Martin Logan CLS panel distortion

BTW... all CLS 1's,later serial # CLS II's and all CLS IIa's "power down" if no signal is received after 20 minutes. So the "air filter" theory goes out the window.

Jim when they are running they filter the air ,and yes I have owned CLS2Z and many other martin logans could care less if you believe me .Ever here of electrostatic air filters?Ask any HVAC instaler.Also cooking grease travels the the air the speakers can have problems even in another room . I feel sorry for you that you are so uptight .Take care and happy listening .JK

Yes, electrostatic precipitators are in fact a widely used air pollution control device fine particulate matter...and whenever my house mate cooks stir fry it sends me into a panic, it does fill the air with a huge amount of aerosol that quickly moves through the house....please, no more stir fry!!

JohnK,

Let me get this straight...on another thread you claim that 5 of 8 ML speakers you've owned have "failed". I have not known 5 *owners* who have had these kinds of problems, (within a reasonable time frame -- let's say several years), let alone 5 times with *one* owner. The math just doesn't seem to work.

I am also curious as to why you suffered with 8 pairs of speakers to get 3 pairs that didn't fail. Am I missing something essential to your speaker preferences and decision making process?

BTW my listening room happens to be around the corner from my kitchen (crappy afterthought)*and* I fire up a wok 3 to 4 times a week (Thai food -- even though I am "falang"). Add L.A. air polution and I still do not have problems. Same goes for the Quad ESL 57's when they are in service.

Again, I'm not buying it. Not because I am "uptight" -- and I am just as a matter of course -- but because the facts do not jibe based on real world experiences. Mine and most others. ML's are far from perfect, but your other posts on this site where you state that there are "lots of problems with ML's" simply are not consistent with reality. These things are damn near indestructable notwithstanding normal wear and tear.

If I am mistaken and you have actually had 5 of 8 pairs of ML's fail, you should run for your life. For you are cursed. ;-)

Of the 8 systems ,5 gave me trouble I have owned M/L for over 14 years .Most where problems with the pannels wrinkled diaphrames ,missing parts, non funtioning woofer,cosmetic issues .Buzzing pannels.My Prodigy was the worst had 2 wrinkled pannels ,missing 8 screws had damaged trim was missing the nuts that hold the binding posts on they just spun.Also 1 of the second pair of replacement pannels where wrinkled.M/L took care of the problems but I had to repair the prodigy in my home .Took 3 months and many calls to sort it out .My dealer ended up returning this prodigy back to M/L .Then I purchased the odessy and descent sub both I had no problems with .Maybe you are so in love with M/L you can not bear to hear the truth from a long term owner .JK