Expert Advice on How to Properly Store Speakers and Audio Equipment

Are you looking for ways to ensure that your electronic speakers are stored carefully? Do you wish to keep your audio equipment in prime condition? If so, then the way you store them is of the highest importance.

Once you understand how to store speakers correctly, you’ll be able to protect their quality and performance. Different parts of audio equipment may need to be stored uniquely.

Whether you have a business that requires sound equipment or you’re in a band, be sure to read this in-depth guide on how to store speakers and other sound equipment to lengthen their lifespan.

1. Consider Your Equipment

As we briefly touched on in the intro, storing your sound equipment is all about making sure that you focus on the needs of different equipment.

While you might store speakers one way, other equipment, such as a turntable, might need to be stored in a specific way.

For that reason, it’s important to take the time and assess what equipment you have. Perhaps you have a laptop that you use as part of your DJ side gig. Maybe you have a turntable.

You might have a microphone, plugs, and cords for you and your bandmates when you go on stage. Whatever the case might be, it’s important to give each of these things proper attention and storage.

Make sure that plugs and cords are stored in a dry area. Contrary to popular belief, they should not be wrapped up and stuffed into a tight little box. Constant bending can cause them to wear out quickly.

Keep your microphone and turntable inside a dry area on a soft surface. Many people prefer to purchase a mic tray to hang them on (even when in storage) then covering them with a blanket to ensure dust doesn’t settle on them.

2. Build a Budget

We’re all for making do with what you have. By no means do you need to go out and spend a fortune to properly store your speakers?

That said, it’s worth the money to slowly start investing in cabinets and storage containers to store your speakers in. That’s especially true for those of you that are using them for business.

Take the time to create a budget. Do a bit of research online to see what methods of storage are out there and how much they’re going for.

This will keep you accountable while you shop. Rather than spending money on containers and cases endlessly, you’ll have a conscious understanding of how much you can afford.

Since you’ll be transporting the sound equipment (and other equipment), it’s handy to keep them in storage containers with proper padding inside.

We recommend sorting all of your items by size. This will help you see how many containers you need in various sizes.

Once you invest in padding for the bottom of these containers, you can cut out spots to rest items like microphones, needles, digital equipment, laptops, hard drives, cameras, and anything else you might need for your show.

3. Prioritize a Dry Area

It’s always important to keep your gear as dry as possible. Humidity leads to moisture, and moisture can destroy the interior and exterior of your speakers, lessening their quality.

We can’t stress this enough: there’s no such thing as going too far to ensure your speakers are kept dry.

First, find a room or closet that stays dry at all times. We highly suggest against storing them in a garage or storage unit, as it can be hard to control the moisture in these areas.

Next, make sure you have extra means of keeping the cabinets and enclosures for your speakers dry. You can get more information here on panel coolers and how they can keep your enclosures cool.

Not only will these coolers help keep your equipment dry, but they can also help prevent your property from overheating and giving out during a performance.

4. Keep Speakers/Equipment Elevated

One of the worst things you could ever do is keep your speakers and other sound equipment on the ground. There are a few reasons for this.

First, if there is a leak or flood, then water will fill the floor. If your speakers aren’t elevated or kept off the ground, the water will damage them beyond repair.

Also, if you keep them on a concrete surface (such as the garage), the cold temperature of the ground in the winter can cause damage to the materials in the speakers. Always keep your speakers covered and raised.

5. Regulate the Temperature

Here’s another reason we highly advise against garages and storage units, the temperature fluctuates constantly.

Ideally, you want to keep your speakers and electronics in a room around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. A few ticks above that is okay, but anything above 75 is pushing it.

Make sure that you keep them in an area where you can control the temperature while they’re safely stored away.

You’ll also want to be conscious of storing your speakers/containers in areas where the sunlight will shine on them from the windows. The UV rays from the sun can quickly cause the temperature in your cases to spike.

Store Speakers With Care

Now that you have seen the proper way to store speakers safely to increase their performance, be sure to use this info effectively.

Start with step one. Consider all the equipment that you need to store safely, not just your speakers, then invest in proper containers for them.

Be sure to browse our website for more articles about storing electronics, as well as many other helpful topics that you will enjoy.