iPod Speakers

iGroove SXT vs MFi

beardy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:25:48 GMT

Here in the UK, Amazon sells both a "Klipsch iGroove SXT" and a "Klipsch iGroove SXT MFi". Can anyone tell me what the difference is?

Ifi : Broken spring-loaded clip on speaker terminal on back of Sub

jsdub525 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:31:49 GMT

Well, one of the Red and black switches on the back of the Sub that clamps the speaker wire down is broken on my Ifi. nothing happened i just noticed the sound seemed weird and i looked back there and it was loose and not locked down. i took it out and took the spring out and repositioned it and it looks like part of the plastic switch broke off. I really am dissapointed in this and need to know what to do. Will klipsch repair this for me? Can i replace the terminal easily? Any other solutions?

Ifi satellite speaker problem- burned through woofer cone

MSU Spartan — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:56:27 GMT

I purchased my ifi through klipsch a couple years ago so I believe it is out of warrenty. Just recently I noticed one of my speakers not sounding right. It turns out that the wire behind the woofer cone was heating up and ended up putting a hole in it. I really have no idea what to do.. It seems like this shouldn't happen and is a manufacturing defect but am I SOL since Im out of warrenty? Also I checked my other speaker and theres brown burn marks which gets me worried that its going to eventually happen to that one too.

Heres some pics-

anyone have a Jamo i300 dock & remote for sale?

untrueparado — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:55:48 GMT

anyone here have a spare Jamo i300 ipod dock unit for sale? im not talking about the whole speaker set, but just the piece that attaches to the set. Mine had a similar issue with the Klipsch units where the volume knob doesnt adjust volume correctly anymore and finally failed after a couple months. i prefer not to buy the klipsch ifi one just because its tuned and optimized differently, so that will be my last resort. if you have one, shoot me an email through the contact info and we can work from there. im willing to pay you through paypal too. also, i need a remote too, so jamo or klipsch is both fine, just need one thats functional.

i-Fi volume control malfunction

ape #3 — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:25:33 GMT

I left the controller with the mute button depressed for a few days. Now when I rotate the volume wheel it works for one speaker and then the other and then if I am careful in rotating it I can get both? Seems like a loose connection but it has been sitting on the desk so how could that be?

iFi satellites stopped working.

gomthaus — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:05:41 GMT

Hi,
My iFi system's satellites don't give any sound. The bass works fine, but there seems to be no output to the speakers. I tested them on another amplifier and they work fine, hence the problem must be within the subwoofer. Any ideas where should I start with a multimeter?

Thanks.

iGroove SXT volume level

esseff — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:23:19 GMT

Most people are concerned with how loud it goes or whether there's any distortion. While that's important, for me, I also need to know about the other end of the scale. I'd be using it next to my bed and would want to turn the volume right down for night time use. By right down I mean really quiet so I can have it on during the night and not disturb anyone. I recently tried a DAB bedside clock/radio and even this wouldn't go down as quiet as I wanted it to be. Can anyone enlighten me as to whether this product would be something I can use?

IGROOVE

coltsfan1979 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:07:07 GMT

I remember hearing that when the IPHONES first came out and they were used on the IGROOVE, it fried the IPHONE. Does anyone know what the cause of this was? Has this been an issue since? My wife has a new ITOUCH but we're affraid to put it on the IGROOVE because we are affraid that it could fry.

IGroove crackles, sound only from side at time, dock is messed up

Marina — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:27:48 GMT

My husband bought me Klipsch iGroove speakers for my Ipod last May of 2008 for $150. It has been working great until last month. I think something is wrong with the docking area of it. It now crackles, makes loud terrible noises, when it does play music it comes out of only one side. It is a hot mess! Is there anything I can do, besides throw it in the trash? He bought it from Best Buy, I think.

iGroove HG problem

dalynmcd — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:30:08 GMT

Hello, I have an iGroove HG that went out. The power light no longer lights up red or green, volume doesn't work. When I plug my ipod into it, the ipod still powers up, but if I hit play, nothing happens. I have had this for a couple of years, so I'm sure the warranty is expired. So is there an easy fix, or am I going to have to refer to the earlier (very detailed) post for breaking open my dock and replacing fuses? And for that matter, how the hell do you even break this thing open? I don't see a screw anywhere? Thank You, Dalyn

i grove

hector — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:20:02 GMT

MI AMPLIFICADOR FUNCIONA NORMALMENTE 30 SEGUNDOS Y LUEGO SE interrumpe

Y TENGO QUE DESCONECTAR LA C.A. Y VOLVER A CONECTAR PARA QUE FUNCIONE PERO NUEVAMENTE

OTRA VEZ A LOS 30 SEGUNDOS SE VUELVE A INTERRUMPIR

iFi Repairs after warranty?

harishs — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:19:35 GMT

After reading thru the forums and trying out some things, I am posting in the hope that I can get some help from the community.

