Look inside Creative GigaWorks T20 - what's inside ?

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Teardown - Look inside Creative GigaWorks T20 Series II 2.0 active PC speaker - what's inside ? Full speakers disassemble disassembly and reassemble/assembly. One of best sounding 2.0 stereo PC speakers I have heard. There also can get from Creative GigaWorks T40 beast 2.0 speakers. Some GigaWorks T20 story and features: Professionally Designed for Hi-fi Music Playback. The new GigaWorks T20 Series II propels audio enjoyment to a whole new level of acoustic fidelity - over its award-winning predecessor, the GigaWorks T20. This two-way speaker design comes with BasXPor technology, delivering excellent full range audio with rich extended bass, eliminating the need for an actual subwoofer. The silk dome tweeter with woven glass fiber driver produces crystal clear highs with full-bodied midrange for an unrivalled acoustic experience. A perfect complement to your lifestyle, the stylish GigaWorks T20 Series II is built to recreate realistic live music experience in your home, giving you rich, full audio like no other.
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Specifications Creative GIGAWORKS T20 Series II:
- Power output Satellite speaker: 14 watts RMS per channel
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 80dB
- Frequency Response: 50Hz - 20kHz
- GigaWorks T20 Series II operating from the supplied 27V AC 1.7A power adapter.
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@Techscrews 4 года назад

Buy Creative T20 on Amazon: - Amazon com: amzn.to/2YENtGo - Amazon co uk: amzn.to/2t7FFBc - Amazon de: amzn.to/2PMSbxN

@ranjitrakhra8427 Год назад

Thanks for taking the time and effort to put this out... Excellent is the only word to describe the quality and content of this look inside the T20's

@Techscrews Год назад

thanks.

@sfrenato 26 дней назад

For everyone having an issue with a noisy channel: bass, treble and volume potentiometers tend to get dirty. Just buy a spray for cleaning contacts featuring a tiny tube, apply a bit in the middle hole (see center of the screen at 3:21) of each pot, and turn left and right few times to ensure they get clean. Vote this comment up so that it gets visible!

@Techscrews 26 дней назад

yes, i have some videos about that cleaning job: - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nTCDiM6tXUw.html - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Hx_QDsohkHE.html - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-owDQL6ylSr4.html

@Trance88 4 года назад

Dang! These speakers have a lot of guts and and some pretty decent size capacitors for small desktop speakers.

@apolloares6114 4 года назад

Trance88 ya, mini beasts. gigaworks always come up with such great materials inside. good speakers.

@scottbrady6795 6 лет назад

Awesome! I've got the T10, but I wanted to see the difference. The T10 doesn't have a proper crossover like the T20, just a capacitor.

@joshj392 2 года назад

thanks! I wanted to disable that blue LED around the volume knob. This was perfect

@smokedsalmon3428 2 года назад

Same here haha. For anyone else looking to do the same, the LED is soldered to the board. Get some pliers and move it back and fourth until it breaks off, happy days!

@FacialVomitTurtleFights 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for the mention haha, Im going to pass...imo any company who puts "in your face" leds without a shutoff can go to hell. Its a principal thing and a hard pass from me. Im not going to fix your product ya know...

@gino3286 2 года назад

Hi thank you so much for this very interesting inside look ! love this peeping inside audio components I have the feeling that the real Achille's heel of these wonderful little monitors is the plastic cabinet I am sure that a wooden cabinet would make these speakers sound even more exciting Kind regards, gino

@richard180961 4 года назад

Good to see what's inside. Looks well built with proper crossover in each cabinet. A real base port tube, and not just a hole in the top, like some speakers. Nicely insulated cables. I note that some models have " Docking Station Socket " Perhaps an older or newer version, with same model number? I notice from your pictures that a similar socket place is on the PCB 3:44 but not seen on back of casing. Perhaps has now been discontinued on later models.

@Techscrews 4 года назад

yea, they is very well made and sound impressive for so compact size.

@caleidoo 4 года назад

The headphones input just broke on my T20. The sound is about 20% of normal volume and has no detail. Sounds my headphones are wrapped in a towel. It only returns to normal sound if press down on my 3.5" jack and stress the plug-in connection. Is it possible to replace that part of is this a total loss?

