Kharma with or without grills: Am I crazy?


System: Capitole MKII, KR8000 monos and Kharma CRM1.2
Issue: whilst almost everybody recommends listening without the grills, my system seems to sound better with the grills on. Am I the odd one out, or is it a psychological thing?
To be honest the Kharma's, without the grills, look quite intimidating and definitely not as beautiful looking as the ones they replaced i.e. Castle Harlechs.
Your feedback will be appreciated. Thanks
lall

Showing 1 response by sean

Joe D'Appolito has stated something to the effect of "There is NO perfect grill. They are there strictly for cosmetics and protection". The reason that he said such things is that most every speaker known to man ( and woman ) will show greater irregularities in frequency response with the grill on than if measured with the grill off. Most of this is due to diffraction but there are other reasons that could come into play.

Having said that, it is quite possible that you simply prefer the sound of the speaker with the grill's on. There is nothing wrong with this. I've heard speakers that i like better with the grill's on too, but that is another story. The bottom line is that so long as YOU enjoy the system, that is all that counts. Sean
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