> Karl:
>
> My Sound control panel has a list widget at the left which contains four items and space for many more. It lists:
>
>         Alert Sounds
>         Input
>         Output
>         Speaker Setup
>
> When I select Output there is a second list widget at the top right (very wide) which lists one item: Built-in. I can set the volume or mute the output.
>
> I see no sampling rate.
>
> About Sound... in the Apple menu shows this to be version 8.1.2.
>
> I have a new machine which came with 9.0 pre-installed. Maybe the new Sound control panel is in 9.0.4?
>
> Dave

I'm on 8.6 so I guess they changed it when they made 9.0.
That is an indicator of something being handled differently so
I don't know what's causing the problem.

Karl