bluedraco

don't even bother...klipsch aren't interested in supporting customers, only making new ones...i have tried and failed in getting ANY help whatsoever regarding my 4.1s...there is ZERO support, especially for us in different countries... just buy a different brand...i have and can't believe how i forked out $650 (AUS dollars) for klipsch's poor made 30 hour use speakes (that's right, only used them for 30 hours MAX)... two thumbs down to klipsch - i will never buy a product of theirs again and will warn everybody that i come across looking to buy home theatre gear not to even go near klipsch...it is the least i can do to help other people! and considering i install home theatres for a living, klipsch will lose out a lot!

as i have clearly said, it IS the 230v version...no "chances" about it.. 1. i know that, how do i go about fixing it? 2. i have looked over and over and over all the capacitors and can't see anything physically wrong with them...not to say that there isn't something wrong but it sort of makes it different to fix when i don't really know what ones *might* or *might not* be damaged... i'm thinking that if i can't fix it (looks that way because i don't actually know what exactly is wrong) then: 1) i will take it to an electronics repair shop and see what they have to say (i don't want to spend much money on it, so they might or might not know what is wrong)... if they can't fix it then: 2) i will just swap the cables around internally and use it as a 2.1 system...(i'll just swap the wires for the faulty front right channel with say the rear right and then just use it like that, won't be any difference i'm sure)... it *really* is pathetic that a unit that was hardly used, never abused and cost me $650 australian starts playing up like this...i don't accept the fact that this unit is a few years old...i have a lot to do with speaker/electronics/pc gear, etc and this sort of thing should NEVER happen in any mid-high range gear...NEVER... klipsch denied from the word go that their promedia series had flaws and they still won't admit it to this day that they didn't design them properly... anyway, suffice to say, i will never touch a klipsch product again in my life...and considering i install home theatres for people all the time and recommend products for them to buy, well, klipsch will certainly lose some business (not that klipsch gives a sh*t about customers)...they are just in it to make money... anyway, i won't bother trying to seek help here any more...it's a waste of my time and i'm obviously getting no where...i'm better off seeking help from proper professional electronics experts since klipsch doesn't want to make any effort to help me despite it being their pathetic build quality from a product which cost NEARLY twice the price of something else i could have bought instead...

the long thin board has "indigo HC BASH - 6300XX Rev. 1" written on it... the board with the "danger high voltage" and coil on it is definitely ONE board and has "640023 Rev 1" written on it... the board that has the 5 identical colums on it is definitely one single big board as well...i have looked very closely on both sides of it and can't find a model or rev number on it anywhere...it is indeed connected with a grey ribbon cable to the long thin board... edit - oh yeah, and just so you know, i live in australia and own the "230v" version! edit 2 - another thing: i have checked all the resistors, caps, diodes and connections and can't find anything wrong...all caps are good (no bulges or leaks), all resistors look like new, all diodes seem fine, all connections seem solid... edit 3 - also, regarding the (single) board with the 5 identical colums on it, i would like to tell you that there are no jumpers on it to select which channel or whatever they control...it would seem from this and other things that this unit is very different to the one you have and the ones you have come across before...maybe because this is an australian version (230v) or maybe becaue it's a totally different revision!!!

ok, i have opened it up... there are 3 boards that i see: 1) the long thin board at the bottom which houses the main power, the speaker connectors for the back of the sub (where i plug each of the satelite speaker into), etc... 2) the medium sized board in the middle that has the "danger high voltage" cap (?), a coil, and a few more big black caps... 3) the biggest board that has 5 indentical colums with "front left", "front right", "rear left", "rear right" and "sub" positive and negative paired connectors... now, i've had a look on all the boards and can't seem to find any bad solder connections nor any blown caps, resisters, diodes, etc... on board number 3 i did swap the front left and front right speaker connectors (the pair of them) with each other and then tried connecting my speakers back up...when i did this the hissing/static sound came out of the front left speaker on the back of the unit instead of the right...this tells me that the problem is somewhere in board number 3 (possibly the front right speaker colum) or BACKWARDS in the circuit...is my thinking correct? what should i do next? is board number 3 definitely the culprit? or is there something else in the circuit BEFORE those connectors on another board (board 3?) that might have something wrong? i really don't know what i should do...should i just replace the resistors in board number 3 in the front right speaker column just for the sake of it?

