Why ATP3 sounds better ? Btw, VS2221 has SFX and Xdb functions while ATP3 doesnt wor. Mind tell me more about ATP3 ? Im new to all these.

ya. the acs48 is a good one. punchy n accurate bass. mid n treble ar quite nice too. but sometimes i jus feel tat the bass is a lil too much. sometimes cover the mid n treble

ATP3 got more powerful bass & able blast louder than V2221... I admit VS2221 sound slightly better but lack of bass, depend u go bass music or soft music.... for gaming or movies ATP3 still better chocie.... ATP3 one of the legend newly cameout the price around RM369 still selling like hot cakes in pc fair...

Former user of acs45.1 here
now using CS21 and megaworks 250D
one for music, the other for movies

This post has been edited by glo: Jun 10 2006, 11:15 AM

If Im not into gaming, I should go for VS2221 ?

both ar also good speakers? wats the difference between those 2? y tag them as movie n music speakers? i tot u should use multichannel speakers for movies?

suit urself buddy.... each of us got different taste... why not go find shop that have demo unit, then request for demo.... for me i not going get VS2221, i gonna get MX5021 or Klipsch Promedia GMX 2.1...

This post has been edited by zeustronic: Jun 10 2006, 01:18 PM

My budget is only around RM200 tho. Cant get those better speakers.

using ATP3 the thing is that after use it for long time the power can't off ady ...when u finish turn it the light stil there

My thoughts for current ALTEC products:

These 2.1 speakers are considered to be top notch AL products:

1. FX-6021 - superb treble, good midrange, good bass, not boomy (best treble)
2. MX-5021 - good treble, good midrange, good bass, not boomy (trebles need adjustment as it can go very high)
3. CS-21 - nice treble, superb midrange, good bass (best midrange)

GT-5051 is not impressive and is definitely overpriced when comparing price to power-sound ratio. The ACS-621 and ACS-641 are also good but AL discountinued them as they problems with amp dying prematurely. The CS21 is supposed to be the successor to CS21. Both FX-6021 and MX-5021 have slight subwoofer amp hum when plugged in.

VS-4121 and VS-4221 are middle range products. VS-4121 suffers from slight subwoofer amp hum when plugged in. It has a down firing midrange meaning the surface must be hard for sound to disperse or else, as most people have complaints, the midrange disappears. VS-4221 has a very small remote and is definitely over priced for a 35W RMS. It's too shameful, AL made this too pricey, almost the same price with the superb CS-21. VS-4221 can't match the power and clarity of CS-21 rated at 110W RMS.

ATP-3 is considered a good buy in terms of price to power-sound ratio. Budget price for an above-average sound clarity. ATP-3 is still better with VS-2221 in all aspect. The ATP-3 is a downfiring midrange, it needs a hard solid surface to disperse midrange or else it will loose to VS-2221 in midrange.

The others are not worth mentioning, either overpriced or sound is not spectacular compared to their price. For budget speakers with great bass and clear sound, I will choose the CREATIVE T-6060 and P-5800. Very good price to power-sound ratio, nice bass and clear sound.

ex user welcomed here?
used to own VS4121, FX6021, MX5021, 4100

This post has been edited by AoiNatsume: Jun 15 2006, 03:15 AM

why you changed all your speaker? the models your mentioned not good meh? i m using MX5021..

[quote=xtreme_paladin,Jun 14 2006, 05:04 PM]

2. MX-5021 - good treble, good midrange, good bass, not boomy (trebles need adjustment as it can go very high)

i m using MX5021 also... the treble is very high by using the given wire.. then i changed the wire to a lower noise and distortion wire, now it works perfectly.... even my friend who own JBL wan change to AL MX5021 also...

FX6021 user report in! been using it for abt 1 year

*refer my sig

This post has been edited by eddychstu: Jun 15 2006, 10:16 AM

My aging ATP3 has been serving me very well since the day i got it (3 years ago). Main usage is on musics and i never bother to blast it. Normally i place the treble knob at middle position while the bass turned to minimum.

3 years and still going strong, volume knob is still perfect! But then, atp3 is a bottleneck for my 0404 card; gonna say bye-bye to my beloved atp3 soon to get a pair of bookshelves.

I hv Acs 48. Acs 45.1 VS4121, Atp3, Acs 44, and Acs 340..... all in service...am i AL fans?

definately you are...

In my life i've just bought 1pair of AL speaker which is 45.1 Been using it for 8 years now. Kekeke

MX5021 user reported in

Been a user of ACS54, ADA305, AM4100 and ADA885.

My opinion:

ACS54 - Subwoofer is way too small. If i'm not mistaken, it's a mere 4" driver. Satellites are okay. Sold off after 2 weeks of use. Pure crap!

ADA305 - Good and reliable speakers. Missed the time back then during the Windows 98SE and ME era where you get to synchro the settings of the speakers via the software provided. Speakers are still doing great, currently attached to my mom's computer. Had it for almost 9 years.

AM4100 - Dual driver woofers, kinda boomy but lacks the lower extension. Limitation could be due to driver size...a mere 5.25". The highs are acceptable...but lacks midbass, the same scenario as ATP3 and VS4121 which my friend owns. Took quite some time to calibrate the EQ to bring up the midbass of the VS and ATP.

ADA885 - Satellites are good, LCD is an eye-popper and gets ppl envious. Definitely of the best digital speaker back then during the 'ADA' line-up. Bass is definitely not the right kind for music, not tight...but can be corrected if you know how to play with the EQ of add-on soundcards.

Sad to say but i've retired from Altec Lansing. Recently sold my Logitech Z680 and got myself a Klipsch. Would really wanna try the MX5021 soon, for my secondary rig.

This post has been edited by mxploit: Jun 16 2006, 03:53 AM