Plugging headphones into PC doesn't change 5.1 to 2.0, so I lose some audio

[King Mustard]

• PotPlayer v1.7.21525 (July 2021)
• ASRock B550M Pro4 motherboard (manual) with on-board Realtek ALC1200 audio
• Realtek Audio Driver v6.0.9147.1 (April 2021)
• Logitech Z906 5.1 speaker system (user guide)
• Corsair HS60 Pro Surround Gaming Headset (manual)
• Cooler Master MasterBox NR400 case

Within PotPlayer > Preferences > Audio, I have Speakers set to 3/0/2+LFE (5.1 Channels), which works fine through my speakers.

However, if I connect my headphones to my case's front-panel audio jack, PotPlayer remains in 5.1, so if I watch 5.1-channel content, I simply miss audio channels when listening.

Is there a solution to this, apart from keep changing PotPlayer's Audio preferences?

 

[Dallies]

I don't know about Asrock but with my Asus mobo with realtek audio, there is a preference for what the front panel audio is used for I.e headphones, speakers etc... in the realtek control panel. If you set it to headphones it should automatically set the audio to 2 channel only.