I don't know it 30mm is better than 15mm, I only know that I felt w huge difference when I installed the 10mm version. A friend put 20mm o and said it was much better.
I've wondered about that - What about infinity? - but if I'm not mistaken, there is something to do with "pulse waves" here, and I'm assuming that "open to the atmosphere" would negate the wave - there would be nothing for it to bounce against and back.