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OMG, just removed my speaker grills and the sound just opened up to a new level!

My recently purchased Focal Maestro Utopia speakers look so good with their black front baffle and side and back Camara white, I couldn’t even think about removing the grills to hear what they sound like with them off. With nobody around to voice their displeasure to seeing those drivers I boldly went were no man, or in this case myself, said he would never go and removed the grills. Hello, said the speakers
this is what I really sound like. I might not be as pretty, but love me for what really counts, how I sound,
not how I look. I have to say I love them even more and they’re not looking too bad either! 
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jollygreenaudiophile2
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Hmm,  "Really nice looking magnetic grills"...…...
1. A statement that "I", shall never make.
2. (The form needs "must", follow the function). For them, "Grills", to be accepted,  "At all", in any meaningful way.
 Therefore; Those do not actually exist. Since a speakers design is for sound production/ reproduction. And any, "Grill", at least in this context. Adds nothing to the purpose of the object, "Speaker".
 And further, this is not a "Subjective", situation at all.

 That's my story. And I'm sticking to it!
 
wolf_garcia
6,711 posts
 
I wanna know what Magico charges for replacing a poked tweeter...I actually asked somebody about that at Goodwins and the dude looked a little pale and said, yeah, it happens...didn't mention the cost.
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gill_92
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It is a physical principle.
Try for example to speak with your hand in front of your mouth, or wear a mask and talk.
The material may be "sound transparent", but it will still be a barrier.
My advice is always to remove the grills when listening.
Put back once the listening is over, they will avoid the dust settle on speaker drivers.
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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
OK, try this. Take the grills off and listen for a while. Then place one grill in front of your head while listening. If you don’t hear a difference in the sound it’s because the reason is not physical. Fair enough?
midareff1
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My Acoustat electrostatics went nude 15 years ago.  It was one less cloud on the window.
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