diff --git a/MonitorControl.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/MonitorControl.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 470f5a8..c4d3b00 100644
--- a/MonitorControl.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/MonitorControl.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -313,11 +313,13 @@
 			);
 			inputPaths = (
 				"${SRCROOT}/Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-MonitorControl/Pods-MonitorControl-frameworks.sh",
+				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/AMCoreAudio/AMCoreAudio.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/MASPreferences/MASPreferences.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/MediaKeyTap/MediaKeyTap.framework",
 			);
 			name = "[CP] Embed Pods Frameworks";
 			outputPaths = (
+				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/AMCoreAudio.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/MASPreferences.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/MediaKeyTap.framework",
 			);
diff --git a/MonitorControl/AppDelegate.swift b/MonitorControl/AppDelegate.swift
index 4e0e13e..592e565 100644
--- a/MonitorControl/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/MonitorControl/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import Cocoa
 import Foundation
 import MediaKeyTap
 import MASPreferences
+import AMCoreAudio
 
 var app: AppDelegate! = nil
 let prefs = UserDefaults.standard
@@ -36,12 +37,7 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
     func applicationDidFinishLaunching(_ aNotification: Notification) {
         app = self
         
-        let listenFor = prefs.integer(forKey: Utils.PrefKeys.listenFor.rawValue)
-        if listenFor == Utils.ListenForKeys.brightnessOnlyKeys.rawValue {
-            keysListenedFor.removeSubrange(2...4)
-        } else if listenFor == Utils.ListenForKeys.volumeOnlyKeys.rawValue {
-            keysListenedFor.removeSubrange(0...1)
-        }
+        setVolumeKeysMode()
         
         mediaKeyTap = MediaKeyTap.init(delegate: self, for: keysListenedFor, observeBuiltIn: false)
         let storyboard: NSStoryboard = NSStoryboard.init(name: "Main", bundle: Bundle.main)
@@ -55,6 +51,9 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(handleListenForChanged), name: NSNotification.Name.init(Utils.PrefKeys.listenFor.rawValue), object: nil)
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(handleShowContrastChanged), name: NSNotification.Name.init(Utils.PrefKeys.showContrast.rawValue), object: nil)
         
+        // subscribe Audio output detector (AMCoreAudio)
+        NotificationCenter.defaultCenter.subscribe(self, eventType: AudioHardwareEvent.self, dispatchQueue: DispatchQueue.main)
+        
         statusItem.image = NSImage.init(named: "status")
         statusItem.menu = statusMenu
         
@@ -203,8 +202,10 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
 extension AppDelegate: MediaKeyTapDelegate {
     
     func handle(mediaKey: MediaKey, event: KeyEvent?) {
+        
         guard let currentDisplay = Utils.getCurrentDisplay(from: displays) else { return }
         let allDisplays = prefs.bool(forKey: Utils.PrefKeys.allScreens.rawValue) ? displays : [currentDisplay]
+        
         for display in allDisplays {
             if (prefs.object(forKey: "\(display.identifier)-state") as? Bool) ?? true {
                 switch mediaKey {
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ extension AppDelegate: MediaKeyTapDelegate {
                 case .volumeDown:
                     let value = display.calcNewValue(for: AUDIO_SPEAKER_VOLUME, withRel: -step)
                     display.setVolume(to: value)
+                    
                 default:
                     return
                 }
@@ -233,6 +235,22 @@ extension AppDelegate: MediaKeyTapDelegate {
     // MARK: - Prefs notification
     
