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Thread: A little off topic - speaker grill cloth for entertainment center

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    Default A little off topic - speaker grill cloth for entertainment center

    I know this is a little off topic, but thought I would throw it out here since there is such a wide range of knowledge.

    I've been asked to bid on a small TV credenza that will house A/V components and speakers behind doors. Is there a material I can use for the door panels that would somewhat hide the stuff but yet allow IR to pass through for controlling the components with remotes? A cloth grill or screen material for this purpose? Smoked Lexan or plexi is out.

    TIA!
    Don
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    Don,
    Everyone from Amazon to Ebay has similar stuff;
    http://www.parts-express.com/wizards...at&srchCat=140
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    http://www.speakerworks.com/black_sp...ric_p/gcbl.htm
    This one says it's transparent to IR

    SG

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    Steve,

    That's exactly what I was looking for. I searched many hits I got on speaker grill and none of them said transparent to IR. This one says it right in the description.

    THANKS!!!!
    Don
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    This company appears to be the maker of much of the speaker grille cloth available in the marketplace. They sent me, free of charge, this nice display of samples of their actual fabrics. For my use, I did not need IR transparent but I suspect a quick question to them would answer that question.

    http://www.wendellfabrics.com/mellot...icsamples.html

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    we use "Breatable" material,, available locally, most all fabric shops will know. we use a spline method on a frame similar to a screen door

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