Altec Lansing VS4121 Powered Audio System (Black)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1,610 x 1,520 x 1,030 inches ; 12.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000TMI07O
• Item model number: VS4121BLK
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #851 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 13, 2007

Product Description

Product Description

When it comes to awesome performance in a compact design, few speaker systems compare to the VS4121. You’ve got to hear it to believe it. The tweeters sing with crisp, clear highs, while a unique, down-firing midrange driver in each satellite uniformly disperses sound around the room – creating a warmer, more natural ambiance. The long-throw woofer brings out the thumps and bumps that make listening to music, watching movies and playing games truly intense. This versatile and compact system fits anywhere – and sounds great everywhere.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Give them a Chance, March 3, 2008

By	Melvin R. Cordova "El Boricua77" (Port Saint Lucie, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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The speakers are quite nice looking. The left and right speakers connect independently to the subwoofer, thus giving you more flexibility to put the speakers far away from each other. People have said that the highs are not crisp and that this set has too much bass. That is true, which is the reason for the 4 stars. However, if you place the bass knob to the 9 o'clock possition and the trebble to the 3 o'clock possition, the system performs quite well. Some adjusting to the computer's equilizer is required, but the result is good sound. Amazon had this set cheaper than anywhere else when I purchased them, so good going there Amazon.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thumbs Up!, August 4, 2009

By	Sandy - See all my reviews

Was a little hesitant after reading the reviews on this product. However, these are great looking speakers so I decided to take a chance anyways. Boy, I was surprised. Point blank, these are good speakers "by computer speaker standards", and this is coming from an audiophile. One should always keep in mind that a computer speaker system has its limits. If you want earth shattering bass, then this is definitely not the right product for you and in fact, in that case, you should not even be considering a computer speaker in the first place. I will not get into a discussion on midrange and stuff because that discussion is totally inappropriate here.........we are discussing a computer speaker system lets not forget that. The default bass setting is quite high as the other reviewers have mentioned. However, you can adjust the bass/treble settings to your liking. I don't listen to anything in max. volume, so I can't say how it performs at that level, but once you adjust the bass/treble and keep it at a reasonable volume, this baby sounds reeeeally nice. I did compare this with the BOSE 2.1 system. The only difference I noticed was the price premium for BOSE......both sounded pretty much the same to me. Maybe the BOSE is a tad better but that difference is not audible .......and definitely not worthy of such a horrendous price premium ($200 +!!!) The main reason for this purchase is to watch Netflix movies online, i.e., until I buy a Netflix ready device. The sound is great. Played some music just to test the sound (I don't normally listen to music on my computer) and was satisfied with that as well. The ON/OFF switch is not located at the back of the sub., which is a plus. Why the 4 rating instead of 5? (i) The plastic material could have been better .......piano black or something close to that would have been great. This is not a cheap speaker system by any means (any comp. speaker system >$50 is expensive) so Altec Lansing could have used better plastic. The sub. however is made of wood and looks ok. (ii) Metallic grille not cloth grille. Bottomline, reasonably good value for the price. I'm happy.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Be careful, March 24, 2008

By	Charles Interrante (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I don't know what i excepted for 85.00.The wire from the remote speaker is built into it and came up a little short for me so i had to buy some extension to make it work where i wanted it.Also the Base is not protected magnectly so put it at least two feet away like the manual directs you to.All in all for what i payed it's not bad.One more thing,i received no quick connect card with the guide.