@nikossiotas 2 года назад

Thank you for showing me that I can repair my pushed in speakers with a tape

@Techscrews 2 года назад

very good :)

@RobertNES816 6 лет назад

I have the T20 and T40 series 2 speakers. The T40's add more mid and low end punch compared to the T20's. I love both of these systems and don't regret choosing those over the similarly priced Bose Companion 2 speakers which I happily traded away.

@Techscrews 6 лет назад

yea, bose are so over priced.

@gabrielv.4358 11 месяцев назад

So cool!

@peterbridges393 5 лет назад

any ideas out ther could they have beed glued aswell as screwed

@fiestahappy8358 4 года назад

can satellite left speaker recable with better speaker cable..?

@Techscrews 4 года назад

of course, just resolder and remember speaker polarity.

@VoodooGMusic 5 лет назад

good so the tweeter isn't fake like in many speakers. I guess I can buy these.

@peterpipe9015 3 года назад

Hi would it be possible to use the amplifier section to drive speakers i took out of old philips boombox , thanks

@crazyeclk 3 года назад

Can I use iphone headphone wit microphone function in ca of plugged in headphone output by using 4 way 3.5 mm cable from pc to T20

@eem5240 5 лет назад

Which IC is used in that, Friend?

@danieleth1574 3 года назад

Wow, cambridge soundworks was an amazing manufacturer back in 90´s. Does anybady knows if Creative and Cambridge are the same/they source the driver?

@brandonlew2529 3 года назад

Creative now owns Cambridge.

@EsJustMe 2 года назад

what type of screws are used to hold for the based?

@chuffmunky 2 года назад

I was wondering whether to get these or Bose Companion 2 series II. Go and find a teardown for that speaker - what a nightmare! The better repairability of the Creative might be the deciding factor.

@Chrisspru 2 года назад

i had to repair my t20 speakers today (after over 13 years of continous use). it was resonably doable. the internal connection from the right main speaker was oxidized, making the right speaker quieter than the left one. re-soldering the connection fixed it. a friend of mine had the same speakers. a local power outage and following power surge blew the speakers internal fuse, which had to be replaced. it worked again afterwards the speaker died shortly thereafter, but i guess the soldering simply was not up to the bass, so maybe they are still fixable by more carefull soldering. my father uses these speaker since at least 15 years ago. no issues. the new models have an annoying power saving function, which automaticaly turns off the speaker after 10 minutes of no signal (and the speaker needs a few seconds to restart).

@markscott9259 3 года назад

That why the manufacturer has this as a 3ohm speaker, but when hooked up to all those crazy crossovers...it is broken down to 6ohm. That's why they sound pretty good, but also choke when at high volume. I never could get that extra hump out of the T20s when I know it's there. Must have some kind of compressor stored inside the unit crossover 🤔

@kianooshbabaei5319 2 года назад

I had set of those the bass was amasing and not harsh at highest volume. That was enough for 5 or 6 people party.

@Techscrews 2 года назад

Yes and you can always add some active subwoofer.

@Chrisspru 2 года назад

@@Techscrews i run a frankenstein stereo system made from the t20's, a 90's boombox for warm mids, some dirt cheap mini speakers as tweeters and a subwoofer. it sounds surprisingly good and can trade blows with way more expensive solutions

@lavaorganizasyon 2 года назад

@@Techscrews How ? Please help.I want add active subwoofer my t20 speakers

@Techscrews 2 года назад

@@lavaorganizasyon just buy 3.5mm splitter and and active subwoofer to your sound source. We record video how do it.

@--matthew-- 4 года назад

Oh my a proper crossover and real tweeters! Glad I've decided to shop for these after being tricked with Trust 2.1's with fake tweeters.

@Techscrews 4 года назад

Trust is **it compare to Creative T20.

@--matthew-- 4 года назад

Figured as much...

@SunsetfearOFFICIAL 3 года назад

i thought tweeters were fake like other computer speakers glad to see these are real !

@killobot2388 3 года назад

What is a crossover? Me too I've ordered these and I'm glad to see that there aren't any fake speakers inside.

@--matthew-- 3 года назад

@@killobot2388 It's a type of device typically found in high end speakers. It's purpose is to distribute different frequencies between the woofer and the tweeter, so the low frequencies aren't sent to the tweeter and the other way around. It improves overall balance of the audio system.

