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Wow, just read five of the other posts about this issue... Hey Klipsch, your company maintains a very high level of quality with home audio equipment that has convinced me to stick around, but what's the deal with this series??! (Synergy SUB-10 and SUB-12) I opt for a recall of the BASH amps[] looks like they are your weak link

Chesco, I too have been noticing signs of a failing amp in my SUB-10 that I bought new a little over 2 years ago (damn, there goes the warranty). I first noticed it croaking very seldomly about a month ago, so now I keep it off when not in use. It is possible that keeping it on auto mode (not off) could have worn out my amp. Anyway I called Klipsch support [1-800-KLIPSCH (1-800-554-7724)] about it and was told that if I can find the receipt, take it back to Best Buy. The other option is to ship it back to klipsch and they will replace the amp with an identical (maybe refurbished?) amp for $80 i think and will cover the cost of shipping it back to me, so total you will be out $120 figuring shipping is less than $40. However, being a 22 year-old audio junkie, I think I will take an alternate route and hope that it works. I dug up some info and the amp is made by BASH, so I am going to upgrade while dealing with this problem. Here is a link to a BASH amp that is rated for 300W RMS (observe the factory SUB-10 at 200W RMS): http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=300-750 I am going to research this more in-depth to make sure this amp is compatible with the Synergy SUB10. If you think about replacing the amp yourself, take extreme caution handling the amp itself; the mainboard has capacitors that should always be considered hot. Skimming the rules I noticed that no advertising is allowed... I don't think this falls under advertising since Klipsch sells their subwoofers with BASH amplifiers installed. But if it is then I hope you read this before someone deletes it and I am banned blah blah blah I hope this helps and I think $150 for a better amp beats the $120 hastle/risk of shipping an entire subwoofer.