Altec Lansing ACS 48 2 Speakers

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Cons: Further down

What can I say....I always wanted to own these in college but never had the money to. Its been 4 years since, I recently managed to get my hands on one of the last remaining sets through underground channels and all I can say is Altec Lansing's ACS 48...

Pros: Super powerful, floor shaking solid sound. Attractive, long cords and good price.
Cons: Not in production anymore.

GENERAL:
These are the power monsters of the out of date speaker systems. I presently own a set of the ACS46, 2 ACS340s, Logitech Z-340 and the Yamaha 201s as well as 2 sets of these beautiful beasts. The ACS48 80watts of RMS sound can flat out...

Pros: Great sound. Good durability. Not very expensive.
Cons: Flimsy cords.

WOW!!!

I've had this speaker system for over 4 years and it has surprised me ever since I purchased it in 1997. I was originally looking for a computer speaker system that was "good" but not too expensive. One of my friends had the ACS45's...

Pros: High Power, strong bass, crisp trebles, 80W of power.
Cons: Volume control, expensive and several more.

For many of us, having a computer system for entertainment purposes is really the way to go. With MP3 audio and DVD video as an already emerging form of entertainment for your computer, many speakers out there on the market are just not designed for...

Pros: POWERFUL SUB, nice satellites, two audio input jacks
Cons: bass adjust hard to reach, no headphone jack, strange controls

*setting up - setting up is very intuitive. there are two audio inputs, allowing you to connect these speakers to two audio sources. the bass adjust is behind the subwoofer, so each time you want to raise/lower it, you have to fiddle behind it. there...

Pros: Sound like a great pair of large speakers. Cheap.
Cons: Plastic tweeters are ear piercing but decent. Controls not so good.

These little things are making this sound? You must be kidding!

These speakers look laughable especially when you take the little grill covers off. You will see a fairly small mid range and a very tiny little plastic tweeter. You will see 4...

Pros: Amazing sound system, great subwoofer, great deal, more than worth its money.
Cons: none i can think of. maybe you need a good soundcard, thats it.

I have these speakers for almost 2 years now, and they have been great! They have delivered what was asked for, woke up the neighbours when they were too cranky, drowned the dump trucks noise and all the time with great quality of sound. I wouldnt...

Pros: Amazing Sound Quality, thumbing Bass. Great for PC use.
Cons: Seems as if the louder they get the worse the sound

I use these for my PC and they are really incredible. I take my music very serioulsly and only allow the best in my house. After long research and time put into comparing units, this one proved to be the best. Crystal clear sound with THUMPING bass....

Pros: Excellent sound, good price
Cons: Not perfect for most music

The Altec Lansing ACS48's are easily the most powerful set of speakers I have ever owned. While the drivers themselves are a little puny compared to the roar of the 6" subwoofer in its excellent resonating box, it is great for games on the computer....

Pros: Size, Power, Clarity..too many to list
Cons: Somewhat weird volume/power controls

I picked up my ACS48s over the summer to add to my new second computer I built. I use these things mainly for listening to MP3s at extreme volumes and playing the occasional computer game. I used to own a pair of ACS45.1 speakers about 2-3 years ago but...

Pros: Great sound
Cons: inputs and controls on back of sub woofer unit

As a college music student I have a high set of standards when it comes to listening to my music (be it MP3 or CD) I ordered this set of speakers for my dorm room for use as a full time stereo system- that's right I use these to listen, not only to...

Pros: Absolutely amazing sound, cheap
Cons: No headphone output, volume buttons are slightly annoying

I purchased these speakers because I REALLY wanted a good setup to listen to MP3s and play 3D Games on. Previously, I just used the cheap pair of speakers that came with my computer, and BOY do these sound better! The sound quality difference is...

Pros: Good sound, while it lasts.
Cons: Horrible factory support.

This speaker system provided premium sound for the first 15 months that I owned it. Unfortunately, the speakers died after approx. 15 months of average use, and would simply not power up (I did not abuse them with mind-blowing volumes). Altec refused...

Pros: Incredible sound, deep & rich bass
Cons: None

Three summers ago, I was preparing to start college at Georgia Tech. I was all set -- and then sometime in August, I received something in the mail about their new Student Computer Ownership Initiative. I'll explain more about that in subsequent...

Pros: Very good sound, affordable, easy set up.
Cons: None to speak of.

As a long time computer user, like many of us, I have owned a million different PC loudspeakers. From the really nasty $2 per pair things (can't really call them speakers) that merely make noise so you can tell where they are in the dark, to high-end PC...