I am *not* an electronics wiz by any means, but I was hoping I could get some general advice on my PC speaker amplifier. I've received a lot of good advice in these forums.
Around the year 2000 I bought a Cambridge Soundworks speaker system DTT3500. I know it's not for audiophiles, but I still feel like it's one of the best $300 purchases I have ever made... I've really enjoyed the setup.
One of the nice features is that the amplifier accepts so many inputs and you can change between them with the press of a button or two. This is cool because the little box is MUCH smaller (and less powerful) than a stereo receiver.
If I could find something similar to this now, I would buy it.... maybe that is what I need to do. It accepts Optical in, Co-Ax in, Soundblaster digital DIN, standard front/back PC inputs.... and it outputs to a 5.1 speaker setup with a minimal amount of clutter.
Anyway... the unit now seems to need to "warm up." When I cut it on, the sound is at first inaudible and later becomes terribly broken. After 3-5 minutes it seems to fix itself. Is there a general diagnosis that might be the cause of this... would it be someting a n00b might have a prayer of fixing?
Thanks in advance!
Around the year 2000 I bought a Cambridge Soundworks speaker system DTT3500. I know it's not for audiophiles, but I still feel like it's one of the best $300 purchases I have ever made... I've really enjoyed the setup.
One of the nice features is that the amplifier accepts so many inputs and you can change between them with the press of a button or two. This is cool because the little box is MUCH smaller (and less powerful) than a stereo receiver.
If I could find something similar to this now, I would buy it.... maybe that is what I need to do. It accepts Optical in, Co-Ax in, Soundblaster digital DIN, standard front/back PC inputs.... and it outputs to a 5.1 speaker setup with a minimal amount of clutter.
Anyway... the unit now seems to need to "warm up." When I cut it on, the sound is at first inaudible and later becomes terribly broken. After 3-5 minutes it seems to fix itself. Is there a general diagnosis that might be the cause of this... would it be someting a n00b might have a prayer of fixing?
Thanks in advance!