CAROLINA MUSIC MAN Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I am new here and may not be asking this question in the correct place. I picked up a KSW-150 subwoofer but the speaker has been removed. Is the sub worth a replacement ? Are original speakers available ? Is there a comparable non-Klipsch speaker that can be recommended ? Any info will be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 My advise would be move on to something else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 The sub driver was probably removed for a reason. It may have been that the plate amp was non-working. I would suggest you find a sub driver with which you can test the amp. If it is working you might find a used driver of any kind to put back in there, as they are easy to find on the used market. In other words, go cheap and go for good, not perfect. I wouldn't put any money into it unless you're sure it's going to work. If you can't find a driver to test with, go with Jason's suggestion ^^^ above. +++ Welcome to the Klipsch Forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAROLINA MUSIC MAN Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racebum Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 need to test the plate amp first. then you have to ask yourself if it's worth replacing. http://www.ebay.com/itm/181904030224?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT would be about as much as i would spend on it IF the plate amp tests good. ideally you would want to hook a speaker to it. if you don't have one you can connect it to a receiver, set the gain in the middle, put a 4 or 8 ohm resistor across the speaker leads and test to see if you get a gain in AC voltage when you turn up the volume at the speaker terminals. 75 watts at 4 ohms reads 17.3 AC volts for example ps. use heavy resistors for this. at least 25w to make sure you get a sweeping voltage increase with volume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Plug up any driver to the leads and see if the amp works. then, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Klipsch-K-1049-K-Replacement-10-KSW-150-Powered-Subwoofer-part-121024-/132133028228?hash=item1ec3be0184:g:9FUAAOSwymxVNELY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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