Help: Rear speakers not working

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ZeroBullet

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Speakers are Logitech Z-560's.

At first I had a Sound Blaster Live 5.1 X-Gamer and everything worked fine. Slowely though, the rear speakers quit on me, and then the front ones. I tried a pair of headphones plugged into the sound card to verify that it was indeed the card, not my speakers.

So I bought a new Audigy 2 ZS and just got it installed and all the drivers in. Now I've got the front speakers working, but again nothing from the rear.

Everything is set up correctly, in control panel and in Creative's setup, to be quadrophonic/4.1. The speakers are plugged into the appropriate jacks on the sound card and all the wires into their proper places (nothing has changed with the wiring since they worked).

Now I use the Creative calibration tools (ie not stereo sources) so I know that sound *should* be coming from those two rear speakers, alas it is not.

From this description, can anyone think of something I perhaps missed?
 
I know that it seems u're one of a few individuals including myself who have similar problems. Although in your case, both rear channels are dead, where in my case and the cases I've seen it's only one specific channel that doesn't work.
 
The Z-560 amplifiers have taken a shit.
It's happened to many people already. Send in the control unit if your speakers are still under warranty.
They may send you a set of 5300's as replacements. They aren't better but they are 5.1.
 
I guess I might have to :(
Although getting crappier speakers would give me the incentive to buy the 680's ;)

What is the control unit? The pod? Or something in the sub?
 
The pod. The grey box with the knobs on it ;)

The 5300's aren't bad, but the sub isn't going to destroy your foundation with it's 50Hz output.
 
hmmm...debating if I should get the 5300s through RMA. I got the same probs w/ my 560s, but I really like the bass. I should go to future shop to listen to them.
 
I'm trying to convince my work (Staples) to let me return them without the box on the condition that I use the money to buy the more expensive 680's. Then they can RMA them for credit.
 
hmmm...couldn't u buy a another set of 560s, switch subs and then return saying it wasn't what u were looking for or something like that? or once it's open it's exchange only?
 
I don't know anyone in town that still sells the 560's. Plus I wouldn't mind upgrading to the 680's.
 
ahhh..okay...yeah I don't know many places either...i know there's one store that advertises it online, but I have to check to see if they have it at their mississauga location.
 
Hi had a fun issue with the z680's i made the mistake of switching the wires from the rear left and rear right while the unit was on, it made a weird sound and then the back channels no longer work, i had a product replacment plan so i just exchanged the sub and now its ok again, anything like this happen to you guys.
 
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