Carrying my Musical Fidelity kW SACD player to UPS for shipping to the buyer . . .
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I don’t even want to guess what that box DIM’d out as. It may have only had a weight of 30-50lbs, but I bet it traveled as if it were 100+.
it's relevant with shipping costs. weight verses volume questions.
Dimensional weight - Wikipedia
"Dimensional weight" @Ron Resnick. Large lightweight boxes occupy the same amount of volume in a plane/train/ship/truck cargo hold as large heavy boxes. So shipping cost for large packages is calculated based upon their measured dimensional volume rather than actual weight. Bottom line is that shipping boxes largely full of air due to an excess of bubble wrap or EPS peanuts gets real expensive.
The UPS people were nice enough to cut the height of the box from 33 inches down to 22 inches, saving money as you suggest.
At 33 inches tall, it just squeaked into the cargo hold of our 2010 Ford Escape.
It breaks down as a trailer capable of hauling 80,000 lbs with volume of 40x8x8’ means each cubic foot has a dimensional weight equivalent. From that UPS says even my 12x6x4” box will ship as it were 4 lbs, even if it is only 1lb. Where they can hurt you is if you file a claim, if there was insufficient padding on each side, they won’t pay. But if they make your box DIM out higher because of the extra volume (padding) they can charge you more.
Amazing how much transportation charges calculate into the price of everything. Gas prices go up, so does the cost of everything.
Amazing how much transportation charges calculate into the price of everything. Gas prices go up, so does the cost of everything.
And slushing the stuff across the country by truck (versus pipeline) only adds to that cost.
Thanks Warren!
If you are willing to pay the extra shipping you should consider one of the many variety of these that incontrovertibly pay a claim. VERY FRAGILE written on the box is like telling underclassmen to lay off your sibling entering the school as you leave it. 
Writing "very fragile" on a box is like saying "drop this harder."
Thank you, gentlemen. I did not know this fancy shipping jargon.
The outside dimensions of the original Musical Fidelity box are a full 24" x 24". That made it very difficult to find any larger box I could put the original box in.
A 32" x 32" x 32" outer box was the only thing I could find to order. Fortunately, UPS has a procedure where they will cut off the excess portion of a box to reduce height and reduce cost.
The outside dimensions of the original Musical Fidelity box are a full 24" x 24". That made it very difficult to find any larger box I could put the original box in.
A 32" x 32" x 32" outer box was the only thing I could find to order. Fortunately, UPS has a procedure where they will cut off the excess portion of a box to reduce height and reduce cost.
I don’t know what an SACD player is, but it must be bigger than a bread box.
I'm worried Ron has accidentally packed his AS in that box...
I guess it would take (at least) 4 Rons to carry an AS2000
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