The XT1 allows you to arrange the satellite speakers to suit your listening tastes - from right next to the laptop computer to as far apart as the speaker cord will allow. The XT1 is magnetically shielded and can be placed right next to a laptop LCD without distorting the image. Sound quality from the XT1 is really good - far better than anything the built in speakers on our Dell Inspiron 6000 could produced. Imaging and staging was also decent as well.

When set up properly - equal distance from the center of the listener - you can close you eyes and really get an impression that what you're listening to is live instead of recorded. The bass response is awfully good for laptop speakers. They will never shakes the cobwebs off off the ceiling but they do provide decent presences.

The Altec Lansing XT1 includes a line level input for iPods or other MP3 players but we're wondering what's the point to it. The speakers need to be connected to a laptop in order to receive power so you might as well play your music from the notebook.

The XT1 is one of those products that can amaze by-standers. They look at the speakers and simply can not believe the sound coming out of it. We recommend the Altec Lansing XT1 to anyone looking for better sound from their laptops. The XT1 is light enough to take anywhere and provides sound quality that's much better than anything your notebook can produce. $100 might seem steep for such small speakers but once you listen to them, you'll agree they're worth the money.

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