shipping speakers

I once shipped a pair of Vienna Acoustics speakers (factory boxes) 300 miles away. The shipper completely destroyed them. I filed claims on buyer's behalf and got the money back after 3 months later. That's the reason why I drove 600 miles to pick up my Wilson Sophias.

I agree with everyone above and would only add that for large, heavy speakers, forget the original shipping boxes, custom crates are a must. The cost to build them (materials, etc.) should be included in all calculations. I had a pair of Tannoy D-700's shipped to me that met with the UPS forklift and fortunately didn't suffer damage becuase they were packed so well in a custom made crate (thanks again tbadder). Pack with care, nobody cares about them like you.

Mike.

which air freight companies are recommended for shipping speakers?
is bax good?

The problem with BAX is they will only ship from commercial entities that have an account with them -- it's a terrorism thing. I'm not sure of the details, so check with them,

I sent a pair of Kinergetics SW 800 5' tall woofer towers @ 120 lbs ea. to Scotland using FedEx air for $800. 4 Days, no problems.

so far ups has done well for me (fed-ex was a nightmare) but only because i insure each package for $5000. this is the point at which they 'baby' the package...hand trucking and no high conveyor belts. still i keep trying to improve packing because........