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Posted on Nov 08, 2010

After five months without any problems, the Subwoofer stopped working and just makes popping noises. Do I need a new one or is there something I can do to fix it?

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Sounds like what happened to my Velodyne DLS5000R. The power supply on the amplifier got zapped by a power surge, and fried a transformer or capacitor.

I would bet a Bose amp, like the one in my Velo, is not user serviceable. Velo requires a flat $230 swapout fee where they send me a new one. They don't even fix the one I send 'em; just send a new one. Too bad, cuz if I could open the "cage" that all the guts are in, I could replace a $3 part myself, but they have this thing glued together where it can't be opened.

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