Re: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound
I saw a couple of different models, what is the model number please. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 6:40 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound The subject line says it all when it comes to this pair of speakers. The Altec Lansing Expressionists speakers have little in the way of features but who really cares about that when cost is low and sound - for a pair of desktop speakers - is worth recommending on its own. The speaker system has only 3 buttons, power, volume up and volume down which are situated on the rear of the right speaker. the volume up and down buttons are identifiable by the plus and minus signs, the power button is a button with a detent, not that much different to the sort of button you'd find at the bottom of an iPhone screen. The Expressionists speakers are designed in such a way that they cannot be easily knocked over, this is achieved by the speakers having cylinders at the rear which touch the desk and rubber feet at the front, I also suspect that the cylinders give an opportunity to the speakers to output more bass. Each speaker contains 1 3 inch driver and sound is surprisingly good throughout the spectrum. The system has 2 3.5MM jack input sockets which are mixed together so 2 devices can be run simultaneously if required. Volume is louder than I expected and the system does indeed deliver a good punchy sound, nothing tinny about these speakers whatever. If you want high performance for music or games then this speaker set is obviously not the 1 to pick but if you have a very limited budget and want a set of speakers with all round good performance without too much compromise then this system at $50.00 is very hard to pass up, I'll be using this speaker system until my Harman Kardon sound sticks arrive in a few weeks and I have no trouble with that. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound
The Altec Lansing Expressionists FX2020 speakers. Yes there are several models in the Expressionists range including Expressionists Ultra, Expressionists Plus, Expressionists Classic and the original Expressionists FX2020 themselves. I have the Expressionists Plus and they're okay though nowhere near as good as the Expressionists Ultra were for a 2.1 channel speaker system. The Expressionists FX2020 is the best value for money 2.0 channel desktop speaker system I've heard but I'm only repeating myself now smile. On 01/07/2013, at 4:55 PM, Peter Scanlon sca...@tpg.com.au wrote: I saw a couple of different models, what is the model number please. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 6:40 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound The subject line says it all when it comes to this pair of speakers. The Altec Lansing Expressionists speakers have little in the way of features but who really cares about that when cost is low and sound - for a pair of desktop speakers - is worth recommending on its own. The speaker system has only 3 buttons, power, volume up and volume down which are situated on the rear of the right speaker. the volume up and down buttons are identifiable by the plus and minus signs, the power button is a button with a detent, not that much different to the sort of button you'd find at the bottom of an iPhone screen. The Expressionists speakers are designed in such a way that they cannot be easily knocked over, this is achieved by the speakers having cylinders at the rear which touch the desk and rubber feet at the front, I also suspect that the cylinders give an opportunity to the speakers to output more bass. Each speaker contains 1 3 inch driver and sound is surprisingly good throughout the spectrum. The system has 2 3.5MM jack input sockets which are mixed together so 2 devices can be run simultaneously if required. Volume is louder than I expected and the system does indeed deliver a good punchy sound, nothing tinny about these speakers whatever. If you want high performance for music or games then this speaker set is obviously not the 1 to pick but if you have a very limited budget and want a set of speakers with all round good performance without too much compromise then this system at $50.00 is very hard to pass up, I'll be using this speaker system until my Harman Kardon sound sticks arrive in a few weeks and I have no trouble with that. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound
Hi, and just for the record. It's Expressionist without an s. Brian, who was so inspired by this that I tried to order a pair but couldn't find them here, so ordered a pair of creative speakers with bluetooth instead. But I like Altec Lansing allot myself! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 9:56 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers,Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound The Altec Lansing Expressionists FX2020 speakers. Yes there are several models in the Expressionists range including Expressionists Ultra, Expressionists Plus, Expressionists Classic and the original Expressionists FX2020 themselves. I have the Expressionists Plus and they're okay though nowhere near as good as the Expressionists Ultra were for a 2.1 channel speaker system. The Expressionists FX2020 is the best value for money 2.0 channel desktop speaker system I've heard but I'm only repeating myself now smile. On 01/07/2013, at 4:55 PM, Peter Scanlon sca...