I do not normally supply speakers with grills. The grill cloth and grill frame will slightly color the sound of the speaker. Also, most hard-core audiophiles want to see their drivers standing tall on the front of their speakers. This is the way I like to build speakers.
However....
Children (of all ages from what I see in stores) like to push in speaker dust caps. If you have children, you will want to have grills for you speakers to protect the drivers.
Some folks do not consider bare drivers asthetically pleasing. Grills can help the speakers blend into the decor.
OK, you feel that you want your new speakers supplied with grills. Since your speaker will be custom built to your specifications, adding grills is not a problem. There are three easy solutions:
This is the easiest sollution. No modifications are required to the basic speaker cabinet. The grill is screwed to the cabinet through the driver mounting holes. If you would like to remove the grills at a later time, simply unscrew the grills and replace the screws in the driver mounting holes. This cannot be done on a regular basic. You should consider the grills permanent. A charge of $50 will cover my costs of installing the Fostex factory grills.
Here a partial length grill covers the driver, but does leaves the wood finish on the lower part of the speaker exposed. The cabinet shown has raised edges rather than the rounded edges shown in the next picture. The grill is mounted with plastic pegs and sockets so that the grill can be removed for crittical listening and then replaced for protection. $25 will be added to the cost of a pair of speakers for these grills. (Note that the speaker pictured here is a old style cabinet with a slot port at the bottom. While I can provide this cabinet, I would prefer not.)
These grills cover the entire front of the cabinet. The grills are mounted with plastic pegs and socket and easily removable. Either raised or rounded edges are availible. Again, $25 will cover my costs for these grills.
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