Illf8ed Posted March 6, 2021 Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 I’m thinking about making some grills for my 10pi speakers. The originals were a dense open foam that attached with a variation of Velcro. Was there some fabric on the foam or did the “Velcro” push into the foam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illf8ed Posted March 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 Sorry meant not very dense foam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AR55 Posted March 6, 2021 Report Share Posted March 6, 2021 The original foam grilles have no fabric. The Velcro pushes into the foam. Some have made wood frame/cloth grilles that mimic the look of the original foam grilles. The grilles project out 3/4" beyond the face of the speaker with a 45 degree beveled edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illf8ed Posted March 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2021 Thanks. Seems like the foam would get torn up after only a few removals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AR55 Posted March 8, 2021 Report Share Posted March 8, 2021 Mine have actually held up quite well. The foam grilles for my AR-14's (same grille as 11/10pi) are 40 years old and still in very good shape and still grab the Velcro. The same is true for a pair of AR-15's I picked up a while back. My AR-11's needed new grilles, but that was primarily due to mistreatment by the previous owners. The grilles were stained & torn. I was fortunate to find a replacement pair on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlausDK Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 https://www.ebay.com/itm/ACOUSTIC-RESEARCH-AR-11-10PI-ETC-NEW-FOAM-GRILLES-PAIR-2-GRILLES/303690839899?hash=item46b562775b:g:-74AAOSwFQVeNGOf Still some left BRgds Klaus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illf8ed Posted March 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 I have the 10pi on Craigslist. If they sell I will get Chris to tbuild the six dome tweeters on the LST-2 and keep those. If the 10pi don’t sell the LST-2 are up for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illf8ed Posted March 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2021 Rebuild...my finger slipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illf8ed Posted March 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Just finished one grill for my AR-10pi. I made a frame from 1”x1” poplar, routed the 45 degree, glued and screwed the 45 degree corners the black speaker cloth over the frame glued with 3M weatherstrip glue. Came out pretty well. Now to make a second one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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