Jeff Matthews Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 My KHorns do not have grills. Can somebody post good pics of how they are supposed to fit? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpm Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 And speaking of grills, how do I go about getting some loose black grill cloth? I need a piece similar to Khorn or Belle cloth, 3' X 2' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 I think they sell that at sewing/craft stores. That's where I am going on the way home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpm Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 You think they have the heavy stuff like the Khorn and Belle cloth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 That's what I think. I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Jeff my side grills are off right now and I can snap a pic or 2. You want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Several around here know where to get the right material. In fact, Al K.uses some that's identical to the Klipsch grill cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 grills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 grill bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 close up of wood on frame (The side opposite of the baseboard cutout side is tapered on the edge under the cloth. You can see the brackets which just screw into the khorn with wingnuts.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Thanks so much for the pics. I just brought home some black Burlap, which either is what Klipsch uses, or it is good enough. Would you please post pics with the grill on the KHorn? I'm trying to see if there is a bevel in front. Thanks. I'm thinking there is a bevel so that the outside edge of the grill is flush with the right and left corners of the bass bin. Hopefully, I've described what I am looking for clearly enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpm Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I'm going to take Dean's advice and nicely install grill cloth over the squawker and tweeter of my LaScallas. I'm doing this to just TAKE THE EDGE OFF the highs. Don't get me wrong, I love the sound of these killer speakers, but sometimes it would be nice to have a touch less brilliance. Dean says the cloth should do it. No, I am NOT going to have the crossovers reworked... I like it the way they are. These are new 04 or 05's. I think I'll attach the cloth to a very light frame and attach the frame to the speakers via Velcro spots. Quick on for lousy, bright old cds, and off for the good sounding new stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 jpm, why not go ahead and drill small holes in the corners where you can insert anchors? Then, you can use the male friction posts to pop the grill on and off - just like most grills on speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpm Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Jeff, I'd be leery of drilling holes in or modifying these new ($4000) speakers. I want them 100% stock in case I want to trade or sell. If I knew I was keeping them forever, your idea is sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Jeff - Black Burlap? Doesn't sound very pretty. I can't take pics of how they attach at this time. Do you have brackets on the khorns for them or are those also missing? JPM - if you do that project, can you post pics? I might have to do the same if I buy some. How are the grill frames attached normally? Are they fixed - with nails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Black Burlap seems to look exactly like what you have in the picture. What would you say the difference is? Also, is the frame for the grill one piece (i.e. cut out of a sheet of ply with most of the ply being waste)? Or is the grill assembled in pieces that are glued/stapled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Well, if it's burlap as I know it, burlap is softer feeling and these have a bit of sheen to them. Nice even waffleing. Perhaps there are different grades of burlap that I'm not familiar with. The frame is one piece on mine (1981). The grill cloth is like a window effect. Thick squares and inside each little square is a finer weave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpm Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 LaScallas don't normally have grills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardhead Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Not to state the obvious--okay, okay, I AM stating the obvious--but grille cloth is a special type of cloth designed and woven so it will absorb as little of the sound waves coming through it as possible. Any other cloth is not speaker cloth, and, although it may be designed for special purposes, such as carrying potatoes, etc., it will not have the same negligible sonic effects as actual speaker cloth. Of course, that may not matter to everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestonTom Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 If keeping them "original" is a goal, then I would go ahead and get actual grill cloth. Hardhead is correct that grill cloth is not simply fabric. There have been threads in the past about suggested vendors selling the real thing. The wood frame for the side grills would not be difficult to construct. If that is not your thing, they occasionally come up for sale on e-Bay etc. Good luck, -Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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