METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PORTING LOUDSPEAKERS TO AN EARPIECE

A hand-held electronic device includes an earpiece, a first speaker having a first primary audio output ported to the earpiece, a second speaker having a second primary audio output and a second bass reflex output, with the second bass reflex audio output also being ported to the earpiece. The device includes a use case manager configured to determine a mode of operation of the device, and a controller configured to drive the first and second speakers in either a broadcast mode or a private mode in response to a signal from the use case manager. The polarity of the signal driving the second speaker is inverted for frequencies below the bass reflex port resonance frequency, to thereby provide a higher total combined energy in the vicinity of port resonance.