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Does anyone know how easy it is to get hold of boxes for DSP8000's and if I can buy from Meridian?

Meridian dealers can order them from Meridian but be prepared for a serious financial shock.

You might be better off looking for a custom flightcase manufacturer instead!

Good luck with your search.

It's more about prepping them for sale, do you think it's even worth getting new boxes to sell or sell unboxed?

They are not easy to safely move damage free without the bespoke boxes. It is possible to move them without boxes but not easy.

Most buyers would really want the boxes for them.

Of course it also depends on the price you are asking?

Well I am working on getting to 10 posts to post them But I am thinking a decent price I have them with a 818.3 they are .2's so thinking 16.5k for everything the 818 was brand new 2 years ago so have box for that.

The pricing of the speakers sounds reasonable, however I would be wary of moving such heavy, ornate pieces without proper packaging.

I seem to recall there was a company in the US that made alternatives and someone in the UK may be able to do the same (boxes using thick cardboard sat on a wooden frame with foam cut to size being one option). Meridian will supply replacements, but at a cost that would probably be prohibitive.

Many times I will make plywood crates if boxes are not available. Crates can be made for about $350.00 worth of materials and a couple of days of time.

I like the sound of this option!

Do you have the dimensions for DSP8000 wood crates? In process in sale.

Each pair of boxes I have produced have varied in some way with the last pair being the most refined. If you figure on three inches larger that the head and bass unit dimensions in each direction you will get pretty close. There are four boxes total and the head boxes weigh about 20lbs and the bass boxes about 65lbs.

For domestic moves, it can be done cheaper still.

Although I have a pair of bespoke flight cases for my DSP7000s, they were, of course, at the wrong place when I last needed to transport the speakers, as I had nowhere to store them in London.

As all I needed to do was get them into my own vehicle and transport them, the solution did not need to be courier-proof. It did, however, need to permit easy customs inspection as I entered Europe. This was resolved by not having a solid lid but by using ratchet straps to hold the top layer of foam in place.

I made cradles using cannibalised pallets that I was able to scrounge for nothing. These were inlaid with a fair amount of thick foam rubber sheet that I obtained from Pentonville Rubber. This sheet can be built up in layers to ensure stability within the enclosure. I had to use a specialised glue (I think it was one designed for automotive trim, but the rubber supplier should be able to advise). This solution is, of course, not weather-proof but adequate for single movement transport in controlled conditions.

Total cost was about £45.00 and three/four hours of assembly time. I wrapped the speakers in that scratch-proof thin white foam sheet that computers and HiFi units often come in to protect the piano finish from the rougher foam.