PSW505 - Power LED goes to yellow/red LED and will not work
jbwhite85
Posts: 3
Hello,
I'm a first time poster, and my home audio subwoofer (PSW505) is the only experience I have with Polk audio products.
I recently was wanting to test a new audio program, Tidal, due to their 'lossless audio' files, but noticed my subwoofer would randomly pop at not even a medium volume. I looked at the back, made sure the volume was set, and the crossover was set where I needed it, and noticed every time the bass hit, the green power LED would go to yellow, then red. After recycling power, changing some settings on my receiver, now it will not even go green OR yellow...it stays red the whole time.
My guess (from limited experience) is maybe a capacitor went bad and it can't hold the voltage needed to output the power? Or the whole control panel went bad?
Is there anything I can do on my end to fix my subwoofer, or is it essentially a boat anchor at this point?
Thank you,
J.B.
I'm a first time poster, and my home audio subwoofer (PSW505) is the only experience I have with Polk audio products.
I recently was wanting to test a new audio program, Tidal, due to their 'lossless audio' files, but noticed my subwoofer would randomly pop at not even a medium volume. I looked at the back, made sure the volume was set, and the crossover was set where I needed it, and noticed every time the bass hit, the green power LED would go to yellow, then red. After recycling power, changing some settings on my receiver, now it will not even go green OR yellow...it stays red the whole time.
My guess (from limited experience) is maybe a capacitor went bad and it can't hold the voltage needed to output the power? Or the whole control panel went bad?
Is there anything I can do on my end to fix my subwoofer, or is it essentially a boat anchor at this point?
Thank you,
J.B.
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Bump. I sent an email to customer service, but have not heard anything from them. Are there any customer service reps on this forum?
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Bump. I sent an email to customer service, but have not heard anything from them. Are there any customer service reps on this forum?
Not any more. Sorry, but this forum has been pretty abandoned by Polk and united sound...
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