Features:
The Altec Lansing PT6021 is not marked as just your standard old computer speaker system. When you unpack this you'll find a set of wall-mount brackets also included. Since the satellite's have such a thin profile they will incorporate very nicely into a home theatre setting as well. With TV's getting thinner and thinner, and many being wall-mountable these days, having thin profile speakers to mount beside the TV looks far more presentable and "slick". Along with the usual 1/8" input, there is also RCA L/R inputs which give the system out-of-the-box compatibility with most home theatre systems.

You'll notice each of the six driver speakers in the satellites to be rather small, about an inch in diameter. Being into audio myself, I found out these drives use neodymium magnets. Neodymium magnets have approximately ten times the strength compared to normal ceramic magnets. So even though these drivers are small, they still house the power behind them that's very close to any conventional sized PC speaker.

 
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Additionally, this speaker system features tri-amplification. Anyone familiar with high-end audio speakers, and studio monitors especially, will probably be familiar with the term bi-amplification. For those who aren't, bi-amplification is the process of splitting up the high and low range frequencies to send to the amplifiers and speakers. Doing this allows you to fine tune each set of speakers for the appropriate range it will be playing. Considering the PT6021 set has six speakers and a sub, the tri-amplification divides the signal up into three divisions: high, mid and low frequencies.

The PT6021 uses Altec Lansing's InConcert technology which is a technology brought to life in the system by means of both the tri-amplification and the array placement of each of the six micro-drivers in each satellite. InConcert aims to give better vertical dispersion of sound for more definition and to make you feel more "in concert" when listening. Having a line-array of speakers also gives less drop-out as you move away from the speakers. If you go to any large concerts, you'll commonly see an array of huge speakers flown over the stage - same affect being achieved.

The sub woofer is fairly compact in design, but still houses a 6.25" ceramic magnet woofer with a rear port. All the amps for the system are also housed in the subwoofer, making it by far the heaviest piece of the system. Each speaker as well as the control station plug into the rear of the sub. Inputs jacks are given in the form of L/R RCA and a 1/8" stereo connector for a standard computer sound card.

  
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I found the control pod to be a very neat and innovative idea to include with the system. It houses a large dial that adjusts master volume as well as treble and bass controls when either of those buttons are pressed. It also has the power button for the system, making it very easy to keep every important control within arms reach. If you want private listening, plug a pair of headphones into the headphone plug on the side of the pod and the output to the speakers will be muted! If you want to plug in your MP3 player there is also a 1/8" line in plug on the other side of the pod to connect external audio devices for listening on these rocking speakers!

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We're not done with the goodies just yet! Altec Lansing also includes not one, but two wireless remotes with this system! One is a credit card sized remote which fits in a little holder vertically at the top of the control pod. All that this remote does is duplicate all the control pod functions but makes them easily done no matter where you're sitting. The second remote is my favourite, it offers a complete control solution to your home theatre system as well as this speaker system! Both are pictured below.