Altec Lansing AVS500 5-Piece Computer Speakers (Gray)

List Price: $49.99

Features:

• 5-speaker setup for PCs, portable audio players, and game consoles
• Powered 14-watt subwoofer adds realistic bass
• Satellites magnetically shielded for use near video displays
• Front panel power and volume controls
• Accurate, realistic sound with less than 0.4% total harmonic distortion

Customer Reviews:

It's ok for the money.. [Posted on 2002-04-17]
I KNOW about sound systems.. trust me and Altec Lansing AVS500 is a good speaker for average person with limited budget.
Only the basic controls are provided: volume, surround level, subwoofer level, on/off switch, and a switch to select Stereo (two-channel) or Gaming. There are no tone controls (most important option to me)!! I didn't like the satellites lack of rubber feet of any sort, so they kept sliding around my desk and computer. Highs were zippy, although emphasized in such a way that cymbals became overbearing and strings too strident. It did have nice Bass and gave you a descent sense of "surround sound." BUT.. It's easy to setup that even your gramama can do it.
It came with my computer (upgraded) but I rather choose monsoon or JBL or higher end of altec lansing.. but it's only my personal opinion. Average joe (like everyone here) would like it enough.

HUH??? What???? [Posted on 2002-04-27]
Altec-Lansing has some great computer speaker set-ups, this however isn't one of them. :( The sound is muddy as all get out. Ran Janes F-18, Nascar Racing 2002, Medal of Honor:Allied Assault on a 128 bit SB game sound card and was terrible....

i've got it and this is it... [Posted on 2002-06-06]
So:
1 point+ for design
1 point- for "no headphones jack" :)
1 point- for subwoofer volume (it could be placed anywhere else but not on the subwoofer - if you name that a woofwer- i mean it is too far ... but some moovments improove your body structure:))
And finally the sound....you see a...a...a...desktop speakers low price bla bla not for living-room that is sure Thanks

I got a problem [Posted on 2002-09-18]
i bought this item and used it on my Creative Sound Blaster Live 5.1 sound card. But only two of the satellite speakers have sound. The right and the left. The right rear and the left rear has no sound.....Is it meant to be like that or am i plugging in the output plugs wrong? If anyone knows about my problem, let me know.

3 years no problems - then Boom.. dead [Posted on 2004-06-22]
I am now in the market for a new speaker system, my AVS500 system having just shorted out. This is a decent, and only decent 5 speaker system. it's cheap, it works well while it works, and when something stops working its trash, there are no replacements availible should the power supply or the subwoofer or satillites fail. be warned, this is not the speaker system you should expect to live longer than 3 or so years, even with gentle care, rather is a decent budget 5.1 to get you by for now.. and probably over-priced at that.

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