Speaker grills on or off?

Which sound do you prefer from your speakers - with grill on or off?

50jess05-08-2013 2:38am

brauser Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 529 posts 05-11-2013 at 10:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have almost every model of speaker that John Dunlavy designed and they all sound better with the grills off, no exceptions.
rfarris Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 19 posts 05-11-2013 at 01:08am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No question. OFF
rfarris Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 19 posts 05-12-2013 at 06:20am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No question. OFF,unless you have to have them on because of children or cats...
revrob Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 105 posts 05-15-2013 at 08:04pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I always have the grills off when listening to music. I can hear a clearer difference.
audiozen Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 831 posts 05-22-2013 at 12:48am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Grill's on or off? It boils down to how the designer miked the speaker in a anechoic chamber to achieve a perfectly flat response. Some designer's will mike and adjust the crossover with the grills on and some with the grills off. Call the speaker company you plan on buying from and ask the engineer's if their speakers are adjusted in a chamber with the grills off or on. This is why some speakers sound better with the grills off and others with the grills on.