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RE: Which is why

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mark.korda@myfairpoint.net

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In Reply to: RE: Which is why posted by E-Stat on July 15, 2024 at 13:05:47

Hi Brian and EStat, one thing the reviewer didn't explain,maybe I missed it was the grill. It looks like guitar or harp strings.Would this grill protect a errant swipe from my little mountain lion? I know you don't have to have it on but how much more money was spent on something that might be.a deterrent to the Goldberg's sound,imaging ect. The chrome around it looks kind of tacky.It might get pitted after 50 years unlike my Dyna A-25's I bought for a little over 50 bucks 50 years ago and still look spiffy ...-...-Mark

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It's a style statement - E-Stat 05:23:57 07/17/24 (4)
HP had cats, but they were not allowed on the same floor as the audio systems. They lived upstairs.
- Based on older Sonus Fabers - Brian H P 11:52:57 07/17/24 (3)
  Something Mr. Serblin came up with long ago. I doubt if it offers much protection for the drivers, but OTOH it does little to mess with the sound. Unlike the big clonky lumber grill frames on the recently reviewed McIntosh speakers.
  - RE: Based on older Sonus Fabers - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 18:53:31 07/17/24 (2)
    Hi Brian, the grill must resonate like the strings are supposed to do on a bass viol. If their solid they would cause a lot of diffraction also.Maybe that's why not much discussion on the grill. The emblem on the grill looks like a Las Vegas hotel sign to me...-take care...-.Mark Korda
    - RE: Based on older Sonus Fabers - Doug Schneider 19:43:16 07/19/24 (0)
      Hi,
      
      The grilled definitely doesn't resonate. It's like string, fairly loose, not sprung like on a musical instrument. It's just an alternate way of putting something in front of the drivers.
      
      BTW, horizontal diffraction isn't going to be much, but vertical is another issue because to hang it you need to have a hard ridge, which isn't good.
      
      Doug
      SoundStage!
    - I think the "strings" are tuned too low to resonate - Brian H P 12:02:56 07/18/24 (0)
      Probably not much tension on them. Diffraction should be minimal, given their thin diameter and probably soft texture.
      
      I recall that Krell tried making speakers some years back, and used a similar grill.

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