Altec Lansing FX5051 Powered Audio System

I just purchased these speakers. I'm a musician and found this system to be very good. The sounds are lifelike, and the songs almost sound as if they're being played live. There is a slight hissing sound, but other sounds in the room (a/c, computer, etc.) make it hardly noticeable. You can just turn the speakers off when not using them. My soundcard does not support 5.1, but these work under the 2/4 setting for mp3s. I have yet to try them with a true surround sound file, which should work as 5.1. Great with acoustic, techno, alternative, pop... all different genres have sounded fantastic. Bass is true. This company makes quality products without a huge price tag, and the sale price is even better. I highly recommend.

If you have a laptop these are the speakers to get. They are easy to hook up, and the quality is really good. Aztec Lansing is the same company that produces the speakers for all HP laptops, and they do a excellent job here as well. I recommend these speakers compared to the logitech speakers especially for any laptop user.

Now, I love Altec Lansing. However, and I'm not sure how your computer is handling these, these never played in 5.1 for me. And yes... I went through all the settings and connections and called tech support. It just fought with my computer from day one. The instructions wouldn't be good for a beginning computer user... or even one that had never really messed with the sound controls before. After a two days of using these they started overloading my usb port when plugged in. I think the idea of these is perfect for a laptop... no very well executed. I ended up returning these.

This system was shown to me by son who is studing music & attending ODU. He said this system would be great in helping him hear the tones and notes in his music he writes more crisp. So the system was ordered as a surprize. My wife and I can't believe the quality sound this system provides with such little speakers. The bass is deep and the rest of the sounds are like a mini equalizer with a rich sound. It has plenty of power to push all the speakers.

Overall a quality product at a fantastic price! Thanks Amazon

A Stanley Va Beach, Va.

why only four stars? because the subwoofer has a weird sound when playing really low frequencies... I don't know why... I guess the back panel is not secured well enough and it vibrates.... but in general they are great speakers....