Cambridge SoundWorks Desktop Theater DTT2500 Digital Speakers

Functionality

As usual, Cambridge has thrown everything but the kitchen sink into the box. You can mount the speakers on the wall or on your desk, and mount the rears on some very nice stands. Here is another thing I would like to comment on. In my FPS2000 review, I mentioned the stands were a little short. Well, either I influence Cambridge SoundWorks decisions (Yah right!), or they realized that the old stands were inadequate. These new stands stand approximately 33" tall, and for me, they were just 3" below my ear. Aside from getting a set of $40 tripod stands, it doesn't get better than this, coming out of a cardboard box. Hooking the speakers up is quite easy. They all use normal speaker wire, except Cambridge uses an RCA jack to connect the speaker wire to the rear of the amplifier. It's still quite simple to extend the length of the rear speakers, if 16 feet isn't enough for you.

Another side to the functionality coin is you have a set of speakers that can moonlight as your living room's DVD decoder (something I wouldn't have tried with the PC Works due to their underpowered subwoofer and satellites). You simply plug in your home DVD player to the Dolby Digital input and boom AC-3 sound in your living room. These speakers will fill a regular size living room very nicely. To use these speakers in their full capacity you will of course require a quad sound capable sound card like a Monster Sound MX300 or Sound Blaster Live.

Conclusion
Cambridge SoundWorks has done it this time, introducing a product that no one can even compete with. You have a speaker package that sounds fantastic, and is priced well too. There have been some rumblings that the price is a little high. Well, the cost of a Dolby Digital Decoder is not cheap. Comparing the price of the FPS2000's, which retail for approximately $170, the new DTT2500's retail for $260. Come on, you get another speaker and a digital decoder for $90. What more could you ask for?. To date, in my opinion, there isn't a better speaker package out there that includes Dolby Digital decoding for your PC. This is why we are awarding these speakers with an Editor's Choice Award. Cambridge has put a lot of effort into a set of speakers that give the user everything in one single package. In this single package is fantastic sound quality along with the capability to enjoy DVD's the way they were intended to be, with Dolby Digital sound.