Fabric for speaker grills

[wu6fiend]

Whats the best source for fabric to repair the grills from a pair of L80Ts? Looking for as close to original looking. I contacted foamtrends, they suggested a fabric store. If anyone out there has a specific brand name for fabric (even better, a product #, that would be great!)

[rdgrimes]

http://www.audioheritage.org/vbullet...ad.php?t=22289

[coherent_guy]

I don't know if you'll find any of these appropriate, but it is supposed to be grill cloth. I have had nothing but good experiences with this vendor.

http://www.parts-express.com/webpage...ctGroup_ID=140

[wu6fiend]

Thanks for the tip. I ordered a couple of yards from speakerworks.com, should be here soon. We shall see how close it is to the original. Fingers crossed!

[elwood127]

acoustimac.com has nine instock colors and about fifteen other colors of acoustically transparent fabric. Non-stocked colors are 5yd. minimum plus $18.00 cut charge.

[Mr. Widget]

acoustimac.com has nine instock colors and about fifteen other colors of acoustically transparent fabric. Non-stocked colors are 5yd. minimum plus $18.00 cut charge.

I saw them at AES a couple of weeks ago... they have some great looking stuff... didn't look into the speaker grille cloth at the time. I may order their swatch kit. I have the Speaker Works swatch kit... and have used their black and white.


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[wu6fiend]

Received my order from speakerworks.com. Fabric is to my eyes identical to the original, only "darker" (ie. not faded). So, that is good!

Question: how does one attach the new fabric to the frame? I assume it is to be glued, but what glue is the best?

[Mr. Widget]

Question: how does one attach the new fabric to the frame? I assume it is to be glued, but what glue is the best?

There are several threads where people describe how they have made their own grilles. I use 3M spray adhesive... the webbing fabric glue #90 is least likely to soak through and look ugly.

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