@tpg.com.au wrote: I saw a couple of different models, what is the model number please. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 6:40 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound The subject line says it all when it comes to this pair of speakers. The Altec Lansing Expressionists speakers have little in the way of features but who really cares about that when cost is low and sound - for a pair of desktop speakers - is worth recommending on its own. The speaker system has only 3 buttons, power, volume up and volume down which are situated on the rear of the right speaker. the volume up and down buttons are identifiable by the plus and minus signs, the power button is a button with a detent, not that much different to the sort of button you'd find at the bottom of an iPhone screen. The Expressionists speakers are designed in such a way that they cannot be easily knocked over, this is achieved by the speakers having cylinders at the rear which touch the desk and rubber feet at the front, I also suspect that the cylinders give an opportunity to the speakers to output more bass. Each speaker contains 1 3 inch driver and sound is surprisingly good throughout the spectrum. The system has 2 3.5MM jack input sockets which are mixed together so 2 devices can be run simultaneously if required. Volume is louder than I expected and the system does indeed deliver a good punchy sound, nothing tinny about these speakers whatever. If you want high performance for music or games then this speaker set is obviously not the 1 to pick but if you have a very limited budget and want a set of speakers with all round good performance without too much compromise then this system at $50.00 is very hard to pass up, I'll be using this speaker system until my Harman Kardon sound sticks arrive in a few weeks and I have no trouble with that. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound
You sure? I thought that to begin with, when I bought them from eBay they were labeled Altec Lansing Expressionists. On 01/07/2013, at 6:33 PM, Brian Olesen br...@blindkom.dk wrote: Hi, and just for the record. It's Expressionist without an s. Brian, who was so inspired by this that I tried to order a pair but couldn't find them here, so ordered a pair of creative speakers with bluetooth instead. But I like Altec Lansing allot myself! Brian -Oprindelig meddelelse- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 9:56 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers,Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound The Altec Lansing Expressionists FX2020 speakers. Yes there are several models in the Expressionists range including Expressionists Ultra, Expressionists Plus, Expressionists Classic and the original Expressionists FX2020 themselves. I have the Expressionists Plus and they're okay though nowhere near as good as the Expressionists Ultra were for a 2.1 channel speaker system. The Expressionists FX2020 is the best value for money 2.0 channel desktop speaker system I've heard but I'm only repeating myself now smile. On 01/07/2013, at 4:55 PM, Peter Scanlon sca...@tpg.com.au wrote: I saw a couple of different models, what is the model number please. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 6:40 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound The subject line says it all when it comes to this pair of speakers. The Altec Lansing Expressionists speakers have little in the way of features but who really cares about that when cost is low and sound - for a pair of desktop speakers - is worth recommending on its own. The speaker system has only 3 buttons, power, volume up and volume down which are situated on the rear of the right speaker. the volume up and down buttons are identifiable by the plus and minus signs, the power button is a button with a detent, not that much different to the sort of button you'd find at the bottom of an iPhone screen. The Expressionists speakers are designed in such a way that they cannot be easily knocked over, this is achieved by the speakers having cylinders at the rear which touch the desk and rubber feet at the front, I also suspect that the cylinders give an opportunity to the speakers to output more bass. Each speaker contains 1 3 inch driver and sound is surprisingly good throughout the spectrum. The system has 2 3.5MM jack input sockets which are mixed together so 2 devices can be run simultaneously if required. Volume is louder than I expected and the system does indeed deliver a good punchy sound, nothing tinny about these speakers whatever. If you want high performance for music or games then this speaker set is obviously not the 1 to pick but if you have a very limited budget and want a set of speakers with all round good performance without too much compromise then this system at $50.00 is very hard to pass up, I'll be using this speaker system until my Harman Kardon sound sticks arrive in a few weeks and I have no trouble with that. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound
