http://www.alteclansing.com/index.php?file=north_product_detail&iproduct_id=89 I
bought these speakers yesterday. I didn't know it at the time, (didn'treally look at
the box), but you get this flippin' BassBoomBox thingy thatpoints to the ground and
literally shakes the house! And then there are thetwo treble speakers that when at
full voume, you can feel 'wind' on yourhand!! OoO  Gotta say that I'm no expert in
the region of 'Hi-Fi sound' and all that,but they sound damned good! :o)   Never
heard of the company before, but looking at their website, it allseems to be good
quality for your money. I paid £30 for these.   ~Steve~

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Wow, weird layout man... It wasn't like that when I posted it. Hmmm...

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St. wrote:
>  http://www.alteclansing.com/index.php?file=north_product_detail&iproduct_id=89 I
bought these speakers yesterday. I didn't know it at the time, (didn'treally look at
the box), but you get this flippin' BassBoomBox thingy thatpoints to the ground and
literally shakes the house! And then there are thetwo treble speakers that when at
full voume, you can feel 'wind' on yourhand!! OoO  Gotta say that I'm no expert in
the region of 'Hi-Fi sound' and all that,but they sound damned good! :o)   Never
heard of the company before, but looking at their website, it allseems to be good
quality for your money. I paid £30 for these.   ~Steve~
> 
I've been thinking about replacing my speakers; now I know what to get
:-) Where did they come from?

John

-- 
I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
finished," then he sat down.

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"Doctor John" <docjohn1 [at] gmailcom> wrote in message 
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> I've been thinking about replacing my speakers; now I know what to get
> :-) Where did they come from?

     You've got a Maplin store somewhere near you John, take a look here: 
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=bxr1121&source=15&SD=Y

     The only thing that disappointed me a little is that the whole system 
feeds off the mains with that BBB - But to me, it's worth it for 30 squid. 
To me it's good enough, and I know there's better out there, but seriously, 
I'm enjoying what I'm hearing for that money. I think it's worth it.

    If you get them, let me know your opinion?

     Damn, I said the 'squid' word... ;)

      ~Steve~


>
> John
>
> -- 
> I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
> world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
> finished," then he sat down.

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St. wrote:
> 
>     If you get them, let me know your opinion?
> 

Consider it done. A good test will be Jefferson Starship - Dragonfly at
full volume (I found a torrent but no Sunfighter yet) :-)
>      Damn, I said the 'squid' word... ;)
> 

BTW here's the sick squid I owe you :-D
BBTW When are you next in the Big Smoke?

John

-- 
I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
finished," then he sat down.

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"Doctor John" <docjohn1 [at] gmailcom> wrote in message 
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> St. wrote:
>>
>>     If you get them, let me know your opinion?
>>
>
> Consider it done. A good test will be Jefferson Starship - Dragonfly at
> full volume (I found a torrent but no Sunfighter yet) :-)

    Jefferson Starship. Dragonfly. Simply amazing track, amazing group. 
Haven't got it myself, but yeah, could do with listening to that again for 
sure.


>>      Damn, I said the 'squid' word... ;)
>>
>
> BTW here's the sick squid I owe you :-D

  Haha! I'll keep you to that when I see you next! Dig deep buddy! :op


> BBTW When are you next in the Big Smoke?

   Sometime soon this Summer John? No kid, I'd love to have a get-together 
again sometime, but I can't guarantee when because of home problems atm. 
But, I need this kind of break because it's quality time for me. Yes?

   BTW, I think PovRay should organise a big convention somewhere for us 
Povers - it's about time after all these years. I want to meet Sam 
(especially), and Jim, Jim, Jaime, Janet (definately!), Thomas, and MANY 
others around here too numerable to mention! :)

    Oh, and Gilles, lol. ;)

    Would be good, yeah? Damn, what a party that would be! :)

      ~Steve~


>
> John
>
> -- 
> I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
> world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
> finished," then he sat down.

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Sounds reasonable, I really like my Logitech Z3
speakers though...
http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/review/839/logitech-z3-2-1-review
It sounds good, and it's really handy to have the big
volume knob, power button and headphone jack on
a separate box that can sit farther forward on the desk
where you can reach it easily.

All the online photos show silver and wood-grain,
mine is silver and black. I see used ones on Google
as low as $35. Though I think they're usually $60-$80.

The only problem I've ever had with it is bumping the
sub-woofer with my foot and hearing it hum and
squeal until the multi-pin plug is plugged in tight again.

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That BBB is known as a subwoofer :)

I've had these for about 8 months now; gotta say, I love 'em.  By far 
the best "cheap" speakers I've ever owned!  (I paid just $25 US for 
them, so I think I got a better deal).

The company has been around for quite a while; my first PC speakers 15+ 
years ago were Altec Lansing.

...Chambers

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St. wrote:

>    BTW, I think PovRay should organise a big convention somewhere for us 
> Povers - it's about time after all these years. I want to meet Sam 
> (especially), and Jim, Jim, Jaime, Janet (definately!), Thomas, and MANY 
> others around here too numerable to mention! :)
> 
>     Oh, and Gilles, lol. ;)
> 
>     Would be good, yeah? Damn, what a party that would be! :)

Wow - a room full of computer nerds. I can almost see it now... o_o

-- 
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*

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"Tim Attwood" <timothyea [at] comcastnet> wrote in message 
news:482b601a@news.povray.org...
> Sounds reasonable, I really like my Logitech Z3
> speakers though...
> http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/review/839/logitech-z3-2-1-review
> It sounds good, and it's really handy to have the big
> volume knob, power button and headphone jack on
> a separate box that can sit farther forward on the desk
> where you can reach it easily.

    Yep, it seems like we have the same kind of setup, (certainly looks like 
it, but I see yours are 40 watts, mine are 30 watts), so I guess we're 
listening to near enough the same sound here. Having that volume knob close 
is a good move imo, but my power-on button is actually on the sub-woofer 
itself.


>
> All the online photos show silver and wood-grain,
> mine is silver and black. I see used ones on Google
> as low as $35. Though I think they're usually $60-$80.

   I'm glad you've got the silver and black version (if you prefer it), 
because I don't like the look of the wood-grain version shown. Mine are just 
black, no silver, which I'm happy with. :)

>
> The only problem I've ever had with it is bumping the
> sub-woofer with my foot and hearing it hum and
> squeal until the multi-pin plug is plugged in tight again.


 LOL, haven't done that yet, but I bet I do!! (Thanks for pointing it out 
though, I'll remember it).

   ~Steve~

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