Smoking is bad for everyone and everything, except tobacco companies (and I'm not sure about them, either). ESL's will attract any airborne particles, including smoke, and so far as I know there is no safe and effective way to clean them. I once had an air cleaner that was specifically targeted to smokers, and it's special magic was that it was electrostatic. But I also I recall reading that ML had taken some steps to reduce their speakers' susceptibility to dust and humidity. I would think that the damage would be reduced if you smoke while the speakers are unplugged. Mind you, smoke is deadly to bits like cartridges and and records, too.
Smoking and Electrostatic Speakers?
Are electrostatic speakers a bad choice for a smoker? I liked a Martin Logan HT system I heard, and was thinking of going that way for my new house. Just wondering if a few cigarettes and the occasional cigar will cause premature death (of the speakers that is, I gather there are already some statistics on the effects on the smoker).