Hales Design Group Speakers...Removing the Grills


I am looking for instructions on removing the grills from Hales Design Group speakers without trashing the material. I'd also like to be able to put them back on :). I found some instructions suggesting that you lay them on their back with some books to space the binding posts off the ground...any more technique than that and pulling/prying? How are they actually held on?
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I suspect you have Hales Design Group "Revelation" speakers. The Concept line and the Transcendence line have metal framed grills that slide up and off the speaker baffle. The Revelations have a "sock" that fits in a groove where the baffle meets the speaker body. I have known of these being removed but very difficult to reinstall. If you have the February 1998 Stereophile there is an article about the Revelation 3's and a small blurb about the grill cloth (pg 118). In short it says what I said above "While it's possible to remove the grillecloths, doing so without damaging the fabric is a tricky matter, and replacing them even more so."

If you have ever seen carpet being installed I.E. where the carpet is tucked between the tack strip and the base board with a wide flat metal tool and a hammer you can get an idea of how the cloth would go back on. I mention the carpet only as an analogy. DO NOT use the wide metal tool used for carpet installation and a hammer less you chip the baffle to hell. You could possibly try using a tool used for installing screen in a window or door frame. It is basically a handle with a roller on one end and can be had at any hardware store.

I owned HDG Concept 3's and currently own Transcendence 5's and I can say without question that I prefer the sound with the grills OFF. Hope this helps.