Creative gigaworks s700 no sound problem!

I recently bought the gigaworks s700 system a while ago. the problem is, these speakers seem to work intermittently! I push the button to turn them on and the green volume indicator turns on, and everything seems fine. When I try to listen to anything, I hear nothing from any speakers! The funny thing is though, they seem to work at other times for no reason at all. All of the connectors are seated properly and the speakers are paired to an Audigy ZS 2. Please help me, I don't want to be out $350!!! I really really appreciate help that anyone can give me.

You know I have the same quirks happening to me quite a bit. I'll have one channel go dead for no reason. I just jiggle the connection wires and reset the the audio controller and hope for the best. It usually solves the problems its just something you should not have to contend with when you lay out that kind of dough. But they sure do sound great, dont they.

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X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty with Creative Gigaworks S

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I have the X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatalty and I'm about to buy the Creative Gigaworks S750.
But first I really need to hear some opinions about it, because I really hate to buy something that I don't know if I'm going to like.
I'm asking opinions about this because I asked in other forums and almost all of them say that the Logitech Z-5500 would be a better choice. I don't know why, maybe because I have a creative's sound card, I really like more the S750.
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the gigaworks s750 is a great speaker system but there are some problems with it that need to be fixed. the best way to prevent any problems is to remove the amplifiers from the subwoofer box and put them in their own box. This is a problem that is known and Creative has not made a permanent fix for. If you do not want to take apart the subwoofer box then you will most likely run into a problem with the speakers and have to send them in for warranty work if the warranty is still good. As I said before the speakers are very good and you cannot beat them for the price but there is a problem that needs to be addressed and creative has not done that so you would have to do it your self if you buy the speakers.

Gigawork s700 vs logitech z5500 vs klipsch ultra 5.1

i wanna buy a set of 5.1 speakers, the purpose is to use it on pc and DVD player.
i want GOOD SOUND QUALITY, LOUD and Earthquake BASS.
Which brand and model is better?
Gigawork s700? Logitech z5500? Klipsch ultra 5.1 or any other suggestion?
Thanks alot.

Definitely go with the klipsch 5.1 ultras. It has by far the best bass out of the 3.1 The logitech may appear to have more bass but it will sound boomy and not as tight and refined as the ultra sub. The gigaworks sub doesn't compare as it's only one 8" instead of 2 and doesn't go as low as the ultras. The 5.1 ultras are just all around the best multimedia speaker set right out right now. The support with klipsch is also amazing and I've been helped by them myself in the past when my original klipsch 5.1's died and they upgraded them to the ultras for free AND paid for shipping all in a timely fashion. That's amazing service and logitechs and creative's service just do not compare. A set of gigaworks I tried a couple of weeks ago didn't even work out of the box. No sound from them at all. $100 down the drain for just trying out those speakers from newegg with shipping and restocking fee. I Bought another set of ultras and couldn't be happier.
Message Edited by bytor33 on 02-11-2005 11:23 AM

