This Altec system replaced an older Altec which I used for a year, then it failed.It was a shame as it was a great sounding set of speakers. These did suffer from"mid-drop" but it can be mitigated with EQ. Also, I'm using the set in my bathroom to have a system to listen to whiledressing, bathing, etc. I placed the satellites high on a porous wicker shelf and the mids are there, now!Not bad for a six-year old set is what I say. You can get better but I didn't pay too much years agoand since they aren't this years model they would go for nothing used. They are pretty, too!.