I definitely appreciate it, but they didn't blow because I was playing bass, they blew when I turned on a vintage tube overdrive pedal that made a super loud cracking noise (level wasn't set high on it at all and had a guitar plugged in at the time). I certainly don't doubt there are better sounding options, and I certainly didn't make the assertion that I've heard a lot of setups, but I should say that I have had many compliments on my tone with this setup, and by proper bass players too. Would a more expensive 2x12 setup sound better? Probably. Did I know it had rare and expensive guitar speakers in it? No. Did it make a great bass tone and have no issues for over a year at band volume levels? Yes. Gear is versatile and if it works it works is all I'm saying.