What is this dbl standard? Did you pay return shipping?

Podium

I really don't remember if I paid return shipping. It seems as if they sent a pickup order for it, but I could be wrong. It was last year sometime.
I would remember if it was anything like %80. though. That's not much less than the speaker cost in the first place.
DonM

Podium I'm speaking of.

Yeah! same for me had Podium 10" less then a year used only at home (at most maybe used two dozen times) one of them suddenly got a terrible buzzing sound. Contacted factory direct The said to ship it to them and they would repair or replace it. I did so at $43.00 shipping cost. a replacement is on the way, however this has now made the Podiums not such a good bargain. had they picked up shipping or at least replaced it with newer model 1003 instead of 1002 I would have been much more satisfied.

This is a terrible deal. You are STUCK with their brand with no refund allowance. Don't believe the lifetime warranty - how many times will one pay return shipping expenses. Learned my lesson.

So the bloom is finally off the rose?

Shocking! Cheap Chinese imports are usually SO reliable and safe

Especially with the recommendation these got

Well, you can't really blame new owners for not knowing about reliability... it's something you only get to find out down the road.

Yes that is true...But surely the words "Chinese Made" and "cheap" would have been solid pointers. I would have thought so anyway.

I do feel sorry for Zuki, that money COULD have gone towards a decent system, instead of "Insta-Bargains" on Ebay.