Vehicle Loudspeaker Module

An audio system for an automobile, comprising:

• an acoustic module, comprising
• an elongated substantially sealed enclosure having two ends in the lengthwise direction;
• a first acoustic driver mounted in one of the ends;
• a second acoustic driver mounted in the second end;
• and
• a first bass augmenting for radiating low frequency acoustic energy from the enclosure, mounted in the side of the enclosure, mounted near the second end;
• wherein the acoustic module is mounted in a vehicle cabin so that the first end faces substantially vertically upward from the upper surface on an instrument panel, and wherein the second end faces vertically downward into the footwell of the vehicle.

A method, comprising:

• radiating, from the top of an instrument panel in a vehicle cabin, acoustic energy from a first acoustic driver mounted near the end of an enclosure;
• radiating, into the footwell of the vehicle, acoustic energy from a second acoustic driver mounted near a second end of the enclosure;
• and
• radiating, into the footwell of the vehicle, acoustic energy from a bass augmenting device mounted near the second end.