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| Brand: | Altec Lansing |
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| Wattage: | 7 watts |
Product Specifications
Technical Details
- Charging of MP3 Players: No
- Construction: Multi-Part Speaker Set
- Cordless: WITHOUT CORDLESS TELEPHONE
- Cordless Telephone: No
- DTS Decoder: No
- Market Launch: 2002
- Number of Speakers: 5
- Real Dolby: No
- Remote Control: Yes
- Signal Connection: Wired
- Signal Entrance: Analogue
- Signal Entrance Technology: Digital
- Signal Input: Analogue
- Speaker Type: Active
- Subwoofer: Yes
- Type of System: Active
- USB: No
- USB Interface: No
- Watt Capacity of Satellite (SMS): 50
- Wattage (RMS): 7
- Wattage per Speaker Channel (RMS): 7
- Wireless: Wired
- iPod Interface: No
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Whether you're watching movies, playing games or listening to music on your PC, you demand big sound. Two- and three-speaker systems just don't cut it. The Altec Lansing 5100 was designed for audio fanatics like you. This highly stylized, six-speaker system features five sets of 1" neodymium drivers for thrilling highs. A dynamic center speaker makes you feel like you're part of the on-screen dialogue. Plus, the subwoofer cranks out deep, rumbling bass that makes action movies and gaming truly intense. With 100 watts of total system power, get ready to strap yourself in for a wild ride.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good but shop around,
By ICG (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Altec Lansing 5100 6pc 5.1 Speaker System (Personal Computers)
Overall the sound quality is pretty good, I mainly use my speakers to play music and intended to get a set of 2.1 but tried JBL and Creative's efforts and found them all lacking in the mid range (huge muddy bass and tinny treble nothing in between).I eventually bought these on an impulse and I'm very pleased with them. The remote is excellent, the speakers feel weightly and of decent quality (stands are metal except the one for the remote). A lot of reviews say the bass is lacking, it's certainly not as powerfull as some other speakers on the market but it's also much less intrusive pretty much all subs below £150 aren't going to give a tight bass response and will sound a bit muddy, I feel getting a decent balance across all frequencies is much more important which these do pretty well. Also they're much prettier than the creative inspires. Two minor gripes, the cables on the front speakers are quite short, and there is a very quiet background hiss, you can't hear it unless you hold the speakers to your ear (and most cheaper systems also have it because the shielding isn't perfect) I'm a pedant so it annoys me, dont let either of these put you off too much. Last point shop around I got them on the high street for £65 you definately shouldn't be paying more than £70 because creative t5900s sell for around £50 now and while these are better looking and sounding they're not worth much more than 20 quid more.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Surround Sound,
By Euan McColm (Linlithgow, West Lothian United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Altec Lansing 5100 6pc 5.1 Speaker System (Personal Computers)
It doesnt get much better than this in this price range! My fathert bought me it for my birthday and i have been very pleased with it. It comes with a deep sub and the wires are more than addequite to fit round any room. The ease of setup was great too. Ive got another setup in my house. The other speakers cost more and in mt view sound the same. The only problem is that the subwoofer is an odd shape and is hard to find a good place fo it
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4.2 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews) 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!,
By Jabberwock - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Altec Lansing 5100 6pc 5.1 Speaker System (Personal Computers)
I just received these speakers, they are great. They sound like audiophile speakers and the control is great. I love how they look and what they are made of. They are not loud enough for parties but great for wathcing dvds, playing games and listening to music.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
More disappointed than pleased...,
By P. Ferdinand "pumkin54" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Altec Lansing 5100 6pc 5.1 Speaker System (Personal Computers)
I purchased these speakers back in September 2003. I had previously owned the Altec Lansing ATP3 3-Piece Speaker System and was immensely pleased with it. I wanted to upgrade, go surround-sound, and add more speakers for larger sound. Since I'd had good experience with Altec Lansing before, I chose them again over Logitech and Creative, and expected good quality from them. My first gripe: too much bass. The subwoofer is overpowering. These speakers come with the ability to adjust both treble and bass. I have the bass set all the way to zero. I also set my bass through the Windows sound settings all the way to zero. I adjusted my media player equalizer the best I could to eliminate bass. The bass is still overpowering, to the point where, unless I am sitting directly in front of the central speaker, that is all I hear. I can hear/feel it all the way in my bathroom. It detracts from my audio enjoyment, as well as worries me that I'm disturbing my roommate and neighbors. The speaker volume has 5 points (with 'ticks' in between). I cannot play my speakers over 3, or the bass becomes floor-shaking. It seems that the default bass setting (ie 3 out of 5) should be an average bass output, while 0 should make it barely there and 5 should give it this intense bass that I'm getting now. This is the main reason I'm giving these 3/5 stars. My second gripe is: distortion. At around volume 3, I will begin experiencing distortion. The audio begins to vibrate and warble just slightly, but it's enough to be noticeable and distracting. An audiophile (which I'm not) would be very unpleased, I think. Also, these speakers come with three 'sound schemes': Stereo x 2, 4.1 Gaming, and 5.1. Most noticeably when I'm in Stereo x 2, but also in 5.1 if my equalizer isn't set at default (ie. +0dB across the board), I will get ticks and squeaks during audio playback. Sometimes this doesn't happen, sometimes it happens constantly throughout a song, unless I turn the volume down. I haven't figured out if this might depend on the recording quality/volume of the mp3. Overall, they have good sound, if kept at low volumes. But they don't seem to sound any better than a 2.1 system would, and they're definitely not of the quality I expect from a set of 130 dollar speakers. My recommendation: pass them up for something different. I really am more disappointed than pleased with these speakers. The bass really bothers me and, because of that, I'm probably gonna be looking for another speaker set sometime soon, unfortunately. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Performance & Affordability,
By "dampship" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Altec Lansing 5100 6pc 5.1 Speaker System (Personal Computers)
I'm running these speakers alongside a Creative SoundBlaster Live! audio card and only begin to notice distortion when listening at volume levels exceeding 80%. If you like to BLAST! your speakers, these are not for you. However, if you listen at reasonable volume levels the theater sound will blow you away! Alot of sound for a small price.
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