How do earbuds deliver deep bass frequencies with such tiny drivers?

Question

Usually when you have a smaller speaker, you sacrifice the low end, but earbuds seem to manage to deliver substantial bass nonetheless. I assume the proximity to the eardrum helps, but I don’t fully understand how.

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Answer 1

They don’t. The tinier the space that the soundwaves have to fill, the bigger they seem to our ears.