Speaker fabric

[Jeffrey Makiel]

I made some custom made speaker surrounds about 15 years ago using speaker fabric from Radio Shack. Last week, one of my speakers blew out. So I order new speakers which are much larger and require a new speaker housing.

My Radio Shack no longer carries speaker fabric. Rockler doesn't have what I need. Can anybody suggest a source? By the way, here's a conceptual drawing of the new speakers next to the existing entertainment unit...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/Beff2/SpeakerStand14900x720.jpg

cheers, Jeff

[Marty Baucom]

Jeff try this place.

http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?webpage_id=3&SO=2&&DID=7&CATID=48&ObjectGroup_ID=140

Hope this helps.

Marty

[Paul Canaris]

I used to do prototypes for a speaker designer; his speaker prices ran in the $40,000-$70,000 system range. He had a very good ear, and claimed that most fabrics worked fine as long as they arent a tight thread count; it was one of the things he felt had the least impact.

[Gilbert Vega]

I made some custom made speaker surrounds about 15 years ago using speaker fabric from Radio Shack. Last week, one of my speakers blew out. So I order new speakers which are much larger and require a new speaker housing.

My Radio Shack no longer carries speaker fabric. Rockler doesn't have what I need. Can anybody suggest a source? By the way, here's a conceptual drawing of the new speakers next to the existing entertainment unit...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/Beff2/SpeakerStand14900x720.jpg

cheers, Jeff
Very nice system!

Try this:
http://68.208.124.66/dealer/items.asp?CartId={ACD275B8-F4D9-4BBC-A02EVERESTB-6D8935507E70}&Cc=CLOTH&Bc=

[scott spencer]

That's an absolutely stunning setup Jeffrey!

Most speaker part mail order supply houses carry grill cloth. You might try Zalytron, Madisound, or Justspeakers. You could also try a local fabric store.

[Jeffrey Makiel]

Wow! There are a lot more fabric colors on the links provided above than just the plain ol' black!

The wonders of the internet, and the joy of this forum.

thanks...Jeff :)

[Tom Jones III]

I've made some podiums with sound system built in, I used some black cloth from wal mart's fabric section. It looks just like speaker fabric and cost some pocket change for more fabric than you will be using.

[Adam Payne]

I was surprised to see speaker fabric at an ordinary fabric store the other day with my wife (it was a JoAnn's). The per-yard pricing didn't seem unreasonable, but I did not make note of what the cost was as we don't need any at the moment.

Another option to consider if you don't wish to wait for mailorder. I only saw the speaker cloth in black, if that's an issue.

Adam

[Jim Kilburg]

Jeff, a couple years ago I bought some speaker cloth on E-Bay. I don't remember the guys name, but I do know it was very inexpensive. You might want to check it out. HTH. Jim

[tod evans]

jeff, i like partsexpress too, check out their drivers and crossovers before you get to far along. i built my home speakers using componants from them and they flat rock! ......02 tod

[Chuck Trisdale]

I also built mine out of part from Parts Express a few years back. Since, speaker building has become a side business of mine.

And like Tod's they flat out rock:cool:. It is amazing what you can do when you make them yourself