Creative Inspire 5100 is an excellent surround sound system for your PC. Watch movies, listen to music and play games using Dolby Digital audio. I've been using this system for about 3 years now and its never let me down and the quality is fantastic to the point that I never thought about an ... Read review
Advantages: Quality sound for a low price Disadvantages: Short rear speaker cables
Creative Inspire 5100 is an excellent surround sound system for your PC. Watch movies, listen to music and play games using Dolby Digital audio. I've been using this system for about 3 years now and its never let me down and the quality is fantastic to the point that I never thought about an upgrade.
Equipment details
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The system comes with five satellites and a subwoofer. All the satellites ... ...would have be nice if Creative just made them only a meter or two longer, this is a common problem in all surround systems I've encountered, everything else is perfect. A sound card or onboard audio with 5.1 sound option is required to take full advantage of the system but thats becoming a standard now on most devices. I use my PC for everything from movies, music, and games and I'm completely satisfied and have been for the past three years, when ... more
Creative Inspire 5100 is an excellent surround sound system for your PC. Watch movies, listen to music and play games using Dolby Digital audio. I've been using this system for about 3 years now and its never let me down and the quality is fantastic to the point that I never thought about an upgrade.
Equipment details ```````````````````````````` The system comes with five satellites and a subwoofer. All the satellites are the same design, They are small only 9cm cubes with a curved back and black cloth covering the front. They sit flat on any surface with only a very slight angle pointing up. The three front speakers have about 2m cables, while the remaining two rear speakers, have about 4m cables, You're given a set of stickers to mark which speakers and which plugs are which, you have to add them yourself after working out which are the longer cables this is really useful during setup and there good stickers only one of them is starting to peal off in the 3 years I've had it, just have to keep an eye on it when fiddling around. The subwoofer unit is a basic box style made of MDF wood by the feel of it, and contains the ports for all the speakers and has its own volume to control the amount of bass. You connect it to your PC using the three-way stereo jack cable thats about 2m long. The plugs on the cable are colour coded, as well as the sockets on the subwoofer. Black cloth also covers the front on a removable plastic grill, since the sub sits on the floor in front of my feet I leave it on for protection.
The systems volume control is on a extension cable, so you can put it anywhere you want. you have to have the volume control plugged in for the speakers to work, it also acts as the power switch for the system. Its a bit chunky about 9cm long, 4cm wide and stand 2.5cm tall but still looks good with a nice curved shape to match the speakers.
Setup ````````` Setup is fairly easy, just plug in the cables, well not quite "easier said than done" come to mind you have 8 cables in total a power cable, 5 speakers, volume and the audio jack with 3 plugs to juggle about, the back of the subwoofer is clearly marked for which port does what so there's no need to refer to any manual... The best way to set it up is to figure out where everything is going to go then lead the cables around before plugging into the sub just to make sure all the cables reach, on the many occasions I failed to do that and had to re-adjust mainly because the rear speaker cables are too short, Another thing to keep in mind is during set up leave the subwoofer in a place thats easy to get to so you can adjust the level of bass to your preferred setting as the volume control is on the back then you can put it where ever you want.
Preformence ``````````````````` The speakers are loud enough for any use, the sound is clean and clear, no buzzes or rattles from any of the satellites or the subwoofer, I've only had the volume above the quarter way mark on a few occasions where the sound quality of the media was very poor and there was still loads of volume to go. Top volume is far too loud, the neighbours wouldn't have to call the police they could probably hear it them selfs from the station. Speaker Details: subwoofer = 12 Watt, satellite speakers = 6 Watt each, Frequency response: 44Hz - 20KHz
Their's only one problem with this system the rear speaker cables are too short, you can buy extension leads but it would have be nice if Creative just made them only a meter or two longer, this is a common problem in all surround systems I've encountered, everything else is perfect. A sound card or onboard audio with 5.1 sound option is required to take full advantage of the system but thats becoming a standard now on most devices. I use my PC for everything from movies, music, and games and I'm completely satisfied and have been for the past three years, when or if they break down then I'll upgrade.
The system can be bought for about £35, they seem pretty rare now, looks like they've been replaced by newer versions. Best bet is to keep an eye out for them on ebay.
Advantages: Extremely powerful Disadvantages: Cables a little too short
...so opted to purchase the Creative Inspire 5.1 5100.
What drew me to these was the great price, compared to other 5.1 speaker systems (5.1 basically means 1 sub and 5 satellites, which create a 3D surround sound effect), and the Creative name. Creative are one of the main, and affordable, leaders in speaker systems for computers, so I knew I was getting a good buy.
They arrived, and immediately I plugged them into my bog standard Creative soundcard ... ...card. I recommend the Creative SB Live!). Although I was lacking the correct soundcard, the sound was still a lot better than my previous speakers, and when I had the 5.1 soundcard set up...WOW! I only usually have the volume set as low as it can go, because even with the sound down, the speakers are still loud, and when you crank the volume to the max, it feels like it could shatter windows! With the surround sound effect, it feels like the music ...
