Magnepan vs Martin Logan

[caesar148]

I do not know about the reliability of Magnepan speakers in high humidity but Martin Logan speakers are highly sensitive to high humidity. I know someone who lives in a location that is humid 100% of the time and the panels failed him twice within a span of 5 years. The first failure occurred during the warranty period so that shows how rapid the deterioration was. It needs to be kept in an air condition environment in order to maintain panel life.

[slbenz]

Like Florian said, the Magnepan 3.6 should not present a problem with high humidity climates. I have owned both Magnepans (current) and Martin Logan (past) and the Martin Logans are more sensitive to high humidity climates and tend to need more maintenance than with Magnepans.

Slbenz

[JoeE SP9]

Like Florian said, the Magnepan 3.6 should not present a problem with high humidity climates. I have owned both Magnepans (current) and Martin Logan (past) and the Martin Logans are more sensitive to high humidity climates and tend to need more maintenance than with Magnepans.

Slbenz

All ESL's are humidity sensitive. The higher the humidity the more conductive air is. When high humidity levels are coupled with high volume you can get panel failure. At high humidity levels the air is much more conductive and the electrostatic field breaks down. Sparking then occurs. Minimal sparking can put pin holes in the diaphragm. It can ruin the diaphragm at high spark levels. Keep them in a low humidity room or don't play them at ear shattering levels when the humidity is high. I have owned ESL's from various manufacturers for more than twenty years. In that time I have never experienced a panel failure.