[sagging grille cloth, easily marred finish???]

On 3/17/2022 at 11:23 PM, michaelwjones said:

"When you say that you supported 6 points, what exactly did you mean? I definitely want to try your method on my Heresy IV's grills, as it looks to have worked perfectly. "

 

 

Assume you are placing the grill flat, face up on a counter. The 6 posts (4 for a heresy) are all that are touching the surface of the counter and if you press anywhere else on the grill, it will bend or flex. I used a legal pad with enough pages removed to match the height of the posts, thus supporting the grill. I could then iron with some downforce without the grill bending. I moved the pad around as I ironed. I also had a thin towel between the iron & the grill cloth. One of the reasons I ironed, rather than using a heat gun, was I had  hunch the glue would react to both the heat and steam (plus I could regulate the heat setting on the iron). So far, so good.

 

 

And yes, I have been known to iron my shirts so I know how to get wrinkles out.

 

Thanks Michael! I will be trying this fix for sure!

[sagging grille cloth, easily marred finish???]

On 3/13/2022 at 10:55 AM, michaelwjones said:

 

 

In any event, not patient for a dealer fix and following my philosophy "if it's already broken, what could go wrong?" I removed the grills and placed them face up on a counter. I figured out how to support the frame in more that the 6 posts on the backside, placed a thin towel over the grill and proceeded to steam iron the grill fabric into submission. It worked and has stayed flat and non-sagging for a month (longer than after I initially removed them from the box). For what its worth the iron was set to 300 degrees with steam and used some force.

 

 

 

When you say that you supported 6 points, what exactly did you mean? I definitely want to try your method on my Heresy IV's grills, as it looks to have worked perfectly. 

 

[sagging grille cloth, easily marred finish???]

I am having the sagging grill cloth you mention on my Heresy IV's I purchased 10/04/2021. Filed a warranty claim 2 days ago, and am yet to here a peep. Hoping to hear from Klipsch next week at least. I know it doesn't affect the sound, which is absolutely delightful, yet aesthetics are very important. Especially with a $3500.00 plus pair of speakers. Plan on later upgrdaing to Forte or Cornwall IV's, if Klipsch takes care of this small problem efficiently. It's the small things that count.