Shipping Heavy Speakers: Freight of FedEx

I would do exactly what Peter suggests. I worked the dock for a time at UPS. It's just not a good environment (FedEx would be the same) for sensitive electronics or speakers. If it's up to me I would always have my equipment shipped by pallet.

Cheers,

Scott

And add something small on top so that nothing else can be set or stacked on top of the load .

I had my speakers shipped "on the pallet" but they arrived damaged without a pallet. I would do what Peter suggested - wrap/strap them together making package to heavy to move without a pallet.

If you want them smashed go Fedex.

How well is the factory packaging? My Zu Def III's were shipped in their factory
boxes, shipped UPS ground with no issues. However the packaging was amazing.
Def IV's had to go freight because just over the weight limit. It's going to take a
pretty major screw up for a well packed speaker to get damaged. Could very well
happen even strapped to a pallet though.