Altec Lansing AVS200 2 Speakers
- Max. Power Output: 1.3 Watt (RMS)
- Number of Speakers: 2 Speakers
- Connection Type: Cable
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This is where you and I rock out to some good music
Pros
Small, very clear sound
Cons
No headphone jack, holy cow that's loud
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
Altec Lansing seems to have something on the ball...
I wasn't kidding when I said I had a lot of speaker experience. Who knows how many speakers we've been through. At least as many computers, if not a few more. I don't even know why. It's not like we're always buying crappy ones. Well, whatever the case may be, these speakers belong to the computer that the general populace of the house uses. Technically it's dad's computer, but since it's the one with the dial-up connection, everyone gravitates toward it.
Now, my computer has a pair of Altec Lansing Series 100 speakers, and while they're pretty good, when I compare, I have to admit that these Altec speakers are a little better in their sound quality. A little more crystal. I have yet to hear the perfect pair of speakers, the kind that make me jump up and yell "Ohmigod, these are awesome!" but these are pretty dang good. I'm not a speaker expert either, so my judgments are just as average Joe as yours might be.
They look exactly as they do in the picture; short, squat, little round styling details going on. There are two controls; the power button and the volume knob. Poke the power button on, green light goes on. Poke it again, light goes off. Simple. Volume dial speaks for itself.
A thing about the volume dial and these speakers. While as with most speakers, you plug them in and ta-da! you have sound that you can control both with the dial and commands on the computer, you're never going to crank the dial very high. Even if you want your music loud. Right now the volume is set on the computer at 50%, but your dial is never going to go that high. 40% maybe. For some reason this sort of bugs me. I like both my computer and speakers to be at least somewhat in sync. But if you turn the dial too high, it's going to be very, very loud, so watch yourself. This kind of thing has the potential to fool people, and one more than one occasion I've somehow managed to get the dial a degree too high and scared myself silly, when if you look at it, it doesn't look like it's turned that high at all.
Another feature these speakers are missing is the option for plugging in headphones. While to me it doesn't matter on this computer, I know if they were my speakers going where I go, it could bug me. I know other people who also use the jack that might miss it.
But I have to admit – the sound quality of these speakers tends to outweigh any screw-ups I might have with the volume or the lack of a headphone jack. That's why these speakers have managed to get an edge over the ones I own and gained a 4.5 star rating. And to my knowledge, these speakers have never hiccupped once (unlike mine), and that's something I value.
NT
Now, my computer has a pair of Altec Lansing Series 100 speakers, and while they're pretty good, when I compare, I have to admit that these Altec speakers are a little better in their sound quality. A little more crystal. I have yet to hear the perfect pair of speakers, the kind that make me jump up and yell "Ohmigod, these are awesome!" but these are pretty dang good. I'm not a speaker expert either, so my judgments are just as average Joe as yours might be.
They look exactly as they do in the picture; short, squat, little round styling details going on. There are two controls; the power button and the volume knob. Poke the power button on, green light goes on. Poke it again, light goes off. Simple. Volume dial speaks for itself.
A thing about the volume dial and these speakers. While as with most speakers, you plug them in and ta-da! you have sound that you can control both with the dial and commands on the computer, you're never going to crank the dial very high. Even if you want your music loud. Right now the volume is set on the computer at 50%, but your dial is never going to go that high. 40% maybe. For some reason this sort of bugs me. I like both my computer and speakers to be at least somewhat in sync. But if you turn the dial too high, it's going to be very, very loud, so watch yourself. This kind of thing has the potential to fool people, and one more than one occasion I've somehow managed to get the dial a degree too high and scared myself silly, when if you look at it, it doesn't look like it's turned that high at all.
Another feature these speakers are missing is the option for plugging in headphones. While to me it doesn't matter on this computer, I know if they were my speakers going where I go, it could bug me. I know other people who also use the jack that might miss it.
But I have to admit – the sound quality of these speakers tends to outweigh any screw-ups I might have with the volume or the lack of a headphone jack. That's why these speakers have managed to get an edge over the ones I own and gained a 4.5 star rating. And to my knowledge, these speakers have never hiccupped once (unlike mine), and that's something I value.
NT
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