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Altec Lansing MX5021 2.1 Speaker System Review
Author: Jakester
Date Posted: April 22nd, 2004
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Overview/Installation:
 
The two satellites are pretty big but most of their size comes
from height and not width. This makes them very nice for a college student's
desk in which space is worth its size in gold. You can see the black and red
spring-loaded inputs for the satellites in the bottom picture. Each speaker
comes with one 1" horn loaded tweeter, which handles the highest frequency
sounds, and two 3" full-range drivers, for the mid-range frequencies. The
speakers look great however one minor complaint is that due to their black color
and plastic covering, dust and finger marks are easily noticeable; weekly or
monthly wipe downs would be a good idea.
Here is the control module. It can be used to change the basic's
like volume, bass, and treble. The lights are a sharp blue and look very cool
against the black covering. The volume wheel has a circular base which also
spins, making it quick and easy to change the volume using only one finger. At
the bottom of the picture you can see the sensor for the wireless remote.
On the side of the control module is a headphone jack and
auxiliary input jack (for your CD or MP3 players). Being in college and using
headphones a lot- I love the headphone jack being so close and accessible. I
find myself constantly sliding on the headphones whenever my roommate goes to
sleep or turns on the TV. Not having to plug my headphones directly into the
back of my soundcard is a big plus in my book.
The lower picture is the back of the 6.5" long-throw
subwoofer and you can see how easy it is to setup this system from the small
number of inputs. Just connect the two satellites to the left/right jacks and
the control module to the controller input. Then connect your sound card to the
sub via the input labeled 'input'. Badaboom-badabing, you're done.
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