Method and apparatus for a loudspeaker assembly

Apparatus comprising:

• a loudspeaker frame defining a driver housing portion and a conformal portion, the driver housing portion defining a driver aperture;
• a ground plane situated adjacent to the loudspeaker frame proximate to the driver aperture;
• a driver situated adjacent to the loudspeaker frame proximate to the driver aperture;
• a rear baffle having a first rear baffle surface, wherein a first conformal portion surface of the conformal portion of the loudspeaker frame substantially conforms to the first rear baffle surface, wherein the first rear baffle surface defines a rear wall of the driver housing portion;
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• a grille situated adjacent to a second conformal portion surface of the conformal portion of the loudspeaker frame, wherein the grille binds the loudspeaker frame to the rear baffle, wherein a distance between the grille and the ground plane is a function of distance from the driver.

Apparatus comprising:

• a ground plane comprising a loudspeaker driver aperture;
• a loudspeaker driver mounted adjacent to the loudspeaker driver aperture;
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• a grille installed such that a distance between the grille and the ground plane is a function of a distance from the loudspeaker driver.