Altec Lansing 221 Reviews & Tests

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Altec Lansing 221

alaTest has collected and analyzed 141 user reviews of Altec Lansing 221 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Computer Speakers on Amazon.com.

73% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

This summary is based on the products: Altec Lansing 221 Amplified Speaker System • Altec Lansing 221 Amplified Speaker System

Apr, 2018

Expert review by : KaoMAN (devhardware.com)

Altec Lansing 221

The five senses: taste, smell, sight, sound and physical feeling. While the first two usually do not apply, the last three senses certainly need to be considered when describing someone's computing experience. Sight is covered by the monitor and touch...

Sep, 2003

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Expert review by : Nathan Glentworth (tweaknews)

Altec Lansing 221 2.1 Amplified Speaker System

Beautiful crisp music whether classical or death metal, immersive gaming, good looks and POWER!! These were all characteristics of computing that I was missing until I was introduced to these compact, yet amazing sounding speakers. Upon the opening of...

Amazing sound Clarity ; Great Looks ; Very Good Bass ; Solid Construction and Quality ; Compact Construction ; Very Inexpensive

Needs a subwoofer volume control ; Maybe a slightly bigger subwoofer

Sep, 2002

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Consumer review (shopzilla.com)

A Great Buy

Superb clarity, powerfull bass, attractive enclosure,

bass can be overwhelming, no treble/bass knobs

Jan, 2004

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Consumer review (shopzilla.com)

altec 221 the creative beater.

look cool,powerful punch,deep bass.

not a prob but control on sat speaker.

Dec, 2003

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Consumer review (shopzilla.com)

What can you expect for about $30?

price, ease of setup

dominating subwoofer, lack of control

Sep, 2003

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Consumer review (shopzilla.com)

Great for Dorms

small, great sound, very easy to hook up

subwoofer not shielded, bass is a little loud

Aug, 2003

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Consumer review (shopzilla.com)

Altec Lansing 221

Very good sound, excellent quality and looks good.

No separate treble/bass adjustment.

Jul, 2003

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Consumer review (shopzilla.com)

Great speakers!

excellent sound, great bass, easy setup

no remote

Jun, 2003

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Reasonable 2nd-notch budget speakers

These speakers are definitely bass heavy, especially using Creative cards(which boost and muddy up the bass themselves - for real overall sound quality better to go for an M-Sound if you have $, or the new Chaintech card...or a Turtle Beach barring...

Jul, 2004

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

ALTEC LANSING 221 20 Watts 2.1 Speaker

great set of speakers, if you are looking for a cheap, good sounding sub/desktop speaker combo, go with this. I bough these at sams club for only 30 bucks... (cheaper than new egg??????) and i have been very happy with them. it would be nice to have a...

May, 2004

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