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Author Topic: Where can I buy speaker grill material? Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-11-2005 03:42 PM                    We have several speakers that (thanks to our stupid Torus screen) sit on the floor and are constantly having popcorn, napkins, and other miscellaneous crap blown into them by our ushers and janitors when they clean the theater. These speakers have no grill to protect them from flying debris or anything else that comes along. Recently we found one with a tear in it that's roughly the size of a foot. We're told that we can't buy grills for these particular speakers, but my question is, can we buy the metal grill material, cut it to the right dimensions and screw it into the speaker cabinet to protect the woofers and what not? If so, where can we get that material? Thanks.  |  IP: Logged Floyd Justin Newton Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 559 From: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 07-11-2005 04:01 PM                     Mark-- Metal would probably rattle creating noises that aren't on the track. However, you may want to Goggle. You might find some- thing there.  |  IP: Logged Samuel Hynds Film Handler Posts: 50 From: Riverside, CA, USA Registered: Aug 2004 posted 07-11-2005 05:18 PM                     Try this link Link [ 07-12-2005, 12:09 AM: Message edited by: Adam Martin ]  |  IP: Logged Brad Allen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 688 From: Evansville, IN, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 07-11-2005 08:13 PM                     I used the Parts Express grills on my subs and they work fine. No rattles at all.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 07-11-2005 08:25 PM                    Ah! ... these are probably exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks, guys!  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-11-2005 09:35 PM                     Penn Fab made metal "waffle" grills (and proably are the supplier to Parts Express). IRC, they also had "rectangular" versions that would cover the whole face of the sub. They are metal and depending on how they are mounted shouldn't rattle. Often the round ones will do just fine. They have a rubber grommet that often lines up with the front "gasket" of the driver so there is not rattle point. One can then glue smaller round grills over the ports (or screw them down) to keep critters and trash out.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 07-14-2005 04:14 PM                        Not the prettiest material, but I've sometimes stretched window screen as a "grill".  |  IP: Logged

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