But for $15, who am I to complain?īottom line: If you’re on a limited budget, the VS2620’s are worth your consideration. I’m planning to follow up with Altec Lansing to see if this is a potential defect.įor normal listening (particularly audio podcasts), as I intend to do, the Altec Lansing VS2620’s are pretty decent and worth picking up, but if your main intent is to listen to music (particularly with prominent bass), you’d do well to add a sub-woofer or look elsewhere. When I tried plugging in a pair of high-end headphones into the input jack, there was no audio to be heard. Similarly, I could not get the audio jack to work as described.

The “Tone” dial is pretty useless, as it did nothing to improve the overall sound. To my ears, the audio delivers a surprisingly clear middle and high end (particularly with orchestral pieces) and expectedly weak in the bass department (though a sub-woofer would probably help). I listened to various audio selections spanning everything from pop to rock to electronica to classical and even podcasts. Worried that my speakers were DOA out of the box, and faced with the prospect of returning the unit back to the store, I tried another power outlet, which seemed to do the trick as the speaker’s amber power indicator light finally came to life.Īs I mentioned at the top of this review, I went into this purchase with low expectations. I checked my connections, and tried again to no avail. When I first plugged the speakers in, I could not toggle the ‘ON’ switch. Set-up was straight forward, but not without a snag. Also included is an auxiliary 1/8″ jack for attaching head-phones (more on that soon).

The right speaker unit contains three dials: on-off, volume, and tone. The speakers themselves are trapezoidal in shape – and from pure aesthetics, you’re either going to love the way they look, or you’re going to hate them. Directions for the unit are on the left and right flaps as soon as you open the box (this is the first time I’ve seen the manual on a box flap). The retail box includes two speakers with cables, an AC power supply, and a warranty card, properly packed.

I’ve been familiar with the Altec Lansing brand for years, but this purchase was my first introduction to owning and using one of their products. But I needed a simple speaker system to listen to music and podcasts while working away in the studio, and the price was right ($15.00) so I took a chance.

My expectations were admittedly low when I purchased the Altec Lansing VS2620 speaker set for my computer system last week.

Altec lansing atp3 left speaker