$150 speakers hiding in a $50 box.
Written: Oct 29 '02
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Pros: Best bass response of any sub $150 speaker set. Clean and no distortion.
Cons: Can pick up feedback from my big monitor.
The Bottom Line: Buy it.
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| cchubb's Full Review: Altec Lansing 221 2 Speakers |
When I went to the computer store I must have listened to 20 different speaker / sub sets head to head on the shelf. The experience went kind of like this:
"tinny", "distortion", "ugly", "flimsy", "even more tinny", "WOW!", "no volume control", "expensive", "yukky".
The "WOW!" was the Altec Lansing 221 system. It was on special for $50 and the only system on the shelf that sounded anything like that was over $150 and the only one better was over $200.
I have to admit that it is mostly the sub that gives this system it's clarity. By having a good sub to anchor the set, the satelites can do their high frequency work without having to handle anything low. Most manufacturers put a high power amp in their sub (100 watts! 200 watts!) but get that power by working the op-amps at the upper range of their ratings, where the distortion runs rampant. You never get that with this system. I have driven the system at almost max volume and notice no distortion.
About the only tick mark against this system is that if I put the satelites too close to the rear of my 22 inch monitor they can pick up some fuzzy feedback. If I move them 4 inches further to the front, that goes away.
I am going to buy 2 or three more of these if they go on sale again and use them as room speakers for my low power distribution on my house stereo.
Recommended:
Yes
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