ottscay Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 I keep noticing that most photos I see posted on the boards (of Reference systems, anyways) don't have their grills attached. Is everyone doing this to make the photos look cooler, or do some of you just leave them off all the time? Is there a (noticeable)difference in sound quality? Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyboy Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 I dont' know about doing it to make the speakers prettier, but you won't notice a difference in sound w/ them on or off. You would need like dog hearing for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted February 25, 2005 Moderators Share Posted February 25, 2005 I notice the difference! As far as the pics, it's also to show what the cones look like, how many there are, how big, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygmn Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Off....kids push the dust caps and put little dimples in it.... ON....Kids do not touch..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayoVac Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 I took mine off just for the pictures... just cause I wanted to be cool like everyone else!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoriated_Tiger Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Speakers have grilles? Off. No kids, no pets. I like seeing the drivers.. espcially big ole horns. The sole exception is a pair of infinity rs1000s I use at work. Too homely to have naked. They look plain wrong without the grilles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou8thisSN Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 i used to keep the grills off but after putting them on, i realized that the light from the projector lens reflected off the cones and was more disctacting than cool, so the grills are on now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholtl Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 There's a definite difference, even without dog ears. I leave the grills on my surround speakers, but for the mains and center, I have them off. Trust me, on a revealing system or not, there's a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 i for sure can hear a difference with my grills on and off, i can't say which is better because they both sound good, but there is a difference, but i leave them on because the designers usually incorporate a grill on them for the overall sound, and therefore i just go with how the design was meant to be..... that does not make me right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Hey Ottscay, I agree there is a differance on/off. You know when mine are off, I find I am cranking the volume up more often. Probally just like watching the woofers get a little workout, ha ha... I will say my RW-12 sub draws more comments when the grille is off. Also enjoy the air movement. thanks donnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 mental note: Amy cares how BIG your cones are! Does that mean that size counts? Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivadselim Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 ---------------- On 2/25/2005 3:26:01 PM tommyboy wrote: I dont' know about doing it to make the speakers prettier, but you won't notice a difference in sound w/ them on or off. You would need like dog hearing for that! ---------------- there is definitely a difference. c'mon. albeit small, there is definitely a difference in the sound of a speaker, with or without grills on, most notably in the high-end. which someone prefers is personal preference. most speakers with grills, if designed properly, were designed around the fact that the grills would be there. however, many people, in there own sound environment find that they prefer the sound with the grills off. most home situation are much more damped by carpet, furniture, etc., than a speaker lab, so the boost in the high-end with the grills off is often prefered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 I believe I notice a difference, but would I get it right on a blind listening comparision? Honestly don't know, but if I kept my eyes closed during the entire listening session I probably would never make the change to either take them off or put the on. And my wife says I never listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivadselim Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 ---------------- On 2/27/2005 12:58:10 PM jacksonbart wrote: And my wife says I never listen. ---------------- slap her. j/k!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelerFan Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 They definately look cool with the grills off. Alot better than my Forte's do. But I leave mine on mostly because it's the best place to store them (for me) and I worry about the fragile plastic fasteners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblue Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 I can definitely hear a diff. An easy test to hear the diff is the try it with promedias...they're easy and you sit close! Big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottscay Posted February 28, 2005 Author Share Posted February 28, 2005 I can hear a difference with my promedias, but I'm not sure it's a proper comparison. The cloth of the grill on the promedia isn't significantly thinner than that on my rf-35s, but the rf-35s move a heck of a lot more air, so the effect of removing the grill should be more pronounced on the little promedias. Not saying people can't tell the difference on bigger, speakres, I'm just babbling on about the phsics of scaling... Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantfmly Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 I hear i difference too. but not a huge difference. And i like it either way, and my wife hates them off. so they stay on. i have klf series, and there in not much protection from those grills, so i just leave them on anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoker Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 There's two trains of thought. 1. If you got it flaunt it 2. You know you got it and don't flaunt it. Both are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digthis Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Hey, Can anyone say DUST COVERS! digthis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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