Use DDTS-100 or Soundblaster 2 ZS for DTS applicatio

Should I use the digital out for DTS enabled apps like DVDs or should I use the built in encoder on the Sound blaster 2 ZS? Would there be any difference?

your speakers are analog connected ? use the ZS or the DTS = no difference.
if digitaly connected, then you must use the DDTS-00 to decode the signal.

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Help.. What sound card to go with ddts 100??

HI everyone,?I just bought my samsung lcd tv and i am very anxious to get the ddts-100. But the problem now is: What sound card should i get? Get a Xi-Fi Extreme Music or just a cheaper soundcard will do since the decoding will be done by the decoder. Can anyone advise on this? I hope to spend lesser on the sound card but if it is really needed then i will get good one. Thanks.
Regards,Kekin

Bear in mind the DDTS-100 will only decode Dolby and DTS (and their varieties). That is, it will happily decode the surround from a dvd (assuming your soundcard and software passes it over the digital) but it will only get stereo when gaming or using CMSS for music.
So, the DDTS-100 is a great partner to a standalone dvd player, games console, and whatever else you have hooked up to the tv. It will also play nice when watching dvds on the pc. It has a good upmixer for music and stereo tv too. If thats roughly what you had planned then it will fit that role nicely. Its also more convenient than switching manually over to the pc (with the switcher box) when you want to use it instead of the decoder.
If you were planning to do everything on the pc then it may be a bit pointless as your soundcard and software could do it all instead. Also, i suspect the quality will be better from a decent X-Fi than the DDTS-100 but havent got around to doing a comparison yet.

Connectivity 5.1 to ddts-100

Can ne one help me? I got the decoder since last 20 days. Not getting the sound effects the way i wanted it. I m haivng philips 5.1 sonic edge sound card (psc605), and 5.1 inspire 5200 creative speakers and got new ddts-100. When i connect ddts-100 through my sound card i cant see LED of DOLBY and DTS fucntions on. I cant use or go the selection of DTS or DOLBY on decoder, even by pressing the appropriate switch on ddts-100. My motto for decoder is to play mp3 songs and music on PC. i dont want to run DVD or ne external sources with the decoder.. Well i can say.. with or without decoder sound effects stays normal. No change in sound effect. Well i m not sure, but i did analog connection and Coaxial connection with the pc. but still DTS and DOLBY function inactive on decoder. I can access movies , music, cinema modes from decoder selection.. but tat's no meaning to hear with that. I want DTS and DOLBY. Please advice me if there's ne extra cable needed or nething else must needed.. please specify exact thing to get these kind of setting on my decoder.

Ok, I will start from the beginning with the basics:
The DDTS-100 is a decoder. This means, it can only decode a signal and put it through to a speaker system. It is NOT an effect box, a soundcard, anything else than a decoder.
What do you get with the DDTS-100? The main unit, switchbox, cables.
How should you connect everything? You connect the switchbox to the main unit. Then, connect the soundcard's analog outputs to the switchbox. Then the speakers to the switchbox. Then any peripheral components such as DVD player, X-Box or the soundcard's digital out to the main unit.
Now what?
You have two settings on the switchbox. Why? Because as we have said before, most digital out soundcards can only produce 2 types of signals digitally. That is a PCM Stereo signal or an encoded data stream (either DD or DTS). If you play a stereo source such as an mp3 file and send it out as a pcm stereo signal you will only hear it from the left and right front speakers. So if you want to send discrete multi channel audio from your soundcard you have to use the analog output and set the switchbox to PC-mode. This effectively bypasses the DDTS-100 and plays the sounds directly from your soundcard to your speakers. However, if you have a dolby digital signal or a DTS signal coming from the computer, you can set the switchbox to Decoder-mode, the soundcard to SPDIF passthrough and digital out and the DDTS-100 will take the DD or DTS signal and send them to the corresponding speakers + light the DD or DTS on the main unit. Make sure to connect the soundcard with a coaxial cable, an analog output cannot send out encoded data streams. The DDTS-100 will decode the data information and send the sounds out to the correct channels. It will not do anything else. It is not made to do anything else. The best thing when listening to music and games is to do it in PC-mode using the analog outputs of the soundcard. You can, if you really really have to, play it in decoder mode and use either neo:6 or dolby prologic II on the main unit to upmix the stereo source.
AC-3 is not a music format. I doubt you will find any ac-3 encoded music files since mp3 or wma are the most common formats. Your best way of finding AC-3 material is on a DVD.
I think the best thing for you is to find out what the DDTS-100 is meant to do, and what it is not meant to do.

