Because I have a 2 year old and a 4 year old (18 months apart, yes I'm tired), I use the the grills supplied with my speakers. By leaving them on, I feel like the drivers are much less likely to get poked. When I first got my contours, I would pull off the grills before I settled in to a listening session (late at night, kids sleeping away). I really had not done much grill on/off sound comparisons, but I figured they would sound better unimpeded by a fabric cover, plus I really prefer the looks of the speakers sans grills and it's nice to see the drivers in all their glory occassionally. However, after a few weeks of this I got lazy and started just leaving the grills on all the time. So I've been listening for months now with the grills permanently affixed. What I'm saying is, I'm very familiar with the sound of these speakers with the grills in place so I would be sensitive to any change. Recently I took off the grills for a listening session and it really seemed to make a difference to the openness. A very slight increase in livelyness. So now I'm leaving them off permanently and just taking my chances with the kids.
Grills are best kept in the backyard
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I think some manufacturers 'voice' the speakers to sound right with grilles (not sure which of us is spelling it right and which one is spelling it wrong, but it just looked better with the e to me) in place and some without them. I guess it's all a matter of taste though. Grilles are only an optional extra on my Neats. I am slightly nervous about what friends' kids might do (or the friends themselves if they've had a few). When the mrs and I have kids I think i'll be ordering the optional grilles!
See, that headline would work if the ones on your speakers weren't grilles, whereas the BBQ, and the one on your cooker, is a grill.
Semantics I know but;
Grill.....................to cook on or under.
Grille...................protective screen usually perforated (of a kind) to permit air flow, water flow, sound flow etc
Grill.....................to cook on or under.
Grille...................protective screen usually perforated (of a kind) to permit air flow, water flow, sound flow etc
fayeanddavid:Grill.....................to cook on or under.
Grille...................protective screen usually perforated (of a kind) to permit air flow, water flow, sound flow etc
Gorilla..........largest living primate
Guerilla..........a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
Grille...................protective screen usually perforated (of a kind) to permit air flow, water flow, sound flow etc
Gorilla..........largest living primate
Guerilla..........a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
plastic penguin
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Because we have a cat and a 7 year old, the grilles usually come off when I've got my beadies on them. The sound quality is slightly better (a little like trying to talk with your hand over your mouth), especially with treble and detail resolution.
plastic penguin
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mitch65
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jaxwired:
Because I have a 2 year old and a 4 year old (18 months apart, yes I'm tired), I use the the grills supplied with my speakers. By leaving them on, I feel like the drivers are much less likely to get poked. When I first got my contours, I would pull off the grills before I settled in to a listening session (late at night, kids sleeping away). I really had not done much grill on/off sound comparisons, but I figured they would sound better unimpeded by a fabric cover, plus I really prefer the looks of the speakers sans grills and it's nice to see the drivers in all their glory occassionally. However, after a few weeks of this I got lazy and started just leaving the grills on all the time. So I've been listening for months now with the grills permanently affixed. What I'm saying is, I'm very familiar with the sound of these speakers with the grills in place so I would be sensitive to any change. Recently I took off the grills for a listening session and it really seemed to make a difference to the openness. A very slight increase in livelyness. So now I'm leaving them off permanently and just taking my chances with the kids.
I was kind of lucky that when my two little darlings arrived. I was running Neat Petites, which have no grilles, and I just crossed my fingers which seemed to work for ages until a friends little one came round to play and surprise, surprise, the little cherub poked the bass unit with her dainty little finger. Luckily I managed to pop it back out and no harm done, needless to say the speakers i have now have their grilles in place....most of the time.
Because I have a 2 year old and a 4 year old (18 months apart, yes I'm tired), I use the the grills supplied with my speakers. By leaving them on, I feel like the drivers are much less likely to get poked. When I first got my contours, I would pull off the grills before I settled in to a listening session (late at night, kids sleeping away). I really had not done much grill on/off sound comparisons, but I figured they would sound better unimpeded by a fabric cover, plus I really prefer the looks of the speakers sans grills and it's nice to see the drivers in all their glory occassionally. However, after a few weeks of this I got lazy and started just leaving the grills on all the time. So I've been listening for months now with the grills permanently affixed. What I'm saying is, I'm very familiar with the sound of these speakers with the grills in place so I would be sensitive to any change. Recently I took off the grills for a listening session and it really seemed to make a difference to the openness. A very slight increase in livelyness. So now I'm leaving them off permanently and just taking my chances with the kids.
