I use a pair of Monitor Audio Monitor 3 rosewood floorstanding towers, which seem to be quite good, but possibly look better than they sound. But lately, I've been getting the urge to rebate the front of the boxes to fit the drivers flush, to give a more posh look. I have no idea whether the sound would improve or get worse, and have zero way of calculating or guessing, so I was just wondering if anyone could give a clue as to what may happen - assuming I don't screw it up of course !!
I've got some sort of cotton, but not damn - what sort of material is that - and does it stop me from getting through 6 cans of pledge a year ? and what about the sound quality, although obviously that's totally unimportant !
To be a little serious, I do think the speakers would look better rebated, but if doing it runs more risk than the gain of any potential sound improvement, which doesn't appear to be getting any votes anyway, then I will have to choose between the nice classic non-rebated look, or as @wiseoldtech suggests in a slightly more than gentle manner, put the grilles back on. I don't think I could make an overlay look ok, the rebate would probably be easier for me !
Pledge is not a good product for maintaining the wood surfaces of your speakers. You should only need to use a product on them every few years and dust them between. The best product I have found is Howard's Feed-N-Wax wood polish and conditioner. It's a blend of beeswax and orange oil and it provides beautiful results on all species of wood. Before you use it you would be well advised to clean the wood surfaces to remove the remnants of Pledge as well as skin oils left from touching the wood. A dilute solution (1/2 cup to a gallon of tap water) of Krud Kutter will remove these residues and get you to a clean surface for applying the Howard's product.
On your other issue I would strongly advise leaving the speakers as-is unless you are a thoroughly accomplished woodworker who has the right tools for the job. You are much more likely to screw those speakers up than improve their appearance.
On your other issue I would strongly advise leaving the speakers as-is unless you are a thoroughly accomplished woodworker who has the right tools for the job. You are much more likely to screw those speakers up than improve their appearance.