OK,OK..... My two cents is that it does allow a cross wind from the ear piece to flow thru the speaker now. Hence the louder sound.
Then I thought, "what if...."
so I removed the entire screen thingy and shoved a black cotton iBall..... Now I can have just the right amount of sound and take care of the potential for dust mite fecal matter from creeping in there!?
Does that sound gross to you as well?!?!?!?
Modified my i with my knows.