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For a simple $25 investment at my local wal-mart, these speakers have frankly proved over and over that Altec Lansing products are quality. I never expected such a thundering sound output out of just 20 watts RMS and 3 smallish speakers. Sound quality is fantastic with rock, rap, punk, metal, classical, jazz, swing. Gaming on these speakers is phenominal, rocket blasts sound realistic and feel good too. If I had to purchase another set of speakers I would feel confident buying this set again!

the best money i spent on my computer. for the price im satesfied.. hell if they cost $50 its worth it. i listen to hip hop and some rock and they sound great to me.. i upgrade ram and video cards.. but this is the difference i can actually notice.

the only thing i dont like about the speakers is that the blue light is BRIGHT... i had these in my barracks room and the little blue light fill the room with the lights out...

i would buy another set.. these are going strong over a year now

If you unscrew the back of the speakers, you can mount them on a wall, by drilling into the wall (or using brackets)with the holes on the speaker, usually used to hold on the back. The sound quality is good, and I like that there is no RCA cable involved.

Replacement parts for the BX1021 made by Altec Lansing.

My BX1021 developed a real bad hum in the bass speaker
with no input connected.

The other two speakers worked fine when connected.

How do you fix this problem as I have?

NOTE: You must have electronic repair skills or stop reading.

OK, The BX1021 has 4 IC's inside.

3 are IC power output amps that drive the speakers, and
the last is a 8 Pin op amp used for the bass amp circuit.

I could not find replacement parts from all internet sources.

IE: cross reference and such.

So I made 2 good choices from other part manufactures.

The power output amps used are: UTC2030, Replace with TDA2030A.

The Op Amp used is: UTC4558, Replace with NTE928M.

I first replaced the UTC2030 with a TDA2030A, it did not fix the problem.

I left that part in and replaced the UTC4558 with a NTE928M.

BINGO!!! The Amp Lives Again.

So, The problem with my BX1021 was a bad UTC4558 chip.

However, If your output chip goes bad now you have
a part number to replace it with.

Hope this info is usefull, It worked for me.

I do love my BX1021, It Rocks in Sound and Power!!!

Enjoy,

Bob V...............

I love these speakers. I got them from a Wall-mart years ago and still use them today! I came across this as I was Googleing because they seem to be misbehaving. The left speaker keeps disconnecting even when it is still physically plugged in. Then I give the sub-woofer a kick and it comes back. I will most likely just need to strip the wire back and cut it. It has become a little mangled after many moves from house to house, and room to room.

My only problem was the blindingly bright blue light. I was tired of turning it off at night so I got a tiny strip of black electrical tape and just covered it. I did leave a tiny space at the bottom though so If I have to I can get on the ground and check if it is on.

Overall, fantastic speakers, loud, clear, quality, and at a great price. Don't think they are worse then other's just because they are cheaper. They could fill a whole house.

Happy customer here! Because of these I love altec Lansing!