SRS XB40 Rubber Gasket Replacement

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SRS XB40 Disassembly/Speaker Replacement Guide: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Sony+SRS-XB40+Speaker+Replacement/104619 My poor SRS XB40 dropped from it's ledge (~7 feet) and didn't quite play the same since. Any time that there was any lick of bass, there would be a very shrill noise as if there was a small hole somewhere. Sure, I could have just replaced the speaker(s?) that got damaged (something must've been shaken loose, as there were no obvious tears or damage to the speakers)... But it's much more fun to design something to fix my problem! So here we are, I've made something that (hopefully) solves the issue...? All that's needed is to print out the "gasket" and drop it right in, in place of the old gasket. If anyone would like, I can go through my thought process for this, but for now I'll continue to experiment with what I came up with... This is my first iteration, which seems to do the trick! That being said, the audio is now slightly more tinny, but I suspected that that might happen. Oh well. I gotta be more careful next time.