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Speaker Grills??

I put on my speaker grills on my Hales T5's to see how it would look and sound and it looked OK and sounded OK but the difference in sound with the grills off is actually significantly better than with them on. With the grills on the sound was restricted and kind of muffled. With the grills off the music opened up and had much more life to it. Is this normal? The difference with the grill on or off is not subtle. I cannot listen to my Hales with the grill on as the difference in sound is so different for the better with the grills off.Is this normal?
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sean
6,231 posts
 
Yes, this is normal. Grills cause diffraction and frequency response abberations. Joe D'Appolito has said that he never met a grill that he liked. Now you know why : ) Sean
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ellery911
549 posts
 
My grills sit in a cupboard...they sound better there...lol...seriously though...I feel the same way...no grills sounds better than keeping them on. Uh-oh...we might be letting the cat out of the bag...now speaker manufacturers may start offering grills as options...I can't have that...what would I put in my cupboards?

Ellery
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timo
610 posts
 
My grills still have the protective covering on them when my speakers were shipped!

Grills off!
newbee
4,751 posts
 
Kids, pets, & WAF = grills on.
Best sound = grills off, unless the speakers were designed to be listened to with the grills on - some speakers have a high end which is designed to be heard thru grills.
sean
6,231 posts
 
Newbee: Does this mean that the speakers are bright and they use the grills as "mufflers"??? : ) Sean
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