DVD audio and the DDTS--100

Whenever i play7 a dvd audio cd through vlc player, the DDTS-100 doesn't detect it's DTS.
Its the same with Power DVD, it doesn't detect DTS and so plays nothing.
What am i doing wrong? When i play it through vlc, i have to use ned 6 or pro logic II.
Thanks

Not sure what you mean about disabling AC3. In audio controls i have set it to SPDIF.
DVD movies work fine in VLC and Power DVD.
Audio cd's that are encoded in DTS do not. They are not detected by the decoder, and doesn't set it to DTS like it does with movies that are encoded in DTS. (True DTS, not Pro-Logic II or NED:6).
I've set in the options of VLC, to use SPDIF where possible, only it doesn't show when playing them. I only get the option of changing from mono, stereo, front and rear, and 5.1. When selecting 5.1, it isn't right, some sounds aren't audiable. Stereo isnt either. This makes me believe that the software is doing the decoding, not the DDTS-100, which must be true, as i only get the options of PLII and NED:6 on the DDTS-100 box, instead of it lighting up as DTS, DTS-ES etc.
So what do i do?
Winamp causes it to play white noise, as does Power DVD (which is set to SPDIF, evidenced by the fact it plays DTS movies fine) and WMP.
Do you need seperate DTS audio codecs for Power DVD? I heard this may be the case but you have to pay, seems odd that you need to purchase seperate drivers for dts audio cds, yet the movie plays ok.
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Looking For: DDTS-100 Power Adapter

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for a power adapter/cord for a DDTS-100. Any of you have one available for me to take off you. I'm willing to pay for it. Please message me ASAP. Thanks.
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Thanks for the specs. Unfortunately, the real problem is 6V AC adapters are extremely hard to come by, as I can't find one anywhere.

Equalizer for DDTS-100

Why doesn't Creative sell an equalizer for the DDTS-100 that could take in the speaker outputs, equalize according to preset buttons on the equalizer panel, and then feed the equalized signals through an optical output to the DDTS-100? I realize you could run everything through the PC, but training a non savvy computer user to deal with that is cumbersome if not impossible.
If Creative has no equalizer that is hardware based, does anyone know of any third party product that could take the three speaker signals, provide equalization, and then provide the equalized outputs to the speakers?

I appreciate your desire to hear the recording the way the creators intended to be heard. The problem is, you won't. You don't have the exact same speaker system they had, with its unique strengths and weaknesses, and you can be assured that whatever you play back on your speakers, it won't be what was recorded, at least not to a discriminating ear.
The point of an equalizer is to compensate for weaknesses in the playback system, not to remix the music to your liking. Of course if you occasionally try to alter the sound, that's not a crime either.
Anyway, your solution is to feed a DTS or Dobly 5.1 signal to a computer, decode on the computer, equalize on the computer, and playback on the computer?

DDTS-100, Megaworks 710D, SB Live! 5.1

I use the digital out minijack of my SoundBlaster Live! Player 5.1. It is connected to the co-axial digital in on the DDTS-100. I am just wondering what settings I should use in Creative Surround Sound Mixer and Windows control panel (sounds & audio devices) as the speakers are 7.1, but I reckon as far as the PC is concerned the output is stereo (when not an AC3 stream). So, do I have windows and surround mixer set for 5.1, 7.1 or stereo speakers?
thanks in advance
dave

No, I really can't complain at all about the setup.
I use Windows Media Player for my 4000-odd tunes. The DDTS is set to Neo:6 music most of the time, with the speakers set to upmix from 6.1 to 7.1. The sound is absolutely awesome!!!
When watching tv i flick it onto dolby pro logic 2, and change the speakers to upmix 5.1->7.1. Again, sound is superb! Just before the Star Wars trilogy came out on DVD I watched my VHS tapes, and due to the witchcraft and wizardry Creative have provided me with, I can honestly say that the sound quality and surroundiness was nearly as good as the DVDs are themselves.
I would thoroughly reccommend the DDTS / S750 combo to anyone, and even with my oldish SB Live! card the sound is superb, clear, and best of all, LOUD.
An Audigy 2 may be on the cards for Christmas though..........

