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! 
hiendmmoe
Guys, the grills, no matter what material they are made of, will affect the sound. Most of us are in this hobby because we are looking for the purest, most musically satisfying sound we can achieve. Otherwise, we would had stood with receivers and average Components. We spend and spent a lot of money in this hobby. If one has to use their grills to tame brightness or shrill sound, that means the setup is not tweaked correctly. Grills when used always veils the sound SLIGHTLY and when not used, opens up and give a clearer picture into the recording. Removing the grills doesn’t give more resolution or things like that, it just lifts a slight veil that is between you and the music. Transparency, clarity and openness of sound, focus is what’s immediately noticed. 
@jacksky....Hmmm....the only times I've listened nude is when I was 'occupied' listening to 'someone else'....;)

Real 'primal' live stuff....nothing for 'reproduction', frankly.

Even the practice sessions tended to go well...*G*