The treble panel arc burn is causing distortion and onset of further arcing at (very!) high listening volumes.
That means I need to do some DIY panels (I will do them all I guess, in for a penny, in for a pound) - a scary prospect! I'd love to talk to someone who has "been there, done that"!
And are there any carpenter audio enthusiasts out there? I've bodged some period stands onto my ESLs to raise them a bit - but they chrome and don't really match, plus are still not high enough, plus I would like to have something I can mount my monoblock valve hybrid SE amps into (see pics below). I know if I do it, it will be a bodge job - I'd like someone that can make it look nice! Is that you Fran? :) Some photos below, at the end of the post.
The ESLs sound fantastic as is (rebuilt EHT units made a big difference to bass!), and the SEs are a perfect match for them (ousted my Mark Levinson No. 29). I want to make them perfect though!
Edit to add: if anyone has a set of ESL 57s that need a complete rebuild please let me know, the worse the condition, the better (ie; cheaper!) - I am after a set so I can rebuild panels without taking mine offline, and a spare set of power supplys and output transformers would allow for some interesting DIY mods later on (ie; biwiring ESLs :D).
Thanks, Richard