I was kind of lucky that when my two little darlings arrived. I was running Neat Petites, which have no grilles, and I just crossed my fingers which seemed to work for ages until a friends little one came round to play and surprise, surprise, the little cherub poked the bass unit with her dainty little finger. Luckily I managed to pop it back out and no harm done, needless to say the speakers i have now have their grilles in place....most of the time.
AEJim
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Don't the Contours have the facility to put the grilles on the back of the speaker for storage? (rather than the garden!) The Dyn's always used to...
Taking the grilles off my current speakers makes a decent difference, however it didn't make as much on my last speakers. I never listen with the grilles on now.
SteveR750
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Grrrrrrrill(e)s Miss Spellt.
Grilles Off - naked always in my opinion! Allows the air to flow round the parts!
Grilles Off - naked always in my opinion! Allows the air to flow round the parts!
Frank Harvey
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AEJim:Don't the Contours have the facility to put the grilles on the back of the speaker for storage? (rather than the garden!) The Dyn's always used to...
Don't think so - not the last ones we had anyway.
Don't think so - not the last ones we had anyway.
Andrew Everard:fayeanddavid:Grill.....................to cook on or under.
Grille...................protective screen usually perforated (of a kind) to permit air flow, water flow, sound flow etc
Gorilla..........largest living primate
Guerilla..........a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
Or, having just listened to Jake Thackray's La-di-Dah album, the French track...
Le Gorille! (Brother Gorilla)
Grille...................protective screen usually perforated (of a kind) to permit air flow, water flow, sound flow etc
Gorilla..........largest living primate
Guerilla..........a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
Or, having just listened to Jake Thackray's La-di-Dah album, the French track...
Le Gorille! (Brother Gorilla)
the record spot:Andrew Everard:fayeanddavid:Grill.....................to cook on or under.
Grille...................protective screen usually perforated (of a kind) to permit air flow, water flow, sound flow etc
Gorilla..........largest living primate
Guerilla..........a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
Or, having just listened to Jake Thackray's La-di-Dah album, the French track...
Le Gorille! (Brother Gorilla)
Gorilla Guerrilla
A novel by Nick Taussig.
Grille...................protective screen usually perforated (of a kind) to permit air flow, water flow, sound flow etc
Gorilla..........largest living primate
Guerilla..........a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
Or, having just listened to Jake Thackray's La-di-Dah album, the French track...
Le Gorille! (Brother Gorilla)
Gorilla Guerrilla
A novel by Nick Taussig.
I think I read somewhere that it makes no difference, but I've just tried removing my speaker grilles and the sound is noticeably clearer (certainly the treble, at least).
AEJim
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Jame5:I think I read somewhere that it makes no difference, but I've just tried removing my speaker grilles and the sound is noticeably clearer (certainly the treble, at least).
Depends noticeably on the grille type - thin frames with standard cloth shouldn't make a massive difference, metal grilles or ones with thicker MDF frame (or one that sits very close to the driver) will have far more impact on the sound and dispersion. Cloth itself rarely has much of an effect unless it's very thick like the "carpeted" 70's speakers, the frame usually has more bearing on treble dispersion and restricts "airiness" of the speaker.
Not too many manufacturers recommend listening with the grilles on but there are exceptions such as Shahinian where it does help the sound by keeping the grille in place, they can be used to tame a brighter system a touch too.
Depends noticeably on the grille type - thin frames with standard cloth shouldn't make a massive difference, metal grilles or ones with thicker MDF frame (or one that sits very close to the driver) will have far more impact on the sound and dispersion. Cloth itself rarely has much of an effect unless it's very thick like the "carpeted" 70's speakers, the frame usually has more bearing on treble dispersion and restricts "airiness" of the speaker.
Not too many manufacturers recommend listening with the grilles on but there are exceptions such as Shahinian where it does help the sound by keeping the grille in place, they can be used to tame a brighter system a touch too.
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