They are used, but in really good condition (ie, virtually no blemishes, functioning the same as they did the day I got them).Īnyhow, pricewatch has a set of these listed at $124. I've babied them, and I still have all the original packaging, and all the original wiring. I watch a lot of DVDs, and the Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding really comes in handy. In my opinion, these speakers fill the dorm room niche perfectly. This baby has served me well, I definitely got my money's worth. This article looks at mounting the dis.Sup guys, I did an interest check way back, but now I'm serious about selling them.so, would anybody out there be interested in these?Ĭambridge Soundworks Desktop Theater 5.1 DTT2500 Digital There are a few possibilities when it comes to mounting a display such as this, it could either be mounted in an external box or internally in the computer case.
Software and hardware compatibility required (these were obviously designedįor use with Creative's own 5.1 cards but do work with many others). Bass control on the woofer (difficult to reach!). Makes your music, games and films sound amazing. These are by no means the best speakers on the market, the lack of digital input and very specific soundcard requirements highlight this but in term of what you get for your money there's no competition at the moment. For the price you won't get better! However if your existing card only supports double stereo out or even worse single then buying these speakers would be wasting their potential. If you already own a 5.1 capable soundcard with triple stereo output or are looking to buy one then I would whole heartedly recommend buying these speakers. If you try to increase the volume to anywhere near it's maximum a lot of distortion kicks in, though this is to be expected from such small satellites. The bass is a little too strong for my liking, I tend to keep it just below half scale and never touch it (with the control being on the base unit it's difficult to change).
Normal music listening volume is less than a quarter of the volume scale while decent movie volume is less than half the scale. Further playing with EAX in Max Payne and 5.1 Dolby Surround in PowerDVD confirmed my judgement, they sound amazing and they are very loud. I started out lightly by playing a couple of mp3's through these speakers and my first impression of the sound quality was very good. I tested these speakers with a SB Player 5.1 soundcard. Many new cards do have three stereo speaker outputs, including all of Creative's new 5.1 cards of course.
Joe problems - if your sound card doesn't have separate front/rear and centre sound outputs you won't be able to use the full potential of these speakers.
The final step is the only one I can see which could cause average Mr.
A small piece of paper with a simple diagram illustrating how to connect the speakers up.Īs with every speaker set I've ever seen, installation was a breeze simply connect all the wires to the satellites, plug them into the right hole in the base, plug the control and power supply in and then there's only one thing left to do, connect the base to your computer via the supplied cable. Speaker cables (two 16' cables for the back satellites and three 9' cables for the front satellites), a special three part stereo jack analogue cable (for connection to your sound card) and a PSU. It's a shame they left the bass control on the woofer and didn't put it on this little cutie! It's actually very handy to have and although it's very light it has been supplied with a sticky pad and/or rubber feet to stop it moving around your desk. Five 6W (RMS) satellite speakers and desktop stands (there was a spare stand in my box, not sure if this was supposed to be there though!). Well as it says in the title I am reviewing the OEM version of the speakers - so they arrived in a brown cardboard box with '2200' scribbled on the outside! I didn't waste any time opening it and this is what I found on the inside. these are certainly aimed at those of us with a small budget, but are they worth our money In this review I will be looking at Creative's bottom of the range 5.1 surround sound speakers, the OEM version of their analogue Desktop Theater DTT2200 package.
In the last couple of years the cost of PC surround sound solutions has fallen dramatically.
Input type: Triple stereo 3.5mm audio jack (f/b/c). Overall frequency response range : 47Hz - 20KHz. Total max output power (RMS) : 49 Watts. Manufacurers website: Average retail price: £80