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      06-23-2016, 12:23 PM   #1
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HK Audio subwoofer problem

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Just had to run an errand and my subwoofer is totally dead. Is this common?

Any idea where the fuse is?
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      06-23-2016, 02:16 PM   #2
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Hey guys

Just had to run an errand and my subwoofer is totally dead. Is this common?

Any idea where the fuse is?
This appears to be a known issue:

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Yes, 'quality' can be a subjective judgment. But there is not $700 (or $900ish, which is the option price of it in the U.S. on 2 Series cars other than the M2) worth of better componentry in the HK system, and there are numerous 2Addicts members who have upgraded the Hi-Fi system to sound significantly better than the HK system for less money than that. How do we know? We've listened to both, side by side.

Add to that growing evidence of a potential intermittent sub-failure issue on the 2 Series HK -- and not the Hi-Fi -- and well ... the consensus is that the Hi-Fi option is a better platform to upgrade than the HK.

The biggest weakness of both systems isn't the hardware at all -- it's the built-in DSP curve. It cuts lows and highs and slightly boosts mids, something that you can't flatten or eliminate unless you do one of three things:
1). Replace the amplifier
2). Install a DSP unit to offset the nascent DSP, or
3). Use a high-quality DMP through the analog Aux-In jack, which apparently (somehow) bypasses the nascent DSP.

The 2 Series audio has a ton of quirks, no matter what level you opt for. It's just not a very good system.
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Hey guys

Just had to run an errand and my subwoofer is totally dead. Is this common?

Any idea where the fuse is?
As confusion notes, it's a known issue. This 2Addicts thread covers what is known about it ... which is not much.

A shutdown/restart of the car should turn it back on.
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