does my mac have to lockdown before playing music through the headset?

My mac has started to do this new thing, where it will not play play music through the headset i connected, until I lock the macbook down, and start it up again, with the headset plugged in.. I can change the volume while the headset is plugged in, and i didnt lock the mac down, but it just plays through the speakers. I dont know what to do?

See if SMC and PRAM resets solve the problem:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
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