     @objc func handleListenForChanged() {
+        
+        readKeyListenPreferences()
+        setKeysToListenFor()
+    }
+    
+    @objc func handleShowContrastChanged() {
+        self.updateDisplays()
+    }
+    
+    private func setKeysToListenFor() {
+        mediaKeyTap?.stop()
+        mediaKeyTap = MediaKeyTap.init(delegate: self, for: keysListenedFor, observeBuiltIn: false)
+        mediaKeyTap?.start()
+    }
+    
+    private func readKeyListenPreferences() {
         let listenFor = prefs.integer(forKey: Utils.PrefKeys.listenFor.rawValue)
         keysListenedFor = [.brightnessUp, .brightnessDown, .mute, .volumeUp, .volumeDown]
         if listenFor == Utils.ListenForKeys.brightnessOnlyKeys.rawValue {
@@ -240,13 +258,49 @@ extension AppDelegate: MediaKeyTapDelegate {
         } else if listenFor == Utils.ListenForKeys.volumeOnlyKeys.rawValue {
             keysListenedFor.removeSubrange(0...1)
         }
-        
-        mediaKeyTap?.stop()
-        mediaKeyTap = MediaKeyTap.init(delegate: self, for: keysListenedFor, observeBuiltIn: false)
-        mediaKeyTap?.start()
-    }
-    
-    @objc func handleShowContrastChanged() {
-        self.updateDisplays()
+    }
+}
+
+extension AppDelegate: EventSubscriber {
+    
+    /**
+     Fires off when a change in default audio device is detected.
+     */
+    func eventReceiver(_ event: Event) {
+        
+        switch event {
+        case let event as AudioHardwareEvent:
+            switch event {
+            case .defaultOutputDeviceChanged(let audioDevice):
+                #if DEBUG
+                print("Default output device changed to \(audioDevice)")
+                print("Can device set its own volume? \(audioDevice.canSetVirtualMasterVolume(direction: .playback))")
+                #endif
+                setVolumeKeysMode()
+            default: break
+            }
+        default: break
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     We check if the current default audio output device can change the volume,
+     if not, we know for sure that we don't need to interact with it.
+     */
+    func setVolumeKeysMode() {
+        
+        readKeyListenPreferences()
+        
+        if let defaultOutputDevice = AudioDevice.defaultOutputDevice() {
+            if defaultOutputDevice.canSetVirtualMasterVolume(direction: .playback) {
+                // Remove volume related keys
+                let keysToDelete: [MediaKey] = [.volumeUp, .volumeDown, .mute]
+                keysListenedFor = keysListenedFor.filter({ !keysToDelete.contains($0) })
+            } else {
+                // load keys to listen to from prefs like normal
+                readKeyListenPreferences()
+            }
+            setKeysToListenFor()
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Podfile b/Podfile
index fb675d6..e928394 100644
--- a/Podfile
+++ b/Podfile
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ target 'MonitorControl' do
 
 	pod 'MediaKeyTap', :git => 'https://github.com/JoniVR/MediaKeyTap.git'
 	pod 'MASPreferences', :git => 'https://github.com/JoniVR/MASPreferences.git'
+  pod 'AMCoreAudio', '~> 3.2'
 end
diff --git a/Podfile.lock b/Podfile.lock
index a3285f7..1daf432 100644
--- a/Podfile.lock
+++ b/Podfile.lock
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 PODS:
+  - AMCoreAudio (3.2.1)
   - MASPreferences (1.3)
   - MediaKeyTap (2.1.0)
 
 DEPENDENCIES:
+  - AMCoreAudio (~> 3.2)
   - MASPreferences (from `https://github.com/JoniVR/MASPreferences.git`)
   - MediaKeyTap (from `https://github.com/JoniVR/MediaKeyTap.git`)
 
+SPEC REPOS:
+  https://github.com/cocoapods/specs.git:
+    - AMCoreAudio
+
 EXTERNAL SOURCES:
   MASPreferences:
     :git: https://github.com/JoniVR/MASPreferences.git
@@ -21,9 +27,10 @@ CHECKOUT OPTIONS:
     :git: https://github.com/JoniVR/MediaKeyTap.git
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
+  AMCoreAudio: 7fa6b718dc93acc29f849d60c3ad680ae1bf07b5
   MASPreferences: c08b8622dd17b47da87669e741efd7c92e970e8c
   MediaKeyTap: b652877e9ae2d52ca4f5310fa5152945ad3f0798
 
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: ef3a41f0dd719b389cc8241f6f5dd5fe52e55556
+PODFILE CHECKSUM: 947d8968124719d712379b2dbc0a24b1595515fe
 
 COCOAPODS: 1.5.3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9fd6d0e..d6cf83a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ You're all set ! Now open the `MonitorControl.xcworkspace` with Xcode
 - [MediaKeyTap](https://github.com/JoniVR/MediaKeyTap)
 - [MASPreferences](https://github.com/JoniVR/MASPreferences)
 - [ddcctl](https://github.com/kfix/ddcctl)
+- [AMCoreAudio](https://github.com/rnine/AMCoreAudio)
 
 ## Support
 - macOS Sierra (`10.12`) and up.