Altec Lansing XA3051 5.1 Speakers (6-Speaker, Black & Silver)

by Altec Lansing

Product Details

Product Manual [417kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000068IGM
• Item model number: XA3051
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 14, 2003

Customer Reviews

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great gaming speakers, August 29, 2002

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Bill The Ripper "music fan" (Silicon Valley) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Altec Lansing XA3051 5.1 Speakers (6-Speaker, Black & Silver) (Personal Computers)

This system is powerful (especially the subwoofer), looks cool, and sounds great. It's even got dual headphone jacks in the wired controller, which is very handy.

I wish they'd added Dolby Digital support (instead of Dolby Pro Logic), but I know that costs big bucks in royalties, and they'd have to have cut corners big time on the sound to hit this price.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Speaker after some modding :), February 11, 2005

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C. Wong - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Altec Lansing XA3051 5.1 Speakers (6-Speaker, Black & Silver) (Personal Computers)

Well this set of speaker sounds better then my old 4.1 Altec Lansing speakers.
At first I was disappointed that it was simulated 5.1 sound but luckily I have some electronic knowledge so I opened it up and started mapping it out, I managed to add separate inputs for each speaker which sounds awesome on my audigy soundcard. (Takes to much time and extra components)

I wouldn't really recommend this to computer users or someone wanting to build a true entertainment center, but it is adequate for console gaming and normal TV viewing purposes.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great 4 price...2 flaws, February 10, 2005

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sam houston (LA, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Altec Lansing XA3051 5.1 Speakers (6-Speaker, Black & Silver) (Personal Computers)

these sound pretty good for the money. pretty bassy..better in that respect than most out there..again, esp. for the money. some other reviews say they are simulated surround, etc. but they are as advertised a pro logic system. not dolby digital (5 totally seperate channels + bass signal to the sub) there are only 2 problems. there is always a hiss, not too noticeable, but there, whenever is plugged in. only solutions are to either unplug it or plug in cheap headphones into the wired remote control and unplug them when you want to use it. the other flaw is in the volume control. it has an electronic volume dial that controls other settings as well. problem is that on volume, the incerements are way to big...either that or there is a problem with mine. (if anyone else's is like this, post here) on mine, the volume only goes up or down every 2 clicks of the wheel, not each click. and then when it does, its too much, it's not a problem during the day usually when it doesn't matter, but i live in an apartment and its hard to find the right volume where i can hear it but the room mates/neighbors can't.