kind of what it feels like - that they're choking the speakers by reducing the effective air space

Good speakers for the price running them with an alpine 4 channel amp, sound awesome.

kind of what it feels like - that they're choking the speakers by reducing the effective air space

These speakers sound so clean and crisp

Very clear, nice sounding speakers even at 15 or so watts RMS with a stock head unit

I know there are much more expensive speakers out there, but at the price point, compared with the Polk, Infinity and JBLs I listened to, I am extremely happy.