Rear satellites provide full 3D audio with a four-channel sound card.
Its powerful subwoofer will make you really feel games like Quake III.
The units innovative satellite design produces big sound without taking up much desk space. I really, really wanted a powered subwoofer, but was not going to spend a ton of money on one. The Altec Lansing ATP5 speaker system is the rare combination of small size, clear and loud sound, and reasonable price. I already had all the speakers I needed for it, but that model Pioneer receiver/amp does not provide direct power for a subwoofer - it only has a dedicated “line level” subwoofer signal via an RCA-type jack on the rear panel. I had been watching for an affordably priced (okay, “cheap”) powered subwoofer to use with a Pioneer surround-sound receiver with Dolby 5.1 Digital processing and digital fiber optic inputs and outputs which I had purchased at that same Goodwill store for only $15.91 (knowing it most likely needed some sort of repair, given the el-cheapo price, plus it was missing the very specialized remote control.) I repaired the Pioneer audio processor/surround sound receiver at a cost of about thirty cents (the cost of a voltage regulator IC) and had purchased a factory remote on eBay for about $20. I do love discovering the occasional project item at Goodwill or other thrift stores, etc.īecause the two external speakers (left and right) were missing therefore, there were no controls to turn the subwoofer and its internal amplifier on or off or make any level adjustments at the subwoofer because those are actually located one of the two external speakers.