Upgrading a Samick Keyboard amp - missing bass reflex tube?

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Yesterday I decided to open my old Samick sense 100K keyboard amp (also known as MASS). Some pots were creaking, (and giving sudden on/off moments) so I gave a try at spraying the pots (which partially helped). 🙄

To my surprise, in the speaker section there was a hole (bass reflex vent?) but no tube. Is this normal? also no dampening on the inside of the 45x30x20 cm Speaker section.

The sound of the amp is ok, but not very convincing, (Roland is better). Might it be an idea to install a bass tube and/or dampening?
(Or perphaps a better speaker?)
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Even "no tube" already has a "tube length" associated.
Not only wall thickness but also a certain percentage of the diameter.
If you do the full Math you will find that your "no tube hole" in fact is equivalent to having, say, 3 or 4 cm tube.
 
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