Shipping of large speakers. (1 Viewer)

[Len Cheong]

Has anybody bought large main speakers and had it shipped via ups? By large, I mean floorstanding speakers. What if each speaker weighs upwards of 60 lbs, what shipment methods are there?

 

[Jon_B]

I had mine shipped via ups. They are fairly large. 6'4" tall, 100lbs each. They were shipped in four different boxes. The shipping was included in the msrp. I was very nervous about them being shipped from Canada. But they made it okay. I was sure to be home to help the UPS guy carry it in.

Jon

 

[Brett DiMichele]

I bought my AR9's from BPAV and they shipped them from Ohio
to PA via UPS Ground. The weight per speaker was 65 Lbs and
Shipping was $83.00 for the pair. They were shipped in the
original AR Boxes (Not double boxed) I don't know how other
speaker companies pack thier towers but AR had cellular
foam cradles fitted to both ends of the speaker cabinents
that were at least 5" thick. And the cabinents were in plastic
bags and there were peanuts all the way around.
Of course the UPS man didn't want to carry them down to the
house.. I wound up doing that.. And wouldn't you know it..
My Onkyo DS787 came the same day and that was a damn near
50 LB package.. The UPS man said I must be building a hell
of a stereo system.. I said no.. Home Theater!
Generaly speaking, I think a respectable company will package
thier speakers well. There probably is no reason for additional
packaging to be added by the retailer. Of course this is also
the WORST time to have anything delivered by UPS... Lots of
damaged packages near Christmast time..