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features Cambridge SoundWorks DTT2500 Written by Clarence Song Installing the Hardware The DTT2500 comes unassembled in a big box. Cambridge SoundWorks provided all the necessary stuff you need to get you up and going. These include desktop stands for all 5 satellites, a monitor stand for the center speaker, and floor stands for the 2 surround satellites. The floor stands are more sturdy and taller than those provided with the FPS2000, so now you can have the rear speakers closer to ear level. Wall anchors are also included if you need to attach the speakers to a wall, or if you can't have the speakers behind you, the manual also recommended mounting the speakers below the computer desk and have them point outwards. There are 4 3 meter speaker cables for the front, left, center and the subwoofer. 2 5 meter speaker cables are included for the 2 rear satellites. Some adhesive labels with words like "L" and "SUB", meaning left and subwoofer, are thoughtfully provided so that you can label the speaker and the cable which is connected to the spekaer as you set them up, to avoid connecting them to the wrong output on the amp. And of course, a Mini DIN cable is included for connecting to the SBLive! A S/PDIF cable is also provided to connect to the PC-DVD's decoder card or a DVD player. Finally, a dual-minijack cable with 2 minijacks on each end to connect to an analog source (front and rear) if the sound card is not a SBLive!, or for a SBLive! without Mini DIN capability. Speaker Placement The speakers are magnetically shielded, so you can place them close to a monitor without affecting the picture. There are 3 ways you can place the front speakers (left and right): on a flat surface using the provided desktop stands beside a monitor using the hook and loop fasteners on a wall behind the monitor with the wall anchors The 2 surround speakers can be placed in 3 positions: on a flat surface using the desktop stands mounted on the floor stands on a wall behind the listening position with the wall anchors The subwoofer can be placed anywhere, although I would recommend that it be placed close to a wall so that the maximum effect of the bass can be felt! The center speaker can be placed in the following positions: on top of a monitor using the monitor stand slightly below the listening position with the desktop stand If you placed the center speaker using the desktop stands that angle the speaker slightly upwards, and if it was placed on top of a monitor, the sound will go way above your listening position. The monitor stand angles the center speaker slightly downwards so that sound from the center is also aimed at the listening position when placed on top of a monitor. These methods aren't the only ones you can use to set up the speakers. With some hardware from your local hardware store, you can let your imagination go. I have a friend who somehow managed to attach the desktop stands of the rear speakers of his FPS2000 on the ceiling of his room, having them point down to his listening position! :) The setting up was quite tedious, but all home theater and sound systems do require an initial set up time. It was fun nevertheless to determine where to hide the speaker cables, where to place them so that they aim directly at my listening position. Since the front now consists of a center speaker, in addition to the left and right, it would be better to place the left and right speakers far apart, so that there is clear separation of each channel. If you place them too close together, the sounds from the front soundstage would be too close together. Cambridge SoundWorks put alot of thought into the installation process by providing a quick reference guide and all the necessary equipment that anyone may need to set them up, without needing you to run down to the hardware store to get any missing fasteners or cables midway during instalation. If that happened, it would be really frustrating!

contents Introduction Front Panel The buttons, knobs and LEDs on the DTT2500's amp. CMSS Find out what Creative Multi-Speaker Surround does. Everything Dolby Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround capabilities. Back Panel The inputs and outputs at the back of the amp. Connection Options How the amp works and what you can connect to the DTT2500. Sound Quality & Output Power Installation Conclusion recent stuff Audigy 2 Information on Creative's latest sound card! The Audigy Forum is open! Extigy Review Audigy Review Contribute information & news Talk in the ALive! Forum Our Sponsor:

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