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I have had to move and put some speakers I built,raw drivers,some Dyna A-25 jobs,and any thing involving wood or drivers with rubber surrounds in a outdoor storage unit. I live in Maine and it's getting around freezing lately.Will the cold ruin my hifi stuff?,should I get stuff into liveable temps?...I also have my vinyl in there and I'm worried. Some one give me some advise and lie to me so I can sleep and not stay up with (audio -nervousa)....thanks all.....Mark Korda
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I think the A-25's will be OK. I've had a few pairs over the years that were basically left to die in the cold. Hook-um up and they were A-OK.
As long as they don't get wet you're OK. So are the LP's.
charles
I'm moving to Arizona in a few months. Record toast anyone?
Seriously, I wouldn't concern myself. Remember that they don't ship these things in heated trucks.
I'd rather have my LP's in your Maine storage building than one in Arizona in August. Just keep them dry, and stored upright.
And as cloudwalker suggested, allow everything to come to room temperature and let the condensation evaporate prior to plugging anything in.
Thanks all you guys,all good answers....you have put me at ease...thanks Mark.
I doubt it would be a problem. If you bring them inside let them warm up for a day to dry any condensation that might form from the warmth. Especially computer stuff...
Rent a heated storage unit and sleep nights.
Extremes of temperature do not appear to affect car audio systems, either electronics or loudspeakers. Why should home audio be a special case? Also, I am sure many components sit in unheated warehouses and trailers before they get to the dealer or us. It may be advisable to bring any component to comfortable room temperature before any power is applied.
I know just enough about physics to be dangerous, but it would seem to me that the wire of the voice coil could contract enough to deform it and the V.C. former, never to recover to its original specs or performance.
I would say that climate-control is the safest bet.
Hot/Cold may play a factor- any humidity certainly will damage.
The absolute cold should not damage gear, but if the air has any humitity ice can form and that could be trouble.
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