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The system faces a few flaws in the default settings which you can feel on the knob as you head up the dial. The midrange area is absent or so it appears without tweaking things on the side of the player itself. Chances are the Subwoofer isn't getting the amount of recommended bass on the dial that it requires to start picking up lower tones on the mid level. While the downfiring midrange does produce some sound it doesn't get quite the depth that it needs. Maybe in coming sets over the year we'll the introduction of a larger midrange to catch this frequency issue. In the meantime the best option is to tweak the graphic eq for some better focusing on the speakers so that some of those tones can be better experienced. Just keep in mind that the system is very responsive to each track so a middle will have to be found otherwise the user will be switching their EQ constantly to find the sweet spot of the set each time.

For the user seeking to get a heavy upgrade over their current 2.1 system or 2.0 system then this is a very nice deal as the speakers can be found at $90.59 through engines like Pricegrabber.com. For computer speaker enthusiasts seeing if the VS4121 rivals that of their ProMedia 2.1 system this isn't the system for them to upgrade to as it performs well without a doubt but it falls short of taking the throne from the PM series at this point. Given some revisions to the design this could be quite the contender though.

The great highs and surprisingly great low frequency response leave us with a 8.8 / 10 on the magic scale for the latest speaker set from Altec Lansing. We hope to see more from them throughout the year. If the VS4121 is a sign of things to come then we welcome the future of Altec Lansing sets with open arms as they seem to have their game face on this year.