I set up my new surround sound receiver this weekend, and moved the speakers from the living room up into the loft. Plugged in the subwoofer, and nothing... It had worked <1 week ago. The fuse is okay. The LED glows. When I turn it on, it gives little "thump". Peering into the case, the wires to the cone are okay. I've tried all the inputs, and nothing... Anyone have an idea what might be wrong? It's a BIC subwoofer from 7 years ago (don't remember the name). Or can anyone recommend a shop in Austin to take a look? Thanks.
My guess is that its not hooked up right, or there is something wrong with the receiver. Does the receiver have a dedicated sub output and is it the output turned on etc?
Good point about the sub outputs being enabled on the receiver. Start there. If you've also connected it to your regular speaker wires, then you may have a bigger problem but I have no recommendations.
I was waiting for that one horn1. I know a few people who bought speakers from those guys, and they worked pretty well. The lame stories they come up with are the best.
If it is a BIC you probably bought it from us at A&B TV, if you are going to get it repaired take it to Pyramid Audio at 305 Braker Lane, We send a lot of customers up there for service. As to problems, yes first check and make sure that your receiver is set to yes for subwoofer and that your front speakers are set to small. Also if it is a newer receiver make sure you are using the sub-out and not the sub-woofer in for the multi-channel input. If you are going to look at getting a new sub let me know and I will see what kind of deal I can get you at my store.
I believe it's a sub malfunction and not operator error. I plugged it back into the little stereo downstairs (where it was before), and it didn't work there either. I took it apart last night and looked inside for loose wires, but everything seemed okay. I didn't do anything else since I had just unplugged it and wasn't sure if the capacitors still had a charge in them. The "new" receiver is a Harmon Kardon AVR325 which was being discontinued. The manual wasn't the best, but I'm 99% sure I plugged it into the correct output (coaxial for a subwoofer). I'll check again if their is an option to turn the subwoofer on/off. hlaustin: Yes, I did buy it at A&B back then. I'll check out Pyramid. Do you know how pricy they are? I bought some Ascend Acoustics C170s for my living room. They'll be strictly for music. Maybe I'll stop by to get a subwoofer if I"m not happy with their bass response.
I would think it would be an RCA output/input. As far as I know coaxial would refer to the dolby digital cable from the DVD or something. Your not using a digital coaxial cable instead of an RCA cable right? Its really hard to say, but if you get a thump you would think the thing is working.
7Titles, You're right, I meant to say RCA cable from receiver to sub. I went through the receiver settings again last night. Made sure there was output to the sub, and turned it up. On the subwoofer end, I maxed the volume, and raised the crossover. Still nothing. I'm going to plug it back into the little stereo tonight, where it worked <1 week ago. If that doesn't work, I'll take it to Pyramid or something.
