Z06_Pilot
Member
Hi folks,
I am trading in my Maggie 3.5r's after 15 years of service for a pair of Montis in dark cherry. They arrived at my dealer(7 hours' drive one way!), last week, but I am on vacation through Thursday, so I plan to drive over this weekend and pick them up.
Here's my concern. I have been reading lot's of posts about the transducer panels and how dog hair, dust, smoke, fireplace emissions, etc. degrade their sound quality over time.
i have read about all kinds of ways to regularly clean the transducers with a home vacuum cleaner(use the brush attachment, don't use the brush attachment, run full speed on the vacuum, decrease to a slow suction speed, etc). Panels that have to be taken apart after a time and the mylar cleaned and reassembled, etc.
My Montis will be located in my liviing room which is also our home theater. We have two Golden Retrievers, which shed a LOT, and we have a wood burning fireplace in the same room.
The owner's manual mentions a cloth or soft brush for regular dust removal and the use of Xtatic specialty cloths.....
It's obvious ELS requires more care and feeding than I had to do with my Maggie's and I want to make sure I do this right from the get go...
Is there a definitive guide somewhere that explains how to keep the panels sounding like new for years to come? Do I simply follow the info mentioned above in the owner's manual and I am good to go?
thanks very much!
Jeff
I am trading in my Maggie 3.5r's after 15 years of service for a pair of Montis in dark cherry. They arrived at my dealer(7 hours' drive one way!), last week, but I am on vacation through Thursday, so I plan to drive over this weekend and pick them up.
Here's my concern. I have been reading lot's of posts about the transducer panels and how dog hair, dust, smoke, fireplace emissions, etc. degrade their sound quality over time.
i have read about all kinds of ways to regularly clean the transducers with a home vacuum cleaner(use the brush attachment, don't use the brush attachment, run full speed on the vacuum, decrease to a slow suction speed, etc). Panels that have to be taken apart after a time and the mylar cleaned and reassembled, etc.
My Montis will be located in my liviing room which is also our home theater. We have two Golden Retrievers, which shed a LOT, and we have a wood burning fireplace in the same room.
The owner's manual mentions a cloth or soft brush for regular dust removal and the use of Xtatic specialty cloths.....
It's obvious ELS requires more care and feeding than I had to do with my Maggie's and I want to make sure I do this right from the get go...
Is there a definitive guide somewhere that explains how to keep the panels sounding like new for years to come? Do I simply follow the info mentioned above in the owner's manual and I am good to go?
thanks very much!
Jeff