@banginghats2 3 года назад

Is it easy to disconnect that awful blue power LED? I've got some T10s and I just put a filter over the green LED, but with the T20s it shines all round the volume control. I listen in a lower light room at night and I find the glow really annoying. It's enough to stop me buying them.

@stingray2107 3 года назад

Those were my favorite speakers, but sadly they won't turn on anymore. The Power switch doesn't "click" when turning it on as it used to, only clicks when turning the volume knob all the way to the left (back to off position). Is there a way to fix this

@Chrisspru 2 года назад

try pushing in the volzme knob while turning. the connection an clicker might not be connected properly

@stingray2107 2 года назад

Thank you for your reply. I ended up taking them apart and replaced the switch

@blackrollex272 2 года назад

@@stingray2107 Hi, I have the same problem with the switch. Can you tell me the reference of your new switch and how did you remove the electronic card from the facade block? Even without the 2 screws of the white plastic part, the 2 others switches don't move at all (glued I guess). Thanks

@Synthematix 5 лет назад

Whats the impedance of the driver? they seem incredibly stiff in movement.

@Techscrews 5 лет назад

impedance not affected driver coil movement :)

@md.muradhussainkhan592 2 года назад

Can this pushing down harm the speakers performance!?

@Tome4kkkk 3 года назад

No Logitech X or Z series for me ever again. I owned like 4 different sets with the same problems all over across. Buzzing after switching off the computer, damaged cables (how?!?) etc.

@mare6600 3 года назад

Does anyone know if there would be any problem powering these speakers with 24V AC 1.7A adapter? I heard that you can get clipping and other distortions if you don't provide enough voltage

@Techscrews 3 года назад

That power supply give around 40w.

@mare6600 3 года назад

@@Techscrews will that make any problems? I might be able to find 24V 1.9A adapter, but I'm not sure that will make any difference. I heard that lower voltage can create clipping or distortion of the sound.

@MilkArcher 3 года назад

Anyone filled them up with isolation and noticed improvements?

@Chrisspru 2 года назад

the bass tube has to stay free, otherwise the internal air pressure prevents proper membrane movement. no idea if insulating the rest would do much. putting the speakers on rubber mats helps a lot with vibration reduction though.

@peterbridges393 5 лет назад

i cant open the casing on my t20s even after taking the screws out

@Techscrews 5 лет назад

you can try use hairdryer on hot mode for heat glue around speakers cabin.

@olivier3847 3 года назад

one of my speakers is crackling a bit...how can i fix this?

@Techscrews 3 года назад

cheapest way is just change system.

@olivier3847 3 года назад

@@Techscrews you mean buy new speakers?

@Techscrews 3 года назад

@@olivier3847 yes

@jyrkikoskinen8402 2 года назад

@@Techscrews ...you mean: this is a Chinese "sheap-product" trash...?

@uploadmeful 2 года назад

Twisting some of the cables inside help with my static/noise issue.

@nicolaupoceiro7570 4 года назад

The quality is not so good. The volume/on-off knob sometimes doesn't work. They distort and have some resonance frequency in the lower mid range. When I see that construction I am not surprised, too much plastic, no filler material. Did you manage to get them together again? It looks like you more or less destroyed them ^^ The glue around the speaker for instance. And what about sticking that blue tape to the membrane?!

@Techscrews 4 года назад

I always get them together again, some cheap, fully glued stuff I destroyed, but not good audio. These T20 still works.

@Chrisspru 2 года назад

try pushing in the volume knob before turning. it seems the potentiometer contacs have some wiggle room. are the screws all properly fastened? loose screws let through air from the internal room, creating distorting vibrations.

@JohnErikjohansson 3 года назад

"cool music" .. nice hifi, super highend, nice skills learned :P

@dariuss7923 6 лет назад

Hmm. Interesting, because i have same speakers and sound is very good like from this small speakers. But my speaker doesn't have magnetic shield, its weird

@Techscrews 6 лет назад

maybe different production batch for different regions!

@dariuss7923 6 лет назад

Maybe, but still weird because they dont mention about that. But anyway good video.

@abijeetrs6522 6 лет назад

Darius S where are you from. Dude location ?

@RobertNES816 6 лет назад

Darius S do the speakers have another magnet on top of the larger magnet? If so that's your shielding.

@dariuss7923 6 лет назад

No they dont have double magnets just normal speaker with one magnet

@ismaelrodriguez5893 5 лет назад

The driver is from Harmon kardon

@alibabaalibaba3192 3 года назад

What is the Driver size??

