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My Altec Lansing ACS54's are pretty good for my dorm room. The bass is there, but not overpowering. They're small enough to keep out of the way as well. >>
Very true. BUT I highly recommend any of the ALtec Lansing speakers. I swear by this brand. I really think that other speakers dont possess the refined sound of altec lansing. My favorite thing about AL is that theyre sound kinda engulfs the whole room and doesnt come from one identifiable, distinguished region.
anywyas, i just finished my first year in a college dorm, so i know a little something about comp speakers. heres a brief rundown on my Altec Lansings:
ATP 3 - the flat, thin and tall ones that were mentioned earlier. these are good, but they cant blast. otherwise, they have really nice nonoverpowering bass with clear sound.
ACS 33- the lower end of AL's line..but still very good. if you want to save money and sitll have compact speakers that can blast with the big boys, these are your guys. however, there is no bass adjustment, so the bass is essentialy on "full" all the time, which can get annoying if you want soft sound say like at night while going to bed...and also, you might annoy the hell out of your roomies and neighbors.
ACS 45.2- similar to ACS 33, but toned down a bit, so you can have a little more of a softer touch on your sound. aaaand, aaand, this has digial controls. yay! bigger sub too, same size as the ATP3's
anywyas, ive ranted for awhile, but i love speakers
whatever you do, DONT buy those paper thin flat panels with the seemingly cool silver sheet...made by Benwin i believe.
oh, one more last thign, if you solely want speakers to blast your sound, Boston has some nice bad boys
Turn it up!