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The good news first: Except for our »plus« type speaker cloth, all our fabrics are single jersey—a fine knit fabric that can be sewn like any high-quality jersey. However, there are a few important points to consider. Here's an overview.

In the world of high-quality room acoustics, our speaker fabric is a staple. Professional studio builders like Acoustic Spaces frequently use our sound-transparent fabrics in various projects. Those who cover speakers or use ceiling and wall panels for acoustic optimisation appreciate our fabrics' properties—especially their excellent sound transparency, colour variety, and consistent quality.

Studio design with Akustikstoff.com speaker cloth  in a professional setting: The BRAINWORX PMC ATMOS reference studio in Langenfeld, built by Acoustic Spaces. The studio is the heart of Brainworx, where audio software dreams for Plugin Alliance, now Native Instruments, come true.

But what if a wall panel is wider than the maximum available fabric width of 160 cm? In professional studio and home theatre construction, lar

At first, you don’t notice it. Then, one day, you realise that your speaker cloth has accumulated a fair amount of grime. Time to restore it to its former, pristine state. But what’s the best way to go about it?

Loose dust is easy enough to vacuum off. But what if an accident leaves an unsightly stain on your speaker grille or AV unit? And what about the effects of constant exposure to cigarette smoke, vaping clouds, kitchen fumes, or similar aerosols? Over time, these create a sticky film on the fabric’s surface—one that not only dulls its colour (those of a certain age may remember how everything in chain-smoking offices developed an unappealing yellow tinge) but also acts like a magnet for dust and dirt, trapping them in place. If you’ve ever tried to clean the top of a kitchen cabinet, you’ll be familiar with this annoying mix of dust and sticky residue.

For situations like these, putting the fabric in the washing machine is often the best solution. If your speaker fabric is attached using our hook fastener, you’

A new regulation has been in force in the European Union since 1 January: the so-called separate collection obligation. This regulation stipulates that used textiles must be disposed of separately and may no longer end up in residual waste. The aim is to promote the transition to a circular economy in the EU member states. The regulation is part of the "Waste Framework Directive", which aims to promote more sustainable recycling processes in the textile industry.

However, the German Textile Recycling Association (FTR) warns against misinterpreting the new requirements, which could have serious consequences for the textile recycling system that has been established for decades. In particular, there is a risk that charitable organisations such as the Red Cross or Caritas, as well as textile recycling companies, could effectively be downgraded to fr

The debate over whether to keep speaker grilles on or remove them is a longstanding one in the hi-fi community. Ultimately, it’s a matter of personal preference, influenced by your priorities and the specifics of your listening environment.



Classic, but often more than a matter of taste among purists: speaker covers.

What Do Speaker Grilles Do?
Speaker grilles, typically made of fabric, metal, or plastic and attached magnetically or with clips, serve two primary purposes: protection and design. They shield delicate components—like drivers and cones—from dust, accidental damage, and curious fingers. This makes grilles an obvious choice if your speakers are within reach of children or pets.

But speaker covers also have an aesthetic purpose. They complement the typically well-designed, understated look of the speakers by hiding the technical details. However, some prefer the opposite: exposed drivers showcase the technology and are often seen as a statement in high-end circles—a sign of passion for and knowledge of audio technology. But is this really the case, or is it more about personal beliefs

Do you like buying a pig in a poke? We don't - and we don't expect you to either. Because just like us, you have probably already learnt that nothing beats personal experience with a product. In other words, touching, trying out and experiencing. No matter how pretty the photos in an online shop and how tempting the product descriptions. And there are many goodreasons for a certain degree of caution, especially with a product such as loudspeaker fabric.

Although "ordering on approval" has become almost commonplace for many of us thanks to Amazon and similar mass suppliers of all sorts of things, it's still frustrating every time a product doesn't meet our expectations. What's more, every return requires an annoying trip to the nearest post office, whose opening hours don't fit in with our personal daily routines. Added to this is the extremely

You have received your package from akustikstoff.com and are now holding a beautiful piece of fabric in the colour of your choice in your hands. Now it's time to install it (you can find out the best way to do this in our tutorials here). But obviously the speaker fabric has two different sides and you are wondering which side of the fabric should face outwards.

Things used to be simple, because until the 1970s, more or less coarsely woven materials or even braids were usually used to cover speakers. All these covers have an attractive front, but the back is usually rather unsightly. You may remember such materials from grandma's steam radio or vintage speakers. And if you make music, you will still come across such woven cover fabrics on the vast majority of instrument amplifiers and combos. It even makes sense to use them here, as these front coverings are relatively robust and therefore well suited to the rough and tumble of the stage.


A typical woven cover f

Is your order from our online shop already on its way to you? If so, you will have received a shipment notification email with a tracking number. Use this number to actively track your shipment. It’s worth the effort.

Now and then we receive emails and calls from customers who report problems with the delivery of their shipment and ask us for help. Apart from a few exceptions, however, there is very little we can do in such cases. The parcel services’ operations are completely beyond our control, especially outside Germany. Nevertheless, there are several things you can do in advance to avoid much of the typical hassle with parcel services. 

This article illustrates how to set the course for the smooth delivery of your order. Let’s start with a look at what causes the vast majority of problems, because, as always, understanding the origin of problems makes it easier to avoid them right from the outset.

Are you still expecting several delivery attempts to be made before a shipment is considered undeliverable and returned to the sender? Well, time to say farewell to t

How to use our self-adhesive hook fastener tape

A couple of days ago we received an email from Casper, a customer from Denmark: »Shouldn’t the fixing tape I received consist of two parts – one for the fabric and one for the cabinet?« To get straight to the point, his assumption was wrong. But Casper was completely happy with the product after we’d emailed him a few explanatory lines and a link to our video tutorial. So, what’s the secret of our fastening tape?

Just like Casper, most people are under the false impression that hook fastener tapes always consist of two components, a strip with tiny hooks and another one with soft loops. This is true indeed for the classic »velcro« as we know it from numerous everyday applications, which is called a »hook and loop fastener« (there’s even a lengthy 

Many hifi enthusiasts have developed a great passion for the DIY refurbishment of vintage speaker cabinets. An update of the speaker grille with new Acoustic Cloth is one of the key elements in most of these projects, but it’s not always the easiest task. 

The JBL* LX55, for instance, a popular speaker among experts that is sold at increasingly high prices today, has a plastic frame with a relatively small edge to which the original speaker cloth is attached to. Moreover, the slot between the frame and the cabinet is extremely narrow. This construction makes it impossible to staple the speaker fabric to the frame (the method of choice with wooden frames) or to use of hook fastener tape instead. 

This is where our 

Sometimes it’s the little things that make small rooms look friendlier, less cluttered, and more attractive. That’s why it is a good idea to cover the often small-sized compartments of an AV rack in such a room with Acoustic Fabric in a matching colour. The immediate effect is that the entire room appears more straightforward and comfy.

Making such a cover doesn’t require any distinct DIY skills. All you need to build is an accurately fitting wooden frame with a hinge and a magnetic catch. Cover this frame with an appropriately sized piece of Akustikstoff.com Speaker Cloth (watch the tutorials on Youtube for details) and you’re done. The Acoustic Cloth lets infrared signals pass easily, so remote controls for receivers, amplifiers, etc. will work through the closed front, while all equipment along with the centre speaker or a soundbar remain hidden – as well as the countless little thingies that inevitably tend to accumulate in such a shelf over time.