May be selling S750 Gigaworks system

There is a possibility I may be selling my S750 Gigaworks system along with spare parts of the system.
It has worked flawlessly for a number of years (after I returned an initial unit that failed after 6 months!).
I have not used the unit much and always at very low volumes. I also have a spare remote, a spare pod (neither of which have been used at all) and some spare satellites (which were not required to be returned when I received the new unit under warranty some years ago). I will NOT however sell any parts separately.
If you are interested in this possibility, you can ping me via my web site (you DO know the address right? if not search for it in my previous postings :-). Indicate you interest level and how much you would be willing to pay for it. It is in superb condition with not a scratch on the subwoofer box or any satellites.

SmooV,
First off, these forums are for user interaction so you may not get an answer to questions asked here from a Creative Employee. I will try where I can though.
1) It is possible, however we won't know anything until they are announced. We generally do not comment on future releases as we do not always have all the information on them.
2) I have a set of S700's (exact same amp as the S750s, just ships with 5 sats instead of 7) that work wonderfully. All of those that I know with a set of Gigaworks S750/S700's have no problems with them.
3) That's a pretty good combination. Actually one of the best right now.
4) The Fatalty and Elite pro versions include 64MB of X-Ram which is memory that is devoted to storing audio information for games. This allows games that leverage it (ex. BF2 and Quake 4) to have improved game performance with higher audio settings.
5) The DDTS-100 is actually aimed at people that wish to use their Gigaworks with home theater equipment and game consoles. Any X-Fi has a built in DD and DTS decoder and the Plat, Fatalty, and Elite Pro models have inputs for external devices like DVD players and game consoles. So, although the DDTS does come with what you need to work with the X-fi (it comes with a PC switch box) it really isn't needed.
6) I really don't have any information on Speaker Stands other than what direct sales told you. I am in the US so our product line is a bit different.
7) Our customer service and technical support depts are located in Oklahoma for the Americas, Dublin for Europe, and Singapore for Asia. We do not outsource our support, so they are all Creative Labs employees.
Jeremy

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