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Considering how little I spent, I suppose these speakers are ok, but I was hoping for better from Altec Lansing. I have another set of speakers on a different computer that look very similar, and that I paid similar money for, but sound better even though they're not a "name brand".

The speakers sound great with rich bass. However they suffer from radio interference. In my case I can hear a radio station no matter what volume I set them to. I tried them in several places in the house, same issue. Aluminum foil on the cord that connects the control to the subwoofer seems to help a little. Cellphone in vicinity drives these speakers crazy. Needless to say, my other Altec Lansing speaker pair (6 years old) work just fine.

Looks good, sound great, but amplify cllular signals, it makes a loud scrashy sound when receiving data on blackberry or a call, is not posible use it when you whare a movil phone.

Cellphones often interfere with speakers producing a very distinctive sequence of buzzing sounds. These speakers seem to amplify this intereference to ear-piercing levels. If I watch a movie I must turn my cell off completely. I can tell when my roommate two doors down is about to receive a call. Worthless.

If you don't have a cellphone or live in the same neighborhood as someone who does, then these aren't bad at all for the money. Otherwise give them a pass. This isn't a matter of sound quality. The speakers are simply unusable as a result and you might be throwing your money way.

I love these speakers. They are very good quality for the price I paid. I listen to metal so these speakers have gone through alot of pounding but they are still like new. The bass is very deep for such a small sub and people sometimes wonder where the bass is coming from because they don't believe it can do that. Very loud and the bass is adjustable. The downside is that there is lots of interference with wireless signals coming from my phone and my router. Whenever I receive a message there's a loud noise that lasts for about a second. But oddly I find it useful because it alerts me that I'm getting a message. There is a constant noise that it receives from my wireless router that is a bunch of clicking. With a simple adjustment of the antenna I can get rid of the noise. I would definitely recommend this to everyone.