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Am I an insane person?
#221002 09/14/08 05:31 PM
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It might be all in my head, but somehow I've convinced myself that my M3's sound better with the grills off. The highs sound just a little crisper, plus I get to watch the woofers move. \:\)

Is there any truth to this, or is this a figment of my imagination?

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I don't know, is it? \:\) Hey if you feel it makes a difference and you like the difference then why not.


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I listen to my M3s with them off but I actually found that the M2 sounds better with the grill on. I imagine I've convinced myself that it helps to tame the upper "shrillness" just that tiny bit it needs to make them sound wonderful!


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doormat #221009 09/14/08 08:31 PM
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The only difference might be .5 dB in volume, there would be no sound difference.


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SirQuack #221012 09/14/08 09:10 PM
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Here are a couple of links you might find useful.

http://www.rjbaudio.com/Audiofiles/grill%20frame%20diffraction.html

http://www.polkaudio.com/education/tech_article.php?id=24

There is a lot of information about this.


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Lampshade #221021 09/15/08 12:01 AM
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This calls for A/B testing!


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medic8r #221022 09/15/08 12:32 AM
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I've read in the past where having speakers located behind a perforated video screen diffuses the sound ... I can't see where the grills can't be that much different, after all one is placing a screen or a filter type device directly in front of the speaker, how little or how much it may affect the SQ, who knows.

And besides..

How can we as tinkerers have a set of speakers stationary for a period of time before we decide that things aren't quite right and have to go tinkering once again ... regardless of how well they may sound. It's our nature. \:\)

Or...

As George Lopez would say, 'Regartless'.






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