Altec Lansing FX4021 2 Speakers

I recently found myself in the market for a new computer sound system, as the speaker system that I currently had just wasn't doing the trick for me anymore. After shopping around for a little while, and listening to some speaker systems that were available for purchase I decided on buying the Altec Lansing FX4021 computer speakers.

The main factors that influenced my decision to purchase the Altec Lansing FX4021 computer speakers were the sound quality and the price. I picked them up at a local electronics retailer for $99. I thought this was a pretty good price for the quality of the sound at the speakers reproduced.

This three speaker system consists of two satellite speakers and a subwoofer that produce a total of 46 Watts of power. The front satellite speakers put out 11 W each, and the subwoofer puts out 24 W. I know that some people may think that 46 W of total power may not be very much, but believe you me, this system really does crank up the sound. The two front speakers stand at about 7" high and 3" wide, and actually have a fairly nice look to them, while the size of the subwoofer is about an 8 1/2" square that stands about 13 1/2" tall. Each satellite speaker contains one midrange speaker as well as a tweeter, while the subwoofer is what is called an isobaric subwoofer that contains two 5 1/2" speakers, that help deliver deeper bass, while taking up only half the space. I found that hooking the speakers up was easy and probably only took 10 minutes from the time I started open the box.

Unlike other computer speakers that you turn on at the speaker itself, these Altec Lansing FX 4021 computer speakers come with a control pad that sits on your desktop as well as a remote control, which comes in quite handy if you are out of reach of the control pad. The control pad is about 3" square by 1" in height and doesn't really take up much room at all in your desk top. The remote control is about 4 inches long, and a little over an inch wide, and very light weight. Both the control pad and the remote control allow you to adjust the levels of the volume, bass, and treble settings and have a loudness control as well. The controls also feature SFX (sound field expander) technology, that Altec Lansing says "delivers a wider stereo image for bigger sound at the touch of a button". I have found that using the SFX button really makes live music sound a lot better in my opinion.

A couple of features that you might enjoy are the ability to hook up headphones to the control pad, as well as an iPod or any other MP3 or CD player. Having a headphone jack on top of your computer desk makes it a lot easier to plug in a set of headphones, rather than having to crawl under the desk and try to get at the back of your computer to do this.

You can spend a lot more money for much higher end speakers if you want to, but I have found that the Altec Lansing FX4021 speakers have a very acceptable sound quality. When I purchased this system, I compared quite a few systems side-by-side, and in the price range of $200 or less, these definitely sounded the best me. The satellite speakers produce very crisp highs as well as decent midrange sound, while the subwoofer literally shakes my house. I must say that I am really amazed at the amount of bass produced by this system, even on low volume settings. Even though sound quality is a very subjective thing from one person to another, I think that most people would be like me, and be very happy with the way the system sounds. I think it's definitely worth the money.

Thanks for reading my review,
hddan