Sound Problem Plus Memory Problem

I've also posted this same issue at the EVGA website with no help what so ever yet. Also if it's ok I'm having the above mentioned memory problem that it probable not related but if anyone does have good input I would love to hear. Hope this doesn't break any rules, didn't see anything in the listed rules thread. So here it goes.
Ok I'm having a few minor but very perplexing and annoying problems. I have recently built a new rig to include the following.
Windows 7 64 bit Home Edition
EVGA P55 FTW Intel P55 Socket LGA56
Intel Core i5-750 2.66Ghz 8M LGA56 CPU
Corsair Dominator 4GB DDR3 PC2800 (2 x 2 GB sticks)
Ultra LSP750 750w Power Supply
Seagate TB Serial ATA HD 7200/32MB
Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Black Case
Galaxy GeForce GTS 250 52MB PCIe x2 (SLI Setup)
BFG - NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT GB GDDR3 PCI Express Graphics Card (Physx Setup)
PROBLEM ONE:
This one I had a lot less that I was able to actually try because it just confused the crap out of me. So I started by going to test my sound. I'm running an optical cable from the on board sound port to back of my sony surround sound system. I get sound from my left and right channel but nothing from the center, rears or sub. So figure no biggie just need to change the configuration from 2 speaker stereo to 5. surround sound. Guess what... the option isn't there? WTF? A sound card with an optical port with no 5. support? So went online found the drivers for the sound on the mother board and tried reinstalling thinking maybe somthing was wrong with the drivers on the CD. Well it still didn't work. So I figured what ever, I got an external sound card that I know works with Windows 7 since it was on other desktop and hooked it up. Its a Creative - Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5. External USB Sound Card. Well it installs fine and I go to test it. Yep you guessed it! Still only sound from the left channel and the right channel with no option for surround sound. So I was able to find updated drivers for that and ran em. Well now I have an option for Surround sound with side speakers only no rear. Oh but it doesn't really matter because the left and right channel are still the only ones able to produce sound. And yes the speakers work I turned on my X-Box 360 hooked up to the same speakers and LCD tv and played COD4 with full sound working fine. So something else has to be happening I just have no idea.
PROBLEM TWO:
The second problem was with the memory. Everything booted fine but it initial only detected 2 GB. By the way I had them installed in slots and 3. So I shut down and popped em out checked the copper connectors everything looked fine and reseated the chi
ps.
This time during the boot up I checked the BIOS. It saw all 4 GBs of memory. Continued into Windows. Windows now saw all 4 but only .99 GB was available. Now the only other time I've seen anything like this was with on board video sharing the memory, and even then it wasn't half of the systems total memory. I then tried shutting down and putting the chips in 2 and 4 just see what would happen. Well I got an EA post error on the LED, couldn't even boot. So I figured o'well power down completely and tried to run the memory in 2 and 3 to run it out of dual channel. I was able to boot but still had the same issue. .99 GB available and still saw all 4. At this point it was just getting silly so I figured ok I'll download the new BIOS with my laptop, burned it to a CD. Booted the desktop and ran the BIOS flash. Update seemed work fine, honestly the BIOS didn't look much different and I didn't take note of the previous version before I did it so I can only assume it worked. However it did not fix my problem. So I'm still stuck at windows seeing 4 GB of memory with only .99 available.
Anyway... I'll keep trying to get this working and hunting around online, but I'm really hoping you all have some ideas. I'll be trying to call EVGA today for some help too and possibly Corsair. Thanks in advance for the help!

Hello,
cannot help with the sound problem.
For memory, I've got almost the same thing but with 4 sticks of 2gb and only 2 detected on an ASUS P7P55D deluxe.
Bios was my issue but I needed to do this (but with pairs of sticks instead of sticks) after the bios update to finally get my 8gb under windows:
Make a clear cmos. Then boot the computer with only one stick of ram in the port .
If everything is fine, turn off and add the other port of the same color for dual channel.
If it does not boot with the 2 sticks in the port of the good color, try to switch ports again. Maybe one stick is dead?

Creative GigaWorks Pro Gamer G500 Speaker wire question

Hi,
I have the creative gigaworks pro gamer speaker system but need to obtain some extra wire for the speakers to I can set them up around my room correctly. Would anyone have any suggestions of the type of wire to get hold of, room dimension is 98 inch by 24 inch. the main thing I am concerned about is the connectors for the wire going into the back of the amp, and the connectors going into the back of the speakers. I can twist the bare copper wires and insert them that way, but would prefer to have some sort of connector pin that can be used instead such as a gold plated connector. I think the gauge I am looking at is 6. Any help appreciated. Cheers
Message Edited by fs_shadow on 10-27-2007 07:49 AM

Have you checked your wiring? When going into THX Console and running the test, you should be able to hear the sound coming from the corresponding speaker. Otherwise your wiring must be wrong.
Also I do not understand what exactly you are doing in the CMSS Options: <EM>put the cmss3d on surround</EM>
Do you mean Stereo Surround?
<EM>put cmss 3d in the center </EM>: You mean you drag the slider into the center, or do you mean the CMSS2 option?Message Edited by alexs3d2 on 06-24-2006 07:34 PM

Creative Gigaworks S750 speaker placement

Hey Guys,
As I get deeper into how to improve the sound on my Gigaworks S750 I'm starting to experiment with proper speaker placement.
So far, I have the four floor stands for the side and rear channels.
And going by the book I have the side channels slightly past and behind where my ears are, and they are pointed toward each other, and not directly at my ears.
The two rear speakers are both behind me, but pointed straight toward the front of my room, and not directly toward my ears.
Is this how they are supposed to be? Or should the sides be right at my ear level and right to either side of my ears? Same with the rears? Should they be angled in toward my ears at my seating position?
The diagram in my manual doesn't seem to indicate that the speakers get angled toward the listener except the front center above the monitor.
But other sites all seem to want the speakers angled at the listener, unless these Creatives are doing something different to create the surround sound field?
Here's an industry diagram vs. the Creative manual.
Creative diagram for Gigaworks S750, unfortunately I can't scale it up larger, but refer to page 6 by scrolling down in the manual located at the link below.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/14711901/C...ks-S750-Manual
So which is the most optimal for my speakers? I'm using option A for my setup in the Creative Manual right now, but just want to know what I should be doing to have the sound setup correct for these speakers.
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Hi Faisal
Try looking in the forum
Successful Repair of s750 with blown Fuse
, there is a wealth of info in there all you have to do is look through the pages

