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Who has experience shipping large speakers?

I sold my Soliloquy 6.5s on the Audiogon auction. To my surprise after boxing them they weigh 175 lbs! Now shipping has become more complicated and more expensive. They need to go to Newark NJ from Orlando FL. I would greatly appreciate any recommendations for a shipping company. The quotes I'm getting are all over the map, ranging form $285 to $725! Unbelievable.

Mark
mhpyle
icecream
17 posts
 
BAX Global is another Great Shipping company for Large
Speakers, Never had a Problem with them
valleyplastic
149 posts
 
I third Bax Global great carrier and good price.
mwilson
430 posts
 
Shipped two sets of goliath Klipsch speakers with ABS, not a nick to the boxes or speakers. Styrofoam inside the boxes was un-cracked, too. Both pairs of speakers were shipped on wooden pallets - I suggest you send palleted as well at this weight.
drrdiamond
671 posts
 
I would try Ocean Air. They are reasonable and they are the main carrier used by Krell; and we know their stuff is heavy.

By the way:
About 11 years ago, I bought my B&W800's. They were shipped from Mass. to CA., FEDEX second day air. The shipment weighed 768 pounds. I can't imagine what the cost was, but the COD cost next to nothing.

Richard
tthomas
36 posts
 
I shipped a SoundLab speaker crated in a 3/4 plywood by Bax. It weighed in at about what your speakers weigh and cost less than $100. The only problem I had was that they said they wouldn't take a shipment from a private individual, buinesses only. The local manager made an exception for me fortunately.
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