Setting up the Soundsticks is as simple as ever. Plug the two Soundsticks into the gorgeous transparent subwoofer and connect up the power adaptor. Then it’s just a case of plugging the 3.5mm Hello everyone, I recently popped the bottom off of my HK 430 just to look around, and I noticed that (what the diagram says is) fuse "FU5", a 3.0amp fuse, was blown. However, everything seems to be working just as it should. I am trying to figure out what this specific fuse does, but the Once you’ve found the best location for your subwoofer and tweaked some essential system settings, you need to dial in the sub’s phase, crossover point, and volume. Step 1: Set the crossover 500 Hz: -9 db. 1 kHz: 0 db. 2 kHz: +1 db. 4 kHz: +4 db. 8 kHz: +1 db. 16 kHz: >-10 db. As always, YMMV. I hope my results are somehow not the norm but I adjusted my EQ under Power Amp to at least partially compensate and the system sounds a whole lot better. Much of the excessive brightness and harshness in the treble is gone and the lower As a later poster suggests check power supply rails: - verify the split rail supply from Q117 Emitter (+15VDC) and Q119 (-15VDC) -Also I'd look close at C117 and C120, the caps on the Q117 + Q119 emitters. The schematic spec them at 16V working voltage, that's not much tolerance when they are hanging on a 15V supply. 1. afrogt. 29703 posts · Joined 2003. #2 · Jun 29, 2008. Try doing factory reset, it might work. Reset the receiver's processor by pressing and holding the Surround Mode and Tune Mode switches on the front panel, and releasing them when the unit turns on and the word "Reset" appears in the front-panel display. Afro GT. This was going to be a repair attempt but upon finding the amp board was blackened and fried I realized that harman/Kardon has not improved their quality. The Harman Kardon Allure’s design may or may not speak to you, but it’s nice to see companies toying around with what a smart speaker should look like. For $250, it will cost you more than a X6ys.