My iFi speakers (purchased at Costco) are about 2 years old and likely out of warranty. Last week, they just did not power on. After reading this forum a bit, I opened up the sub-woofer and found the fuse was blown. Got the replacement fuse from RadioShack and put it in. I tested before connecting anything with just the circuit board and ipod dock plugged in and it seemed fine (no speakers and woofer connections made). Next I put back everything and made the speaker and woofer connections and then turned on and the fuse blew even as I turned it on.

So I blew couple more fuses before narrowing down the problem to the sub-woofer. If I made the sub-woofer connction to the circuit board, the fuse would blow out. The RSX speakers themselves are fine. Now I have everything back and working except for the sub-woofer.

Just looking for some help on repairs. I read about replacing capacitors. It seems a bit out of my expertise level though I could read up and do something with a soldering iron if I was sure that it is the capacitors. But I cannot be sure it is the capacitors or the sub-woofer itself. Any way of narrowing this down to decide if it is the capacitors or the sub-woofer?

Also, how to remove the grill from the iFi sub-woofer and detach the sub-woofer from the frame? Can it be replaced with any 8" 8 ohm or 4 ohm sub-woofer (it says 6 ohm, but I dont see any 6 ohm replacements on the market)?

I just dont want to trash such a fine system on account of the sub-woofer not working, but without the sub, the system does not sound as good.

Any help from the experts is greatly appreciated.

Klipsch i-Fi. Whose alive?

ifi123 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:26:39 GMT

well after some readings on the neighbour thread, having an ifi myself im getting worried about the longevity of the speaker. generally speaking, it's one of best PC and iPod speaker given the price. If the ifi decides to break down, i don't think i can find suitable replacement for my PC. Previously, before upgrading to ifi, i own a Klipsch GMX, it was also value for the money but seeing many of them dies, i upgraded to ifi which have less complaints.

from the beginning of using the ifi early this year, i never touched the mute button, and rarely increases or decreases volume button using the wheel. only when setting the bass to max each time i turned it on. as for the rest, RF remote does the job.

so, here i am, i hope some of you ifi owners don't mind sharing whether yours is fine or not. I'm pretty sure even though there are many failure, surely there are even more that are fine out there.

p.s. as i got my ifi from ebay, i found something weird inside the subwoofer. im not sure what it's called, but it's paralleled to one of the wire and yellow thingy on the"power filter" beside the toroidal transformer. however, as of now my ifi have not shown any symptoms of diseases.

iGroove doesn't charge iPod Nano

debdeb — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:05:16 GMT

I just purchased an iGroove and it doesn't charge my iPod Nano (8G, 4th generation). I get a message on the screen saying "Charging is not supported with this accessory" when I power it on (using the remote). It's solidly plugged into the connector so why doesn't it charge. It almost defeats the purpose of having these speakers, if it doesn't charge. The manual says it does so either my unit is bad or the manual is wrong.

At first I didn't use the extra docking piece that comes with it for the Nano but even installing it didn't fix the problem.

Also, it plays my audiobooks which I don't want it to do. It randomly goes through the music files, audio books and podcasts instead of sticking with the music only. This is even more irritating than the lack of charging.

Did I just waste $$ on something that doesn't do what it's advertised to do?

Answer: I did a search for this error message and found many others in my situation. Apparently Apple has changed the charging mechanism and has supposedly told these other manufacturers to change their adapters but many haven't. This is true for iPhone too but the 1st/2nd gen iPods are fine. Great, now I have a useless set of speakers, thanks a lot Klipsch - that's the last I'll be buying from you.

Thanks, Deborah

No Sound on my RIGHT SPEAKER with my iFi system!!

asd1783 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:12:17 GMT

Hello everyone, the system was working well and suddenly noticed that the right side (or right speaker) wasnt playing at all. This is what I have done as far as troubleshooting goes:

1. I have switched the Left speaker to the Right and vice versa. I still have no sound on the right side (or right speaker).

2. Switched the cables that connect to the subwoofer, still no sound from the right side.

3. Turned off and on the whole system, still no luck.

4. Checked for any loose connections and ended up with the same results.

I have no idea what the problem is. Does anyone have any idea whats wrong with this? and if there is a DIY fix for this?

Thanks

Transformer for Igroove HG

johnnybike — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:45:35 GMT

My power supply has blown - no output.
Is it possible to get a replacement. Only about 15 months old and not used that much. Igroove HG, transformer details are Phihong Model PSM36W -201(c) - 4 pin plug.

Preferably from the UK

Does anyone know if it has a fuse inside. It is a sealed unit but I could break it open if I thought a fuse inside could have blown

thanks

john

Promedia Ultra 2.0 speakers cutting out

tracey — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:08:31 GMT

We have a set of Promedia Ultra 2.0 speakers that we purchased just under three years ago. Not too long after we bought them (but after the warranty ran out, naturally), we started having a lot of trouble with them just cutting out (we had them connected to an Ipod dock). We did some troubleshooting, replacing the cable between the dock and the speakers, then connecting the dock to other computer speakers to rule out a problem with the dock. The speakers exhibit the same behavior connected to my laptop.

