GigaWorks S750 7.1 - Interference and Volume issue

Please provide assistance,
I recently purchased a the Gigaworks s750 along with Creative's Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS.
Here is the problem I am encountering:
When using it for any type of audio, DVD playback being the worst, I get a great deal of interference when turned up past 50% volume on the Gigaworks controller. And to get any sound, I have to have the volume of the controller connected to the sub at a minimum of 50%. If there is no audio, when turned up the interference is totally unbearable.
I have the audio on my PC turned up to 100%, and this goes for every form of audio controller on my PC. If any one of these audio controllers on my PC are turned down, I get very little audio out of the speakers at all?
Is there anyway to get rid of this noise? I would like to have my DVD movies or games with the ability to play at a reasonable volume and be able to hear the fine noises that make a surround sound system worth purchasing. At this point when turned up, 80-100% of volume on sub volume controller, I get so much interference that the only time I can hear decent quality sound is when the sub and music are loud enough to cancel out the annoying interference?
Please help?
Sincerely,
Poor creative customer

I would recommend the G550W if you don't want to risk the S750, I have an S750 set, had to have the sub replaced a single time, but was no trouble at all and only took like 4 or 5 days for the new one to arri've, sets been running perfect for more than a year now

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