Shipping speakers

GX3 · Post by **GX3** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:17 pm

I need to ship speaker across the pond and haven't ever shipped speakers before. I don't have the OEM boxes that would be nice if i did. They are 8" MB drivers. I had them packed up but didn't like the way it felt so i unpacked them and need to repack them so there is no chance of damage.

My idea is to cut out some 1/2" MDF the same size of the box screw the speakers down to the board then load it up with bubble wrap......... what do you think ???

dBincognito · Post by **dBincognito** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:19 pm

I usually just use 3 to 4 full rolls of bubble wrap and I've never has a complaint yet.....I pack whatever it is like a giant pillow

But your idea sounds good....it will just cost more to ship

Post by **mr tibbs** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:35 pm

I have shipped them by screwing them both to one board face to face. And if I were going to ship them across the pond I would do it that way, then build a frame around that, then bubble wrap that, then box them up with a minimum of 3 inches of packing peanuts all around them.

But, that's just how I would do it. Sometimes I tend to over do it, but my stuff always arrives in the condition it left.

Post by **Rold Gold** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:46 pm

It wouldn't be cost effective to do that going over the pond.........

Buy a 14x14x12 and a 13.5x13.5x6 box. Cut the hols to fit the speakers in the top of the smaller box and affix the speakers in place. Put that box inside the larger box. Put a piece of cardboard over the speakers and pack the rest with bubble......... Werks every time.........

bogart · Post by **bogart** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:03 pm

I just shipped a btl in two cardboard boxes with a syrofoam from a 10 around the base and a whole box of bubbles and peanuts....then in second box...no issues and cheap to ship.....if a speaker is dropped in a wood frame it tends to stress the motor...had a 10 hz show up with a motor broken off in a wood frame...ever since it is boxes of foam and air...lots of both...

Post by **ttocs** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:07 pm

I have shipped speakers in paires by using wire-ties to tie the two speakers together face-to-face with a nut in between them to prevent them from touching. The just gone nuts with bubble wrap.

neverman · Post by **neverman** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:00 pm

You do NOT want to ship MDF pretty much EVER. You have some great ideas here to work with. They'll be fine.

shaheen · Post by **shaheen** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:07 pm

wrap em in a few layers of bubble then chuck em into a box and peanuts around so they do not move and then cover and done. Don't fret too much over it

GX3 · Post by **GX3** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:23 pm

Thanks guys ............ i dumped the MDF idea. I was wondering if it would cause an issue with transferring shock to the speakers. So i placed a thin sheet of cardboard between the speakers and zip tied them. Used bubble wrap around the speakers and then stuffed the box with as much bubble wrap as i could fit.