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DTT2500 Decoder/Amplifier

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by alpha-male

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I'm no audio expert so I hope someone can point me in the right direction. I have a Creative\Cambridge Soundworks DTT2500 speaker system but have lost the powered decoder/amplifier. I checked with Creative and they will not sell the part separately. They will RMA it if I send in the original (*snicker*...THANKS GUYS...now that's customer service).

Soooo....besides checking ebay daily for a year, any ideas about how I can replace this part? I don't want to buy another complete system and chuck 5 speakers and a subwoofer in the trash...I don't mind buying a new decoder/amp that will work with it. Any suggestions?

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by thechas

Looking at the manual for the DTT2500, it looks like the amp is a general purpose 5 channel amplifier with a Dolby 5.1 decoder built in.

I suggest that you first connect a pair of the speakers up to a regular stereo amplifier and see if they sound okay.
If the tonal balance is off, the Creative amplifier may have built-in filters to compensate for non-linearities in the speaker design.

If the speakers sound fine, then all you need is a basic Dolby 5.1 decoder amplifier.

In a quick search, I found a KLH R-5100 at Best Buy that looks like it will do the job.

Check any electronics dealer you want for a home theater amplifier without speakers.

Or, pick up a cheap system at a big box retailer, and throw away the cheap speakers that come with it.

If you have any further questions, I used to work in a stereo repair shop, and would be glad to help.

Don't worry if the amp you find is more powerful than the original.
It is MUCH easier to damage speakers with too small of an amplifier than too large of an amplifier.

Chas

by alpha-male

I finally found and bought a new dt2500 decoder, but your advice was sound, Chas. Thanks (as always) for all the good advice you offer here.

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