Audigy 2 ZS: Very little rear speaker so

I have Audigy 2 ZS soundcard, Logitech X-530 speakers, on Windows Vista 32 bit. I can't seem to get much sound out of the rear speakers. If I turn the CMSS slider all the way to the left (rear) it basically turns the sound off. There is a very little sound coming from the rear speakers, so I know they're hooked up.
I saw something about speaker calibrator--is there something I can use for that? I'm guessing that Creative doesn't provide speaker calibrator on Vista? Is there some way I can calibrate my speakers, or is it possible there is something else wrong?
Thank you!

Difficult question, huh? If you have any ideas for what causes this problem please help. I think that uninstalling & reinstalling Audigy's drivers is not a solution!

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