DDTS-100 + Zalman 5.1 headphones...will be good ???

Hi guys, i have a mobo with Soundstorm2 and i heard that this card has a excellent digital output....so i want to buy a DDTS-100 decoder to connect with my Zalman 5.1 headphones.....what do you think ?
Thanks in advance for any opinions

I would be careful about the Zalman ZM-RS6F headphones. I don't know if the same problem exists with the newer cards, but I have been having problems with Zalman ZM-RS6F-M headphones interfacing to my SoundBlaster (SB) cards. I suspect it may be that the Zalman interface may not match the standard 3 plug 5.1 surround sound interface.
For my money, if you want good surround sound in a headphone I would get the LTB-USB headphones. If you want a microphone with them, get the LTB-USB-M headphones. They sound great and installation is a snap.
Any way, back to the Zalman's:
I currently have two systems, one with an Athlon 64 3500+ running an SB Live! 24 bit and another with a P4 3.02Gig running an SB 6 bit (or 4 bit's -- it came from my Gateway) card.
The Zalman headphones sound very muddy when connected to the 24 bit card, the volume is very low, and I don't seem to have any bass. In 5.1 mode, there seems to be fairly good location for FL, FC, FR, RR, and RL speakers, but there is no sound when the subwoofer activates. When in Americas Army (AA), you can't even hear anyone walking.
The Zalmans sound a little better with the 6 (4?) bit card, but still are rather muddy and the lack of bass is less noticeable. For many uses, the sound can be fairly well corrected by boosting the bass and treble. When using AA, while footsteps can be heard somewhat, directional sense is worse and footsteps still are way too muffled to be noticeable -- they are much harder to hear than with our old Plantronics stereo speakers.
I am guessing that there are several possible causes for this problem:
1) Interface Incompatibility: When looking at the docs for the SB 24 and the Zalman headphones, I noticed that while the Zalman docs label the 3 plugs as Front, Rear and Center (I assume they are referring to the front, rear and center drivers in each of the headset cans) while the SB24 labels its receptacles as 1,2,and 3. My limited understanding of the typical 5.1 interface is that:- Plug carries both sides of rear (or front, I can't remember)- Plug 2 carries both sides of the other (front or rear)- Plug 3 carries Front Center (FC) and the Subwoofer
If the SB is using the third receptacle for FC and Subwoofer and the Zalman wants it to be Right Center and Left Center, this could be a problem.
2) Impedence Mismatch: I could not find the output impedence of the SB 24 on the site so I was unable to check on whether there is an impedence mismatch between the Zalmans and the SB. If anyone has this information could you please post it's
3) Incorrect driver settings
4) Defective Material: Either the SB 24 or the Zalmans could be defective. (Note: the SB 24 works just fine in stereo headphone mode)
Any assistance in diagnosing this frustrating problem would be greatly appreciated.

DDTS-100 Decoder & Gigaworks S750

Hello, I am in a bit of a problem here. The DDTS-100 decoder has been discontinued. This would have been the perfect solution for me if it was still available. My aim to get the optical output from my tv (lcd hd tuner tv), take it through a median, go through the 4 cables for each of the type of spears and finally to the subwoofer. Now here's my solutions. 1. Wait for the new decoder... Anyone know what it is and when it's coming out? 2. The median could be an pre-amp or an amp, any recommendations? 3. If anyone has any other ideas or has succeeded without the creative decoder. Though the sticky about the 5.1 speaker cable thing on the main page would be a good idea but you will use your sound quality and the loundness dramatically in comparison to the first two solutions above. Your help in this matter is appreciated.

To connect your Soundblaster NX to your DDTS-100 decoder, and let the decoder handle the DD/DTS decoding, you have to connect a digital/optical/coax cable, from the digital output of the NX, to one of the digital inputs on the decoder.. Also make sure you have set the settings on the souncard, to "digital output only", so that the decoder can decode the encoded digital streams, sendt by the soundcard..
if you want to connect your soundcard to the decoder via analog cables, and let the soundcard do the decoding it self, you will need to use a 7.1 analog-audio cable, that comes with both the decoder and the speaker system. Connect the audio cable from the analog output on the soundcard, to the input "switch-box", and set the switch-box to "PC-audio". Also make sure you have connected your speakers to the "switch-box".

