Martin Logans and Smokers

Yes, this can be a problem. The panels will attract everything that's in the air. Pollen/dust/smoke. You name it. But if you unplug them overnight (or longer) once every six months and vacuum them with the strongest shop vac you can find, they will jump back to life. This advice is per the manual and via email from Jim Powers at ML who is THE tech guy at ML.

Tar build up can affect the speakers ability to draw a deep breath and therefore reproduce the deepest bass signals!

I bet you did not appreciate this response.

I appreciate both of your responses. I was just afraid I'd
get the answers I got. I'm already aware of vacuuming the panels once in awhile although my Kirby vacuum without any attatchment at the end of the hose is so strong it litterally sucks the diaphragm right up against the panel and I'm afraid it may tear it so I've been using the brush
end attatchment at the end of the hose. With all the smokers in the world I guess I was hoping they had maybe a spray on and wipe off type of remedy to nicotine build up problems on the diaphragms.

It's not the nicotine build-up that I'd be concerned with. It's more the tars that can embed anywhere the smoke travels. If you can smell it, it's still there. Most car rentals that allow smoking, can not get rid of the smell when they sell the car. The same is true for with hotel rooms. They have to repaint, change all the matresses, curtains and rugs. The computer industry has always known that smoking affects the keyboards and other electronic circuitry. That's why Silicon Valley was banning smoking at the worksite before anyone else did. Ironically, it wasn't to protect the health of the workforce, but more importantly, the health of their chips. Priority boys, priority!

I own ML's but never smoked in the house, can't help you. Quit smoking December 10th, feel pretty damned good!