Calling all electrostatic speaker owners

What are the sonic symptoms of a dusty electrostatic panel? Is vacuuming the best cleaning method?

Thanks.

Bob R.

rmrobinson195705-15-2006 4:21pm

russ69 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,360 posts 03-04-2021 at 12:16am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Acoustats have speaker cloth over the panels. Helps keep the dust off.
gmosley Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 125 posts 04-01-2021 at 05:20am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You are SOOO right Acoustats has a SOCK over them, and I must live in a DUST FREE home!!!! Plus I don’t wash my car my wife doe’s. Now put your Martins on TUMBLE DRY and dry them out.
georgehifi Details Discussions Posts This discussion 10,312 posts 04-01-2021 at 06:33am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete What gives problems to Acoustats is the honeycomb front are rear plastic frames ( the old office fluro light diffusers) https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/253749537387?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-139619-5960-... they are getting very old now and are decaying, the old plastic frames get porous and start soaking up moisture, which if you know is ESL's worst thing that can happen, so the HT charge on the stator then leaks away to the frame, and you get reduce HT charge and reduced sound pressure. All mine did this, and I'll say it won't be long before non are left. Cheers George