WASHINGTON, D.C.-In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC), Cambridge SoundWorks Inc., of Newton,
Mass., is recalling 6,450 "Powered Subwoofer" loudspeakers that
may overheat, causing the internal speaker cone to ignite.
Cambridge SoundWorks has received four reports of the
loudspeakers overheating to cause internal damage to the product
only. The company and CPSC have received no reports of injury or
property damage involving these loudspeakers.
The loudspeakers are used in stereo and home theater sound
systems to reproduce deep bass notes. Cambridge SoundWorks'
nationally distributed catalogue, retail stores in New England
and northern California, and Best Buy stores, sold the
loudspeakers nationwide for between $599 and $700 beginning in
June 1992. No other products offered by Cambridge SoundWorks are
involved in this recall.
Cambridge SoundWorks will provide consumers who purchased
the recalled loudspeaker through the company's catalog and retail
stores with a kit that includes two new fuses (one is a spare)
and installation instructions to prevent the overheating of the
loudspeakers. Consumers can repair the speakers in their homes by
replacing the original fuse included with the loudspeaker with
the new one. To intensify efforts in locating Best Buy customers
who own the "Powered Subwoofer," Cambridge will offer a $30
rebate to Best Buy customers who will also receive a replacement
fuse and installation instructions from the store.
Consumers should stop using and unplug their "Powered
Subwoofer" and call Cambridge SoundWorks at (800) 367-4434 for
more information. They can also write to the company at 311
Needham Street, Newton, Mass. 02164, Att: Fred Pinkerton, Product
Manager.