Need Help: Stereo(Sub) Repair

[Sweet'n Low 10+ year member]

I have a Sony MHC-GX99 Mini Component System, which i was very impressed with for the longest. then i stopped using it for a couple months and i come back and my sub is not working. I need a place to repair it, directions on how to fix it or contacts to someone who can perferably in ohio. Was not sure where to post this but I thought it was worth a try. I bought it from Rex Audio..then they went out of business. All suggestions are welcome.

Also: I plan on selling all of it after I get it fixed so if anyones interested.... yeah lol

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[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

For the price that you'll be paying to get it fixed versus getting a new one, it is more cost-effective to just buy a new powered sub. Partsexpress have 10" powered sub starting at $99.99.

I had a 12" Sony sub that went out for no reason, took it to a repair shop and paid $20 to have it looked at. Turns out the main IC burnt out and it costs $85 just to order it. The whole powered sub is worth about that used.

 

[Sweet'n Low 10+ year member]

how do i know what to look for in a sub? not really like i have the specs for the old sub ya'no? i'll have to look around the house see if i can find the box but even then, not sure how much info is on it

 

[Sweet'n Low 10+ year member]

bump

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Not worth repairing.

 

[Sweet'n Low 10+ year member]

what should i replace it with?

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10551&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665099037

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

Throw it in the gutta, and go buy anotha.

 

[Sweet'n Low 10+ year member]

Throw it in the gutta, and go buy anotha.

the entire stereo??... or just the sub? i can deal with getting a new sub... i just need to know which one to get

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

the entire stereo??... or just the sub? i can deal with getting a new sub... i just need to know which one to get

the sub...or the entire system...whatever floats your boat. Bookshelf stereos, like the one your have, are no big deal.

Find out how powerful the sub's dedicated channel is and replace the actual woofer with something comparable.

Personally, I wouldn't put much time, effort or money into something like this. The entire stereo is probably worth around $100...

 

[Sweet'n Low 10+ year member]

Personally, I wouldn't put much time, effort or money into something like this.

Agree'd. Its just the fact that i paid about $50 more for the set with the subwoofer over the ordinary one. Just kinda a let down, esp it being my first set up... sounded good too...

ANYWAY, still using the stereo with just the component speakers now. Took the enclosure apart and kept the subwoofer speaker itself. I like to think the amplifier blew and not the sub so we'll see if I can do anything interesting with it from there just to mess around. Appreciate the input as always Misfit

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

I could offer a real option or two if I knew more about the stereo/sub, man.

Is it a powered subwoofer, or does it have a dedicated channel from the stereo itself?

 

[Sweet'n Low 10+ year member]

Yeah it was powered. Had a amp hooked on the back of the sub box with at plastic enclosure around it. Wish I took some pictures when I took it apart... Here is the sub itself

Here it's actually webpage.

MHC-GX99 | Mini Hi-Fi Component System | Sony | SonyStyle USA

Any thoughts?

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

You could actually buy a small plate amp and an Xplod sub for less than $200. You'll have to read up and see if you could even use the amp, though. I'll leave that up to you.

Dayton SA240 240W Subwoofer Amplifier | Parts-Express.com

(49.95) SONY XS-L126P5B (XSL126P5B)

12" Single 4-Ohm 1300W Xplod SUBWOOFER

 

[Sweet'n Low 10+ year member]

sounds like a project! ill look into it. thanks again for the help