Medusa 5.1 + Audigy 2 ZS = low B

does anynoe else experience the same problem with this combination?
i got much vibration but the real bass is fairly low. Expically in BF2 when the artillery hits its quite noticeable. With my Logitech 2. speakers i got a much better bass.
BTW: someone with same setup, plz tell me ur setting with the creative software.

After being sent the FAQ which i had already looked at and tryed all aplicable options i have sent another message. I restated the problem to which i recieved this short reply:
"Hello,from the Rear comes no Bass, for the Bass is a Single Speaker integrated. If you think its defect change it please in your Shop."
Im guessing this means the bass is only supposed to be sent to one of the speakers, namely the sub speakers. So, why is it coming through the front speakers?, i have read somewhere on this forum that the bass can be redirected on the X-fi card. Is there any way to do this with the Audigy 2?. Oh and i have tried swaping the cables around, reversing the centre/sub channel and starting with a fresh install of my card. No change with any of these solutions.
I will try using an old hercules 5. card after work tonight, if it works with this it would confirm the problem lies with Creative and not with Speed-link. But using this old card would not be an ideal long term solution, im getting pretty disheartend with creative since hearing that the X-fi has its own special problems. I dont think i will be upgrading to this card any time soon.

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I don't mean to get hostile, but you're the third person from Creative that has suggested the driver download page without actually reading my post or checking the website. I also stated that I've tried the easy answers and I'm looking for a solution that's not readily available.
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Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for the response.
I have tried all the thx console setup and bass levels.
Its not affecting the subwoofer output very much.
<Infact the subwoofer output is so low that i have to go and put my ears on the subwoofer to see if its producing sound.
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http://de.europe.creative.com/support/forums/thread.asp?thre=396&foru=5&page=


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Next uninstall Creative hardware in Windows device manager. (also tick "delete the driver software for this device")
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nomoregoatsoup are just recent X-Fi drivers and a basic Creative Audio console. They offer improved sound quality over the official version and also offer limited DTS/SPDIF options like the Dell counterparts.
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