Billy joe Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I have an SW-15ll sub that has a 200 watt amp, and it has a slight hum coming from it. I have been thinking about replacing it with a 500 watt Bash amp from parts express. Any opinions. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Have you tried all the cheap fixes first? Swapping RCA cables, using a cheater plug on the power cord? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy joe Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 I have had this sub for a long time, and i tried all of the cheap fixes when it first started to hum, and nothing has helped. I figured with the age of the sub then it must be the amp going bad. It's not real bad yet , but i can hear it hum when the room is quiet. Instead of buying a new sub i thought i would put a new amp in it, and maybe with a bigger amp i might get a little more output. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I'd be a little careful in replacing the amp with a non-OEM one. Factory amps many times have specific tuning and controls tailored for the woofer. Other amps, especially those with over twice the power of the OEM amp, might work but they may damage the woofer if you're not careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I second wuzzzer's opinion, have the amp repaired if you can or find something similar to your amp, more power may just burn up your driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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