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Speaker grill material, any real difference?

I need to replace the speaker grill material on a pair of Infinity Renaissance 90 speakers. After looking online there really is not much out there. It all seems to be the basic $15 a yard stuff. Is this what all the mfg's use? Or is there an "audiophile grade" material. I would hate to think I am spending only $30 when I could fork out the big bucks.
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mike60
275 posts
 
Jsd, your search for the expensive option means you have "arrived". You are truly an audiophile, and you made me laugh. Contact the speaker manufacturer for help?
mihaitaa
111 posts
 
Don't audiophiles take the grilles off during listening sessions?
ryder
1,690 posts
 
Fabric material for speaker grilles usually doesn't cost much. As suggested by Mike60, perhaps the speaker manufacturer might be able to help if you really need to get the grilles fixed.
lrsky
1,118 posts
 
All Hail Jsd52756 on his arrival to the DARK SIDE...
'Never spend less than you can on audio'...it's so written in the stars.
My foray into audio changed my entire life.

Seriously...Single strand, double knit polyester is probably perfect. Most cloth stores offer it.
It's acoustically transparent and easy to work with and, cheap.

Larry
rodman99999
6,171 posts
 
There is no cloth that is acoustically transparent. Use your brain. ANYTHING that is placed in front of a transducer, WILL(in one way/degree or another)have an effect on the sound radiated. Some speaker systems are tuned for their grille cloths, but that is rare. That's why most systems sound better, with the grilles removed.
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