Date: February 1st, 2003
Article by: Nathan Glentworth
(Head Editor & Hardware Reviewer)
Product was donated by: Altec
Lansing
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COMPANY PROFILE AND GOALS
Altec Lansing's early technological developments in acoustical and electronic
components have earned a place of prominence in sound reproduction few
companies can match. The predominance of Altec's name over the years in
sports stadiums, arenas, theaters, airports, auditoriums, churches, amusement
parks and more recently on desktops within homes and at the workplace
attest to this fact. Altec Lansing speaker systems have formed the backbone
of the sound systems in such world renowned places as The United Nations
Building, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Disneyland and Disneyworld, New
York's Lincoln Philharmonic Center and the Schubert Theatre, MGM's Grand
Hotel, The Singapore National Stadium, and The Sydney Opera House, to
name a few. Today Altec Lansing speakers appear in myriad environments,
addressing the wide array of needs for quality audio among diverse professional
business people, musicians, families, students, music connoisseurs and
gaming aficionados within their respective milieus.
Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc. is the industry leader in the design,
manufacture, marketing and support of advanced audio solutions for PCs
and related technologies. The company strives to provide outstanding performance
and value to leading computer manufacturers, resellers and end users.
Altec Lansing is the marketshare leader in the PC speaker system category
providing high performance multimedia products for the computer OEM, reseller,
distributor and retail marketplace. Altec Lansing employs over 1500 people
in facilities throughout the United States, Asia/Pacific and Europe. Altec
Lansing's ISO9002 and SA8000 certified manufacturing facility in Dongguan,
China, supplies speaker components, micro speaker assemblies and complete
audio solutions to partners worldwide.
Altec Lansing is a leading manufacturer and marketer of high quality
computer and home entertainment sound systems, and a line of headsets,
headphones, and microphones for personal digital media. Our mission is
to create and sell industry leading products and services that enable
our customers to experience a unique, memorable and high quality audio
solution. In the end sound has little to do with watts or decibels or
digital technology. It's about the listening experience, those precious
moments when the heart is touched or the spirit transformed. The promise
of the Altec Lansing brand is that our sound artisans will continue the
legacy of blending art with science to stir the soul.
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
Computer speakers of today have come a long way from the basic, tiny,
2 channel, tinny pieces of audio junk that the consumer was stuck with
only a couple years ago. Those days are gone, and trust me, they will
be gladly forgotten. Even today's prebuilt computer systems are coming
out with multi-channel cards that support a 5 channel listening environment
and the owners don't know about it. I can't even count how many repair
jobs/upgrades I have done for customers that had a surround sound card
come with their computers, but yet, the cheap computer manufacturers ship
them with trashy 2 channel stereo speakers and so therefore the customer
thinks that they have only support for two speakers when they actually
have a card that will support a sound system like I will be reviewing
today. If you own a Compaq, HP, Dell, Gateway, Micron prebuilt computer
system, grab your owners manual and see exactly what soundcard you have
included in your new computer, you may just have the support for a home
theater system in your office, now wouldn't that be a bonus.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
- 73 Watts Total Continuous Power RMS (4x7 W/Satellites; 22.5 W/Center;
22.5 W/Sub)
- 100 Watts Total Peak Power
- Ported, Dual Subwoofer Drivers
- 6-Speaker Surround
- High Performance Micro Drivers
- Full-Function Digital Controller
- Headphone Jack
- Auxiliary Input Jack
- Total Connectivity
- Tri-Mode Selector
- Cast Alloy Stands
- Color-Coded Cables
Ok, let's get on with the review...
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