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Every thing except the zune hd is new as of last week:
How much was the tablecloth?
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How much was the tablecloth?
lol that is my bed sheets.
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So I got Altec Lansing MX5021 last week to accommodate my projector which has no speaker. I will be using these purely for stereo films and HD TV programs. I have owned a couple of Altec's best multimedia PC speakers and all had their own very positive sides. This set however doesn't. The satellites are very bright but detailed, subwoofer has tight sound but if not placed on the right spot the sound will become muddy- not defined. The wireless remote control does not work properly- not from one foot away, not from 3 feet away, etc. Power cable is fixed which means you cannot add your own but its long enough for almost every setup. Speaker cables(20AWG) are also very long but here you can use your own which is a good thing.

Compared to Logitech Z-2300 the satellites are better in terms of clarity and subwoofer is tighter but not as bassy and powerful as Logitech. The "treble" / "bass" setting on the wired remote does absolutely zero.

Can I recommend these speakers?

NO. They are more expensive than Z-2300 and offer less in terms of audio satisfaction.

Edit: I forgot about the most important things why I can't recommend this set- The satellites hiss from 2 feet away. I can't hear the hissing when audio is played though them but its still annoying and I have to turn them off. I did a search on Google and it seems a lot of people have hissing issues with this particular set. Also the subwoofer hums even when its turned off! When its on the hum is only worse. My KRK sub doesn't make any hum and its hooked to the same power strip. Yes this set hisses and hums even when the signal cable is disconnected.
I've heard many cases in which re-capping and changing of the internal op-amp improves sound very, very drastically.
The caps inside the MX are like the caps from a generic, no-name PSU - lousy. They all use these purple Samxon caps.
I plan on re-capping mine in the near future and see what difference it makes.
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3-4 weeks lead time
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one photo doesn't cut it zero
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one photo doesn't cut it zero








a DAC to do it some justice is next on my list, followed by a new headphone cable.
Edited by groundzero9 - 3/25/10 at 2:01pm
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WOW that thing is amazing.
     
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*WA6SE pics*

a DAC to do it some justice is next on my list, followed by a new headphone cable.
This is beautiful. Gogogo DAC!!! I used to have a Claro Halo and my Pico DAC is so much better. Actually I'd recommend the Pico DAC to you too

I've read the Sophia Princess tube is pretty sweet with the WA6SE, do you think you'll spring for it?

edit: Just saw, looks like you got it. Nice stuff man, real nice.
Edited by LarsMarkelson - 3/25/10 at 6:23pm
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just snagged a darkvoice 336se from a head-fi member pics when I get it
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just snagged a darkvoice 336se from a head-fi member pics when I get it
Grats I've herd nothing but good things about that amp.
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