Altec Lansing MX-5021 - A Short Review

I have used these speakers for more than an year. This is a short review based on moderate usage over the past year.

The build quality of the sub-woofer is good. The satellites come in a plastic enclosure with a small base and tend to fall off often. The control pod has aux-in and headphones jack which i find very useful. The build quality of the control pod is not so good. The volume knob is not sturdy and its wobbly. My friend owns the same speaker system. His system is not usable now because his control pod is not working. He is planning to get it repaired. I mostly use the remote to control the volume or to make bass and treble adjustment. I set the bass to slightly higher than Half and treble to just about half the level. At these setting the sound delivered is clean up to 90% of the volume or may be even 95%, tight bass and no signs of distortion. After that at full volume there is slight distortion. I usually keep the volume at 50 - 80%. Overall great speakers for the price.

Pluses
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* Good Sub-Woofer.
* Good overall sound reproduction.

Minuses
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* Satellite speakers base is small and tend to fall off often.
* Build quality of control pod.

My Rating 3.5/5 . Would have given a 4 if not for the build quality.