Io/26 and weak signals

I recently purchased an io/26 (using current drivers) and have been experiencing some pretty weak signals into GB, mostly when I'm using a mic (an EV 767) to record guitars and vocals. I believe I've got things set up correctly, but I'd like to be wrong...
I usually have to get the mic right up to the speaker or sing extremely close to the mic. The mic uses the xlr input on channel 1 or 2, with the switch on the mic/line setting as opposed to the guitar setting; phantom power is off. With these settings, I have to turn the gain up to about 80% to get a decent signal into GB. The driver software is pretty simple and doesn't allow me to adjust input levels. There is some "HDM" software (hardware direct monitoring) but I'm assuming this only affects sound routed back to the io for monitor speakers or headphones.
I'm hoping I'm just doing something stupid. I realize the ev767 is a vocal mic, but it should be a decent multi-purpose mic for my needs. One thing I am not able to do because the input is so weak is to place a mic far enough away from an amp (or a person) to get the sound of a room. Frustrating.
While I've been searching other threads here for similar issues, nothing seems directly relevant. Mostly, this is because the io/26 disables most of the software input settings that is a solution for usb mics, usb/midi input, etc.
Has anyone else come across this problem?
Thanks,
Rich

Well, here's a couple of pages I had bookmarked a while back:
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/low-end-theory/108916-alesis-io-26-anyone-seen-us ed-reviews-2.html
http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1562285&page=24
I think most of the discussion was from back before their drivers were updated, which was the cause of a lot of problems.
Here's the latest Alesis Newsletter:
http://alesis.com/emails/nov08/newsletter.html?utmsource=MailingList&utm_medium=email&utm_content=poflynn%40nyc.rr.com&utmcampaign=Alesis-+NewsletterNov
Hopefully these can get you started. Oh, and here's the email of a tech guy at Alesis (Numark) who was very helpful. (I find the tech guys know a lot more than the salesmen).
[email protected]
(We have the same interface and the same mic. You don't by chance play a Taylor cutaway do you)?

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