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This is a topic that has long been disputed... The way I see it, having studied the design quite extensively, is that blocking the face plate "Speaker ports" will have very little affect on the overall sound, the fact of the matter is the sound isn't ported through the face plate it is ported directly through the bottom trim. The face plate "ports" can be likened to a ported sub box, now in a sub box, the port does affect the overall dB, but with such a small design such as the PSP, the dB gained from the ports is almost null... But then again, that's just my personal views on the matter.
Dear, T3N, these people were discussing the holes on the trim, not the faceplate. Btw I noticed that the sound was louder when I removed the plastic over the Holes in the Faceplate.