Problem with new speakers

[Master Toddy]

I recently bought the Logitech Z-680 speakers, and I'm having a bit of a problem. My sound card is a Soundblaster Audigy 2. The problem that I am having, is that when I run the creative speaker setting program, it goes through the front left & right speakers, but nothing else. When I use the remote control for testing, it goes through all of them. So is this a software problem or a hardware problem? I'm pretty sure I have them plugged in right.

 

[BrownPaper]

i am just curious but under speaker settings, did you set the number of speakers to 5.1?

 

[Master Toddy]

Yes, I did

 

[olefarte]

There is a very good guide for Audigy 2 right here at TechSpot. Check it out, it might give you some help. Also, which way did you hook up the speakers, with the single digital wire, or analog?

 

[Master Toddy]

I hooked them up as analog, because I didn't have a single wire digital hook-up. I have read the audigy 2 guide, and, unfortunately, it didn't really help.

 

[olefarte]

You don't have any specs in your profile. I assume you have a DVD player, if so what happens when you play it. Do you have sound in all speakers then?

 

[Master Toddy]

Here's my hardware specs: Windows XP Prof. Corp. Ed, Sound Blaster Audigy 2, Logitech Z-680 5.1 speakers, Soyo K7V Dragon Plus Motherboard. Anything else, just ask . No, when I go to play DVD's with PowerDVD XP 4.0, there is no option for 5.1 surround, and when I select 6 channel sound, the center speaker does not work (but the surrounds do). When I select 4 channel sound, everything works but the center speaker does not do what it's supposed to do - it is just part of the surrounds.

 

[olefarte]

Are you positive you have the wires hooked up right? Sorry I haven't been much help, maybe someone else will have some ideas.

 

[Master Toddy]

Yes, I am 100% positive that my speakers are hookedup correctly. The speakers are all correctly connected to the sub, because when I use the remote to test them they all work (but not when I use the speaker settings program). And I'm positive that I have the analog connections hooked up correctly.

 

[Master Toddy]

Can somebody point me to some other hardware forums that I can try and get help from? I'm really getting frustrated here! It seems that EVERY single time I get some new kind of hardware for my PC, nobody knows how to help me fix it. I have EVERYTHING plugged in the way it should be! There's no reason for there to be problems with it, but there is!!!

 

[Master Toddy]

Ok, I solved my problem (don't ask how I did it because it was a very stupid user error and it's pretty embarrasing).

 

[Bazza]

Hey

Hey please let me know cuz I'm having a very similar problem.

Audigy 2 with logitech 4.1 speakers with no or very, very low output from the rear speakers. I've got 4/4.1 selected and the wires connected properly. It's analog, btw. Any suggestions?

 

[acemonster]

Im having the exact same problem! Please share what you did to correct it!

 

[Ninjamyst]

I am having problem with new OEM audigy 2 also. My computer seem to hang for 2-3 sec while my speakers emit this beeeeeping sound...really really annoying...and oh yea, i am wondering how much you paid for your z-680's? I just got a set of Monsoon MH-505 but tempted to upgrade again for the z-680...lowest price I found is around $270...so if paid less, let me know where u got it..thanks!

 

[acemonster]

I bought mine from amazon.com for 279.99 with free shipping. Really great deal if i do say so.