Recent content by jandswalker

On reviewing my post, I think it important to credit my wife with the idea of the thread - I'd tried cable ties, tweezers (!), needle-nosed pliers (!!) and plastic-coated wire wraps, all of which were too rigid. When applying tension, using your other hand to steady the area around the dent may...

I re-panelled my Quest Zs in 2012 with help from Absolute Sounds and ML - an expensive but worthwhile business. A few months ago, one panel began to make an occasional popping sound. This came and went, and eventually, when present, the pops ran together into an audible hiss. I asked the...

Rich thanks for the advice - my Quests are nearer 20 years old, so they are definitely beyond their reasonable life expectation. One important result is that I've found an explanation for repeated power amp failures. I've had Roger Sanders's book on self-build electrostatics for a while...

They looked dry this morning, and the panels still measured open circuit - so I put them back together and tried them. They are significantly more sensitive than before their wash, and the balance sounds better too. All for the cost of less than 0.5m of Velcro tape. Thanks to the original poster...

Hello, everyone. My name is John Walker, I live in Portland, Dorset in the United Kingdom, and have owned a pair of Martin Logan Quest Z speakers since 1999. I would appreciate advice on keeping these wonderful speakers in use, and in tip-top condition. My power amps are protection-free, and...