How much does the grill effect the sound on sda 2A speakers?

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I have to put new fabric on my grills, so I been running my 2A speakers without grills and wanted to know what effect it has on the sound.

VR3

The original is pretty thick. This is a very nice product.

The main issue with the grills is the super thick frame versus the cloth

https://www.parts-express.com/Mellotone-Premium-Black-Speaker-Grill-Cloth-Yard-64-Wide-260-332?quantity=1

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VR3 wrote: »

The original is pretty thick. This is a very nice product.

The main issue with the grills is the super thick frame versus the cloth

https://www.parts-express.com/Mellotone-Premium-Black-Speaker-Grill-Cloth-Yard-64-Wide-260-332?quantity=1

I have changed the grill cloth a few years ago to fabric from meniscus audio, which was a lot thinner, but the fabric came loose from the grills. I haven't used them in my dedicated room with the grills on, since the fabric came loose and is not reusable, so the last time I used the speakers with the grills was in my living room. They sound pretty good but the center image isn't as good as I remember.

pitdogg2

Well, I heard Polk voiced them with grills on, so there's that 😉.

F1nut

^BINGO^

Tony M

I just replaced my Polk SDA-SRS2s grills with Simply Speakers pure black cloth and was very pleased with the quality and sheen to it.
It's on sale now...It's 22.00 for the 60"x36". Get their tube/s of glue too. It's great glue! 8.00 a tube. It goes a long way when used as the directions suggest..

https://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-grill-cloth-fabric-black-a-569.html

I'm sure the Parts Express grill cloth is great too.

invalid

Thanks everyone, I'll get the grills fixed and try again.

smglbrth

When I had modded 2A's I always thought they sounded more "rounded", for lack of a better word, with the grills on. They were still listenable, however, unlike my R600's...