Sneezy200

Just got brand new 4.1's... they sound awesome! I do, however, feel that they are softer in general than I expected. I've read posts that say people can't turn it up past 10 o'clock without it being too loud, and I can definitely go further than that. Will letting the speakers break in help that, or is there a software setting that I haven't found yet? (I think i've checked all the sliders) I have a GameTheater XP, if that makes a difference. Thanks

So what do you think of the Philips Acoustic Edge? I'm planning on getting that card and setting up the 4.1 Pros and the 2.1 Pros as a center channel. If I were to do that, what would be the best way to temporarily switch to headphones? I'm guessing, although I may be wrong, that when using the two sets of speakers if I plug headphones into either one of the 2.1 sats or a 4.1 sat (with the new preamp when it's available) it will only deactivate that actual set of speakers. Until recently I was planning on getting the SB Plat. 5.1, but the outstanding reviews of the Philips card have changed my mind. In that switch, however, I'm also losing the live drive, which I was really looking forward to having. Just looking for your opinions, I won't be actually getting this setup ready for another couple of weeks, feel free to let me know if you have a better idea altogether, including if you think it's a better idea to stick with the Sound Blaster. One more thing, I was looking forward to using the optical TOS-out on the Live Drive II, are there any optical-out attachments available for the Philips card yet? Thanks for your help...