Subwoofer Bass

[cooperred]

Sorry, I'm a complete noob when it comes to audio, so bear with me please. I have a 2.1 speaker system and over the past few days or so, I've noticed the bass response from the subwoofer isn't what it used to be, by quite a lot. I have no idea how to troubleshoot this, or if it's even a hardware problem. Any advice would be great! 

[jameshumphries47]

most likely you need a new sub woofer

[ShearMe]

Sorry, I'm a complete noob when it comes to audio, so bear with me please. I have a 2.1 speaker system and over the past few days or so, I've noticed the bass response from the subwoofer isn't what it used to be, by quite a lot. I have no idea how to troubleshoot this, or if it's even a hardware problem. Any advice would be great! 

 

...have you tried turning the volume up?

[hawaiims]

There's probably a knob somewhere on the subwoofer to increase or decrease it's intensity. You probably bumped it by accident. 

[cooperred]

...have you tried turning the volume up?

...yes I have

 

There's probably a knob somewhere on the subwoofer to increase or decrease it's intensity. You probably bumped it by accident. 

There is a knob on the back for bass level, but right now it sounds like there's only two levels. On and off. There's absolutely no difference that I can tell between the max intensity and almost off. 

 

I think I should mention that if I use a software equalizer and turn the lower frequencies way up, the bass is slightly more like normal. 

[hawaiims]

...yes I have

 

There is a knob on the back for bass level, but right now it sounds like there's only two levels. On and off. There's absolutely no difference that I can tell between the max intensity and almost off. 

 

I think I should mention that if I use a software equalizer and turn the lower frequencies way up, the bass is slightly more like normal. 

check the subwoofer connection to your computer?

 

it could also be a bug so try to restart your computer. 

[cooperred]

check the subwoofer connection to your computer?

 

it could also be a bug so try to restart your computer. 

Done and done. I don't really notice a change

 

Thanks for all your help!

[ShearMe]

What system is it? If it's cheap, you could have a bad amp in the unit.

[cooperred]

What system is it? If it's cheap, you could have a bad amp in the unit.

It's Cyber Acoustics so yeah, it's pretty budget oriented, but it worked fine before and there's no sign of anything blowing out

[ShearMe]

It's Cyber Acoustics so yeah, it's pretty budget oriented, but it worked fine before and there's no sign of anything blowing out

 

I'm just offering some thoughts if you end up being unable to narrow down the problem. These kind of units usually die quietly.

[cooperred]

I'm just offering some thoughts if you end up being unable to narrow down the problem. These kind of units usually die quietly.

Huh okay. I've always expected speakers to die with a bang I guess.... 

[creatip123]

Maybe bad potentiometer on the bass level knob?

[cooperred]

Maybe bad potentiometer on the bass level knob?

I can hear it turn off when I turn the knob all the way down though