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What can I say about these literally beautiful speakers!!!!! Sound is CLEAR, CLEAR and CLEAR. This is one of the very few times that the product surpassed my expectations. I believe you won't find another set of such quality speakers at that price.
I would suggest this set of speakers without any second thought. If you find a chance, try and listen to them and see what I am talking about.
Well done Altec Lansing, very well done indeed!!

This set of speakers has to be the best pound for pound speaker set I have ever come across.

In the sound industry a great deal is made of the sound clarity at both the top and bottom end of the volume range and all I can say is that with the quality that these pump out and any volume you care to mention, I personally would pay twice as much fro them and still be very, very happy!!

The Satellites are very crisp and clear indeed. However, since the moment I bought these, the bass was to high - so I thought, "OK, I'll just adjust the bass", but in fact, the subwoofer does not have bass control which was a major let down. I've had these speakers for maybe 3 years, and the paint is badly worn off around the volume control, also, recently I am hearing crackling while changing the volume -- I keep the speakers in as good condition as possible.

If you have a bit of money, I would recommend the Altec Lansing FX6021 speaker system - by far the best 2.1 speakers available today and very nicely priced.

I think other reviews I've seen for these speakers might exaggerate their ability a tad. 20 watts RMS isn't a huge amount of power, so these speakers can't do anything amazing volume-wise. If you want loud speakers, you probably shouldn't be looking at a 2.1 set anyway.

That said, these things are £33. They look very nice, and they do produce enough volume for a single listener to damage their own hearing. Up to about 2/3 volume (which is louder than you should be listening to your own music anyway) they are distortion-free, and the sub might be a little small but it gives music a real kick.

Everyone should have a set of speakers AT LEAST this good, and at this price there's no excuse for not having them.

As soon as I heard this system I knew I had made the right choice. Rich sound, full bass and good looks - who could ask for more. Compact and easy to set up, I am sure it would complement any PC, DVD, Games console or MP3 player.