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Oscar Ramos Posted on Jan 05, 2007
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Left speaker not working

My left speaker (one without volume control knob) only works at certain volumes from the speaker. It is generally faint, but at about 3/4 volume max it works and about 1/8th volume max it comes in crystal clear, anything else it is barley there. I doubt they are still under warrenty, so any way it could possible be fixed would help. Thanks. P.S. Tried everything logical, (headphones work fine, ran the diagnostics for the audio and even then, didnt come up good with the speakers and the lady saying "left speaker, right speaker") Any help would be appreciaed.

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Can some one tell me where I can buy a volume switch

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I have this same problem and it isn't the volume switch because I have two sets of these and tested a different known good set of satellite speakers and got the same results. I changed out the subwoofer and everything worked. So I am guessing there is an issue with the left channel coming out of the subwoofer.

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    can some one tell me where i can buy a volume switch

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Hi Dellhelp, this sounds like a defective volume switch to me. If you're handy with tools and have a soldering iron you can probably pick up a suitable replacement switch for $5 and spend 30 minutes installing it. Or for around $20 on Ebay you could buy another working unit. I wouldn't really recommend spending much time or money trying to fix them and if you do buy another set you can keep your old ones for parts :) http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=hk395+speakers&category0=&submitSearch=Search Let us know if you need more help and don't forget to rate the posting.

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    where can i get it for 5

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