Few things compare to the intensity of surround sound gaming and movies. No matter what type of entertainment you're into, the 251 is an excellent all-around system. This six-piece amplified speaker system bathes you in vivid and panoramic sound, pulling you directly into the action. The center channel reproduces lifelike dialogs while four satellites ensure you'll hear the enemy creep up from all sides. Feel the rush as you jet through space or race down the blacktop at turbo speeds. With the 251 system, you're ready for 5.1 gaming of the future. Plus, you can also enjoy your favorite music in dual-stereo sound.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Good..but a problem Comment: The sound that comes out of these is fantastic...but for some reason...one of them now sounds tinny...I don't know if it is the amp or what.
But you can still crank these up and they sound great...I just wish they all worked. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Speakers Comment: I have read alot of reviews before buying the Altec Lansing 251 computer speakers, some good some bad. I think these speakers sound and perform great. The room shaking bass is what I was looking for in my speakers. I paid a little over 50 bucks for these speakers and I think it was a fifty well spent. I'm not an audio professional , but I do know a set of great sounding speakers when I hear them. Customer Rating: Summary: Made for a computer Comment: If you buy this for your computer and you complain about the speakers being distorted, thats usually why 5.1 sound cards was invented. Buy one for 50$ at an entry price and use the 5.1 slots for full 5.1 sound without distortion. Don't worry about the bass being distorted, the software from the sound card will let u set the controls on your computer. Find the right setting for you and the speakers will work much better then it did with crappy intergrated sound cards. Customer Rating: Summary: Great....But... Comment: First off i'd like to say that yes i'm and audiophile, i listen to every genre of music, watch movies, and am also an avid gamer. I'm also a big fan of keeping everything together on my computer. Anyway, these speakers have a very good quality sound, a bit dull in the deep end, but for the price they were a truly great find. And so I marveled at my great buy for a couple of months. To my suprise however I began getting a horrible crackling noise. Upon closer inspection 3 of the sats have tears in them. This came as a great suprise as i have never turned the volume up past 60%. Also i run all my equipment through an audio surge protector. So i'm quite baffled by how this happened. Also I've been given the run around by Altec customer service.
however despite my less than glowing review so far, i would recommend these speakers. yes i've had problems, but i'm willing to chalk that up to bad luck on my part. just thought i'd put this warning out.
Customer Rating: Summary: Totally worth your money! AWESOME!!! Comment: I give this one 5 stars. The sound is truly amazing. I couldn't believe the clarity on this 5.1 system. Whether I'm playing a video game or just listening to music on my computer, these speakers make me feel like I'm truly there in the action. The one thing I love about these speakers are that you can "plug and play." It can be plugged into virtually any device that produces sound like an MP3 player and the sound quality is great. I would definitely recommend this company to others and I would buy from them again!!
