Altec Lansing ATP3 3-Piece Speaker System

Let me start by saying that yesterday (4/29)I was perusing sites in search of a decent, reasonably priced speaker setup. I ran across this model, and scoped it here at Amazon. After a bit of research, I decided to take the plunge ... and I placed my online order at 2 in the afternoon. Talk about fast and efficient ... they arrived this morning (4/30), no less than 18 hours after I submitted the order. I didn't even request overnight delivery, just the standard 3 day shipping. Kudos to Amazon for the lightning quick delivery. I just hooked the speakers up a half hour ago, and right out of the box I can only say ... WOW! The design is even sleeker than I thought, and the subwoofer is also as streamlined as possible. A very handsome unit, with space economy at a premium. Ok ... so, they arrived in the blink of an eye, and they look fantastic... but, how do they sound, right? The sound surpasses the delivery and style raves! I decided to test drive the speakers by spinning one of my favorite discs: Blondie's "Parallel Lines" I felt one song in particular, "Fade Away And Radiate" would be as accurate a barometer of the capabilities of the sound as I could find. And I'm pleased to report that the ATP3 kicked major butt. The song has a very deep bass line, and thundering bass drum hits during the intro. I left the bass and treble controls at the neutral (middle) position, and turned the song up. The subwoofer handled the drum and bass quite well, and the clarity of the highs and vocals was outstanding. A very neat balance, with nothing getting overwhelmed or drowned out. I am a musician, and the great majority of my work on the PC centers around music... and these speakers are definitely CAPABLE of delivering the deep, rich sound one would expect to find on a more conventional stereo setup... After that song, I decided to crank up the volume, bass and treble. The results were nothing short of outstanding. This system can handle it, I assure you. I purchased mine yesterday at $64.00 ... I see that now the price is even lowewr. My advice to those who are considering buying this is GET THEM! They perform as well as speakers you might pay twice as much for. These are a frickin' STEAL at the current price. Go for it, you will NOT be disappointed.

I love these speakers so much that I bought another set five years after my first set. The original set still works and am going to have my daughter set them up with their laptop. What is different with these is there isn't really an on/off switch like my old ones. My older ones had a push in equals ON , push out equals OFF. There is a green indicator light when you turn the master gain to about seven O clock to let you know that they are indeed on. I don't like the newer knobs because the don't have a dot like my old ones to let you know where Half-way is. My older set you had to connect the positive an negative wires to the back of the sub-woofer if I recall correctly. These were a breeze to set-up. Very straight forward can tell they actually came up with some better design feature to increase the functionality of the product. The sound is amazing all the way around. Hey for some speakers for computer or an additional device I would recommend these immediately since I own two sets now. My Ex-wife has the other pair and they still work. My neighbors used to ask me to try and keep it down between certain hours due to the Bass. Anyways I would think some type of Equalization type circuit with adjustor would be a dream I would have about these , but might try some software to get the exact sound I want. Overall I am very happy so far , just hope nothing goes wrong with these.

These are the absolute best speakers for your computer... however, the seller did a TERRIBLE job packing them and they arrived (and returned) broken.

Let me start off by saying that if you are looking for speakers that are going to produce an amazing amount of bass, then look no further. You have found your speakers. Click on Add to cart and you are good to go. However, if you are looking for well balanced speakers for vocal driven music (i.e. musicals or opera, or even some pop music) then these aren't the best bet. All music sounds good with these speakers -- if you are listening to it loudly. I get up really early and don't want to disturb my wife who likes to sleep a bit later. I found that if I listened to a CD or Mp3 quietly, then the lyrics got lost. If I turn up the volume - an encourage my wife to leave - then everything is fine. All and all, I think these are great spreakers if you are looking to listen to music loudly or music with a lot of bass, otherwise, I would recommend going with something else.