Speaker Satellite not working; solutions?

Hi Everyone,

I have a Logitech X-230 2.1 speaker system, and recently one of the satellites (the left one, not sure it matters) stopped working. I opened it up and saw no obvious defects that I could fix. At this point I'm not sure what to do.

I could obviously buy a new 2.1 system, but I like these speakers and would rather keep as much of them as I can (that, and all the other 2.1 systems I've looked at in the <= $50 price range don't look like an improvement).

I could try to repair it, but I'm not exactly sure how to go about this, and if the speaker itself is blown, then I'm pretty sure the satellite has bought it and cannot be fixed. I checked ebay for replacement satellites but with shipping I might as well buy a new system (a waste considering 1.1 of it still works).

One idea I was playing with was buying a 2.0 satellite set and trying to hook it up to the subwoofer. I'm not sure if this is at all feasible. Has anyone tried to do something like this? The way the x-230 is set up, the subwoofer is directly plugged into the outlet, and the satellites are attached through the right speaker into the subwoofer by a cable that has a serial-like port (looks like, superficially, a VGA cable).

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, though I do realize I should just buy a new set....but I feel a bit sad having to toss away the other 2 working speakers.

Thanks in advance!

 

If you have a digital multi meter you can test the speaker. Test the resistance between the signal and earth (the midle pin part of the phono to the outer ring part of the conector). If the speaker is good you will get a resistance measured. If it is blown you will get no resistance which means it is open circuit... ie blown.

If it is blown I dont think you will have much choice but to replace it.

Thinking about it if you have the case open and you can see the actual speaker driver then you can test the resistance across the two speaker terminals.

A 2.0 solution will be no good. The amplifier sits in the sub woofer and the sattelites are passive speakers. If you buy a 2.0 system your new sattelites will be active and thus you will be amplifying an amplified signal. You will need to find a passive speaker. Additionaly you cant replace both sattelites as the volume control sits in the right speaker and controls the level of the pre-amp in the sub. This is why it has a VGA connector. This means that you need to keep the right speaker so unless you get an exact replacement for the left speaker you will have different speakers on left and right.