Measure the available area for the new audio and media storage cabinets. The dimensions of storage furniture appear on the box, or you are able to quickly measure a display model in the shop. 

Take a quick inventory of the equipment you already own. If your home theater consists of an audio/video receiver, DVD or Blu-Ray player and a widescreen TV, you’ll purely wish to have a TV stand together with a 2-shelf storage cabinet underneath. If you have a CD player, tape deck, VCR plus a gaming system, along with a snake’s nest of cables behind them, an audio component rack next to a TV stand may be the ideal option. If you expect to expand your system later, look at storage cabinets with enough area so you’ll have room to grow. 

Look for audio equipment cabinets that come with glass or wooden doors or some other kind of cover for the components inside. Glass doors permit you to show your equipment. For a tidy presentation in traditional decor, a wood storage cabinet with solid wood doors can close to hide all your components plus present only the facade of a fine piece of furniture. 

Whichever you decide, doors matter since audio equipment generates a ton of static electricity which attracts dirt and lint like a magnet. Doors keep you equipment cleaner. Make sure the audio cabinet is well-ventilated in the rear, with holes for routing audio-video cables plus power cords. The A/V receiver generates a fair quantity of warmth, especially at loud volumes, thus you would like a ventilated cabinet. 

Consider your collecting habits and future storage requirements when choosing audio cabinets. Modular systems work well for growing movie and music collections as you are able to add storage as you want to expand.  

Bear in mind that if you are counting to extend your collection substantially, the brand plus design of cabinet you get nowadays might not be out there next year. So if your three hundred-DVD cabinet fills up, you’ll not be able to discover a matching cupboard to go with it later. You’ll be left with the option of either mismatched storage cabinets or purchasing a new, larger cabinet.