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That creative decoder might be your best (and only) bet, that is unless you want to be patient and wait for one to show up on ebay, which it seems is pretty rare.

It sounds like you have the wires hooked up correctly. Make sure the mini-phono plugs are plugged in all the way and make sure you use the correct outputs of you sound card are hooked to the correct inputs on the SWS, the colors are not the same for every card. (I think the orange = center/sub, green = front, black = surround) Just wondering which Promedia system do you have 2.1, 4.1, 5.1? With regard to the volume control on the sound card or (computer controls) I max out everything except the main volume control (listed as "play control" with Windows XP). Don't use the treble or bass controls at all, set it for flat EQ. If you are using a Soundblaster card with EAX make sure all EAX effects are turned off and select the correct speaker settings for your setup (if you have 4.1 setup, select 4.1, etc.) If you have a newer Soundblaster card, such as Audigy 2. Under the EAX Advanced HD console, CMSS 3D tab you can select to have the all the speakers play music or just the front ones. You can choose from three different effects: CMSS 1, CMSS 2 and stereo surround. Note: CMSS effects is different than the EAX effects. If you want a little more bass select the stereo surround, but you can easily experiment with the other ones. I have the v2.400 (I think that is what it is called with out looking it up) upgraded with the preamp of the 4.1s'. I have the subwoofer knob at about 11 o'clock or where the little white line is (you know which white line) The main volume knob is at about 9 0'clock. The volume control for the SWS is never turned past 9 o'clock. I adjust the volume using the computers volume controls (my keyboard has volume up and down), instead of having to adjust two separate volume controls. My SWS is set with 60HZ low-pass filter and 180 phase. With regards to sound quality a lot has to do with the room acoustics, having the SWS in a corner seems to work the best. I have noticed that at least with the v2.400 setup the main sub is more midbass (punchy bass) with very little low end bass and the SWS is all low end (boom/room shaking bass) with little midbass (obviously with the low-pass filter). Hopefully, this will help you.

Mine made really bad static noise when I touched the volume control, switched it for a CP1 and havent had a problem since. Ebay is probably the only place to find them now, unfortunately.

Hopefully not, but I forgot to mention that I also noticed one of the capacitors on the preamp came loose. I resoldered it back on don't know if this had anything to do with it or not. But I do know I wont be listening to the sub as loud as i was before.

If there is static in all the speakers the problem is coming from the amp. Unfortunately, this problem is not uncommon with the promedia speakers.

Before I get to how I fixed my SWS, I want to tell how it broke in the first place. I was listening to music kind of loud for about 15-20 minutes with the control module about halfway, I stopped the music for a sec or two then started it up again keeping it at the same volume and the SWS immediately started making a very loud buzzing noise, but my v.2-400 (with 4.1 preamp control) were still working fine. I tested the sub for a bit, it made the noise regardless of the position of the power switch it even made the noise when it was off the only way to stop it was to unplug it from power. After opening the SWS and doing some tests I noticed that the sub would suck in when it made the buzzing noise, basically indicating that the negative op-amp was malfunctioning. After messing around with it some more, one of the op-amps eventually went up in smoke literally(most likely the negative one). The Fix I looked on the op-amp for information did some searching online and found that it is part number LM3886T made by National Semiconductor. I looked all over the web for a place that sold the part and I only located I think two websites that sell it. The one I purchased from is www.futuretec.com for $3.50 each, they were the cheaper of the two(I dont remember the other site). To replace the op-amp it is located on the circuit board labeled as SW2 ( I think, sorry I am going by memory) or just look for the part labed as LM3886T (surprise!) then just desolder (i used desoldering tape) all the legs, there are 11 of them per op-amp and resolder the new op-amp in its place. I recommend replacing both op-amps at the same time, just because that is what I did. Now once you resolder the new ones in place go back and check the circuit board and make sure none of the solder is spilling over onto other contact areas. Use the desoldering tape to clean everything up. If you don't clean up afterwards you will most likely blow the fuse (which I went through 2 of them before I finally cleaned everything {fuse rating 250V 2A}). Once I replaced the fuse for the last time, I powered it up and low and behold it worked!! Hopefully this information will help someone out. Note of caution! I take no responsibility if you try to fix your own SWS and mess it up further or cause yourself and/or others harm. The SWS is a device that runs on electricity from a 120V 15A power source (USA) which is more than enough to kill a human. I have just a very basic understanding of electronics and I do not proclaim myself to be an expert by any means. I am in no way associated with Klipsch.

I know this isn't really the correct forum for this question but it seems like these speakers are talked about more than in the other forums. Anyway my question(s) is I want to get my foot in the door in terms of building speakers and I thought the SB-1 bookshelf speaker would be a good starter speaker. Before I begin there is a few things I need to know. I know the external dimensions but I don't know what the thickness of the MDF is, I am guessing it is 1/2". Also what is the diameter and length of the port, I asume it is plastic. Hopefully I can find a port tube with the same dimensions somewhere. The only other thing is where can I buy a bunch of (new/used) K-109-A or K-101-S tweeters from, besides Klipsch. Thanks.

I want to get my foot in the door in terms of building speakers and I thought the SB-1 bookshelf speaker would be a good starter speaker. Before I begin there is a few things I need to know. I know the external dimensions but I don't know what the thickness of the MDF is, I am guessing it is 1/2". Also what is the diameter and length of the port, I asume it is plastic. Hopefully I can find a port tube with the same dimensions somewhere. The only other thing is does anyone know where I can buy a bunch (at least 3) of (new/used) K-109-A tweeters from, besides Klipsch. Thanks.

I want to get my foot in the door in terms of building speakers and I thought the SB-1 bookshelf speaker would be a good starter speaker. Before I begin there is a few things I need to know. I know the external dimensions but I don't know what the thickness of the MDF is, I am guessing it is 1/2". Also what is the diameter and length of the port, I asume it is plastic. Hopefully I can find a port tube with the same dimensions somewhere. The only other thing is does anyone know where I can buy a bunch (at least 3) of (new/used) K-109-A tweeters from, besides Klipsch. Thanks.