Apr
10
Speaker Grilles - On or Off?
Filed Under Home Theater Speakers
Yeah I know this might sound like an odd subject but believe it or not speaker grilles do matter. Well, I guess I should elaborate on that. Speaker grilles are designed just like any other part of the speaker and have their own sonic footprint as well. That might sound a little hard to believe and given the fact that many of them are little more than a frame with sheer cloth stretched over them, I can see how it would be easy to think that way.
Grilles most often affect high frequencies, let’s face it they just don’t stop enough airflow to influence low or mid-range frequencies but they certainly have the ability to alter high frequencies. Most manufacturers tune their speakers with the grilles on and this is something to keep in mind before removing or altering them.
I say most manufacturers tune their speakers with the grilles on but that doesn’t mean all, it’s not unheard of to have a pair of speakers that actually sound better with the grilles off than on. This likely means the speaker was designed, built and tuned with the grille off. Hey go ahead and experiment and see if taking the grille off makes an improvement, if not it makes more sense to leave it on for safety considerations.
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