Sometimes the sound comes back if we switch the speakers off then on again.

Any ideas what could be going on?

Thanks!

Volume problem with iGroove HG

mbrophy — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:21:47 GMT

Recently bought an iGroove HG (on Amazon about 3 weeks ago). The volume control seems to be somewhat erratic - at times when I connect my ipod mini the volume is on full - and there is no way to turn it down, either via the remote or via the controls on the front panel. In addition the off button does not function.

Has anyone else experienced this problem? It seems somewhat erratic and I cannot consistently recreate but when it does happen it is very annoying (as the system is pretty loud when on full blast).

When it does work it work fine - and have been very happy with them aside from the volume control problem.

Thanks

mark

iFi - Right channel OUT - blown/leaking capacitors

champ_87 — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:59:21 GMT

I've read through a bunch of issues with the iFi system and wanted to add my own recent one in case others have similar problems:

I've had my system for about 2 years and it's worked without a problem. It's hooked up to my computer (I don't use it for an iPod system) and always leave it "on". Recently, my right speaker channel stop working. I pulled the amplifier out of the sub and saw I had 2 leaking/blown capacitors. The fuse was not blown. I ordered Xicon direct replacements from Parts Express. At the bottom is a picture of the amp section and I put red numbers at the location for reference here. The 2 leaking capacitors were the ones at location 1 & 5 and you can see the blue replacements installed now. I had ordered an extra capacitor and decided to replace the original one @ location 3 (I know, the pic shows the original one there...I'll get to that).

So I put everything back together, hooked everything up and powered up the system. The power came on for 1 sec and then it all went dead. I opened it up and the fuse was blown ALONG with that new capacitor I put in location 3!! Since that original capacitor in that location seemed fine, I resoldered that one back in there (as you now see in the picture).

Ok, so I am planning on getting a replacement slo-blo fuse and am HOPING everything will be fine (yeah right). But most likely there is now something else a miss. Does any of this sound like an issue anyone else has had? Please help 'cause I love the sound of this little system! ha!

Thanks,

Tom

ps: I know it originally was a 250V 2amp fuse but I read others suggesting to go with a 3amp instead....? Any comments on that?

iGroove SXT

uprope — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:38:11 GMT

This unit states that it has a 3.5mm stereo input, but in reality it has a mono RCA input. has anybody noticed that? Is it true it only works with 80 gig and 160 gig ipod Classics and not the 120gig ipod classic?

IFI and universal remote

cabinguy11 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:06:46 GMT

Hi,

First post here and and I want to say great forum I have learned much through lurking but I did a search on this to no avail. Forgive me if this has been covered, but I couldn't find it.

My situation is that in addition to syncing with my IPOD I am currently using my IFI's as a "Poor mans home theater" by running the RCA connection audio out from my TV to the line in on the dock. It works fine but my problem is that I lost my IFI remote in a move and the TV's remote does not control the audio line out volume. It also appears that the remote is no longer available from Klipsch so I'm not sure what to do.

Is anyone aware of a universal remote that might work with my TV and the IFI? I know that the original remote was RF but I'm unclear if this makes it incompatable with common universal remotes.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Bought new set of Ifi's for €159,- How do I tilt (?)

BillyJoBob — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:53:59 GMT

After reading all positive reviews I bought one of the last pairs in a big sale.

Boy, the set is ugly but I do like the sound. Had a set of Altec Lansings but after adapting for a little while (way less treble) I can not imagine being happy with them for the last 8 years (!!!).

One question: how do I adjust the satelites position on the standard?

Adapter for IGroove using 4th generation 8GiG Nano

simonkitch — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:55:03 GMT

I have an IGroove. Is there an replacement adapter available for the 4th gen Nano to dock with out using aux cable?

Thanks

Simon

ifi Subwoofer

gundleok — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:54:55 GMT

Does anybody have a replacement ifi subwoofer?? The postal service has lost mine and I'm in need of one. Also, can you hook up the ifi's reference speakers to a Promedia 2.1 subwoofer?? I'm sure the wattage is wrong but I was just in need of a replacement. Perhaps I'll just have to buy a standalone subwoofer and receiver so I can keep my RSX-3's. Thanks in advance for any input.

scott

UPDATED: Postal service showed up with my subwoofer. Thanks

iFi iPod speakers

crmoore3 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:59:35 GMT

recently i have been experiencing a difficulty with my iFi speaker system. the one satellite speaker is functioning great and the quality is fantastic, the other, however, not so much. this rogue speaker makes a lot of static when playing music and the music comes in spurts that you can barely make out what they are saying, that seems to be manipulated when you play with the wire connecting it to the subwoofer. the subwoofer also seems to be not functioning as well as it should be, making me turn it up on the dock to hear an audible sound. it seems to me that when i set my ipod's eq on hip hop the speaker works a lot better than on other eq setting and the same with the subwoofer, but i would rather not use this setting all the time. any suggestions at all?