Are my speakers broken ?

[Ry@n]

Hi, i got some Acoustic Energy Aego M 2.1 Speakers (Black) - Retail (SP-000-AE)

I got them from Ocuk, and when i first plugges them in i was not impressed, the sound was not very clear at all, but i though this could be down to my onboard sound (Asus A8V). So i just accepted it.

After 1 month, i started to realise that the right speaker was allot quieter than the left one.

Now a couple of months further, the right speaker wont work at all.
I have swapped the cables over and then the left speaker wont work, so it seems the Sub that has the ports on is faulty ?

Anything i can try before sending them back, and hopefully buying an alternative (probably creative or logitech)

Thanks for reading.

 

[Ry@n]

Thank you very much for the quick informative reply

 

[Ry@n]

Ok thanks.
Also, when i turn my speakers on, and no output is coming from my PC, i get quite a loud hissing sound. Would this be my sound card?

I dont like to say it but i really have gone against the AE speakers now, wish i would have never decided to upgrade from some £40 logitechs.

Is there anyway i could maybe change for a similar price item (even though its been longer than 28 days) like the Logitech Z-2300 THX® Certified 2.1 200 Watts Speakers - Retail (SP-022-LG) ?

I had logitech before and they were good for me, but i felt like upgrading as i had some spare pennies, then it all went downhill.

Cheers