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Has anyone put speakers behind a "Radiator Cover" ?
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Post 1 made on Saturday November 16, 2019 at 11:07
3PedalMINI
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We are redoing our bedroom and due to the layout of the room it is difficult to get a TV placed without it looking goofy. And of course because I hate seeing technology and love to over complicate our projects here I thought making a faux radiator cover is the perfect solution with a TV Lift. (baseboard heat)

After going back and forth for almost a year she's decided she wants a TV back in the bedroom (that is how long this project has been drug out)

To kill two birds with one stone I thought I could put a L&R speakers behind the mesh. Obviously its not ideal, My only concern is the metal mesh vibrating. I dont think we would ever have the TV up loud enough for it to be a concern, maybe if the music was turned up a bit?
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Post 2 made on Saturday November 16, 2019 at 12:46
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So you don’t want to paint in wall or in ceiling speakers and be done with it? Or what about those built-invisible speakers that just rattle the sheet rock?
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Post 3 made on Saturday November 16, 2019 at 12:47
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Do you need a metal grill? If you really need the metal grill, back it up with a damping layer of cloth. And, make sure that other elements of the "radiator" and lift don't vibrate.

Also, Techsource carries Amina. These are the best "invisible" speakers that I've encountered.
Post 4 made on Saturday November 16, 2019 at 12:59
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Different factors compete with one another here.

If any of the parts of the metal grille are loose and floppy, it's possible that bass may make them buzz (no pun intended). If you put a super powerful subwoofer behind the grille, the amount of air that the woofer moves might make the grille vibrate. "If you really need the metal grille," be aware that the percentage of openness of the grille will affect things: the larger the open percentage, the less the bass will make the grille shake.

buzz, what is the purpose of the layer of cloth that you recommend? Many in-wall speakers have a layer of cloth behind the grille. It seems to me that cloth is just there so you won't see anything behind the grille if bright light shine on the front of the speaker.
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Post 5 made on Saturday November 16, 2019 at 13:07
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The cloth will tend to "damp" resonances.
OP | Post 6 made on Saturday November 16, 2019 at 14:02
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Our house is a 50s brick home so it’s just furring strips on brick so I don’t have the depth for any wall speakers (otherwise that would be ok) I also have way to much going on in the ceiling and where our master bedroom is the joists are all over the place and I’m not reframing to fit speakers.

They don’t have to be metal, but I don’t really like the wood slat look. It’s purely faux so putting fabric behind the metal is a good idea!
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Post 7 made on Saturday November 16, 2019 at 14:56
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I personally dont care for metal radiator covers. I would rather just see the radiator. Obviously not an option here. Is there space for built in cabinetry? Something shallow like this:





You could hide the TV and speakers or soundbar with doors.
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Post 8 made on Saturday November 16, 2019 at 15:02
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Wow that's a nice looking wall unit!
Post 9 made on Saturday November 16, 2019 at 15:12
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If it's only for occasional use, what about a mirror TV.  Seura has built-in speakers that sound marginal, but might be good enough if you don't use it very often.
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Post 10 made on Saturday November 16, 2019 at 15:36
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There is a 1 5/16" depth Amina.
Post 11 made on Saturday November 16, 2019 at 16:57
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The wall unit reminds me of a recent challenge, where we had to mount a TV in pretty much the same wall unit.

The cabinet guys are focused on a visually clean installation and spaced the entire unit about 3/4" off the wall to ensure the front lined up perfectly. The large flat 1/4" wood surface we were to hang the TV from was 1/2" to 3/4" off the actual wall. It was quite a challenge to get that back piece to support the TV!
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Post 12 made on Sunday November 17, 2019 at 20:59
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I've put speakers behind radiator grills before without any issues. Its fine, they are for watching TV and background music/noise, it's not like it's a dedicated 2 channel listening room or something. Some of you guys overthink things too much.
Post 13 made on Monday November 18, 2019 at 06:58
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I put front speakers behind metal mesh before without issue. They were small speakers that bottomed out around 80Hz.
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Post 14 made on Monday November 18, 2019 at 11:19
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Forgive me if I missed something...sounds like you are doing a TV lift. Couldn't you just use a custom sound bar attached to the TV on the lift as well?
OP | Post 15 made on Monday November 18, 2019 at 11:24
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On November 18, 2019 at 11:19, AZCS said...
Forgive me if I missed something...sounds like you are doing a TV lift. Couldn't you just use a custom sound bar attached to the TV on the lift as well?

No, I'm already fudging the height of it because of the TV size (55" is getting moved from family room into the bedroom) I'm limited on the height of the "cabinet" because it is under a window.
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