MortiOli 31.05.2004
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Sorry guys for another creative review but hey, theyre the best! Got these from a mate of mine for £20 who was floggin his old PC bit by bit and I had these off him straight away! Where to start...?!
OK I'll get the techie stuff out of the way first so I can get a good run talking about how good these speakers are in a bit...
the 5:1 system implies a sub-woofer and 5 additional satellite speakers...
- 12watt subfwoofer
- 6watt per each additional ... ...show...in terms of the whole Creative Inspire 5:1 range, these is the most basic...the least attractive (yet still not ugly) but nonetheless, a lesser product than the others...
I'll start with the sub...extremely powerful in comparison to the satellites, and witht he bass control inconveniently located on the back...however, with a lot of the music and films i play and watch on these i keep the bass to a minimum as it tends to easily override the ...
classact39 13.04.2005
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Advantages: Nice Design, Good Sound Quality Disadvantages: Audio Cable for Rear speaker is quite short
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Creative is one of the leading brands in audio and graphic devices for computer hardware. But the most popular product from this brand is their sound card and the speakers. Creative ... ...panel. More convenience compared to Creative Aspire 4.1 version
The design is much better compared to its previous version. The design of the woofer box is better and that is Heavily Reinforced Cube-style Subwoofer type. The entire satellite speakers are not too big and each of the satellite has a hook place so that you can hang the satellite on the wall or you can put it on their own stand (sold separately). The color of the product is ...
mohammadharrisjalil 19.02.2006
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Advantages: Best quality,easy to install,cheap but no compromisation in quality Disadvantages: Not much extra features
I'm a creative fan since i bought my first product which i already reviewed.i was very impressed by the creative output so i bought creative 5100,it has 12watt subfwoofer and 5 ,6watt per satellite.The best for my home theatre to produce surround sound effect.it was easy to install takes me around a hour to settle and place'em and full installation.And then when i played my first sond...wooooow,isaw into another world...Since I'm a dancer creative ... ...make you legs go cha-cha-cha.
Play high quality games,listen to dolby digital,watch your fav movie and enjoy the pleasure of surround sound effect you got from it.
The best things about it it'll never let you down and even if you have any problem the customer support is quite good.And compare to other brands This product is more then value of your money,You got the best quality at very cheaper rate compartively ...
prattt69 19.11.2008
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Using PC's for a good 10 years plus, I have been through a number of speakers.
Finally a few years ago after upgrading my soundcard, needed to get some great speaker.
The Inspire 5.1 5100, where the best at the time. At the time spending £85 and now looking at them arounf half that, they are definatly a great set of speakers.
There not really much I can say about them. You have 2 front, 2 rear, woofer and a centre speaker.
The remote is abit ... ...front middle of the pad. At the top, the main volume wheel. It is a stilly thing but you get use to it, as I have turned the balance wheel without thinking, and getting it back is not that hard, but fustrating.
If your soundcard can have 5.1 speaker on it, these will do you great. The louder they are the better. I'v eeven made my desk shake they where that loud. But in todays prices, you can get the 6.1 or even the 7.1 for about £50 or less.
If ...
avensis004 29.08.2004
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Product Information for "Creative Inspire 5.1 5100" »
Speaker system
System Components
5 speakers, subwoofer
Speaker Type
Active
Nominal Output Power (Total)
42 Watt
Response Bandwidth
44 - 20000 Hz
Signal-To-Noise Ratio
84 dB
Magnetic Shield
Built-in
Audio Amplifier
Integrated
Connectivity Technology
Wired
Controls
Power on/off, volume
Speaker system details
Speakers Included
5 x satellite speaker - 6 Watt - wired
1 x subwoofer - 12 Watt - wired
Driver Details
Satellite speaker : 1 x high/midrange driver, Satellite speaker : 1 x high/midrange driver - 55mm, Subwoofer : 1 x subwoofer driver - 105mm, Subwoofer : 1 x subwoofer driver
Driver Details
Subwoofer : 1 x subwoofer driver
Connections
Connector Type
1 x digital 5.1 channel audio line-in ( mini-phone stereo 3.5mm x 3 )
Manufacturer's product description
Creative Inspire 5.1 5100 speakers bring high-quality 5.1 surround sound to movies, music and games. They can be used with the Sound Blaster family of sound cards, or the Sound Blaster Extigy external audio solution, to deliver Dolby Digital audio at low cost. Their advanced design includes unique contours around the five satellites, which project sound in the optimum pattern at 6 watts RMS per channel, and a powerful, cube-style wood subwoofer which pumps out 12 watts RMS of solid, booming bass. These speakers are the ideal introduction to 5.1 channel sound for users who demand a more powerful, involving audio experience.
