CREATIVE SETS NEW STANDARDS WITH INSPIRE 5.1 5500 SPEAKERS

Creative Launch their new 5.1 Dolby Digital Speaker Solution at an Affordable Price

Creative (Nasdaq: CREAF), the worldwide leader in digital entertainment products for the personal computer and the Internet, announces the Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital 5500 speaker system. Sharing the advanced design foundations of the Creative Inspire family, this 48-Watt RMS multi-channel system offers PC gamers and home entertainment users superior quality and performance, thanks to its perfect combination of five acoustically balanced satellite speakers and a heavily reinforced wood subwoofer with 6-channel amplification.

The Inspire 5.1 Digital 5500 speaker system sets new standards for affordable 5.1 speaker offerings. At the competitive price of £149.99 inc. VAT, Creative has priced it to combine genuine value with superb performance. It is the great-value speaker solution of choice for users who want to leverage their Dolby Digital movies, games and other 5.1 channel audio and enjoy dynamic, room-shaking effects. A key feature of its advanced design is the separate, silver-fronted Dolby Digital decoder module. As well as adding style to the user's environment, it incorporates line-in, coaxial and optical inputs to ensure easy, simultaneous connection to different sources. The wireless multifunctional remote control makes this system quick and easy to manage.

"This is a versatile system that adds style and functionality to the study or living room," explains Leonardo Colucci, brand manager for Speakers with Creative Labs Europe. "Its decoder module can be connected to home entertainment equipment such as DVD players or games consoles, as well as to PCs. Users will benefit from top-quality sound from all these sources, and with a decoder module that looks this good, we are sure users will want to show off their investment in better sound," he continues.

Available from early November, this system gives outstanding results with any content, including PC-based games and DVD movies.