Ddts-100 possibility

Hello,
I wanted to try something with the creative ddts-100, however I cannot verify whether it would work or not, and I really don't want to drop $20 to see if it will work. Hopefully someone has tried the same thing or knows whether it can or cannot be done. This is what I am trying to do:
Take 3 sets of creative speakers, for example the creative inspire 2.1 2500. Now from a Dvd player ( not a computer drive, a home dvd player with an optical output ) connect the optical output to the DDTS-100 ( this can easily be done ). Now connect each set of creative speakers to one of the 3 outputs, one set for the L/R front, one set for the L/R rears and one set for the center channel ( I don't mind the center channel coming out both speakers ). The DDTS-100 works well with the gigaworks 5.1 set or 7.1 set, but I don't know if it can be done in the way I have posted above.
Any feedback would be welcome.
Thanks.

The_Experimentr,
I only see one problem with this setup. The Inspire 2.1 2500's use a crossover to divert the lower frequencies to the subwoofer. On a 5.1 system it has a separate line that is dedicated to the lower frequencies that plugs directly into the subwoofer. This will mean that only the subwoofer on the speakers plugged into the center/subwoofer line out will function properly; however only one of the speakers will operate as a center channel. This could lead to a lower subwoofer since the sub on the 2.1 systems was designed with only 2 satellite speakers in mind, not 5.1 It may be more preferable for you to purchase the Inspire P5800 speakers with a DDTS-100 decoder which was designed with movie playback in mind.
Here is the product page for the P5800's
http://us.creative.com/products/prod...5&product=0596
Jeremy

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