Re: Creative Gigaworks T3 Power Cutting Out AS WELL!!!!!

This is a response to the same fault on the gigaworks T3 as mentioned in this post here : http://forums.creative.com/t5/Speaker-Systems/Creative-Gigaworks-5--G550W-Power-Cutting-Out/td-p/430593?
hi! I am from New Zealand. I?just purchased?a set of Creative Gigaworks T3 for just DAY(the first day)! and I am encounter the same kind of problem mentioned in this post/topic . it Shuts off by itself or (power cutting out) . most probably would be the overheating cut off problem as well , all symptoms are the same as described this this post!
I cannot believe this is happening to the whole line of Gigaworks subwoofered speaker systems. I also have the Gigaworks T40 SII and are working mint. but seems like the subwoofered ones are the ones with this overheating cut off problem!!!!!
Man I trusted Creative for its quality of its products as I have always been Ultra impressed for the Creative Cambridge FPS2000 which I had own for the last 10 years until the remote switch became faulty 2 years ago (volume fluctuates), but thats acceptable for so many years of use!! they were the best ones and love them!?
BUT? I dunno about these current line of Gigaworks systems. they all seem to be faulty with this problem
do you think I should get a replacement or just get a refund IF I CAN.
a replacement might do the same thing?
cheers !!
ken

here is an update of what happened to my faulty Creative Gigaworks T3 system.
I returned it the next day the shop opened back from new years which is the Jan 4th, 2010 . I told them about the problem I was having and also printed out the dicussion from this forum on the Gigaworks G550W http://forums.creative.com/t5/Speaker-Systems/Creative-Gigaworks-5--G550W-Power-Cutting-Out/td-p/430593 . which I told them was the very same problems as discussed here and seems to be like a common fault or design problem of the gigaworks (subwoofered) series from creative!!
I was treated in a very bad and unhelpful manner from the store. and straight up. there is no refund!. and they seem to think I was lying about all this and making it up trying to get a refund ?!!
wtf I came all the way back (50km retrurn) waste my valueable time waste gas to muck about na I don't think so!? but to them I was a lier which had nothing better to do. " they say , you say its faulty, but We don't know" and they said , if the supplier say can refund then we will definitly refund... or even we test it out have problem, the supplier will have to test it again to confirm if there is a problem then to see if they will repair or replace. of course I wanted a refund as this a design problem and will happen again shortly!!! I had no choice but to leave it there , so I left it there on the 4th. anyway I was treated the worse I've ever been treated for any purchase at a store
week later. TODAY the 12th Jan. I received a txt message saying " this is xp computer warehouse, just 2 let u know ur creative speakers has been returned from the distributor as no fault to be found, n its ready 4 pick up "
of course there was no fault if it was tested for 5 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!! its the overheating problem after being used for over 2 hours or so. but I'm sure they know about this hard,. how can they not know if its happening all the time. they just can't be bothered, they would of just said "ah f--- it!!"
So i'm going back on sunday 24th Jan to get a refund as they have failed to meet the Repair/Replace or refund policy, if nothing works out then the last thing (which I really do not wish to do) it to Disputes Tribunal at the courts , a bloody hassle and a waste of f----- time! seriously. if creative would just sort it out or even open and fix it I'd be a really happy customer!
but for things that are going now , its definitly not right!
think about it before buying your Creative Gigaworks T3, just sharing my personal experience here , and it ain't good!
I'll keep you updated on sundays results.
what a pain

