Altec Lansing XA3021 2.1 Speakers (3-Speaker, Black & Silver)

WOW SOUND! We have owned this gaming/surround sound set for years. We were so disappointed in a particular Bose System that this was our second choice and ended up working out for the best. After years of use, we experienced a problem and pin pointed it to maybe a lightening strike because our Wii was also having issues. I do not believe this item is any longer available through Altec Lansing, so we searched the internet and found a new one through an independent seller. When the new unit came in, we hooked up to the same Plasma TV and realized that we were having the same problems, took the new and old system to another tv and both worked perfectly, obviously, the problem was in the tv. Anyway, we found another way to hook-up to our plasma and everything is good! We have moved the older system to our game room and are thrilled that we can enjoy this unit in another area of the house! Wonderful system, too bad it has been discontinued by the manufacturer. Hopefully, we will be in business for many more years now that we have a back-up!!

My brother have one that my mom bought for him a few years ago, I went over my brothers and I saw his speakers there, I was looking for them for weeks, it was hard because of the name and because there is only a few left amazing loud and powerful speakers love them

I am very agitated with this crap. The whole contraption is excellent instead of the headphone jacks. The jacks aren't build to stand the over-use of them which means that they only reach contact with one headphone speaker, and I gotta even press the headphone cord in SO HARD that it will have contact with both speakers. I did not find any solution to this problem.

10 Years later, these speakers are still serving me well. Can't believe how well they have held up to abuse. The "remote" (actually a set of controls on a long wire that connects to the base unit) is a nice touch, and keeps you from having to fumble around under the desk for the volume.

I haven't even received my speakers yet but just want to say that the advertised price is less than the lowest shipping cost. BE SURE YOU CHECK THOSE SHIPPING COSTS before you make up your mind.

These speakers and I celebrated our 10th anniversary in 2013. I use them everyday. They continue to work well. Sometimes the activity light on the controller might go dark, but the speakers still work. The subwoofer is powerful and will wake your neighbors if can wake your neighbors if you use it with high bass.

I was looking to replace my malfunctioning Aiwa stereo system that I had hooked up to my computer as my computer's speakers. I found the system on XA3021 on buy.com for $19.99 and almost bought it right then and there (before my traditional epinions check) because of the price. But I checked it out on epinions and everybody seemed to enjoy their system. I also thought that the system looked kind of cool with the grill covers. The best part of it was that everybody else paid $40+ for their system. I was very excited to have a sound system for my computer that had a separate subwoofer.When the system arrived, the installation was pretty painless. The XA3021 comes with two satellites speakers, one subwoofer and an attached remote control. The remote control has the volume control, the power on/off button and three preset equalizer buttons ('TV', 'Gaming', 'Bass'). The speakers are relatively small (4.4 in x 3.8 in x 6.8 in), but the subwoofer is actually quite large (8 in x 8 in x 14.5 in). The subwoofers for the systems that I've had at work are no where this big. Make sure you have the room for this subwoofer before you buy it. The subwoofer actually looks like a small torpedo. When I first pulled the system out of the styrofoam, I was kind of disappointed with how the speakers looked. They looked kind of cheap and flimsy (now that I've had them for more than a month, they don't bother me ... much).The XA3021 comes with enough connections to do what I want. It has a line-in (RCA composite), audio input (mini-phone stereo 3.5mm), and 2 headphone hookups (on the remote control for easy access). One nice feature that I haven't used yet is that it comes with video cable to help extend the reach of your sound/video source to connect to the TV. I really like the fact that the remote is attached. It may be one more wire but I never could find the remote to my Aiwa. I like not having to worry about it, and having the headphone jacks on the remote is very convenient too.I think the XA3021 performs wonderfully in the little room that I keep my computer. I haven't had a chance to crank it up like I want to because the computer room is right next to my 10 month old daughter's room (so shhhhhh). When she has been awake, I've turned up the bass and the volume and this thing sure sounds nice. The subwoofer definitely has a little punch to it, much more than my Aiwa. The XA3021 did an excellent job with my music ranging from classical to Rock. Playing computer games became a lot more intense with the subwoofer.

I don't remember how much exactly I paid for it. I don't think I paid more than $40, but it's $248 now; amazing. I had it for more than 10 years and it's still going strong. Big sound and big bass. Loving it.