Hi guys,

I'm the proud new owner of a pair of CBM-170s that I'm running full range as a "stereo" for TV, movies, and music.

Overall I'm very pleased with them. I have noticed that some bass lines sound a little smeared though. One example is the opening theme music to House of Cards. (You can find and listen to this on YouTube easily enough.)

I have a pretty significant amount of distance between the speakers and the wall behind them, about 18 inches. I suspect the wall is pretty reflective though, which I assume isn't great.

I was wondering if it would be reasonable to plug the ports?

I read somewhere that the drivers are different for ported vs. non-ported speakers. I wonder if bunging the ports would cause the speaker to distort, or worse, cause some kind of damage to the drivers? Or maybe put them at risk of overheating?

I don't know much about speakers any would appreciate any feedback about this idea. Thanks in advance!