Powering the S750 externally with the Audigy 2 ZS

I have one of those dead subs, and after the third replacement I have given up any hope of using this problematic amplifier.
I got a 7x50W Sony receiver (STR-DE698) which does a respectable job for PC duties and I got the satellites connected to it. For the moment, I'm using a generic powered sub and the sound is just fine.
The PC has an Audigy 2 ZS Elite Pro breakout box with an optical connection it to the Sony amplifier. However, I can't seem to address each speaker individually from the Creative control panel.
Must one use the analog connections from the card itself to the amp's multi-ch input, so each speaker functions properly? However, there are no side-channel analog inputs on the amp (but speaker outputs are there) - which is in fact better as I prefer a proper 5.1 sound anytime.
Any inputs will be much appreciated... And special thanks to ShotFire for his invaluable contribution.

I've owned the ZS Platinum Pro for almost 2 years now, when I started out I was using a sony amplifier connected via an optical spdif cable. The drawback with using spdif is that the only time you will get surround is when you're playing a dolby/dts bitstream. For example a dvd played through power dvd with the audio settings in powerdvd set to spdif pass through. You also need to access the audioHQ settings in control panel, select the tab digital input, and set it to "SPDIF Bypass". This will send all bitstream audio directly to your reciever when playing movies of ac3 files. Unfortunately for other applications the card will only send audio out in pcm stream, or otherwise stereo. I guess they didn't enable these cards to encode bitstream audio on the fly, it has to originally be in dd or dts in order to experience surround. If you have any questions just email me at: [email protected]
~Nathan

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