got picture of how it looks like?

lol...

hi guys.. can i know is there any vs2421 user here? may i know do u encounter any distortion when placing the satellite beside a CRT monitor?

thank you

I'm a Altec Lansing Fan..i use to have a backphone and now i have ATP3 for my pc...perfect for PC environment..

Hey guys. I recently acquired an old set.. not sure if you all know AVS500.

Well, I have to ask - can it connect to a notebook? And there's 2 3.5mm connectors.. what do I do with the other one?

VS 4121 users here,,

AVS500 is 4.1 speaker, 2 3.5mm connectors, one is for front stereo and one is for rear surround....

in your case you are using notebook so only connect the front stereo (usually green), the other one just leave it there...if can, unplug that cable, if not maybe will pickup the noise...

So that means I won't be able to use the surround speakers? =(

yap, unless your sound card can support it....

Guess what is my model, this is my laptop with Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 and my speaker Altec Lansing FX5051 5.1 speaker.


This post has been edited by junclj: Nov 9 2008, 02:20 AM

Guess I'm Altec Lansing user too..Not really a fan though.
Currently owning...

MX5021
ATP3
iM716

Gotta say though, MX5021 is sweet. ATP3..Er..well okay for it's price.

same here MX 5021 but not really a fan for altec too...

for a price of 560rm, this speaker is destroyer to most speakers in the market!
strongly recommend this speaker for those who love to annoys their neighbour! =)
bass 5/5,
treble 5/5,

a bit to bulky...but it doesnt matter...perfomance 1st to me!

bass 5/5,
treble 5/5,

lol, seems like destroyer to your eyes as well

How do I find out what sound card do I have? Also, how do I find out whether it is compatible?

Sorry for the noob questions but I currently don't have the AC adaptor, so I can't power the speakers to try it out.

no, you need external sound card, laptop sound card only support stereo analogue sound...

... Oh. Any suggestions for a budget sound card? I'd like a good and cheap one. =)

cheapest will be external Creative SB 24bit! Live, but need RM160-200

Oh... ruins my dreams of having surround. Thanks for helping =) I guess I'll just have to live with 2.1.

You can either buy a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 or Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External. Both external sound card are 24bit and support for 2.1, 4.1 and 5.1 speakers.

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 is RM250
Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External is RM200

Just plug as simply as like that.




Or if you feel too expensive, you can buy others brand - Trust SC-5500P 5.1 External Surround Sound Card which is RM140.
This one can satisfy yourself with the lowest price and the sound is pretty good. This sound card have provide a CD to you to install and also you can modify and improve your sound through their sound utility. And also you can set your speaker to virtual 7.1 surround with their utility program. Not bad but the sound output just is 16-bit not 24-bit. 16-bit is enough for you listen to CD quality music.

Wow. Thanks for the detailed info jun, ... but... what's the difference between 16 and 24 bit? Sorry, I'm a newbie into the speakers division.