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These speakers were purchased to replace my well used Altec Lansing ADA-885 speaker system that suffered from a failed subwoofer amplifier.The Pro Media 2.1 offers a rather well balanced audio spectrum at a fair price.I especially enjoy the fact that the satellite speakers contain an actual tweeter as opposed to many multimedia systems that offer small paper cone drivers to deliver the midrange and high frequencies.The aux input is a very handy feature that functions nicely with the headphone output from a TV creating a nice sounding small AV system in collaboration with a laptop on the main input.The sound quality from FLAC files on the laptop is comparable with larger full range stereo speakers that I have owned in the past.Since the crossover point is rather high,subwoofer placement can be critical in order to get a well balanced sound between the sub and satellites.Place the sub in the center of the satellites at an equal distance to avoid the lower frequencies sounding like they are only on the left or right channel.I would recommend these speakers to anyone looking to assemble a small yet powerful 2.1 audio system.
What's great about it: Well balanced sound,aux input is a handy feature.