I'd vouch for any of their speakers. I've been using Altec Lansing speakers for years. Dan -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Peter Scanlon Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:35 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound These sound good for output for Jaws. Particularly as you say they have two inputs, into which I could put inputs from two computers with Jaws. Do you know if places like Dick Smith sell them? P. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 6:40 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound The subject line says it all when it comes to this pair of speakers. The Altec Lansing Expressionists speakers have little in the way of features but who really cares about that when cost is low and sound - for a pair of desktop speakers - is worth recommending on its own. The speaker system has only 3 buttons, power, volume up and volume down which are situated on the rear of the right speaker. the volume up and down buttons are identifiable by the plus and minus signs, the power button is a button with a detent, not that much different to the sort of button you'd find at the bottom of an iPhone screen. The Expressionists speakers are designed in such a way that they cannot be easily knocked over, this is achieved by the speakers having cylinders at the rear which touch the desk and rubber feet at the front, I also suspect that the cylinders give an opportunity to the speakers to output more bass. Each speaker contains 1 3 inch driver and sound is surprisingly good throughout the spectrum. The system has 2 3.5MM jack input sockets which are mixed together so 2 devices can be run simultaneously if required. Volume is louder than I expected and the system does indeed deliver a good punchy sound, nothing tinny about these speakers whatever. If you want high performance for music or games then this speaker set is obviously not the 1 to pick but if you have a very limited budget and want a set of speakers with all round good performance without too much compromise then this system at $50.00 is very hard to pass up, I'll be using this speaker system until my Harman Kardon sound sticks arrive in a few weeks and I have no trouble with that. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound
Can't argue with the sound of the product that's for sure, a little disappointed with the life of the Altec Expressionist Ultra system I had, only had the thing for 18 months and the switch mode power supply blew, though I get no sound whatever out of the system now it still looks absolutely magnificient, the nice pollished wooden sub-woofer - the size of a mini computer tower - standing on the floor with the plush looking 2-way satellites standing on the shelf, the Altec Expressionist Ultra system was indeed! the best speaker system designed to work with computers I've ever heard and worth every bit of the $200.00 I paid for it in late 2011. The Expressionist system I'm using right now sounds very good for just a pair of desktop computer speakers, as I've previously stated for $50.00 you just can't go wrong with tese things. I have a set of Altec Expressionist Plus speakers in the lounge and they're not too bad for a 2.1 channel system, the advantage with this system is that it can be put into small places, the sub-woofer is small enough to put onto a higher shelf you may prefer to do, the satellite speakers are small enough to fit into tight spaces and yet sound quite reasonable. I was most tempted to buy the Altec Lansing Expressionist Bass system but shied away from this when I saw the Specs, not quite as good as the Altec Lansing Expressionist Ultra or the Harman Kardon Sound Sticks. On 02/07/2013, at 1:50 AM, dan Kerstetter dh...@comcast.net wrote: I'd vouch for any of their speakers. I've been using Altec Lansing speakers for years. Dan -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Peter Scanlon Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:35 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound These sound good for output for Jaws. Particularly as you say they have two inputs, into which I could put inputs from two computers with Jaws. Do you know if places like Dick Smith sell them? P. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 6:40 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound The subject line says it all when it comes to this pair of speakers. The Altec Lansing Expressionists speakers have little in the way of features but who really cares about that when cost is low and sound - for a pair of desktop speakers - is worth recommending on its own. The speaker system has only 3 buttons, power, volume up and volume down which are situated on the rear of the right speaker. the volume up and down buttons are identifiable by the plus and minus signs, the power button is a button with a detent, not that much different to the sort of button you'd find at the bottom of an iPhone screen. The Expressionists speakers are designed in such a way that they cannot be easily knocked over, this is achieved by the speakers having cylinders at the rear which touch the desk and rubber feet at the front, I also suspect that the cylinders give an opportunity to the speakers to output more bass. Each speaker contains 1 3 inch driver and sound is surprisingly good throughout the spectrum. The system has 2 3.5MM jack input sockets which are mixed together so 2 devices can be run simultaneously if required. Volume is louder than I expected and the system does indeed deliver a good punchy sound, nothing tinny about these speakers whatever. If you want high performance for music or games then this speaker set is obviously not the 1 to pick but if you have a very limited budget and want a set of speakers with all round good performance without too much compromise then this system at $50.00 is very hard to pass up, I'll be using this speaker system until my Harman Kardon sound sticks arrive in a few weeks and I have no trouble with that. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound
