Culbrelai Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I don't recall how long I've had them for, but the tweeters still work great, the subwoofer starting sounding bad and then one day it just up and died... I don't have the warranty papers anymore either, so any advice? Buy another subwoofer on Ebay? A lot of the ones I've seen on ebay have on/off switches, so I worry about compatibility and everything... ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo171 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Welcome to the Forums! More than likely it's amp that died. Might give Klipsch a call to see what they can do/recommend. There's a guy on ebay that repairs these amps. You might also look into the fan modification to help cool down the amp while playing it. Not sure if it's the same guy or not. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Why do people buy these? I read everywhere that they sound great. I also read everywhere that the subs are always dying on them? What's the deal? You think Klipsch would get a clue and A) fix the issue or stop selling them? Weird to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culbrelai Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Yeah its a real shame they do sound amazing, I wish Klipsch would just sell the subs, hell, refurbished ones would be fine. All of the prices for a working Promedia 2.1 sub-only on Ebay are about the same price as two new bookshelf speakers would be, it wouldn't take much more money for an amp etc to outperform these klipsches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Don't rule out the DIN wire until you check it. I've had that wire die on two out of two units. It's a known issue and an easy fix. (not saying it's your problem though... just make sure you don't fix the wrong issue before checking it out) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo33 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Did you check the fuse? A couple months ago I turned mine on and it was completely silence. I thought it was dead but it turned out to be the fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culbrelai Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 Apparently its an overheating amp that plauged older Klipsch 2.1's. I certainly have it. The backplate (which has the screws, allowing access) is quite hot to the touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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