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@noromance, you can store them at my place ;-) . I actually got a pair of the metal 57 grilles Jerry Crosby was making in the 90’s. Better than the stock, but naked is better still. I run mine with the rear grilles and acoustic padding also removed. Extremely high voltages back there, so you have to be very careful. A real cat killer! |
@noromance, I've read that the back of the Quads were padded to make them useable closer to the wall (those small English parlours!). When they are far enough from the wall behind them (no less than 3' they say, 5' imo) that is no longer a concern. If you remove the rear burlap but leave the felt over the tweeter strip, the back wave is now different from that of the front, with less high frequency output. The Quad can use all the help in can get in that regard, so I say remove it. Or at least try it to see if you like it. I've seen Quads with opaque (a very, very light gray) dust covers on the rear, but never the front. I don't know if they are opaque from paint, or if that is the color of the plastic itself. Perhaps because of the charge on the ESL panels, the covers can get quite a layer of dust on them. Careful with that feather duster! |
@bdp24 From Stereophile:"
Quad decided to paint them gray when it was
discovered that the gleam of raw poly was visible through the grille.
The treble panel's dustcover escaped that indignity owing to the fear
that the weight of the paint would affect the high-frequency
performance—and it probably would.)" Read more at https://www.stereophile.com/content/listening-42-page-2#CEaByOuWpD38icWJ.99 You can see mine in Virtual Systems. I may try removing the mid/treble pad some day. Thanks for replying. |
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