Connecting Inspire T7700 to Audigy 2 NX + Louder bass at a certain frequency

Hello,
I wasn't sure if this should go to the soundcard forums instead.
In the Inspire T7700's box there was a cable that had 4 stereo connections on each side, and I used that to connect the card to the speakers. I have the upmix on the speakers set to none (7.1). Everything works fine except for one detail: I have no control over the subwoofer when playing stereo sources via CMSS. For instance, "subwoofer volume" in the advanced volume mixer has no effect, as well as Bass Redirection (although I admit I don't know what that is). The subwoofer simply seems to somehow combine whatever goes to other 7 speakers. Is this normal? Despite the upmixing, I can control every single sattelite independently, but not the sub?! In addition, turning off CMSS should normally cause only the front speakers to work (without the center); instead, I get the two front speakers AND the subwoofer. When using a true surround source however (e.g. the sample AudioDVD, which by the way has no side channels) the subwoofer volume setting has an effect (although very limited). Also, when trying the Channel and Noise buttons to test speaker settings, they all behave as expected; the sub is independent. So is the T7700's sub really getting an independent channel, and if yes, why is CMSS not taking advantage of it's
Also, is it normal for the subwoofer to sound much louder at a certain frequency? It really is annoying because it is painful to my years, and to avoid it I need to turn bass down by a lot, losing the nice bass on other frequencies...
Other than those two problems, I love both the card and the speakers! Now if only the former had Linux support too...
Thanks!

I worked around these problems by getting a PCI Audigy 2 and using the kX drivers (http://kxproject.lugosoft.com/). If going to PCI is an option for you, it's worth it. (The drivers do not support USB devices.) I'll never use creative software again. And if these kX drivers didn't exist, I would have no use for their hardware either.

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