grilles on or off the speakers??

>>07-09-09: Rnm4
Say, here's a thought: trust YOUR ears with YOUR gear in YOUR room with YOUR preferred music.<<

Won't work.

Your answer makes far too much sense and requires actual listener participation.

Please remember you are dealing with neurotics most of whom learn everything in magazines and online forums.

Thanks in advance.

To Stringreen

I know Vandersteen feels strongly about that. I owned his 2Ci speakers (which were great), and taking those grilles on and off would be no easy task

To Audiofeil

Not sure why a thread usually ends up with someone being condescending and mean spirited. Of course I, and most anyone interested in audio, set our systems up to our liking and our listening taste and our satisfaction That doesn't mean discussion is a bad thing and we are all neurotics and stupid.
I was interested in the opinions of many of the knowledgable people on this site, as to whether or not they think a speaker can actually (you know... scientifically, using physics) tune a speaker with its grille to improve its fidelity. Of course it sounds different with the grille..my stereo also sounds different when I hear it through a door or wall.
And finally, learning through magazines and online forums is a good thing...reading is good.

To LoomisJohnson,

Yes, there are Totems and Revels that don't include the grilles, and others like Paradigm with their "specially designed grilles" and don't recommend using their speakers without them. That is why I was interested in the group's feeling on grilles, and their experiences.

Thanks for your input

Are Stereophile speaker measurements done with grills on or off? Do they say?