the vacuum tube really improve the quality but then the speakers are not big one(not big wattage)... ppl will still prefer other brands which have those THX or whatever technology...

i used Altec ACS45.1 (died to due to lightning),ADA885 and ATP 3. 3 of them also sound very nice ( especially the ADA885). current AL i think the 5021 only nice.but i think is 600bucks rite??

ya i think only that model nice... my fren use second set dy.. his first set blow and cant be fix.. dono why... and ya its around rm600 that price range... the sound really chun... others i think is sound pollution... i mean other AL models

No use comparing brands when their product differs from one another.

Instead, try comparing the model from all 3 companies within the price bracket for say, RM300-400 or RM500-600 or RM800-1000.

I think its safe to say Altec Lansing sucks when it comes to sub Rm150 speaker. I think Edifier and Sonicgear are comparable. Sub RM500, I think Edifier got much more choice hence I give them the nod.

For RM500-600, I would say Altec and Edifier nicely matched, depending on what you prefer. Altec used to have ACS48, ADA885 but these two have retired. Altec only rely on MX5021 to match Edifier wide variety of choice. However, AegoM also seem like a nice choice as its only cost RM6xx thus making it the best choice in this price range.

For >RM800 category, most if not all people will go for BASS model. For me, their sound is bigger but the quality still isnt there. To appreciate quality, need to move to another level which is bookshelf. I think so far, only Edifier dare to venture with its S2000 flagship model. I prefer this to all those BASShead model from Edifier and Altec Lansing. 3" sattelite speakers just aint enough to produce the full spectrum of sound and its feel like overpaying for just some extra juice of bass.

no matter which price range.. i vote edifier.... i tried sonic gear, i tried altec lansing

u want game? go for altec lansing

u want music, movie (media)? go for edifier

i don't know which situation that sonic gear will be better, the sound not that attractive..

ok,
i will go for altec.

i agree

Sonic gear really sux...

@andrekua
if talking about full spectrum sound.. then you should talk about speakers satellites which have at least tweeter, speakers. what i mean is from smallest to the biggest size speakers... just like Hi-Fi... with those diff sizes, it can produce sounds of different frequency... you can listen more specific sound... thats what we call full spectrum..

This post has been edited by Aquariusdenz: Oct 26 2008, 03:52 PM

Its useless. ALL multimedia speaker out there comes with 3" sattelite driver that are not capable of playing full spectrum sound, regardless of their published rating. Most of them sucks at <500Hz frequency. Although the subwoofer does a good job to cover the lower note, there is obvious sound loss for frequency below 500Hz (even when equipped with a subwoofer) when compared to 5.5" midbass driver. To get full spectrum sound, you will need at least a 5.5" mid that will allow you to play from probably 70/80Hz ~ 4KHz + 1" tweeters which play 4KHz ~ 20KHz.

EDIFIER ALL THE WAY RULEZ!!!!!

Altec Lansing if between these 3. But if you say you want other brands as an option, you may want to look into Creative or Logitech products.

But for me, when purchasing a speaker it depends on other factors also la. Not only the speaker's performance or brand but also factors such as the room size, on what purpose should I buy the speakers for etc.

No creative option here?

I think the Creative is hardly seen as compared to the threes.
Actually they also have a good range of speaker i.e. Giga/Megawork but their price is not so tempting in Malaysia. Somehow it's cheaper in S'pore. JB ppl will get advantage in terms of this.

I have been using Altec Lansing for 7 years...
Never used other brands so I have no idea.

yupz.. im not only talking about satellites... their woofer only produce limited range of frequency... thats what i said.. if they only use 3'' satellite then cant produce full spectrum... they need to have other sizes to produce different frequency... besides that... nowadays the amp of the speakers are sux... its impossible to produce what me so call full spectrum...

When u want to buy a speaker u'll go to a section in a shop that's full of speaker. There u can compare. I choose Edifier C2. The sound's so clear. Compare with my friend's Altec and i still like Edifier's sound more.

Edifier is the best. Altec Lansing got power bass but the sound's not as clear as Edifier. Sonic Gear if u choose it among the 3 u need to check ur ears.

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Added on October 27, 2008, 1:46 amWhen u want to buy a speaker u'll go to a section in a shop that's full of speaker. There u can compare. I choose Edifier C2. The sound's so clear. Compare with my friend's Altec and i still like Edifier's sound more.

Edifier is the best. Altec Lansing got power bass but the sound's not as clear as Edifier. Sonic Gear if u choose it among the 3 u need to check ur ears.



This post has been edited by Federer: Oct 27 2008, 01:46 AM

Errmmm... From my experience, the Altec speakers didn't strike me as having "power bass".... its more like "boomy bass"... not real deep bass. Of course I've used a 45.1 before... didn't really like the sound anyway, sounds nice for games but when playing music its a different story.

yup,i have sonic gear myself , for the price, aroudn my range other guys perform better

i'm using sonic gear. omgwtf. okok lo.. haha. blue thunder 3.. now discontinued adi..

From my experience...

Edifier is for music and Altec is for gaming...

But since im more into music, i still prefer Edifier... eventho im a gamer...
Gaming with Edifier isnt really that bad after all, just a bit lack of bass impact, but the background music drives me all the way thru... XD
Music with Edifier is solid clear...