Right now I' am using the Altec Lansing VS2320 speakers and they are a step up from the BXR1121 even they don't have a sub. I can say the sound is much more clear and realistic than the BXR1121 had but of cource the bass on the BXR1121 had more since it had a sub. Just the mids and highs sound better on the VS2320. I called Altec Lansing and they said that the VS2320 is much better than the BXR series since like for the same price I paid for the VS2320 I could get the BXR1121 that comes with a sub.