Absolutely. Just use Sound Preferences to select which inputs and outputs you want to use. Or, get the neat little utility, "SoundSource" which puts an earphone icon in your menu bar and a drop-down menu that lets you make those choices on the spot. --Steve (who regularly chooses from among several different sound inputs and outputs) At 8:42 PM -0800 3/20/06, jjdubz at mac.com wrote: >Would using the iMic be totaly independent of the built in hardware? > >jerryw