Question by blackavar167378: What home audio subwoofer is this?
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A friend of mine has and entire Klipsch home audio system and this subwoofer went bad. The motherboard needs to be replaced because this one blows out the fuse as soon as you plug it in. He swore it was a Klipsch sub, but I don’t see any identifiable markings on it anywhere, and I’ve taken the whole thing apart. Here’s the only info I can find.
It’s made in Canada
On the back it says “NRTL/C 158206″
On the sub’s magnet it says “4DR//51880 P01K – 3 Made in Canada”

Does anyone have any idea as to what company makes this sub, or if it can be fixed? Thanks in advance for the help!
I am familiar with the white van speakers (actually got tricked into buying some when I was 16 lol), but to be honest I don’t think this subwoofer is anything like that. I have taken it apart as much as possible and I can tell you it’s quality made. the construction is good, the connectors are good quality, the magnet on the speaker itself is pretty big, and it’s got a few different options that white van subs wouldn’t have like lpf, crossover, stuff like that. Anyways, I doubt that Canadians make white van products. Canadian markings and French writing are all over the inside, not just the outside, as it would be if they were trying to convince people that it was a good product when it wasn’t. I looked it up a long time ago and somehow I thought I came up with some company called thunder or lightening or something like that, but now I can’t find the marking that led me to that site.

Best answer:

Answer by Paul in San Diego
My guess is that it’s what they call a “white van” manufacturer. This is a scam where someone in a nondescript vehicle (usually a white van) pulls up to you in a parking lot and asks if you want to buy some speakers really cheap. They then give you some kind of story like they just did a really expensive installation at someone’s house and they bought too much equipment. And, since it’s already paid for, they’re just trying to make a few bucks and pass the savings on to you.

The scam is that the speakers are actually junk and they have brand names similar to real high-end equipment manufacturers. But, they actually really suck, if they work at all.

The red flag for me on these is the “P01K” in the model name (similar to Polk, which is a very good speaker manufacturer). The NTRL/C is kind of like a Canadian version of the UL (Underwriters Laboratory) that we have in the US. And, that would just be there to add to the “reality” or “legitimacy” of these speakers.

But, they definitely aren’t Klipsch, and probably aren’t anything better than some cheap knockoff that’s made in a back room of a warehouse in Taiwan or something.

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