Jim Warren van AnandTech komt ons vandaag verblijden met een review over de DTT3500 speakerset van Cambridge SoundWorks / Creative. Deze speakerset bestaat uit 4 satelliet speakertjes van 7Watt, één center speaker van 21Watt en een subwoofer van 30Watt. Verder zit er nog een Dolby Digital decoder bij om te zorgen dat je alle boxen optimaal kan gebruiken. Jammer genoeg komt de reviewer tot de conclusie dat de kwaliteit van de set slechts matig te noemen is. Het lijkt erop dat Creative flink heeft bezuinigd op de ingebouwde versterker wat als gevolg een altijd hoorbare ruis op alle speakers heeft. Desalniettemin is het geen slechte set, maar voor de 300 dollar die de set kost zijn betere dingen te krijgen:
Cambridge SoundWorks has put a lot of time into designing the DTT 3500. From detailed assembly notes in the users manual to including wire labels, it is evident that a lot of thought has been spent on presentation. However, in choosing some of the components in the amplifier, they seem to have made some serious compromises.
After having the system assembled for a couple of weeks, it is difficult to say that it is of the highest quality. Quite frankly, there is too much noise in the system; when not listening to any music while computing, it is loud enough to have to turn off the amplifier in order to not be distracted and keep working. The nature of noise is not to go away once music starts playing, either. This degrades the tonal quality of the system and detracts from the overall listening experience.
For those people that can stand the noise level that comes with these speakers, it would be best suited to a gaming environment. It has a powerful subwoofer that maintains its frequency response down into the low spectrum. For explosions and impacts, it will not disappoint. Being able to take advantage of the four channel surround support that many games offer, while still having Dolby Digital capability for when it's time to kick back with a DVD, are characteristic of the flexibility of the system.
For those who primarily listen to music and DVDs, the overall tonal balance of the system is fairly good, though it does dip in the lower midrange frequencies. The noise issues will also affect the listening experience. Action movies, like games, would shake, but vocals and music will be competing with the noise in the satellites. It is not the best-suited system for these listening environments, especially at its three hundred dollar price tag.
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