( 26 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 10 2009
Ive had the speaker for a few years now and absoultely love them! They look great. I use them primarily for listening to music, but for gaming as well. AS other reviewers have said, they are capable of producing a lot of bass....but I like a lot of bass in my music. If you dont, all you have to do is turn bass dial down..so Im not sure why anyone would count this as a negative...
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Aug 5 2009
Was a little hesitant after reading the reviews on this product. However, these are great looking speakers so I decided to take a chance anyways. Boy, I was surprised. Point blank, these are good speakers "by computer speaker standards", and this is coming from an audiophile. One should always keep in mind that a computer speaker system has its limits. If you want earth shattering bass, then this is definitely not the right product for you and in fact, in that case, you should not even be considering a computer speaker in the first place. I will not get into a discussion on midrange and stuff because that discussion is totally inappropriate here.........we are discussing a computer speaker system lets not forget that. The default bass setting is quite high as the other reviewers have mentioned. However, you can adjust the bass/treble settings to your liking. I don't listen to anything in max. volume, so I can't say how it performs at that level, but once you adjust the bass/treble and keep it at a reasonable volume, this baby sounds reeeeally nice. I did compare this with the BOSE 2.1 system. The only difference I noticed was the price premium for BOSE......both sounded pretty much the same to me. Maybe the BOSE is a tad better but that difference is not audible .......and definitely not worthy of such a horrendous price premium ($200 +!!!) The main reason for this purchase is to watch Netflix movies online, i.e., until I buy a Netflix ready device. The sound is great. Played some music just to test the sound (I don't normally listen to music on my computer) and was satisfied with that as well. The ON/OFF switch is not located at the back of the sub., which is a plus. Why the 4 rating instead of 5? (i) The plastic material could have been better .......piano black or something close to that would have been great. This is not a cheap speaker system by any means (any comp. speaker system >$50 is expensive) so Altec Lansing could have used better plastic. The sub. however is made of wood and looks ok. (ii) Metallic grille not cloth grille. Bottomline, reasonably good value for the price. I'm happy.
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Posted: Aug 1 2009
I purchased these at an after Thanksgiving day sale for an outstanding price! When I picked up the box, I thought they would be good speakers because of the weight. I thought, "What the heck... If I don't like them, then return them." I ended up loving them! Best thing is that I bought them at a super deal! The frequency ranges are superb to me. I believe the key is to have a good audio card to appreciate the full potential of these speakers. I'm going to buy another set for my laptop!
