Cable question (Older SB & bundled speake

Hoping someone here can answer this question. A few years ago I the Creative Soundblaster Li've! x-Gamer 5. and the Cambridge Soundworks DTT2500 speaker system.
I had been using the two with the tandem audio cable that came with them. This works fine. However my desk configuration has changed and two problems present themselves. First, the cable is now way too short and second the computer is no longer in a place where I can easilly swap the speaker cable with my headphones.
So what I'd like to do is connect my heaphones to the standard analog out (that I've been using) and connect the speakers through the "Digital out jack". Problem? In the course of two moves all the little extra connectors and wires have long since disappeared into the ether.
I've got the two manuals out here and the only name I can find for the digital cable is "Digital DIN" connected to a "Minijack-to-DIN". The Digital DIN connects to the speakers, then to the minijack converter and it to the soundcard. Searching for "Digital DIN" or "Minijack-to-DIN" gets me exactly nowhere on either Creative's store or anywhere else.
I did find this: http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=3&subcategory=58&product=0370 &nav=features
Which looks like the adater I need? However it doesn't seem to be for sale anymore. Frustrating. :\
Help! Where the heck do I find these things?
TandainaMessage Edited by tandaina on 09-24-2006 0:29 PM

The adapter for the DTT2500 is here:
<a href=http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=3&subcategory=58&product=0370 target=_blank>http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=3&subcategory=58&product=0370[/url]
I didn't find the mini-DIN cable itself. However, I'd suggest calling the non-technical Customer Support number and approach this as requesting some replacement parts for your speakers.
-Dave
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