Creative Gigaworks up in smoke, suggestions appreciated

My neighbors house was hit with lightning which apparantly traveled the phone lines and knocked out my DSL modem, motherboard, and my Creative Gigaworks S750.
The Sub has a flashing green light and the control pod has no power at all. Replaced my modem and motherboard, the rest of the components are fine so far.
I'm assuming my sub is toast but wondering if I have any alternatives vs replacing the whole system.
The 7 speakers are still good right (I assume)? The sub is fried I'm sure and maybe the control pod? Any suggestion would be appreciated on alternatives.
I've tried the standard leave it unplugged and plug it back in but no go. Thanks

Hi,
Sorry about that.
1. The limited hardware warranty doesn't cover accidents or "act of god". So you are better off buying a new system.
2. If you are familar with electronics, you might want to open up the system and test the components one by one to replace those damaged parts. There is a discussion thread on repairing S750 here.
3. If troubleshooting isn't your thing or it's too tedious, you might want to contact a third-party repairman to get it repaired.

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