Best way to store speakers

mobyd · 25th July 2007, 11:18 PM

I have a number of vintage speakers (old Tannoy coaxials, WE555s etc) that I want to store for several years until I get time to play with them. Where is the best place to keep them - the attic? the basement? cupboard above the water heater?. Should I wrap then in binliners or leave them open to the breeze?.
Any ideas appreciated (no I don't want to sell them :-)
cheers
M

Inductor · 26th July 2007, 12:06 AM

I would opt for the living room as for (acoustic) instruments.
Play with them occasionally. Try a humidor...

Geek · 26th July 2007, 01:43 AM

If there's salt water nearby, a pressurized box. I recently worked on a tube tester that was stored immaculately, but near salt water. Jeebus, the innards were rough!

Inductor's advice is sound. If it's comfortable for you, it will be for the speakers.

OzMikeH · 26th July 2007, 01:46 AM

Perhaps storing them face up for a month then face down for a month too. or edge on, rotating them 90 degrees occasionally, just like good champagne.

454Casull · 26th July 2007, 02:40 AM

Put something under the motor so they're positioned as they would be in a speaker. Rotate 180 degrees every 3 months?

mpmarino · 26th July 2007, 02:46 AM

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I have a number of vintage speakers (old Tannoy coaxials,

You could store them at my house

Seriously, I KILLED a pair of Tannoy drivers by making their environment too dry. The corrugated surrounds crumbled.

CeramicMan · 26th July 2007, 02:50 AM

In a dark box I say, away from UV light, which may age the surrounds and anything else with polymers in it.

ARRAY · 26th July 2007, 03:29 AM

The best way to store cone based drivers is face down. If the suspension gets in the way, shim up the basket edge to allow for clearance. Store them at room temperature in a dark place with good air circulation and average humidity. Keep them away from UV and second hand smoke. Naturally, they shouldn't be around chemicals either.

25th July 2007, 11:18 PM	#1
mobyd diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Auckland	Best way to store speakers I have a number of vintage speakers (old Tannoy coaxials, WE555s etc) that I want to store for several years until I get time to play with them. Where is the best place to keep them - the attic? the basement? cupboard above the water heater?. Should I wrap then in binliners or leave them open to the breeze?. Any ideas appreciated (no I don't want to sell them :-) cheers M

26th July 2007, 12:06 AM	#2
Inductor diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cascais	I would opt for the living room as for (acoustic) instruments. Play with them occasionally. Try a humidor... __________________ What the Hell is this crap?! It's not crap, it's muzak.

26th July 2007, 02:40 AM	#5
454Casull diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada	Put something under the motor so they're positioned as they would be in a speaker. Rotate 180 degrees every 3 months? __________________ Building a 2.1 system out of a 3/4"x4'x8' sheet

26th July 2007, 02:50 AM	#7
CeramicMan diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brisbane, QLD	In a dark box I say, away from UV light, which may age the surrounds and anything else with polymers in it. __________________ Lech

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26th July 2007, 01:43 AM	#3
Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004	If there's salt water nearby, a pressurized box. I recently worked on a tube tester that was stored immaculately, but near salt water. Jeebus, the innards were rough! Inductor's advice is sound. If it's comfortable for you, it will be for the speakers.

26th July 2007, 01:46 AM	#4
OzMikeH diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	Perhaps storing them face up for a month then face down for a month too. or edge on, rotating them 90 degrees occasionally, just like good champagne.

26th July 2007, 03:29 AM	#8
ARRAY diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Great Prairies	The best way to store cone based drivers is face down. If the suspension gets in the way, shim up the basket edge to allow for clearance. Store them at room temperature in a dark place with good air circulation and average humidity. Keep them away from UV and second hand smoke. Naturally, they shouldn't be around chemicals either.

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