Hi,

My kid had a Creative (Cambridge Soundworks) DTT-3500 Digital 5.1 PC speaker
system. The decoder is now fubar. Nobody here knows how to repair it, it's
out of warranty, and Creative recommended a $250 replacement :-(

I understand the decoding is done on the Sound Blaster Live 5.1 computer
audio board, which my kid still has. He also has 5.1 perfectly working
speakers.

What do I need to get his setup working? Is it only a matter of power
amplifying the audio board's output and feeding it to the speakers? A 5.1
power amplifier for PC speakers? Anybody knows of a non-expensive product,
kit or schemas (220V/50Hz)?

Regards,

Avi

"Avi Nahir" wrote in
:

Hi,

My kid had a Creative (Cambridge Soundworks) DTT-3500 Digital 5.1 PC
speaker system. The decoder is now fubar. Nobody here knows how to
repair it, it's out of warranty, and Creative recommended a $250
replacement :-(

I understand the decoding is done on the Sound Blaster Live 5.1
computer audio board, which my kid still has. He also has 5.1
perfectly working speakers.

What do I need to get his setup working? Is it only a matter of power
amplifying the audio board's output and feeding it to the speakers? A
5.1 power amplifier for PC speakers? Anybody knows of a non-expensive
product, kit or schemas (220V/50Hz)?

Regards,

Avi




I've never seen a set of speakers from Creative that was worth the trouble.
I've had two sets of digital speakers from them, and both of the digital
decoder cards went bad.

The ultimate solution is this: Go to walmart and get yourself a cheap
budget surround sound system with a modest subwoofer; NOT FOR A COMPUTER,
for a HOME THEATRE. The sound will beat the hell out of anything Creative
makes, it won't cost you an arm and a leg, and it'll probably last.

"Avi Nahir" wrote in
:

Hi,

My kid had a Creative (Cambridge Soundworks) DTT-3500 Digital 5.1 PC
speaker system. The decoder is now fubar. Nobody here knows how to
repair it, it's out of warranty, and Creative recommended a $250
replacement :-(

I understand the decoding is done on the Sound Blaster Live 5.1
computer audio board, which my kid still has. He also has 5.1
perfectly working speakers.

What do I need to get his setup working? Is it only a matter of power
amplifying the audio board's output and feeding it to the speakers? A
5.1 power amplifier for PC speakers? Anybody knows of a non-expensive
product, kit or schemas (220V/50Hz)?

Regards,

Avi




I've never seen a set of speakers from Creative that was worth the trouble.
I've had two sets of digital speakers from them, and both of the digital
decoder cards went bad.

The ultimate solution is this: Go to walmart and get yourself a cheap
budget surround sound system with a modest subwoofer; NOT FOR A COMPUTER,
for a HOME THEATRE. The sound will beat the hell out of anything Creative
makes, it won't cost you an arm and a leg, and it'll probably last.

"Avi Nahir" wrote in
:

Hi,

My kid had a Creative (Cambridge Soundworks) DTT-3500 Digital 5.1 PC
speaker system. The decoder is now fubar. Nobody here knows how to
repair it, it's out of warranty, and Creative recommended a $250
replacement :-(

I understand the decoding is done on the Sound Blaster Live 5.1
computer audio board, which my kid still has. He also has 5.1
perfectly working speakers.

What do I need to get his setup working? Is it only a matter of power
amplifying the audio board's output and feeding it to the speakers? A
5.1 power amplifier for PC speakers? Anybody knows of a non-expensive
product, kit or schemas (220V/50Hz)?

Regards,

Avi




I've never seen a set of speakers from Creative that was worth the trouble.
I've had two sets of digital speakers from them, and both of the digital
decoder cards went bad.

The ultimate solution is this: Go to walmart and get yourself a cheap
budget surround sound system with a modest subwoofer; NOT FOR A COMPUTER,
for a HOME THEATRE. The sound will beat the hell out of anything Creative
makes, it won't cost you an arm and a leg, and it'll probably last.

"Avi Nahir" wrote in
:

Hi,

My kid had a Creative (Cambridge Soundworks) DTT-3500 Digital 5.1 PC
speaker system. The decoder is now fubar. Nobody here knows how to
repair it, it's out of warranty, and Creative recommended a $250
replacement :-(

I understand the decoding is done on the Sound Blaster Live 5.1
computer audio board, which my kid still has. He also has 5.1
perfectly working speakers.

What do I need to get his setup working? Is it only a matter of power
amplifying the audio board's output and feeding it to the speakers? A
5.1 power amplifier for PC speakers? Anybody knows of a non-expensive
product, kit or schemas (220V/50Hz)?

Regards,

Avi




I've never seen a set of speakers from Creative that was worth the trouble.
I've had two sets of digital speakers from them, and both of the digital
decoder cards went bad.

The ultimate solution is this: Go to walmart and get yourself a cheap
budget surround sound system with a modest subwoofer; NOT FOR A COMPUTER,
for a HOME THEATRE. The sound will beat the hell out of anything Creative
makes, it won't cost you an arm and a leg, and it'll probably last.