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Showering with Martin Logan?

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Over the weekend, some kids came to visit, and wound up playing in my music
room. Yesterday, to my horror, I discovered someone poured orange soda on my
ESL panel !
I called Martin Logan, and was advised to remove the Panel from the frame,
and give it a lukewarm shower. OK, I've heard everything now!
This morning I did just that; to my hysterical pleasure, showering with My
Sequel II panels did the trick! After completely drying them out, not only
did they look better than they have in a while, they sound better than I can
ever remember! The crisp highs are back, imaging is focused again, and they
have the musical quality I remember! I remember them sounding better than
they have for the last couple of years, but now I'm in love with music
again! I suggest anyone with seasoned Martin Logans to do the same! This is
no snake oil trick! This is a totally noticeable improvement! I always keep
the panels clean, smoke free (cigarette and cooking), but watching a puddle
of dirty water flow down the drain was confirmation that these are in
essence dust magnets. I'm putting together a guide for this procedure. It's
really a no brainier, finish the procedure with a rinse of distilled water
to remove any minerals so the Mylar will be clear of any spots! I also found
lots of oxidizing on the wire in the terminal blocks. A fresh strip, and
tinning with silver solder should keep the connections clean for many more
years! Logan tells me the panels usually die around 10 years, but they have
seen a refresher make them last many more years! They also tell me they have
chanced the advice, don't leave them plugged in all the time; charge them
only while listening! Crap, mine have been plugged in since 1990!
(Literally)

Hope someone else finds my bad experience helpful in restoring the luster to
otherwise already great loudspeakers! When I was finished this afternoon, I
treated myself to a cold orange soda!

Regards,
Bill




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Topic - Showering with Martin Logan? - hifiman3 21:14:22 10/19/02 ( 12)