Installing in a wood wall

justerock
justerock Posts: 2
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I am getting ready to install a center speaker in a stud/drywall wall with wood facing. If I take the wood facing and drill lots of small holes in a pattern (like an octagon) in front of each speaker (tweeter and each mid-range) will that give me good acoustics or will it still sound muffled? I'm hoping to find someone that has experienced this. TIA
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,906
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    It will sound muffled. Ideally, you want nothing covering the front of the speaker. Also take into consideration if the speaker is rear ported or front ported. Rear ported will be even worse.
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