Creative inspire 5300 5.1 with DDTS-100

Hello i'musing these set of speakers for 2.6 years and now decide tobuy decoder DDTS-100 but there is a problem ca't connect them and creative labs are saying this decoder is compatible with all speakers from creative !!!
Any information how to connect will be wellcome many thanks
Filipe Valente

Just connect them using your speaker audio cable from the decoder audio outputs jack to the speaker system audio inputs jack. The decoder user guide should also cover some simple guide for connection too which you can refer to.
Jason

PC and DDTS 100 simultaneously

Hello,I have an actually simple problem I can't solve with out help...here it is:I want to connect my PC Soundcard (Creative X-Fi xtreme Music) and the Decoder DDTS-100 to my Soundsystem GigaWorks S750. I realized this through the use of the Switch Box accompanying the DDTS-100. But: With this box I only can choose between PC Audio and the Decoder, thus it's not possible to listen to both of them simultaneously. What can I do?

Hello everyone. I just responded to a post in 'speaker systems' regarding the S-750. Read that for more details.
Anyway, I have the DDTS decoder with the S-750. It really rocks!!!!! Better than most mid level home entertainment systems!!!
I have all the connections filled on the decoder (Analogue, optical etc. to various things) It is not connected to my computer. It is my home entertainment system. My setup is where I have all the device vollumes set to there highest levels including the S-750 and I use the decoder to manage vollume levels.
The only problems I have had so far are 2.1 Once the decoder turned off when I touched it (Static elec. I guess) The other was I turned it on and no sound came through. I cycled the optical selection and it came on.
How is everyone else doing? I had the system for about 3 months now.

I-Trigue L3500 with DDTS-100

Can I combine DDTS-100 with speaker I-Trigue L3500?

Vvien,
The DDTS-100 speakers are meant for use with 5.1 / 6.1 / 7.1 speakers. If you're connecting from a soundcard, connecting analog speakers would offer no benefits. It is possible though, but you'll only be using one of the connections that is available to go to speakers, but it's set up to output sound for 5.1 speaker (or more).
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Connecting creative inspire 6600 to the ddts-100 decoder

ok so i was sedused by the idea of getting a ddts-100 to my inspire 6600 speakers,but the fact is i need to know some information:
the first thing is:will i be able to connect my speakers to the decoder and then to the soundcard?
my speakers have only RCA jacks for the satellites to connect them to the amp,and the amp have 3 assebled wires,3.5mm ones...my soundcard have also 3 connectors for the speakers,no digital output or optical,..only 3 connectors for the 3.5mm...so will i be able to connect it and then will it be able to reproduce sound like it was doing before?
2-the decoder says it can decode dolby digital ex,dts es,i don't know if i am saying this right but,sometimes we say decoding in 24bits/96khz .....its the dvd quality right? then will the decoder DECODE the dvd source in 24bits/96khz or is it the job of the soundcard?
3-will the decoder improve the listening experience in quality or surround?in case of dvd playing i know it would,but in case of listening to music?

shin8,
Are you getting proper output if you use the "TEST" button on the remote control?
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Question about the Headphone Jacks on the DDTS-100

This is probably a strange question, but I am goona ask anyway...
Anyone know whether the headphone jacks on the DDTS-100 gets Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Pro Logic II? I know it supports it for speakers, but I am unsure about headphones.
I am considering buying this with Medusa 5.1 Headphones, and I am trying to figure out whether the Dolby Pro Logic II would work with those.
From what I understand regular 5.1 Headphones do not use the 5 channels unless it is a 5 channel source like a DVD. What I am thinking is that the Dolby Pro Logic II on the decoder might solve that?
Would this work?
Thanks for your time!

Thank you both very much for your help!
Yes, I was considering pluging it in exactly as ya just mentioned connecting the headphones via the speaker ports, since the Medusa Headphones do have the same plugs as the 5.1 speakers.
Soo, that might work then? Cool! ty
Now that I look at it, the headphones instructions on the cords on the net mentions pluging it in exactly like that.
Thanks again!,
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