I'm so disappointed. After spending 2 months deciding on a set of Speakers, reading umpteen forums and web opinions, I had my heart set on the Ultra2 speakers because of their sound quality but people are posting all over about the terrible longengevity of these speakers. Therefore I came here (to this forum) to see if a solution has been found for speaker cutout and noise problem. It appears the solution has not been addressed.
Perhaps this will help someone who hasn't read every post in this thread.
To Test your speakers if you have a problem, you may want to try the old RCA method.
Simple plug in another set of speakers, or use your headphones connected to your PC, to isolate the Ultra2.
Squirting a the Potentiometer with a Contact Cleaner is NOT a solution, but a temporary fix; only to be repeated another time. This 67 year old electronic engineer has radios made in the 50's. And Hi-Fi stereo equipment I build by myself in the early 60's and Altec & Universal speakers made in the 1958, so claiming that a 1 year old Ultra2 is "old" is simply a cop-out.
A good set of speakers should last you a lifetime, unless you exceeded the power of the speakers specifications. And then it would be a Cone problem NOT a Pot problem. And according to the symptoms given, it is definitely a Rheostat/Potentiometer problem.
At first I thought it may be heat related. A weak capacitor to Ground or a Resistor that breaks down with wattage use -- translated into heat. But since a few people say that the problem of cut-out goes away when using a "Contact Cleaner & Lube" that eliminates other components.
I myself would be willing to wait until Klipsch came out with a replacement POT. And if the admin would be so kind as to Post of that possibility, or if Klipsch is looking into this matter. That would be appreciated to know.
These speakers, namely the Ultra2 are meant for my Laptop - so I can wait to purchase.
For my desktop PC I bought a 2.1 (with Base) 10 years ago, and one of best sounding speakers ever heard. At least for my ears and my guests. Don't know if their still on the market -- but search for Yamaha YST-M15 if you need a 3 spkr system for clarity both base & treble. It has 2 Pots, and no problems. If you don't like them I'll buy them from you.
Now my last request, if at all possible, if Klipsch has a replacement supplier for the pots, can we purchase the pots only. Installation would be no problem for me.
As a last word I'd like to address all the posters that said: "I'll never buy another Klipsch".
You must remember that most (if not all) manufacturers do NOT make all components. Just as in this case, the likelyhood that other manufacturer run into component problem is very high. We the public, have the duty to inform a manufacturer of problems, for their R&D burn in time is limited and cost prohibitive respectively.
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