Too many boxes

One closet it full of boxes, some boxes are flattened, some boxes are inside other boxes and my speaker boxes are like high-rise shelves for my shoes. A house with an attic sounds dreamy...

I stack them between my speakers (plenty of room, plus it gets rid of that pesky center image). Hey, I paid for stereo and I want to hear two separate channels gadurnit.

I have found that after a few years the boxes start to dry out and literally fall apart with continued use. To combat this horrible thing I have taken to using large plastic garbage bags to place the boxes inside and then seal them airtight. This seems to help.

My friends think this a bit anal; I consider it thorough.

I employ a tact very similar to A/gon member Dekay. My Von Schweikert 4.5 shipped in 2 boxes per speaker.(upper and lower cabinets that stand about 5 feet tall). I filled the boxes with old newspapers and stuck the boxes in the corners behind the speakers. Ba Da Bing!!!!! Can you say bass traps. Sound stage and imaging were improved and at about $500 for a single 16 inch ASC bass trap I figure I saved about a $1000 which can now be applied towards new software. You can stack the newspapers neatly in the boxes or crunch them up and throw in boxes for a random pattern of diffusion. Final touch would be to wrap the boxes in a solid color wrapping paper, like gold, silver, or chrome (adds a bit of reflection for the highs). YMMV
Dave

I have a platform under the house where I store all my boxes. They make great homes for black widow spiders. That's probably why I only have 28 feedback responses instead of over 200.