Home > Consumer Reviews > Altec Lansing ACS54 PowerPlay Plus Computer Speakers for Gamers (5-Piece)

I have this set of speakers at home and the are just extroidinary. Don't just hear the music feel it. This set of speakers has the most bang for its buck around, and coming from a company like altec you kow its dependable. So I say if you want to upgrade your sound system this is the way to go.

I just bought these speakers set and plugged it to my Aureal Vortex2 SuperQuad sound card.! I WAS STUNNED! Yes..! They sound great for gaming, mp3's or cd's....The surround sound makes you feel in the game....Powerfull 40 WATT sound can fill your room with good quality music! Great subwoofer delivers a stable, strong bass, and the 4 satelite speakers sound great as well I can say! Go for this one, a GOOD BUY... !!!!

This is a great speaker system! I bought it a year ago and is still going great (Speakers are very durible and cords too! - perfect for a dorm). There are few times when I can even play it loud enough to be distorted. If you don't want to spend over $100 get this system and save your money.

A few low points of concern -Cords should be longer for speaker (only 6 of 7 ft) -Sub could be louder at times -If you can spend $130 - $150 you will get a system that blows this away (Altec Lansing ADA305 PowerCube Speaker System) -It does have a bit of hiss when VERY loud

This system has the best value I believe, hey do really want to play music loud enough to start getting complaints anyway? If so, get the Altec Lansing ADA305 PowerCube Speaker System - an amazing system!

These speakers are very nice,but don't get me wrong, they don't have the power of Yamaha Power Cubes. For the average user, they will work great and you will have no complaints. But for the 1 in every 100 they will not have the power and the hissing noise when the volume is cranked will deter them from telling their friends about their new speakers. So if you are an average user that would like a mighty fine peice of equiptment, then these are they way to go but if you are the super music fan then look elsewhere.

I have a PC but don't get me wrong, I love to accessorize, especially my speakers. When I first bought this 3 piece, I was impressed by its features: 27 Watt subwoofer OF WOOD so it doesn't have distortions, Magnetically shielded sattelites so you don't have to worry about putting it close to your PC. Best of all, it comes with 6 colors, one already on the satellites, five others including yellow, red, green and blue (already on) so you can accessorize accordingly to your iMAC. It has a bass knob on the subwoofer and a volume control on the right satellite.

This stylish system packs a nice 40 Watts, the two satellites together are 13 and the subwoofer is a generous 27. It comes with a nice cord that will look great with your current mac. It's got a input jack you easily hook to any microphone/line source and the AC adapter has a coiling wire that stretches so you can place the subwoofer under your desk, next to a table of wood which is good for the subwoofer to vibrate and shake on. I can feel it on my desk right now, do not underestimate these fancy looking speakers, they kick and has lots of boom!

So far, there's nothing bad, I only dislike the poorer treble quality of the satellites but they're not all that bad-only a little worse compared to my old Creative ones but that's because they were 20 watts, not 13.

If you are looking for a great speaker package to style your mac, go for it, if you have a PC and you are a hardcore gamer/frequent mp3 downloader or just listen to music a lot, I recommend the ACS5x systems. I think you'll find them to your liking with more bass and slightly more treble.

For macs, or the newer ones, to replace your Harmon Kardon speakers is a crime! Don't! Skip on these Altec Lansing ones for now unless you desperately seek deeper, richer bass.