Audigy 2 with THX550 set, Sound Problems, Rear and Center Speak

Hi there !
Got a problem, everything worked fine before.
Same p.c. just an old and tired Windows 2000 Prof installation, moved to a new house, same computer, reinstalled everything with Windows XP Professional, and now.. my center speaker barely makes sound, my rear speakers.. the same. front 2 speakers blast with sound.
Changed the wiring, no effect.
Changed the settings, no effect.
Changed all the software, no effect.
I am lost for solutions.. does anyone know what is going on ?
The only thing i can come up with is that the volume for the center speaker and 2 rear speakers is not set right.. however in the software everything is set correctly.. even full power to the rear speakers wont increase their volume.
It also seems that the sound for the rear speakers is actually also coming from the front speakers.. real strange..
Anyone? PLZ!!!
Greetz,
MeMpHiSMessage Edited by MeMpHiSGT on 09-03-2006 :09 AM

@MrClueLess
The settings are synchronised, everything is set right. I cant find anything wrong with it, using the latest version of drivers, software etc. I have no other sound sources connected on my pc other the my webcam.
a complete new fresh install of everything when i moved in where i am living now.
Only things different from previous setup is that a Hauppage TV card was removed, added a Logitech webcam with Microphone.
Already disconnected the webcam, no effect
Its really bugging me because this setup from the creative stuff makes good sound, now suddenly i cant even watch a dvd anymore, simply because i cant hear the people talk.. the center speaker just wont increase its volume (like the rear ones).

ITunes sound problems

I've recently been experiencing problems with the sound output in iTunes. My songs do play, but there's a distracting steady "wooshing" sound in the background, similar to the sound that speakers at a high volume make when they are playing dead air.
**My other programs (WinAmp, Windows Media Player) are working fine**
I'm having an even bigger issue with Quicktime, which makes loud crackling and popping sounds everytime I try playing sound or video in it. I have a Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 sound card. I have no idea how I might fix this issue in iTunes, and I've tried changing the audio settings in Quicktime, with no luck. Can anyone help me? Thanks.
- Dan

I too have a SB Audigy 2 and have experienced difficulties. I tried contacting Apple, explaining my exact problem and all the things I had tried... They responded by sending me a cookie-cutter response:
Dear Customer,
Thank you for contacting the iTunes Music Store.
Audio files purchased through the iTunes Music Store are >available in the
MPEG-4 protected AAC audio format. These files are encoded >at 128 kilobits per second (kbit/s). There are no other >codecs or bit rates available from the iTunes Music Store.
You cannot convert protected AAC files to other formats, >including MP3.
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Sound problems on the Zen Micro HELP!!

I bought a Zen Micro about a Month ago. It worked perfectly fine I enjoy it. But then maybe 3 weeks after I have sound problems. It's not my headphones i know that for a fact because I tried two sets of them. I think it's the Headphone port. Because everytime i move my headphone plug when it's inside the port the sound get's dull. I can still hear the music but the sound of the music gets ugly. I hope someone can help me with this PROBLEM

Nbarretto,
The number of players that are having problems when compared to the total number of players out there is very small. Consider that Creative sold 2 million players in the last 3 months. Taking into account that the Zen micro was a very large portion of these sales, you can see that the number of complaints represents a very small percentage of the players out there. Looking at a support forum can make even the most rock solid device look bad if you take only that into account.
The good news for you is that there are lots of options available that can help you get a working player. I would suggest contacting support and seeing what they can do for you.
http://us.creative.com/support/custsup
Jeremy

Battlefield 2142 sound problem

Hi guys!
I have sound problems with Battlefield 242 since I bought a new motherboard.
Old mobo: Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4
New one: MSI DKA790GX
CPU: AMD Phenom X4 9650
RAM: 4* GB DDR2 800 Kingmax
Sound: X-FI Xtremegamer PCI
VGA: Sapphire ATI 4850 GB DDR3
OS: Windows 7 64bit Ultimate
Now I getting static/pop sounds during orbital strikes, only in multiplayer mode, in singleplayer mode everything ok!
I tried several tips like:
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"Re: Battlefield 242 sound problem! i've had this issue on my PC since the game came out with my X-Fi xtremegamer, even before win7. i think they said it happens with certain motherboards and there is no fix for it.
what i just do is set it on hardware mode, with high quality. if i use X-Fi mode, then my sound goes crazy during orbital strikes. i wish there was a way to use ultra high audio quality with hardware mode for people like us though.
interestingly, there was a similar problem in BF2. all the static, crackling, popping noise one day disappeared. it was earlier this year, i am not sure what fixed it, but if it was Creative that fixed BF2's X-Fi mode, I really think they ought to do the same for 242. i am guessing it was Creative because it was during a time when there were no patches for the game. it might have even been the latest OpenAL update i applied to BF2, but it was still from Creative. i did apply the same OpenAL update to 242 but it did not fix the static, crackling, pop problem during orbital strikes.

