Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Am I an insane person?

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?

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

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!

The only difference might be .5 dB in volume, there would be no sound difference.

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.

This calls for A/B testing!

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'.

It's this restless nature that keeps me from settling down. That's why.

Check your meds - it could be akathisia!

Hemorroids.