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I bet this Klipsch woofer unit can put out some good solid bass! I'm not connected to seller in any way. http://cgi.ebay.com/KLIPSCH-SUBWOOFER-KP-480-SW-SPEAKER_W0QQitemZ150239899217QQihZ005QQcategoryZ3275QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Did you clean the tape monitor switch too? Spray everything, because these units are famous for needing everything cleaned. Sounds like it could be something more serious though.

I'd like to hear a pair of those.

Sure would be nice if audio stores had the Comparator device. Sounds like you guys had a great time!

Very nice! [Y]

I had a Klipsch K-33 woofer that went bad out of its warranty period. Placed it up on a closet shelf figuring I'd cut it apart someday to see why it went bad. A friend of mine just acquired a pair of used Klipsch MWM cabinets with no drivers. He wanted to hear them to see what they'd do. I informed him I had one K-33 woofer that worked, but it buzzed under its dust cap. I took it over and we at least got to check out one of his MWM cabinets, be it with some buzzing. Just the one cabinet sounded amazing! When we were done checking it out, I took the woofer home and finally took it apart. I figured I'd take photos and share my findings here. It's just one of those things where something goes bad just out of its warranty coverage period. You can't expect a company to replace items out of their warranty period. As I stated above, "Klipsch offers a one year warranty. Klipsch was nice enough to say they'd go 13 months, but not 14 months. I didn't have a problem with that. I replaced it." I phoned Michael and we talked. Of course he's really nice, as is the Klipsch Corp. Thanks Michael. I'm very excited about receiving my Jubes!

djk, You're correct. Doesn't look like they glued the coil all the way to its end. Two of the end voice coil wrappings just came right off its former.

Daddy Dee, No. I just noticed a light metallic buzzing noise one day. Took out the woofer and located it to inside of its dust cap. I figured it had something to do with its voice coil. djk, They were 14 months young when this happened. Klipsch offers a one year warranty. Klipsch was nice enough to say they'd go 13 months, but not 14 months. I didn't have a problem with that. I replaced it. I figured it could have been factory default, because I don't have to put much wattage through my Klipschorns to get them to the loudness I prefer in the room they're in.

A great idea Amy.

Beautiful!

Finally got around to checking out what was making that metallic rattling noise inside my K-33 woofer. Cut off its dust cap and found a loop of its voice coil wire under its dust cap. Speaker still works. The voice coil itself is on the outside wrapped around its plastic former, so it surprises me it got caught on the center poll which is in the formers inside. I tried hard to make the coil come out of its gap, but there was no way because the spider would not allow it to go that high. There must have been a loop of coil wire hanging some where to get caught on the center poll some how. I'll cut the cone off to get a better look at the coil to see if I can figure out how this happened. May of just came all the way out of it's gap and got caught on the poll on the way back down.

Wow...

When removing the woofer, I place the Klipschorn face down on the floor. This puts the woofer front toward floor too. This makes it much easier to remove because the woofer is laying on the board it's front mounted to. It's not hanging on the screws. All you have to do is remove all its bolts and than gently lift if out. If you want to replace the wire connectors, I'm sure anyone you like would be fine.

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Hit the tape monitor a few times and see if that helps too. Work all its switches a few good times. I'd deoxit them all good and work them on and off some times while spraying them.

I'm with TheEAR on this one! Really cracked me up when they came out with subwoofer cables special made for low frequencies. That deserves a [bs] button.

Love subwoofers! There's a lot of low music tones down there you don't realize is there until you hear a good sub. I dig those low lows. It really adds to the music experience. The sub doesn't need to be loud and over whelm the room and main speakers. It just needs to do its sweet thing settle. It's cool to hear some really low stuff on old recordings too.

Heck yes... Great job and idea. Real nice it worked out so good for you. Looks very nice and I bet it sounds good too. Right on...

Oh my... Beauties indeed. I'd like to own those! Thanks.

Where are they?

If the cardboard ring is lose the speaker will cause it to buzz at high volumes.

If you're talking about an outer cardboard gasket ring than Elmer's white glue should work. I used it for that repair purpose on a driver and it worked for me. You should call 1-800-Klipsch and ask their tech help how to repair it though. I'm sure they know better than anyone.

Way nice! Thanks for sharing.

Corvette6769, Why do you own so many speakers?

An outstanding job and speakers! They look awesome and I know they sound it too! You did very good! Right on... [Y]