Boxing and shipping BIG speakers? Whats best?


Hi all,

Im trying to help my Dad who is selling his large vintage speakers. There are no boxes for them. Each speaker is roughly
36x24x16 in. and weighs ~90 lbs ea.

Can anyone recommend a shipper/store that would build a box/crate for these. I am pretty sure UPS Store can build whats needed..but question wheather it would truly be adaquate. Of course he would NOT actually ship from UPS ;-) or there would be no speakers left upon arrival...

I suggested either shipping with ABF or Bax Global as both are superb for large items, and I have some experience with these carriers. He has to ship these from Atlanta to Oregon and need some help with this info..also best way to position the speakers so that the woofers are least subject to damage. (I.E. ship upright or with woofs down etc...) These are bass cabinets and the mids are Janszen Electrostatic elements which would ship seperately.

here a link...http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1174350262

Many thanks for any and all info!

Best,

Ken
kehut

Showing 1 response by forrestc

DHL does a great job with shipping big, heavy, and fragile speakers. I recently had a pair of Apogee Duetta Signatures (two 150 lb boxes) shipped to me in Florida from Colorado, and they arrived in perfect condition. An added bounus wat the DHL was less expensive by about $100.00 on this shippment than either UPS or FedEx Ground.

Also from my experience, BAX provides service for "business to business" only and won't even entertain residential pickup or delivery.