imbest Posted September 8, 2007 Posted September 8, 2007 I didn't buy it 10 years ago lah, just that it's made in year 1997 :D okay, first of all, the bass seems to have problem projecting itself, sounds like somebody kena chocked at the throat like that lol! Somebody said by spraying some contact cleaner at the knob would solve the problem, but I can't seem to find "contact cleaner" after searching up and down for all the hardware shops.....most electrical shops also dun carry them, can somebody help me? Just now set up the 2.1 "antique" and feel the sound a bit hollow hollow one (through the 3.5mm jack of my X60 laptop, I dun have the "shoik" feeling like what I heard in Creative showroom long long time ago. Why is it so? I'm still using the very thin stock cables, what would you recommend to replace them? and....my hand itchy just now lah, went to dismantle the sub......so here are some close ups: shall I mod it? by changing any parts? i think the sub is still very solid, just that the PCB seem a bit rusty so a bit cmi liao lah.....
weibchen Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 you mod spend 1/2 of the cost, get 50% improvement. For 1/2 the cost now, you get a new set of speakers 150% improvement.
imbest Posted September 9, 2007 Author Posted September 9, 2007 1/2 the cost? I bought it for $150+ only leh. what can you get for 1/2 of that cost with 150% of Microworks' power?
Darthfunk Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 1/2 the cost? I bought it for $150+ only leh. what can you get for 1/2 of that cost with 150% of Microworks' power? Just get a new set why waste the effort tying to repair something that is a dinosour? You dont need to stinge until like that right?
imbest Posted September 9, 2007 Author Posted September 9, 2007 alamak, this babe was discontinued long long time ago liao leh.
ical Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Looking at it, the repair will easily cost more than $150. Definitely not worth it. I'll rather get a used set in marketplace.
imbest Posted September 9, 2007 Author Posted September 9, 2007 what kind of "repair" you guys talking about? I haven't tried contact cleaner yet (anybody know where got sell exactly?), maybe that would solve the problem....hehe..... but the hollow hollow sound make me curious...is it because the living room is too big?
ical Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 what kind of "repair" you guys talking about? I haven't tried contact cleaner yet (anybody know where got sell exactly?), maybe that would solve the problem....hehe..... but the hollow hollow sound make me curious...is it because the living room is too big? Sorry, I meant the cost of mod.
zapp1624705742 Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 what kind of "repair" you guys talking about? I haven't tried contact cleaner yet (anybody know where got sell exactly?), maybe that would solve the problem....hehe..... but the hollow hollow sound make me curious...is it because the living room is too big? I would think the microworks would have problems filling the sound in a living room as it was made to be desktop speakers. Perhaps its insufficient headroom for the low frequencies to cover such a big area - hence the "hollow" sound. Bring it to a bedroom and set it up again - i owned the MWs b4 nice PC speakers :p
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