Recently I bought a MX-5021 Altec Lansing 50w system. Replaced the speakers with a pair of 4-way Kenwood car speakers mounted in kitset spkr cabinets. Sure made a huge difference to the sound. I also use a Presonus firewire recorder as a soundcard which also allows me to record/play vinyl. Considering the price for the setup, surprisingly good sound. Recommended !
Hi. I apologize in advance for this long post.
I'm going to college in the fall and I needed some speakers to buy for my room. I currently have a Dell 2405FP 24" flat panel monitor. I am going to use this as my computer monitor as well as my TV, since it has various video inputs. Obviously, being a computer monitor, it has no speakers. So, I narrowed my choices to three sets of speaker systems in no preference order.
1. Altec Lansing FX6021 In-Concert 2.1
2. Harman Kardon SoundSticks II
3. Logitch Z2300 2.1
Now, each has its ups and downs. But I'm almost deadlocked between the three. The Logitech system recieved an extremely good rating from CNET and basically all other review sites. The one thing I'm afraid of though is that, from what I've read, the mid-range levels aren't great. I listen to a lot of music and things, and mid-range is important. The Harman Kardon Soundsticks II--it looks like an excellent system, but the downfall is that the power output isn't very high. It's only about 40 watts, whereas the Altec Lansing speakers have 75 watts output. Obviously, the Logitech doesn't have that problem with an astounding 200 watts.
Anyway, I need a great speaker system with which I can listen to music, watch TV, and play my XBOX 360. I was hoping someone could shed some light on this. I really don't know which one to buy!

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