Creative gigaworks s750 v/s logitech z5500

I own a creative audigy 2 nx sound card and looking for the best speaker system compatible with it
After reading the reviews at varoius sites i concluded that the best speaker systems available in INDIA are creative gigaworks s750(35000 RS. INR) and logitech z5500(25000 RS. INR),money is not a consideration all i wanna know which of these speakers is better for watching DVD movies. I am really in a delimma here as logitech z5500 has an inbuilt dolby digital and dts decoder.
can anyone suggest me what to buy PLEAZzzzzzzzzzzz.

The gigaworks sound a lot better or so they say. I've never heard either of these speakers, but in terms of sound quality everyone agrees the gigas are the best PC speakers money can buy.
There are some build quality issues with the gigas though. If you look on this very forum, you'll find that many people have had 3-4 defective units in a row and others have had the system fail a few days after the warranty ran out. What percentage of the total user base this is, is unknown, but the gigas are quite popular amongst discerning pc users.

P6N Diamond sound problem

P6N Diamond has recently developed a sound problem. I am using Audioengine2 stereo speakers and the left speaker has started producing distortion (but no other sound) when switched on and connected to onboard Sound Blaster X-Fi Extreme audio. The right speaker works fine. Distortion is produced when the computer is booted and not just in windows. Both speakers and cables all work fine connected to my ipod so I assume the problem is with the P6N diamond onboard audio and not my speaker setup.
I have also tried reinstalling creative drivers and disabling and re-enabling sound blaster in device manager but the problem persists.
Many thanks in advance for any assistance provided.

Are you asking how do you power the system on with it out of the case? Are you able to connect front panel power switch to JFP1 or are the wires too short? If needed just take a small screwdriver or whatever and for 1 second or so short pins 6-8 together to turn system on. That would be the same as pushing the power button on the case.

I have sound problem in My Cq40-144TU Laptop

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I have Cq40-144tu laptop. i am't hearing sound from internal speaker but sound is hearing from headphone. I have configured my system many time. Last got to shop and they also format it and reconfigured but still this problem is showing.
But I was hearing sound from speaker when i chat in gtalk and then i heared sound from window media player and other application also for 5 to 10 second only. every time some text is recieved i hear sound for 5 to 10 second.
please tell me what is problem in My Laptop. i have window 7 ultimate operating system.
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What sound problem - no sound on anything, no sound on some apps ?
Have you got notifications muted ? Only notifications (including games) get muted, so the iPod and Videos apps, and headphones, still get sound.
Depending on what you've got Settings > General > Use Side Switch To set to (mute or rotation lock), then you can mute notifications by the switch on the right hand side of the iPad, or via the taskbar : double-click the home button; slide from the left; and it's the icon far left; press home again to exit the taskbar. The function that isn't on the side switch is set via the taskbar instead : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4085
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Desperately need some help!! iTunes/Quicktime/iChat/Sound problems....

So, yesterday, I was online, on google video, and when I pressed play on the video, there was no sound, but the video worked...the same was true on every video site i checked. My computer volume was at max, and I even tested the speakers to make sure they were on, and they indeed were.
I thought that was odd...but then the problems really started.....
After that, I clicked on my iChat icon. It bounced once, and did not open. The same thing happened when I clicked on iTunes. 1 bounce, and then nothing. I checked to make sure all of my iTunes mp3 files were on my computer....they indeed are all still here, bit nothing I can do opens iTunes. I've run disc utilities, and disc repair...according to that, everything is peachy-keen on my computer.....but iChat and iTunes STILL will not open, and there is still no sound on anything.
Now, i'm leaning towards the archive and install option....or even just backing up what I want to save, wiping the drive, and starting from scratch.....but i'd really like to not have that happen.
(and, as a side question, if all I want to save are images, several documents, and many mp3 files, would everything be okay if I just backed them up on an external drive, and then loaded them back on to my computer after reinstalling OS X?)
Sorry about the length of this, but I am at my wit's end, and I have no idea what to do.

by third-party, do you mean things I installed that are not manufactured by mac? If that is the case, I have microsoft office, Smart Music, Flip4mac, and Senuti.
I got rid of Flip4Mac to see if that affected my sound problems, but it did not. So, as of now, my problem remains the same...

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