These sound good for output for Jaws. Particularly as you say they have two inputs, into which I could put inputs from two computers with Jaws. Do you know if places like Dick Smith sell them? P. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 6:40 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound The subject line says it all when it comes to this pair of speakers. The Altec Lansing Expressionists speakers have little in the way of features but who really cares about that when cost is low and sound - for a pair of desktop speakers - is worth recommending on its own. The speaker system has only 3 buttons, power, volume up and volume down which are situated on the rear of the right speaker. the volume up and down buttons are identifiable by the plus and minus signs, the power button is a button with a detent, not that much different to the sort of button you'd find at the bottom of an iPhone screen. The Expressionists speakers are designed in such a way that they cannot be easily knocked over, this is achieved by the speakers having cylinders at the rear which touch the desk and rubber feet at the front, I also suspect that the cylinders give an opportunity to the speakers to output more bass. Each speaker contains 1 3 inch driver and sound is surprisingly good throughout the spectrum. The system has 2 3.5MM jack input sockets which are mixed together so 2 devices can be run simultaneously if required. Volume is louder than I expected and the system does indeed deliver a good punchy sound, nothing tinny about these speakers whatever. If you want high performance for music or games then this speaker set is obviously not the 1 to pick but if you have a very limited budget and want a set of speakers with all round good performance without too much compromise then this system at $50.00 is very hard to pass up, I'll be using this speaker system until my Harman Kardon sound sticks arrive in a few weeks and I have no trouble with that. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound
These speakers are very good for speech, they're okay for music but then again they're only worth $50.00. The big surprise I continue to get from this speaker set is just how loud, crisp and clear the sound is and how well this speaker system projects sound to the ears when you have them standing on a shelf in front of you. As for who sells them in Australia? I bought mine from eBay so use Google to find out who stocks them locally. As I said at the start, the Altec Lansing Expressionists speakers were only bought as a stopgap whilst I saved enough money to order my Harman Kardon Sound Sticks which I'll be doing later this week, to say that I've been more than satisfied with the stopgap measure I chose to take would be an understatement, not as good as my former Altec Lansing Expressionists Ultra system or not as good as the Harman Kardon Sound Sticks but then both those systems are a lot more money. On 01/07/2013, at 5:35 AM, Peter Scanlon sca...@tpg.com.au wrote: These sound good for output for Jaws. Particularly as you say they have two inputs, into which I could put inputs from two computers with Jaws. Do you know if places like Dick Smith sell them? P. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 6:40 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Altec Lansing Expressionists Speakers, Cheap Price But Not Cheap Sound The subject line says it all when it comes to this pair of speakers. The Altec Lansing Expressionists speakers have little in the way of features but who really cares about that when cost is low and sound - for a pair of desktop speakers - is worth recommending on its own. The speaker system has only 3 buttons, power, volume up and volume down which are situated on the rear of the right speaker. the volume up and down buttons are identifiable by the plus and minus signs, the power button is a button with a detent, not that much different to the sort of button you'd find at the bottom of an iPhone screen. The Expressionists speakers are designed in such a way that they cannot be easily knocked over, this is achieved by the speakers having cylinders at the rear which touch the desk and rubber feet at the front, I also suspect that the cylinders give an opportunity to the speakers to output more bass. Each speaker contains 1 3 inch driver and sound is surprisingly good throughout the spectrum. The system has 2 3.5MM jack input sockets which are mixed together so 2 devices can be run simultaneously if required. Volume is louder than I expected and the system does indeed deliver a good punchy sound, nothing tinny about these speakers whatever. If you want high performance for music or games then this speaker set is obviously not the 1 to pick but if you have a very limited budget and want a set of speakers with all round good performance without too much compromise then this system at $50.00 is very hard to pass up, I'll be using this speaker system until my Harman Kardon sound sticks arrive in a few weeks and I have no trouble with that. ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org ** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
