I'm very pleased with Altec Lansing speakers, too.
Mine is ACS48. Good overall sound. I think it's around
$110 but it's worth the money. You can really tell the difference
when you play speakers from different price range at the store....
Masaki
> From: SIBYL <sbedford@indiana.edu>
> Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 04:41:40 -0500 (EST)
> To: "Peter T. Bense" <textures@techno.org>
> Cc: Gen Kanai <gkanai@earthlink.net>, acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: Re: Not AJ: Computer speaker recommendations?
>
> Don't buy any speakers with a button that you push in. The spring will
> break and then Altec-Lansing will tell you that you have to replace them
> and don't you have your reciept? and then you'll buy a cord to hook your
> computer to your stereo speakers but inevitably you'll lose the remote to
> your stereo and wish you'd stuck with some really good headphones.
>
> On Tue, 14 Mar 2000, Peter T. Bense wrote:
>
>>
>>> Now that I have about 10 GB of mp3s floating around my house, I need to
>>> invest in a set of good quality computer speakers. I'd like the kind that
>>> has the subwoofer in addition to the 2 satellite speakers.
>>
>> Altec Lansing. There's a number of different styles/colors models available.
>>
>>> Price is an issue but it's not the determiner. Is there a store where I
>>> can go to hear a bunch of these next to each other? I'm dreaming right?
>>
>> Best Buy / Staples / Office Max.
>>
>>> I should also probably consider a better soundcard too, so if anyone has
>>> one that they recommend (I'd like for it to have a bunch of ins and outs,
>>> p'raps a digital out too) I'm all ears.
>>
>> SoundBlaster Live Value. <$50 including shipping through someone on
>> Pricewatch. It includes a digital out. If you want more digital ins/outs
>> [like me] you can get a Hoontech expansion card that connects to the SBLive
>> and gives you SPDIF digital outs and ins.
>>
>>
>> /peter
>>
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