Speaker grills On or Off ?

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    Levi_501 Its in The Jeans...

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    Simple Question really, just wondered if you do or do not, and why.

    Personally, I remove them mainly for sound quality reasons, and I think I prefer the look.
     
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    Dev Moderator

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    Off for serious listening. On to protect the drivers from prying fingers.
     
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    nando nando

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    i agree with dev, OFF with the grills, nando.
     
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    Garmt

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    Always off. No kids... ;)
     
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    Stuart

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    Always off - sound better but look...brutal...
     
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    Tenson Moderator

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    What grills? :D
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    off too...they look nicer and possibly sound better too...!

    but then I have no kids either... ;)
     
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    Levi_501 Its in The Jeans...

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    I do not have children so never thought about 'prying fingers'

    So far we have concluded that we like the grills of, so why o bluddy why is every speaker I consider on ebay got sunlight marks were the grills have been in place !
     
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    Bob McC living the life of Riley

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    I believe Naim speakers are designed to operate grilles on.
     
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    bottleneck talks a load of rubbish

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    on, it sounds worse but looks better.
     
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    ThePrestige

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    There's no speaker grille like no speaker grille. :D
     
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    my speakers would frighten small children with the grills on
     
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    GAZZ

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    Off apart from when the sister inlaw bring her naughty Kids
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    nothing worse that kids with prodding fingers...
     
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    When they look like this - Grills off for me :D

    ps no small kids !!!

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    Chris

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    Apparently it all depends on the designer having used them to voice the speaker or not. Would seem the Avalon Evolutions sound awful without theirs
     
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    doomjeffs

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    Definately off all the time. & i have got kids, but i have made them aware that i'll kill them if they touch. :D
     
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    Petergc

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    Off Off Off
     
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    Always off. Except when we have visitors with small children. But my kids are 11 & 14, so no problem...
     
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