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Published: June 2, 2006 | Author: Nick Sarpolis

Altec Lansing ADA885

Setup

I placed the rear speakers on the desk that is directly behind me, which serves as a place for my spare rig, or a place for friends to hook their computers up.  Overall, the setup was extremely easy.  The plugs and connectors are all color coded, and knotched so they will only fit in their connector, one way.  This makes installation for everyone fast and trouble free.

Testing

   
There are many different modes, my favorite being Pro Logic.  There are five to be exact.
  • Pro Logic
  • Dolby Digital
  • Stereo X2
  • Stereo
  • Quad

Stereo, is just using the front two speakers.  Stereo X2 is just the standard 2 channels on all four speakers.  Quad is the standard 4.1 configuration, but tones down the bass.  Pro Logic & Dolby Digital are for movies and music, and both utilize 4 channels.  Dolby Digital from what I can tell seems like a toned down Pro Logic, bass wise.  To be honest, this system puts out oodles of punchy, clean, distortion free bass as it is.  Anyway, I used my trusty Sound Blaster Live! 24-Bit sound card, and played my usual music, which tends to be a mix of 70’s rock, 80’s, and other misc stuff.  The highs were crisp, the midranges vibrated my ribcage (freaky feeling), and the lows would easily make a constipated person run for the bathroom. 

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