What did you choose? Could you explain why you chose it, were you satisfied with your decison(s) and if you had to do it again what would you do differently.

I am asking these things because I have a decision to make about how I buy my speakers. From whom you purchase your speakers is just as important as what speakers you buy.

My decision is either purchase a pair of speakers from a certified dealer, pay $2000 with taxes and no shipping, plus they allow exchanges for trade-ups within one year and you get the factory warranty and good customer service or I purchase from a non-factory authorized dealer, pay $1600 plus shipping and no taxes, wait for speakers to ship, hope that speakers don't get damaged in shipping, no trade-ups, 30 day money back gaurantee minus shipping, no factory warranty but dealer will warranty for same time and prob. worse customer service.

Given these facts what which would you choose?