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Good speakers but start to suffer over time
by darogers | Aug 23 '06
Pros: front headphones jack, good sound quality, and a wire wrap
Cons: volume knob develops problems after 4-5 years of use

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by Gr8ful,

in Computer Hardware
You wrote:
"The only problem I’ve encountered with the speakers is the volume knob. After four years of use, the knob started to develop dead spots. Now there are total dead spots and spots where just one of the speakers will cut out. This wasn’t a problem until recently, as it’s gotten worse. I think this is a fairly common problem with Labtec speakers because it’s happened in the previous 2 sets I’ve owned."

This is a common problem amongst all computer speakers with volume knobs, eventually. The problem is the volume pot (potentiometers) that the knob is connected to. If you can disassemble the speaker, you may be able to clean out the pot and correct the problem. Most of the time with cheap computer speakers, by the time the problem gets as bad as yours is, its time to get new speakers.

Thanks for the review,
Gr8ful

Aug 23 '06
6:27 am PDT

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