Harman/Kardon Subwoofers... Burn Up Their Amplifiers... :(

This was going to be a repair attempt but upon finding the amp board was blackened and fried I realized that harman/Kardon has not improved their quality.

[Mario]

Just came across your video because I bought one of these sets in 2006 and was setting it up, hope it lasts a few years

[timothy]

YOU THINK, if they didn't put the plastic backing on the amp, the heat would have been dissapated by the sub's air movement and output though the port. Might not had been a lifelong fix, but I bet it would have lasted a bit longer.

Edit: i saw one of these at a thrift... i was jealous because someone got to it before me. You just helped me find out how I avoided a headache. Thanks!

[danedewaard]

I'm just wondering if those two high wattage resistors were designed to run hot, but should have been heatsinked. I am also wondering if the problem with the amp might be some bad solder joints nearby those resistors. If the amp can't be fixed, you can always use an an external amp, as you said.

[IMakeVideosFun]

Where did you buy this? I have an amplifier and a woofer but beaten up enclosure

[biobak]

My 12 years old hkts11 sub, stil runs nicely.

[Zebra_Paw]

Mine works fine but buzzes a little and I'd like to put bigger filter capacitors! I'm just worried because hard to open and then you need to seal it back

[williamjones]

I've got one of these also except mine does not have the heat sink on the back. It always worked well for me, but I stopped using it when I bought a Polk Audio sub. I now need to use the H/K Sub-TS18 in another project and the level control has gotten quite scratchy. Came here to see how to remove the back for access to the level pot. I would also attempt to troubleshoot the board and fix it. It doesn't seem to be such a bad repair to make.

[Kilakro]

Woot first! I always heard that Harman/Kardon was a good brand but just looking at that sub it looks like it was made of cheap plastic.

[DAIEL]

Una consulta tengo un ts15 igual se me dañó la tarjeta del amp quiero sustituirla, cuales serían las salidas de audio del preamplificador para conectarla al nuevo amplificador

[AdamdONeill]

Hi Catus Maximus, thanks for the great video! I've got one of these and it hasn't worked for 5 years and we've just been going with out bass.. Got a bit of extra scratch this month and am thinking of replacing. AM I correct that I can replace with just about any powered sub to work with my harman/kardon AVR 146 A/V Receiver? Cheers!

[IMakeVideosFun]

can you show me the speakers that came for that? because it seems that we have the same speaker model.

[punitcoolin]

Do you know where can I find the replacement part of this sub woofer as Harman Kardon has stop manufacturing this product. I am also facing the same issue, although this is going to be my 2nd repair

[norwaygamerboy]

i got same problem and just removed the amps and just wired it directly from a amplifier into the drivers
works well :)

[adriangonzalez]

did you play football whit the box again?

[dougnbodie]

I've had my HK TS14 12" sub since 2004 or 05. I never leave the power on. Still sounds great after 19 years

[upsidedowndog]

Can't win them all but you can't win at all if you don't take a few risks!

[npolite]

I really thought H/K was a reputable company. Hah I just inherited my sister's old setup and the HKTS210SUB won't power on. I suspect that the PSU is faulty but will wait a while to discharge the caps before diving in. Meanwhile my 20+ year old Aiwa TS50 sub is still rocking. Only thing I need to replace is the foam edge.

[chosenone]

I got the same model. But the soundbar power is always amber color. It won't get out of "standby" mode. Any suggestion?

[stefanegger]

Just because the board is a bit black does not mean it does not Most H/K stuff is pretty easy to fix, some caps, some resistors, but I have the HKTS210SUB. The older TS 7 / 11 / 15 etc. series seems to be even worse.

[johngibson]

I have a set of speakers that I bought in 1985 realistic optomus I had only one issue the foam around the 8 inch woofers disintegrated I was able to find replacement but it was difficult the speakers start at 40 hz far lower than most. I did buy another set of realistic speakers later in life but they didn’t perform like the first ones. My new receiver is a Yamaha and my old realistic receiver I got in the 90s blows the new one away. I got the new one so I could air play. They just don’t make stuff like they used to.