hey guys haven't posted on the klipsch forum in many years! i woke up this morning to a hissing noise coming out of my right front speaker on my promedia 4.1s... i have only used them for probably 50 hours of actual playing music/games because 99% of the time over the last whatever many years (4 or 5 or something) i have just had them "off" and using headphones off the headphone jack... anyway, so i woke up to this hissing/static type sound and had to unplug the speaker cable to stop it...it has me worried because i've barely used the things and haven't really touched them (been in the same spot gathering a bit of dust) for quite awhile... now i have done the following: 1) turn the "preamp" (front left speaker controller) both on (green) and off (red) several times...the noise stays... 2) reset the sub amp (main power) several times, leaving it off for a bit...the noise stays... 3) unplugged the connection between the preamp and the sub and the noise stays... 4) plugged different speakers and different cables into the front right output on the back of the sub and the noise is still there... this all tells me that something inside the sub amp is wrong with the front right channel... now, does anybody else have any idea as to what this could be? has anybody experienced this before? is it a known problem or something? i'm pretty good with electronics and fixing things...i've done a lot of soldering, i have installed many car stereos (with amps, subs, head units, etc) and many home theatre systems before, so i see myself as capable with fixing these sorts of things...i just need any ideas/help if possible to save me time! i'm a bit frustrated though...i mean, i have barely used these speakers and never overdriven them and now this happens? i'm thinking i'm just going to open up the sub (with the power unplugged obviously) and have a look at the amp and see if there are maybe some dry solder joints or a blown cap or something...but i'll wait for a response or two first! thanks blue

hi in regards to the 4.1s and windows, i have a question: what is the best setting for the "master" and "wave" volumes in the windows volume slider menu? if i put them up too high the speakers are REALLY loud even at the lowest volume setting on the control pod of the 4.1s... at the moment i'm running at the same for both sliders...about 40% on each one...but should i just max one out and have the other on a low setting? what's best? thanks for any tips!!!

i've got a sound blaster live value and the promedia 4.1s...i get sound out of all speakers, no problems whatsoever!!!

i agree with theear entirely

thanks guys for the tips it was just so my dvd player could play mp3 cds through all 4 speakers for my sister's wedding yesterday (i did the music) but we ended up hiring dj equipment which came with speakers and stuff...and i just added my dvd player to complete the setup... thanks anyway! ;o)

sub died for absolutely no reason...wasn't even using it at the time!!! anyway, i'll see how this set goes...hopefully it will last for years and years without any problem! it had better!

well mate, you're not alone...i just had to return my first set of 4.1s last week as they were faulty (sub died for no reason...wasn't even using them at the time)... anyway, got my new set one week later (yesterday) and these had better work properly...or i'm probably gonna just get a refund and look elsewhere... then again, i heard these are made in china or something, so what do you expect...

ok, let me make myself clear: because of ONE major flaw (180 degree phase cancellation) i have one word to describe the ada890s - CRAP... that describes them until altec lansing fix the stupid problem that they have...it's a big technical issue, altec are very aware of it, and until they fix it, people will purchase the speakers thinking they are good (which they would be without this stupid annoying problem) and be very disappointed (like i was)... to give you a comparison the acs56 are WAYYYY better than the ada890s...and about 1/3 - 1/2 the price!!! of course, you can disagree or whatever, but just email altec and they will confirm this problem...trust me, it's a biggie and will affect their sales (considering most audiophiles will return the speakers)... no more discussion is required...

well, i say they are crap for several reasons: 1) they have a serious technical issue - it's called 180 degree phase cancellation...email altec lansing and they will admit that the ada890s have this problem...trust me, play 4.1 (gaming) and you'll notice the crappy sound quality... 2) no tweeters in rear - inconsistent sound... 3) price... basically the klipsch are considerably better in almost every area except features...but then again, who needs "stereo x 2" when the klipsch seem to do them automatically when you turn the "surround" volume up...hmmmm... but that's just my opinion from owning both sets and having gone through about 7 different sets of computer speakers... later

after one week, i have now got my replacement 4.1s...ahhh, this one doesn't seem to have any problems whatsoever...but then again, either did my first set until about 1 month later... wish me luck people...at least i'm back in audio heaven! )

to give you a little advice: i went from the ada890s TO the 4.1s...i started at the bottom of the ladder and arrived at the top, so to speak... trust me, the ada890s are crap for their price...