xyzcomputing.com — Altec Lansing's FX5051 speaker system uses USB to bring surround sound to just about any computer, no need for a 6-channel sound card. If that is not cool enough the FX5051 has isobaric-configured dual 6.5” woofers in a single cabinet to deliver serious bass without taking up a lot of room.
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Closed AccountNov 22, 2006
You are very right. The only time you ever notice surround sound is when you are watching a home theater tye system. This is still a very good idea but Im not sure if I would use it that much; I mostly just use a nice headset.
Closed AccountNov 22, 2006
Is it Dolby Surround Sound or is it "surround sound?" Most of the sound devices out there are "surround sound." That is, they don't actually decode the individual dolby-encoded Surround Sound tracks, they just send two-channel audio to a bunch of speakers. Some of them try to guess what the audio should sound like by seperating high and low frequencies to different speakers. The result is ass.
7477696700Nov 22, 2006
You call that a review? Four pages and it's all about the casing.Try this one for some actual critique, limitations, and setup instructions for Mac users (who actually are supported)<a class="user" href="http://www.everythingusb.com/altec_lansing_fx5051.html">http://www.everythingusb.com/altec_lansing_fx5051.html</a>
teaboyNov 22, 2006
Hasn't it broken by now?
jeriqoNov 22, 2006
by adml_shake "Hmmm, I've had to use USB sound before after the sound function in my laptop died and I've never been impressed with the sound quality."This has nothing to do with USB.Since it's all digital, there is no audio modification AT ALL.USB is just the transporter.The soundcard connected to this USB then converts the audio to analog, which is sent to the speakers.The most important part by far is the speaker. Digital to Analog converters are cheap these days.by accesory "klipsch still makes the best computer speakers out there IMO. I am especially impressed with their 4.2 systems, though they're expensive and sometimes hard to find"So useful when there are no 4.2 sources on earth.
mplexNov 22, 2006
I tried to pass AC-3 through SPDIF on my Live! External to my receiver, no go. Seems this unit will only do analog 5.1. It can only pass 2ch PCM through SPDIF. I suggest the Turtle Beach Micro if you want to hook a computer to a stereo.
asianwasteNov 22, 2006
Aren't surround sound cards like 5 bucks these days?
Closed AccountNov 22, 2006
Laptop maybe?