Probably the most stupid question today.. But here goes!
I've currently got plenty of upcoming projects, which means storing of quite a few speaker units. Are there "right" and "wrong" ways to store these precious boxes?
Should they lay upside down? Downside up? Be turned around once in a while?
Can they be kept to close together - can the magnets damage other units kept nearby? Should they be kept away from turntables, amplifiers and other gear?
... or should I just stack the boxes and quit panicking?
TIA :-D
I've currently got plenty of upcoming projects, which means storing of quite a few speaker units. Are there "right" and "wrong" ways to store these precious boxes?
Should they lay upside down? Downside up? Be turned around once in a while?
Can they be kept to close together - can the magnets damage other units kept nearby? Should they be kept away from turntables, amplifiers and other gear?
... or should I just stack the boxes and quit panicking?
TIA :-D
As long as they are not exposed to fire, humidity, snow, dust etc, I wouldn't bother.
Be careful when stapling them in order not to overload the first one.
Would You turn them around if they were sitting in Your living room for years ?
In ancient analog glass TV era, magnets could indeed magnetize the screen and it was advised to keep them at a minimal distance.
I would also keep them far away from critical medical appliances like pacemakers and defibrillators and also of nuclear & missile controls.
Be careful when stapling them in order not to overload the first one.
Would You turn them around if they were sitting in Your living room for years ?
In ancient analog glass TV era, magnets could indeed magnetize the screen and it was advised to keep them at a minimal distance.
I would also keep them far away from critical medical appliances like pacemakers and defibrillators and also of nuclear & missile controls.
In answer to your penultimate question, why not just store your drivers in a separate room from your hi-fi gear?
Drivers are usually boxed face down. However, over time, heavy cones can sag so it's worth turning their boxes over every few months.
When the boxes are stacked with the drivers all facing the same way, the stray magnetic field from the top driver is not strong enough to de-magnetise the magnet of the driver underneath.
In answer to your ultimate question, yes just stack the boxes and stop worrying. You're not going to be storing them for tens of years I would guess.
Drivers are usually boxed face down. However, over time, heavy cones can sag so it's worth turning their boxes over every few months.
When the boxes are stacked with the drivers all facing the same way, the stray magnetic field from the top driver is not strong enough to de-magnetise the magnet of the driver underneath.
In answer to your ultimate question, yes just stack the boxes and stop worrying. You're not going to be storing them for tens of years I would guess.
Every PA speaker I've bought was boxed standing up & sometimes there was an arrow on the carton. Some can be boxed faced down in conjunction with a HIFI system for example. I believe it has to do with maximizing carton space / dimension.
I've never seen a store with speakers faced down, but it makes sense to protect the cone from damage by pets or kids. For rodents I doubt it will help much.
When Rallen spoke of storing boxed speaker units for future projects, I interpreted that to mean individual speaker drivers, and not complete speaker enclosures.