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Can you let us know what the module type/number is? also, is the sound quality any different as compared to the original klipsch amplifier? Thanks!

TL,DR; Get yourself a new non-promedia amp and avoid the possible design flaws of the promedia control pod and amp. These promedia speakers sound really good, however, it seems alot of promedia owners have problems with either the amp or control pod, possibly due to design flaws. I sincerely suggest owners with broken promedias get a nice non-promedia amp to salvage these superb speakers and also to save you further trouble from these control pod or amp. If you are planning on to replace the broken parts, it will eventually brake again, as the problem is possibly due to design flaws (hence causing overheating in consistent parts of the amp, judging by the number of posts reporting the same broken capacitors, resistors, mosfets) and not the parts itself. So please, save yourself the trouble and get a new amp from some reliable source. Here's my experience http://community.klipsch.com/forums/t/155185.aspx I got myself a nice mini cheap 2x20W amp, and I'm now a happy man again, happy enough to post back to let the miserable folks with broken promedia know that there is a way to be happy again!!

The design of the promedia amplifier is flawed, so instead of getting replacements from Klipsch, get a new amplifier from some other brand that outputs the adequate power. Here's my experience http://community.klipsch.com/forums/t/155185.aspx

My klipsh promedia speakers started making crackling/hissing/static sounds (again) like all your promedia speakers last week. I've spent some time examining the components and found the circuit board near few resistors were discolored possibly due to heating, however, the resistor values were off by only a few ohms. To save myself the trouble and in the hope of hearing my kilpsch speakers sing again, I took the courage and bought the Lepai tripath TA2020+ ampilfier with Amazon Prime (I've also purchased a refurbished Logitech z263 as a backup, since Lepai sounds like something with minimal quality control protocols). To my surprise, after connecting the 2 sat speakers and sub woofers to the tripath, and tweaking the treble and bass a bit, I was blown away by the quality of the sound. The sound coming from these promedias actually sounded comparable to how it used to sound with the old amplifier from the subwoofer. Compared to Logitech z263, I still favor the crisp and powerful sound from these promedia speakers. The build quality of the amp however is really crappy, but hey, it's only a 25 dollar amp! So if you guys are on a tight budget and would still like to hear music sing from your broken klipsch promedia (assuming the broken part is the amp or the control pod, which usually is), I would definitely recommend Lepai's tripath ta2020. There are probably other higher quality, better-built mini amps out there, but just letting you all know, Lepai's tripath ta2020 works with promedia!

If your Klipsch Promedia 2.1/4.1 speaker system is making static/crackle noise or just can not power up, below are some possible solutions. Note that these solutions are just from links that I've gathered over a few hours so don't get your hope up. If you have the money and don't have the time: see quick fix 6. If the speaker can not power up: see fix 2,3,5. If there's no sound from one of the speakers: see fix 2, 3, 5. If there's static/crackle noise when turning the volume knob: see fix 4. If the speaker is making random static/crackle noise: see fix 1,2,3,4 (in this order). Fix 1. If you have turned off your speaker for several days, try "warming it up" by powering up the speaker for few hours (with the speaker off or mute the volume) ( 1) Fix 2. Isolate the speaker by moving the speaker from all other electronics, wires. Switch to a different power source/plug, unplug and replug all wires. This will identify if the problem is due to interference of other electronics or due to the speaker itself ( 2). Fix 3. Check for broken electronic components in the control pod and the amplifier inside the sub woofer ( 3,4) visually, then with a voltmeter and the schematic of your speaker system ( 5). Fix 4. Clean the knob with contact cleaner ( 6). Fix 5. Check if the DIN is broken, if yes replace the DIN yourself ( 7,8) or find someone that'll do it for you ( 8). Fix 6. Buy a speaker with better quality and fewer design flaws. Reference ( 1) My own experience. Powering on the speakers for half a day actually solved my speaker's static/crackle problem, I went from Fix 2, to 4,3,4,3,4,3 then finally tried Fix 1, which finally solved my speaker's problem (and I have no idea why fix 1 resolved my speaker's random static noise problem). ( 2) http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/303683/all-my-surround-sound-speakers-have-static-crackle ( 3) http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1333618 ( 4) http://community.klipsch.com/forums/t/152429.aspx ( 5) http://www.thompdale.com/bash_amplifier/bash_amp.htm ( 6) http://community.klipsch.com/forums/p/124202/1255366.aspx ( 7) http://community.klipsch.com/forums/t/111840.aspx ( 8) http://community.klipsch.com/forums/p/132709/1346623.aspx