Do you think that the speakers need a brake in?
88648
No, they don't, however, always lower the volume when not in use to protect the speakers. A surge of loud volume could blow them.
2693
No. They are reliable and good speakers for the $. My family uses and enjoys them daily
1874699
No. I think the speakers are totally capable of handling anything you can throw at them. I'm running them with a stock unit and it'll blast you out of there. You can always add an amp later if you want. These are great speakers.
261280
They will work either way, but the over head console will rattle so it will have to be filled with speaker sound fleet.
2166842
Ditto...What Matt said. Grand Cherokee...top dash pad pops off (clips) and the speakers are right there. I suggest replacing both speakers even if only one is blown. Don't do what I did and only replace one.....cuz a few weeks later the other speaker will go and then you've got to do the whole thing over again. I crimped my wires together with the enclosed parts that came with the speakers.
990486
no. it's not normal. something is loose in the speaker/broken inside, maybe a piece of wood from the speaker and that might be what is moving around. nothing should be moving around inside the speaker box. however, how is the sound? do you hear any crackling? any funny noise? anything out of the ordinary?
984772
I didn't, but my speakers are not so large as to seem unstable on the stands. Also, drilling into the speaker cabinets may effect their integrity, and sound quality. If I was worried about them tipping off the stands, I would get larger stands that offer a wider stance thus greater stability.
727663
I didn't need to, I was happy with the system once it was configured. But I'm sure this will be different for every one depending on the room size, L&R; speakers used and where the speakers are placed. Any sound system will need a little adjustment.
1717302
Hi,I wanted to add that he bi-wired them and they sound much better after bi-wiring. They also require some break in time.
323353
No the speakers need their own power source for it to work when it is docked.
1961362
I keep them on my patio so I have not had this problem but I have had some drop out that is fixed by 'power cycling' the speakers and transmitter to basically 're-pair' them. Pardon the pun. --Ed
142916
Nope theres a 'scoop' shape in the speaker area, if anything it enhances the sound deflecting it forward.
802295
No. They are very queit speakers in terms of noise. Check your source and make sure your levels aren't causing the noise.
1282910
I haven't had any problems but I think it have some sort of fail safe. If your banging music constantly very loud? It will auto shut off. I assume, it is to keep from busting the speakers. Honestly, I don't quite like the speakers for that reason but as long as my speakers ain't at its max then I wouldn't have a problem with it auto cuting off.
209699
I would not buy additional warranty, since there is very little that could wrong with speakers. The original factory warranty should be enough, if they are defective they will be defective from the very start.
1910554
Never had that problem. I would double check the speaker wires are properly connected.
558219
In regards to SoundSticks being short-lived, I suspect those speakers are being played at a sustained high volume. Remember, these are supplementary computer speakers. I wish someone who had these speakers stop functioning inside the warranty period would give us feedback on how it was handled by Harman Kardon.Thanks.