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Post by peterthebutcher on Nov 20, 2024 7:08:31 GMT
Just been looking at some comments on another forum about this. With Amphion speakers, the grills are metal and part of the design, so unless one like looking at naked drivers and have the knowhow of how to remove them, then you are stuck with them. I also like to keep them on my 2 Rel subs, it protects them, and presume they were tested and what have you, with them in place
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Post by markn on Nov 20, 2024 7:24:54 GMT
It is a long time since I had the option of whether to put grills on speakers (Linn Kabers, back in the 1990's). I chose to keep them on. Since then, I have had one pair that had a type of metal mesh over the drivers, which was not removable, plus two pairs, including my current pair, the Arke Vaders, that had no grills, so you have the bare drivers. I have got used to the looks of the bare drivers, and I am very careful when I need to go near the speakers, so I don't have a problem.
A lot of reviews I have read in the past seemed to say that, in general, sound quality is improved when the grills are removed. If grills are easily removed and then put back when the listening session is over, I think that would probably be my preferred option.
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Post by bencat on Nov 20, 2024 11:11:42 GMT
There is also a little bit of digging needed to find out what the designers intentions were . In some cases speakers are designed and the cover is an afterthought and as has been mentioned may well compromise performance and often has an instruction to remove for listening . Then some designs , LS3/5A , Linn Sara , most Harbeths are all designed to be listened to with covers attached and the frames and cloth/foam cover is acoustically transparent . In some cases there are even adjustments in the crossover for the effect on the sound of the covers. Then there is like Arke , KEF 103 Reference and others which never had any cover but where to be used with drivers showing. So once you know the designers intentions you can act accordingly , but only as a starting point because in the end you should decide if you prefer them covered or naked .
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Post by macca on Nov 20, 2024 18:36:03 GMT
The problem is not the grille cloth which does nothing but diffraction from the grille frames affecting tone and stereo imaging. I suspect it's very rarely a major issue.
Some speakers are designed with that in mind so the grilles should be kept on like Andrew says. Most aren't though.
I keep grilles off in main system but leave them on for the TV system, less distraction from the screen and sound quality isn't that critical to me for just listening to the telly. I doubt I'd tell the difference anyway.
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Post by robbiegong on Nov 20, 2024 21:40:35 GMT
Yeah I find it a minor. Whenever I've tried with or without it's always turned out to be just that, a minor / non issue.
I actually prefer to have them left on simply because, 1. a non issue re: sonics, 2. Prefer the undestated look rather than the drivers staring at me, drawing attention to themselves.
The odd speaker may have a grill made off a dense cloth that to the ears muffles the sound a bit, some speakers come with manufacturers recommendation to leave the grills off, I guess it's a case of what your ears tell you you're happy to live with and then adjust accordingly
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