Speaker grills On or Off ?

[Levi_501]

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.

 

[Dev]

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

 

[nando]

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

 

[Garmt]

Always off. No kids...

 

[Stuart]

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

 

[Tenson]

What grills?

 

[mr cat]

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

but then I have no kids either...

 

[Levi_501]

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 !

 

[Bob McC]

I believe Naim speakers are designed to operate grilles on.

 

[bottleneck]

on, it sounds worse but looks better.

 

[ThePrestige]

There's no speaker grille like no speaker grille.

 

[gavman]

my speakers would frighten small children with the grills on

 

[GAZZ]

Off apart from when the sister inlaw bring her naughty Kids

 

[mr cat]

nothing worse that kids with prodding fingers...

 

[indolent]

When they look like this - Grills off for me

ps no small kids !!!

 

[mr cat]

tell me about it...

http://www.zerogain.com/forum/showpost.php?p=188174&postcount=770

 

[Chris]

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

 

[doomjeffs]

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

 

[Petergc]

Off Off Off

 

[eric_audio]

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