@OZSA87 4 года назад

I've used this speaker for 3 years and yesterday it died on me. I can plug a headphone in it and it work, volume/bass/treble knobs work but there's no sound coming out of the speaker (tested with 3 PCs), is there any way to fix this or it's trash?

@Techscrews 4 года назад

local electronic repair shop they restore they, because t20 are very simple.

@BenjaminCrouch 4 года назад

Were you able to fix this ever? I've come across this comment having the same problem.

@OZSA87 4 года назад

@@BenjaminCrouch no, it just sits in the garage, I bought instead an edifier R1280T which is far superior to the creative T20 and I got it for even cheaper than the T20, it was something like 55$ (it was on discount).

@jyrkikoskinen8402 2 года назад

I've owned this speakers for 8 years (but used maybe 100 - 150 times) and last month's, left speaker it died. Only quiet electric noise hear. What is problem? Can it repair???? They are very good sound speakers and looks like new!!!

@Chrisspru 2 года назад

@@OZSA87 maybe its the cable, or some internal soldering broke from age. that should be fixable

@Stoweded 5 лет назад

Какой партномер потенциометра регулировки громкости?

@Techscrews 5 лет назад

у меня больше нет этих колонки, и видео не видно партномер.

@Stoweded 5 лет назад

@@Techscrews спасибо. У меня первая версия Т20 и WD40 вылечил

@legchenkov 5 лет назад

@@Stoweded забрызгал внутрь потенциометра DW40 и хруст с прорыванием гудения прошел? У меня Т20 и несколько лет уже регулирую громкость на компе, а не ручкой. Тронешь ручку и начинается шум, гудение пока не найдешь позицию, в которой затихнет. :(

@Stoweded 5 лет назад

@@legchenkov да. Но через два месяца снова затрещало

@2mmv 4 года назад

@@legchenkov Это болезнь у них или как повезет? Я вот заказал гигаворки себе, через 2 дня привезут, теперь парюсь))

@badmanbilly1 6 лет назад

Next: Azatom Kara KR1 Bluetooth® speaker. Once done, you've earned a sub & a like.

@anastasiosgolemis6894 5 лет назад

Amp IC???

@wombatillo 5 лет назад

TPA3123D2

@fiestahappy8358 4 года назад

@@wombatillo , @techscrew : same ic opamp in GigaWorks T40 ??

@TerrenceCyrus 7 месяцев назад

Unit is not powering up

@gendalalchoudhri1210 6 лет назад

Ye kutme ka hai

@lennerxd2885 4 года назад

Dissapoint!!!

@Ztartakus 3 года назад

These T20 have awful feature - to make them more green, Creative added for EU customers an auto switch-off. They go to sleep after 10 minutes or so. It wouldn't be a problem if they wouldn't need to restart few long seconds during which you hear nothing.... The most idiotic feature I have seen!!! After this introduction I would like to ask you guys - when opening did you spot a piece of hardware that could be responsible for this powering-off? Maybe if I could cut it out the speakers would work as expected!

@Techscrews 3 года назад

strange, but my t20 don't have an auto switch-off.

@Ztartakus 3 года назад

@@Techscrews, I think it was introduced just couple years ago and only for EU market. Older models do not have it. Found in the GigaWorks T20 Series II manual: This speaker has an auto power management feature which complies with energy efficiency regulation required by certain regions (Europe).

@Ztartakus 3 года назад

support.creative.com/kb/ShowArticle.aspx?sid=12873 Look how ridiculous it is, an official creative answer: In keeping with ErP (Energy-related Products) regulations, your Creative speaker will go into Standby mode if it doesn’t detect audio input (via aux-in/line-in) after a specific amount of time. This speaker uses a fixed threshold input level to enable auto power management feature. This means if you greatly lower the volume on your mp3 player or smart device, your speaker might interpret this as silence and go into Standby mode. This is by no means a product defect but a design intent in keeping with ErP regulations. To avoid this from happening, turn up the volume on your connected MP3 player or smart device as high as it can go without distortion setting in, and use the volume controls on your Creative speaker to determine how loud (or soft) you want your audio.

@justinus64 2 года назад

@@Ztartakus it’s like the EU forgot that audio can be paused for over 10 mins like for example your partner walked in and had a conversation with you and now you wanna go back to your music