The Award winning Altec Lansing ACS48 for $42.50 + S/H at comp geeks

[dafatha00]

Great pair of speakers for those who don't want to pay that much. They are refurbished but come with a 180 day warranty. go here - compgeeks.com
It's around 10-14 bucks to ship for a final total of $52.50-$56.50...Great Price!!

Here are the specs:
Drivers (per satellite):
One 3 inch shielded full range driver
One 3/4 inch high frequency tweeter
Drivers (subwoofer): One 6 inch long throw woofer
Satellite Power: 20 Watts per channel RMS at 0.8% THD
Subwoofer Power: 40 Watts at 0.8% THD
System Response: 35 Hz - 20 kHz
Input Impedance: >10k ohms
S/N Ratio: >65dB
Crossover Frequency (Subwoofer)150 Hz
Crossover Frequency (Satellites) 4kHz
Built-in Power Supply

 

[markjrubin]

Here is a direct link

Award winning.... ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

seriously, anyone have these. The price isn't that bad for refurbs.

 

[Radar|TGS]

I have a set. Love it. My only complaint is the hard to reach bass adjust knob on the subwoofer (tucked away on the back). Great sound, and a pretty good price.

 

[GLudlow]

I have these speakers, too. I paid $120, because I got 20% off. Circuit City sold me the ACS45, but they didnt have any in stock. Yea, the bass knob is hard to get too, but they sound great in all ranges. I couldn't be happier.

 

[shurato]

I paid 140 for these beauties also back in the day...the sound quality totally kicks...unshielded subwoofer tho...so u gotta keep it away from the monitor...also putting the bass knob on the back of the subwoofer was prolly the stupidest idea ive ever heard. But you cant beat the sound quality for that price.

 

[Deuce300]

good speakers for sure...i got mine from the VA days for like $70 back then... and still use it.

i've went through quite a few speaker sets for my computer only to be disappointed by the subwoofer output. These are pretty powerful with the 40 watt sub. The best quality bass in that price range as far as I'm concerned. The satellites are pretty clear as well. I would recommend these for a sub $100 speaker system.

 

[Scorpi0]

I got them for $100 six months ago... They are not digital, however best sounding system I ever tried... Bass rocks... Treble clear... For this price it's really really HOT!!!

 

[OCNewbie]

I have a set as well that I bought about 2 1/2 years ago, and they still sound great today. Good power too, 20 watts from each Satellite, and a 40 watt sub in a wooden box, so 80 watts total. And yes, that bass adjustment on the back of the sub is rather annoying, I don't adjust it that much anyway. Besides that, it's all plusses.

 

[db]

Great system. Serious bass.

 

[Maverick215]

you guys might want to check arround for acs 46W as it is the same specs as the 48... I got my 46's brand new for the same price as these... 3 year warranty. I had the old 48's for about 2 years and finally blew them up!! hehe too much treble
well off to class...

 

[wasifazim]

I have these, they're frickin' brilliant at regular retail prices, nevermind at $52.50..good ole fashioned wattage; gotta tinker with the bass knob though since the max setting is a bit too heavy..

 

[kyutip]

For you guys that have older speaker (in the line of ACS48), is yours have the power knob on the back of the subwoofer too ?
I have another Altec that is just like that and my current Advent390PL also have the power knob between speaker output jack no less.
I seems that the designer is either an idiot or trying to annoy the customer.
The first analogy tends to be true since the recent batch of speaker have their power elsewhere.
just my .02 cents

 

[Jdog]

No, power is controlled on one of the sats via the volume controls (press both simultaneously to power on/off). I see a lot of complaints about the subwoofer's knob placement, but I must admit I haven't ever moved it off of max--I just adjust that stuff in my Live's equalizer. Don't let the knob dissuade you from getting these at a kickass price.

 

[Linh]

these things rock

 

[LukFilm]

Wow! I've had these and they ARE AWESOME SPEAKERS, buy them if you care about bass (kick-ass)! For about $55 shipped, this is one of the HOTTEST deals ever.

 

[Spuffin]

Hot damn that is a HOT deal. I have these speakers and I love them!! I hope some of you hop on this deal

 

[ThurzNite]

anybody know how long this deal will last? i don't have the $ right now

 

[trots]

I have them too and think they're great. I like bass also, but find that keeping the sub on max is a little too much for me. Anyway, I paid almost twice that and have never regretted it.

 

[Rapier]

I just order mine; $16 for shipping to KY, Ouch!:Q

 

[Floyd]

$16 for shipping here too, these must be some well-built loudspeakers. I second guessed whether I wanted to spend that much on shipping (it's the principle of upping the price by 40% just to cover shipping). But I've never seen such widespread praise for a set of inexpensive speakers, so I went ahead and ordered.

Best regards,
Floyd

 

[dafatha00]

well...normally they retail for around 129.99
i guess compgeeks had a large stock of them

 

[Ben88]

These are refurbished so you can't compare the price to new retail. A very good deal nonetheless.

 

[audscott]

Thanks,

I took a look on Price Watch....The next cheapest vender with these speakers was $85.00!!! Then went up to $131.00 :Q

Ordered from CompGeek right away.

 

[Banshee Mullet]

I've got them and they are great. Best speakers I've ever had. They rumble the house pretty good for computer speakers. I give them my stamp of approval, especially at that price. I paid $120 new retail two years ago.

 

[pancho619]

I also have this set of speakers, I bought them from a fellow anandtecher a few months ago for $80, they kick a$$. The sound is very clear no matter how high the volume is. Great speakers.


-- pancho619