Hi, just hoping someone can help!!! I'm a bass player & recently i have been busting my cones in my speaker. In about Feburary i joined a band that requires distortion (also 5 string heavy distortion) and found after i a little while with them my speaker was distorting when playing 'normal' bass. I assumed it was just because i've had the speaker for about 4 years - time to die.... So i went to my spare 15" & used that. Just the other day i realised the EXACT same thing. (Changed over period, maybe a month.....) My rig is: Gallien-Krueger 800RB http://www.gallien-krueger.com/PRODUCTS/HEADS/800RB/800rb.html EV 15" 4 OHM * I don't 'push it', only playing at about 4-5 on the volume * Haven't had any power surges or big pops etc.. * I never bi-amp it, only ever use the 4ohm 15" So now i'm wondering, could it be the distortion? Are 15"s 'not meant for distortion'? I notice Dunn uses (in Fantomas) 8 x 10", as i've also seen in other metal bands. What did Frith use in Naked City? (seeing i'm playing similar stuff to that - was it 4x10"? Anyway, so i will get this fixed & when i get it all back, maybe try splitting it, adding a 2 x 10" 8ohm cabinet on that i have. Should i get all 10"s? like 4x10 or something? Recommendations, advice, anything would be great! thanks. Andrew