Do SDA's sound better with the grills or off?

mhw58

Any consensus on whether the Polk SDA's sound better with the grills on or off? I've been playing my SDA 1C's with the grills on and off to see which I prefer and can't make up my mind. What do you all think? I'm presently listening to the Beatles Love Dvd audio in 5.1 and it sounds incredible. I got a new Onkyo 876 receiver and I'm very impressed with it so far. The SDA's are singing now and I'm in audio heaven. Great job by the Beatles/Martin on the 5.1 mix of this dvd audio, the fabs have never sounded better.
Mike

Conradicles

Grills on IMHO.

treitz3

Looks? My preference is on. Sound? My preference is off. YMMV.

MillerLiteScott

The grills come off???????????

dorokusai

You can find whatever answer you want here.

snow

You cant make up your mind so you want us to make it up for you? LMAOOO

Well I dont have your ears or your room etc so it's hard for me to decide for you what you like but I like the sound better on mine with them being in the nude.



REGARDS SNOW

gdb

Left off & right on....sometimes I reverse and do left on and right off. Seriously though, my pre can reverse channels so I can do A-B comparisons, I don't hear any real difference,and since I don't, I prefer the "furniture look" with them on, as opposed to the "high tech" look of them off. YMMV !:)

NJPOLKER

They are designed to be played with the grills ON.

nduitch

This is ridiculous to think that one could notice a difference unless they are a dog.

ben62670

nduitch wrote: »

This is ridiculous to think that one could notice a difference unless they are a dog.

Um no. The material used in some of the SDA's is fairly heavy so it can make a very noticeable difference. If it sounds too hot with the grills off put them back on. Some SDA owners replace the material with more sonic transparent material. Put a blanket over your head and give a listen. I know it is an exaggeration;) I have no grills for the speakers I build;)

heiney9

nduitch wrote: »

This is ridiculous to think that one could notice a difference unless they are a dog.

Woof....woof...woof.....:rolleyes:

Jesus where do these people come from lately. The stupid prison must be paroling a lot of people these days.

NJPOLKER

heiney9 wrote: »

Woof....woof...woof.....:rolleyes:

Jesus where do these people come from lately. The stupid prison must be paroling a lot of people these days.

Thats beautiful :)

snow

nduitch wrote: »

This is ridiculous to think that one could notice a difference unless they are a dog.

What is riduclous is YOU ASSUMING that no one else can hear a difference if you cant. Whats even more laughable is what you are referring to is a signal that is so high that it is outside of human hearing ranges and if that was the case it wouldndt matter whether the grills were on off or whether the drivers were taped to your ears :rolleyes:



REGARDS SNOW

NJPOLKER

snow wrote: »

What is riduclous is YOU ASSUMING that no one else can hear a difference if you cant. Whats even more laughable is what you are referring to is a signal that is so high that it is outside of human hearing ranges and if that was the case it wouldndt matter whether the grills were on off or whether the drivers were taped to your ears :rolleyes:



REGARDS SNOW

Another Beauty, keep up the excellent work guys

MillerLiteScott

SDA's just sound better.

bsoko2

MillerLiteScott wrote: »

SDA's just sound better.

SDA's sound better with a "Deadnaught".

Bill

nduitch

I was referring to a dog's sensitivity of hearing not the extended range. I would like to see you guys do a blind comparison and nail it every time, to prove your "superior" ears.

ben62670

nduitch wrote: »

I was referring to a dog's sensitivity of hearing not the extended range. I would like to see you guys do a blind comparison and nail it every time, to prove your "superior" ears.

Another one:rolleyes: Is AH sending these clowns over just for kicks Why do all these clowns want us to prove something to them Easy easy test. While music is playing have someone pull the grills off. Simple enough for you to try? Depending on grill cloth used, and how sensitive your ears are is all on you buddy. Haven't you noticed that a lot of manufactures spend a lot of time flush mounting drivers, and trying different locations. Then you put a grill on the with a frame, and cloth.

snow

nduitch wrote: »

I was referring to a dog's sensitivity of hearing not the extended range. I would like to see you guys do a blind comparison and nail it every time, to prove your "superior" ears.

Doesnt matter You are still assuming no one can hear a difference. What you may be able to hear is most likely going to be different then what I can hear better or worse. As Ben stated this is not a competition we dont need to nail it every time. All any of us need to do is nail it once and make a decision on or off either you can hear a difference or not and if you dont fine, then it's a matter of whether you prefer the look of the grills on or off. If you can hear a difference and prefer the grills on then it's up to you to decide whether the difference is enough to warrant the removal of the grills.



REGARDS SNOW

nduitch

That sounds fair enough.

Ron Temple

nduitch wrote: »

That sounds fair enough.

Don't let anyone get under your skin ...
As Ben said SDA screens are substantial and the difference is pretty obvious. I really don't have a preference for most material, but if I want the nth degree of resolution, the screens come off.

thuffman03

I read somewhere that grills on or off don't make a difference to the sound. I tried to look up that artical but could not find it. Thought I booked marked it but I guess I did not.

I have tried several speakers with grills on and off and could not hear a difference but everyone hears differently so I would suggest you try each way for a while and see what you like better.

lightman1

Nekkid. So I can put my junk next to the drivers on a bass heavy track.
Think about it.

dale442

I'm right ear'ed. One on and one off????

Dale

gdb

lightman1 wrote: »

Nekkid. So I can put my junk next to the drivers on a bass heavy track.
Think about it.

Does that ever result in an unsightly,sticky residue being deposited on said drivers ????? Ewwwww !:D

tx_polkhead

I like my RTA 12c's with the bottom grills off and the top hats on, I guess you guys are right and I should go ahead and upgrade the SL2000's. I like the SDA CRS+ with the grills off just so I can watch the mids dance!

bikerboy

I like to look at my girls naked. They sound better that way too. I dont care what you think about it, I like it. And thats what its all about.

I would like to see you guys do a blind comparison and nail it every time, to prove your "superior" ears. nduitch

Dont think so.

rdupre

I have never even thought of this. But I can see where there could be a difference between covers off or on depending on the material covering the grills.

dcmeigs

I don't want to hijack this thread, but on a similar subject, do people think as well with hats on?

Ron Temple

dcmeigs wrote: »

I don't want to hijack this thread, but on a similar subject, do people think as well with hats on?

Depends upon which head...also, I'm convinced wearing a baseball cap everyday (probably the same one) for 8 or 9 years caused my youngest son to lose some hair. He's getting pretty thin in front and my family doesn't have the bald gene .

dcmeigs

Ron Temple wrote: »

Depends upon which head...also, I'm convinced wearing a baseball cap everyday (probably the same one) for 8 or 9 years caused my youngest son to lose some hair. He's getting pretty thin in front and my family doesn't have the bald gene .

That happened to me. I don't think it matters though, as long as you don't remove the hat. That's where the thinking issue comes in. I might need to get one o' them Thinking Brain Dogs.