Altec Lansing BXR1221 2.1 Speaker System (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)My laptop has XP Media Edition software, but really bad speakers.If I want to listen to anything, I need external speakers or headphones.For the price, this Altec Lansing Three-Piece Speaker System does a good job.The bottom line is good, well balanced sound for a low price.

Now the caveats:

On speakers that require an external power source, I would have expected to be able to crank up the volume a bit more.When listening to modern CDs or MP3s on my PC I can turn up the sound high enough to fill a large room without distortion, but when watching an old movie (say 1930s vintage) I can turn up the volume all the way and the dialog is barely audible.Other speakers I've used don't seem to have that issue, but they were more expensive.

This system may be compact for a shelf or desk, but it's not tiny and don't expect it to be portable.The set up is lightweight but rather bulky.The subwoofer is roughly the size of an elongated Kleenex Boutique tissue box; the satellites are approximately the size of Campbell's soup cans.

There are lots of wires, too.The right satellite, the one with the on/off and volume control knobs, has four separate wires: 1) hardwire to the other satellite, 2) hardwire to the jack that goes to the audio source (computer or MP3 player), 3) a jack to connect to the hardwire coming from the subwoofer, and 4) a jack for the wire to the AC adapter.That's a lot of wire coming out of the back of one soup can size speaker!

The wall plug is on the AC adapter.Something to consider if you are already using outlets for the PC, monitor, printer, and whatever other peripherals you need - a power strip may have multiple outlets, but this can easily use one and cover up another.

If none of these observations is a deal breaker for you, then the low price and good sound are a good value.

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Product Description:
REPLACES PART NUMBER BXR1121.New Design,2.1, Cylindrical Design Sats, Blk w/ Cloth Grills, Ported Subwoofer.3 piece music and gaming speaker system for PC and MP3 player.Includes iPod/MP3 player cradle.

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