I-Trigue Mysterious Subwoofer Problem?

Hi, I have a Creative I-Trigue and my subwoofer has become very crackly when I put the bass up. It can handle a very small amount, but gets progressively more crackly as I turn it up. I have taken off the fabric cover and looked at the rubber bass thing and it seems like this is where the problem lies, as the crackling reduces if I put my finger on it (although so does the bass so its not a solution), and it seems perfectly stuck on and well-sealed, and I can't see any tears or cuts on it. I have also taken out all the screws and tried to open up the main body to look further inside, but it seems pretty much impossible to take off as it is so tightly fitted, and all I can do is pull out the speaker a little bit from its hole - again, I can't see any problems with this component. Is anybody familiar with this model, or just the generics of subwoofers, and could maybe point me to the solution? Money is tight at the moment and I can't afford to have it fixed, so I was hoping there'd be a DIY way. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, whether they be for a way to open the whole thing up or to fix the problem. I'm not well-informed of how it all works, but from my perspectivei it just seems like it is vibrating too hard, possibly catching on something, though I can't see what? It used to work fine on this same laptop, so I don't think its a soundcard issue. Thanks in advance if you can help me, will do anything I can to return the favour...

Glenhollow,
I think there may be a hardware problem with your speakers. The best bet would be to contact support and arrange a repair/replacement for them. Here is their contact page: http://us.creative.com/support/custsup
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