Audigy 2 ZS/Logitech Z-5500, Creative Mixer only front speakers w

Just got a set of 5500's and the Creative Mixer says that i only have 2/5. speakers hooked up(notes that the wiring is wrong at the end of a diagnostics), but when i try "Test" on my Logitech remote, all speakers are receiving sound. have all updated drivers on all my comp components. even when i had my old 2. system, it said that i had wiring problems.Message Edited by Shogunx5 on 2-02-200602:3 PM

Just got a set of 5500's and the Creative Mixer says that i only have 2/5. speakers hooked up(notes that the wiring is wrong at the end of a diagnostics), but when i try "Test" on my Logitech remote, all speakers are receiving sound. have all updated drivers on all my comp components. even when i had my old 2. system, it said that i had wiring problems.Message Edited by Shogunx5 on 2-02-200602:3 PM

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    I have an Audigy 2 ZS (standard, not the Gamer or Platinum editions) and I just upgraded from a Logitech Z-2200 to a Z-5500 speaker system. I -loved- the Z-2200. Absolutely loved it. Because of my high opinion of the 2200, I wound up developing a high opinion for ALL of Logitech's products. I bought myself a MX Duo keyboard, one for my wife, and another set of Z-2200s for a close friend. I recently assumed that if the Z-2200 was good through my Audigy 2 ZS, the Z-5500 had to be earthshaking. That what I read, anyway.
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    They didn't have the punch that the 2200s had. I had to turn ALL volume settings up to 00% to achei've the same power that the 2200's had at 75%-80%. Maybe that was just me expecting to shattter the windows like my 2200s were on the brink of doing. I had all operational effects, 6 channel, DPL, etc. through that 6 channel input.
    Regardless, I figured that I had something wrong with my hookups or set up, so I started making sure that things were proper. I mounted the speakers accordingly on my walls with wall anchors and screws. I went to Radio Shack and bought an RCA to miniplug cable (part number 42-246A). I downloaded all Creative updates for the Audigy 2 ZS card and made the exact settings per this entry in the Logitech knowledgebase here: http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/...hZ2U9MQ**&p_li=
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    I have no idea what to do. I looked all over the Logitech message boards looking for a solution, and I see I am not alone in this problem but no answer has been posted. I am pretty frustrated by all of this. I called Logitech tech support and they told me that the cable I used does not work, even though people on the Logitech forums say it DOES. Logitech support said that with my Audigy 2 ZS card and these speakers, I need to use the supplied 6-channel (3 mini plug) cable and cannot use anything other than an optical cable or a coax-coax cable, which my sound card does not have outputs for.
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