Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-client/ConsoleImpl2.cpp
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--- /trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-client/ConsoleImpl2.cpp	(revision 73611)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Main/src-client/ConsoleImpl2.cpp	(revision 73612)
@@ -3430,6 +3430,10 @@
 
 /**
- * Retrieves an uint32_t value from audio's extra data branch and returns a default value
- * if not found or an invalid value is found.
+ * Retrieves an uint32_t value from the audio driver's extra data branch
+ * (VBoxInternal2/Audio/<DriverName>/<Value>), or, if not found, use global branch
+ * (VBoxInternal2/Audio/<Value>).
+ *
+ * The driver branch always supersedes the global branch.
+ * If both branches are not found (empty), return the given default value.
  *
  * @return VBox status code.
@@ -3443,10 +3447,16 @@
                                          const char *pszDriverName, const char *pszValue, uint32_t uDefault)
 {
-    Utf8StrFmt strPath("VBoxInternal2/Audio/%s/%s", pszDriverName, pszValue);
-
     Utf8Str strTmp;
-    GetExtraDataBoth(pVirtualBox, pMachine, strPath.c_str(), &strTmp);
-
-    if (strTmp.isNotEmpty())
+
+    Utf8StrFmt strPathDrv("VBoxInternal2/Audio/%s/%s", pszDriverName, pszValue);
+    GetExtraDataBoth(pVirtualBox, pMachine, strPathDrv.c_str(), &strTmp);
+    if (strTmp.isEmpty())
+    {
+        Utf8StrFmt strPathGlobal("VBoxInternal2/Audio/%s", pszValue);
+        GetExtraDataBoth(pVirtualBox, pMachine, strPathGlobal.c_str(), &strTmp);
+        if (strTmp.isNotEmpty())
+            return strTmp.toUInt32();
+    }
+    else /* Return driver-specific value. */
         return strTmp.toUInt32();