Yeah okay, I appreciate you posting this however I can assure you that $150.00 certainly doesn't get you the sort of wattage figure in real terms you're quoting and I'd like to make it clear that I'm not contradicting you here, rather its the manufacturers that have a lot to answer to here.
For example, did you mean your wattage in Peak value - meaning that's the wattage you may get for about ten seconds or so at a particular volume - or did you mean your watts in RMS which is the way Hi-fi amps are measured. I would imagine at that price you're talking "peak value". I'm not an expert on technology but I've been playing with surround-sound for 6 years or more now and - for the amount of money quoted here - you'd get far better value out of a stereo or 2.1 speaker system as far as audio phile sound is concerned than you'll get out of a 5.1 set at this price. But at the end of the day of course? Well its all down to the user, use what you like and if you're happy? Well the rest of us can be damned! <smile>. On 10/11/2011, at 3:31 PM, Sunshine wrote: > another great buy for speakers are the benwin 5.1 speaker systems. > The sub is a down firing one that stands either on a desk or shelf, you > could also put it on a floor. the sats. are five of them the front two have > 15 feet of speaker whire per speaker so does the center channel. > the rear speakers have 25 feet of speaker whire per speaker. > the speakers are flat pannel, full range speakers. > total out put power isanywhere from 680 wats of total power or 1000 wats of > total power, the remote can control volume and speaker ajustments. these > speakers can be used for computers, tvs, stereo recivers, portable devices. > sound quality is simply amazing. > set up only takes under 5 minutes. > the company will also walk you through how to hook up the speakers for 5.1 > simulated surround sound or true 5.1 surround sound. > the speakers cost 150 dollars us and are well above any speakers i have > heard in this price range. > base response deffinitly will shake the glass in the room. > if anyone wants the url for them it is > http://www.benwin.com > or google benwin. I can also give you the phone number to call if you would > like to speakto them, they also told me they are working on a 7.1 system as > well. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 9:58 PM > Subject: Computer Speakers > > > Hi! > > I've been on this list for what.. 10 years now? Well however long its been > one of the most often asked questions pertains to a good set of computer > speakers, I just bought a pair of Altec Lansing Expressions Plus speakers so > I'll summarise my findings on them for anyone interested in purchasing a > reasonable speaker system for their PC. > > To put it bluntly these speakers are excellent value given that they're > priced for under $100.00. The system consists of 3 speakers, 2 satellites > and a bass woofer, all the circuitry for the system is in the woofer unit. > > I've not sen a woofer design such as this, its a cone shape and is designed > to sit on a desk or a shelf rather than the floor. This is the first > speaker system where I've seen a bass adjustment on the woofer, extremely > handy I must say if you're wanting to do a little "midnight blasting" and > you don't want to wake the neighbours or you have the woofer sitting next to > you on your desktop. > > I like the sound of this system, bass is at a level which arouses the > interest of a pair of ears but its not over baring as some cheaper speaker > systems are, certainly the Logitech system I had was dreadful in this > regard. > > Mid range and top frequencies are very pronounced and perhaps the mid range > too much so. > > In short, don't buy the $20.00 pair of speakers, save your money and buy > this pair and you'll be well pleased. > > If you want to further fine tune your listening experience through a 2.1 > channel speaker system then take your ears up to the top Altec Lansing model > in the 2.1 range which is the "Expressions Ultra", more about this shortly. > > You can read a detailed review of the Altec Lansing Expressions Plus > Speakers on my blog at http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com which will be > available shortly. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
