X-fi Xtreme Music - upgraded to Vista, now sounds are "tinny" and exaggerat

Hi, friends.
So last night I upgraded to the Vista Home Premium OS. Besides all of the other little issues that are involved with that, one of my bigger problems is the sound. Mainly while playing games.
I'll use Counter-Strike:Source as an example, since the game is commonly known and it's one I played a lot on XP. So I have a good sense on how it "should" sound. While playing the game, sounds tend to be a little "tinny", and almost distorted. Kind of like it's playing on some cheap $2 headphones or something. The other problem is that the positioning is extremely exaggerated. So sounds that come from my right side (in-game) only play in my right ear, with little to no presence in the left ear. It sounds quite awkward.
Within the Creative control panel I've disabled all CSMM, EAX and Crystalizer effects, but these issues still remain.
I'm using the latest 5.0002 drivers and Bose Triport headphones.
Has anyone else noticed these problems? Is this a driver problem, or do I need to configure something in Vista?
Thanks for any input.

Hard to say honestly but think your safe. Personally it seems a large pecentage of ppl with the SCP issues posted here also have Pci-e systems and or Raid controllers. I have an "old" system with AGP and not had a prob with the issue myself. Best bet if possible is to buy it local, that way if doesnt work right you can take it back immediatly.

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