Dear Altec Lansing,
When I bought your ATP3 2.1 computer speaker model as an upgrade from some crappy 2.0 speakers that came with my then-PC I felt bliss – not only was I now able to blast my speakers when it was raining (which I absolutely love and my mom absolutely hates), it didn’t start to distort and feel as if they might explode at any time. It was clear, and it had just the right frequency response for me. It bordered on perfect.
Then I blew it up when I tried playing distorted guitar on them – a really dumb thing on my part, I admit.
So began my quest for the next pair of perfect Altec Lansing speakers – I’ve bought Sonic Gear and Creative speakers for friends and they just never seemed to sound satisfactory, and from experience I was pretty much loyal to your brand. The IT fair arrived and I quickly snagged up one of your newer models that looked so similar to my previous pair – I was really excited about going home and trying them out.
My verdict? Altec Lansing VS4121: most likely designed when the engineer was high on something. Don’t get me wrong, they’re not crappy or anything. They can sound perfect – but only when they’re hovering in mid air. I’m not gonna go into the technical stuff, basically when placed on the table the 500Hz range are so boosted the sound pretty much borders on unlistenable.
Sold it at a loss. Was so traumatized I think I went about half a year without speakers. Painful.
Learnt my lesson, decided if I wanted to buy speakers I was happy with I needed to test them in a quieter environment (compared to the fair). Today I went down to Stereo Electronics (which is an awesome shop that lets you try every pair of earphones that they sell) and painstakingly tested every pair of Altec Lansing speakers that they stocked. Finally settled on a UFO-looking pair, got excited again and went home.
Verdict? The Altec Lansing FX3021 expressionist PLUS model: Sounds great…… but who builds a subwoofer with loose parts that vibrate and make noise when music is playing?!?!?? The wires are also more flimsy, and sometimes far too short. I had to dig up an old cable to connect my computer to the sub.
So Altec Lansing, I don’t know what happened to you and I don’t really care anymore – I’m bycotting you after this pair of speakers. Never again will you have your wares on my table. And floor.
atee
haha! you just made me laugh, crazy girl
Where got funny!! You laugh at my pain and trauma ah! Hahahaha.
Laptops will change the country when they are accessible to everyone financially. Think of every man and women, having a personal laptop.
Okay Mr Spammer.