Polk Monitor 10 Grills...BORING! Looking to Mod

[Airjmax]

Would it be complete heresy to try to jazz up the bland black grills on my Polk Monitor 10's? I love the sound, but frankly the grills don't do a thing for me. I'd love to modify the grills with a lattice pattern or something to give them a little personality. Suggestions are welcome.

 

[ivandezande]

To each their own, but just get a different pair of speakers honestly.
Good luck ever selling them if you ruin the original grills. Maybe make some from scratch if you go down that route.

 

[Lavane]

Maybe Orange or Blue like JBL used on some models? Any color really that would look good to you.

 

[FluxT]

Maybe Orange or Blue like JBL used on some models? Any color really that would look good to you.

I did this with a pair of Bose 501/II’s. The original cloth was this awful burlap that was all scratched up and smoky, so I ripped them off and put some orange linen on there. Went from “disgustingly ‘70s” to “awesomely 70s” in a heartbeat!

 

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[Lavane]

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Cool! Not sure I would put it on the sides, but a cool patterned cloth for the grill is a cool idea.

 

[f0427ea]

Cool! Not sure I would put it on the sides, but a cool patterned cloth for the grill is a cool idea.

those 10b's are certainly not mine , I keep a document of off-the-wall stuff , here's the ad that go's with them , don't have a clue if he got what asked or were even sold .


Polk Speakers 12-19

145.00 Severna Park,Maryland

Polk 10B
Audiophile bucket list speakers.
This pair of Polk 10B speakers have been maintained in excellent condition.
One speaker was painstakingly hand painted to resemble a downtown building by a well known woman artist and Author who has illustrated over 175 children's books and developed characters and scenes in television shows for children.
There are a couple small scratches on the sides of the building. The detail work is impressive. The paint in no way affects the sound quality of the speaker. I hooked them up to my Sansui receiver last night and fully tested them.
Awesome sound quality is all I can say.
Cash only please.
Thank you,
Tim call or text: (***) ***-****

 

[Lavane]

those 10b's are certainly not mine , I keep a document of off-the-wall stuff , here's the ad that go's with them , don't have a clue if he got what asked or were even sold .


Polk Speakers 12-19

145.00 Severna Park,Maryland

Polk 10B
Audiophile bucket list speakers.
This pair of Polk 10B speakers have been maintained in excellent condition.
One speaker was painstakingly hand painted to resemble a downtown building by a well known woman artist and Author who has illustrated over 175 children's books and developed characters and scenes in television shows for children.
There are a couple small scratches on the sides of the building. The detail work is impressive. The paint in no way affects the sound quality of the speaker. I hooked them up to my Sansui receiver last night and fully tested them.
Awesome sound quality is all I can say.
Cash only please.
Thank you,
Tim call or text: (***) ***-****

Ya, not my style, but it can give ideas for grill cloth. At one point I was building distressed furniture when that trend was hot. I built qhat looked like an old floor standing radio stuffed with a mono tube tuner and amp with modern speakers. I used to use burlap a lot and weather it with tea.
I sold the crap out of that stuff. Even burlap with patterns applied with ink or paint using shaped wood stamps can look good.