Audigy Live! 24-bit quest

I'm using my audigy in combination with a Logitech 680-speakerset. Which allows either digital (optical) input or through 3-jacks, offering full surround in '6 Channel Direct'-mode.
BUT...if I start a movie with DTS/AC3-signal, I press the button on my Logitech remote, so it switches to optical input, and automatically to DBII/Pro-Logic when it finds a encoded signal.
But here is where the problem starts: - I had a REaltek 97 on-board soundchip with optical output. Which 'outperforms' the audigy lli've 24-bit in terms of ease of use! -> Driver installation AND configuration is faster, easier and still leaves much to be configured if you like. (Plus, the driver is smaller, and the config-screen doesn't has this 'skinned' interface, which I don't care about, but only slows my computer down.)
Realtek offered me the option to switch between optical and analogue through my Logitech, but everytime I want to see a movie with Dolby Digital sound, I have to manually set the output from the Creative tool, to SPDIF. And a minute later, when I'm playing a game, I need to switch back to analogue output.
I want output on the analogue connectors AND the SPDIF, at the same time! Just like with Realtek.
Any solution?Message Edited by Mizitras on 03-8-200608:59 PM
Message Edited by Mizitras on 03-24-200602:39 PM

I know, it is stupid, my onboard Analog Devices SoundMax?does analog?and SPDIF in the same time, but Creative doesn't know how to do that...
I have no answer to that except that they?have used sometime ago?the digital out as analog out too (on Li've!) and they got "stuck" with that check box in the drivers.

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