electrostatic speakers need special environment and maintanance like dry weather etc
I can see in chennai no takers for Martin Logan..


However there are followers and buyers for Cadence
That is old story. Cadence which has their original ESL panels made of Aluminum foil, have shifted to Iridium coated teflon panels due the the oxidation and arcing issues that they used to face in hot and humid climates.
However, the first generation teflon panels were very susceptible to moisture and dust issues. I got one such 1st generation panels which went kaput within 1st year. I got it repaired at a cost of 32k.
Because of the stories, I used to dismantle my ESL panels after every listening session. I had acquired 30-40 packets of desiccant silica jel, four of which, I used to drop in the boxes where I used to store these panels in.
I had really struggled hard to make covers for the ESL panels. I spent about 2.5 K on making those.
Then one day, I decided to not dismantle the panels but just to wrap them in copious amount of bubble wrap after covering them with the silica get packets.
The whole thing was so tedious that about three months back, I skipped packing them up with silica gel packets. I however never forget (however high I am) to cover them up with the bubble wrap. My speakers still play music in its full glory.
PS: I had visited Mumbai sometime back where I happened to visit someone who had older Arca. He got his old ESL panels with aluminum panel with the latest Teflon panels. Guess what, he does not even cover them up. He cleans the accumulated dust once a while with a paint brush.
I've never heard electrostatics, but always wanted to.
Hey Thad E Ginathom, you are welcome to visit me as per your convenience.