Crackling noise on passive speaker

[kyriakosso]

Hello everyone! I hope you are well.

I have bought 2 Skytronic 12" Speakers, 400W each, and they used to be working fine a while ago. One of them is an active speaker, and the other one a passive speaker. The active speaker is connected to the laptop using an rca to aux cable, and the passive speaker is basically connected to the active speaker using a red and black cable wire.
Recently, one of the speakers (the passive one) is making a very disturbing crackling noise and the sound is not clear at all. I have tried a different cable wire, but the problem is still the same.
I am really a newbie in fixing stuff, but I am willing to try almost anything to fix it!
I would really appreciate your help.

Best regards, Kyri

 

[americanaudiophile]

The passive speaker is powered by the amp in the active one. To be sure that the problem is the the passive speaker you would need to connect it to a different amp. This will tell you if the passive speaker has been damaged or if the amp in the active speaker is at fault.

 

[kyriakosso]

The passive speaker is powered by the amp in the active one. To be sure that the problem is the the passive speaker you would need to connect it to a different amp. This will tell you if the passive speaker has been damaged or if the amp in the active speaker is at fault.

Hello and thanks a lot for your response! But do i need to buy a new amp or something? I don't have any spare one to check i am afraid

thanks a lot

 

[americanaudiophile]

No way to tell where the problem is without being able to substitute for the amp. Can be any stereo or surround sound system. Otherwise I would contact the seller or maker of the speakers to see if they have any previous experience with the same problem.