Altec Lansing FX6021 2.1 Speakers

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Bradford Day
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Altec Lansing
Oct. 13, 2004

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Conclusion

The FX6021's sound fantastic. For simply listening to music, you would be hard pressed to find a better set of 2.1 speakers. The clarity of sound that comes from the 6 pairs of 1" drivers is, quite simply, amazing. Unfortunately because they are 2.1 speakers, some movie buffs and gamers may be disappointed with the lack of surround sound capability. The tiny wireless remote is an excellent inclusion into the space saving speaker package!just make sure you have clear line of sight to the infrared receiver located on the controller. Altec Lansing pushes the deal further by including high quality speaker cables with detachable extensions and by offering extra input ports for game consoles and other peripherals.

Overall I really loved these speakers. In the end I had a hard time coming up with any seriously negative comments, until I looked at the MSRP of these speakers. $299 from the Altec Lansing website seemed a bit high to me, especially for 2.1 speakers. For not much more you can get a set of Z-680s and have a 5.1 set up that really kicks. Further web snooping revealed that these speakers can be found for prices more in the $215 range, which is much more reasonable. However, there is a reason for the high price, as these speakers look and sound fantastic. For the fashion conscious and space-constrained audiophile, you can't go wrong with the FX6021s.

Pros

Great Looks
Excellent sound quality
Wired & Wireless Remote
Additional sound inputs for game consoles
Won't take up your whole desk
Cable extensions included (8ft + 8ft)

Cons

Will put dent in pocketbook
Wireless remote signal receiver located on wired controller
2.1s aren't the best choice for watching movies

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7 User Comments

1 - Posted by EmoMakesMeCry on October 13, 2004 - 6:34 pm

ooooo, those are pretty

2 - Posted by Rich on October 14, 2004 - 10:09 am

Oh yeah, and they sound great too!

3 - Posted by handrail on October 14, 2004 - 1:49 pm

indeed, they do rock. i'm pretty impressed with altec lansing's new products.

4 - Posted by Guest on December 24, 2004 - 6:03 pm

Really crumby. I just got some for christmas and I am very disappointed. The packaging was awful; a really long tedious process followed by furthur disappointment at the uglyness of these speakers. They really are not as nice as they seem. Once plugging them in, I was greeted with less than adequate sound and really yuky base. I dont lik heavy base personally, and you can turn it down but in doing so the music sounds silly. Dont buy these speakers, I'm taking them back tomorrow.

5 - Posted by Guest on April 27, 2005 - 7:07 am

The major problem with these speakers is that they delivers a very high-pitched treble wich becomes annyoing after a while. I tried tweaking them (i own a Audigy 2 ZS) but in vain... The only thing i can do is set the bass and the treble manually track (!!!)...
Over-all: dissapointing... The In-concert technology is the one to blame , because it adds an echo to the sound, making it be like youre in a concert...

6 - Posted by handrail on February 2, 2006 - 3:45 pm

well, this comment might be a year and a half late, but i am still using these speakers i and think they sound great. i listen to music on them constantly and i never had a single problem as mentioned above.

high pitched treble? try using an equalizer. less than adequate sound and yucky bass? i've not experienced either. i stand by my original assessment.

7 - Posted by guest on February 12, 2006 - 2:07 am

Sound good to me. Mostly music. The bass booms if sub-woofer is in a boxy area - have put mine up on a bookshelf, instead of in the bottom of computer cupboard, now very happy. I am going to buy a second set for the kitchen - subwoofer on top of the fridge, satellites wonderfully thin to hang on the wall out of the way.

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