To buy or skip Frys extended warranty on Polk Speakers?

Gizmo99
Gizmo99 Posts: 169
edited January 2008 in Speakers
I bought 5 year contracts on polk purchases I made at frys (since they were on clearance so it was an extra 10 dollars to covery rti8 and fxi3). But I was curious what everyone thinks about buying extended warranty at frys.

Since speakers generally lasts for long time, are extended warranty contracts a waste of money? Has anyone claimed their extended warranty (for speakers) at frys before. What if one speaker blows out and the other doesnt. Do they replace only one (that would suck if they dont carry the matching speaker anymore). And I wonder if people actually try to self destruct speakers without physically damaging it in order to claim warranty:)
Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805
Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
Front: LSI15
Center: LSIC
Sourround: FxiA4
Rear: Fxi3
Sub: Bic H100
TV: Sony 52' XBR4


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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited January 2008
    Nothing to lose for $10.00 I would think.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited January 2008
    wingnut4772 wrote: »
    Nothing to lose for $10.00 I would think.

    Agree. If it was like $30.00, then I'd say "Forget it".
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  • wizzy
    wizzy Posts: 867
    edited January 2008
    The Polk warranty is 5 years, and their warranty support is good from my experience
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited January 2008
    wizzy wrote: »
    The Polk warranty is 5 years, and their warranty support is good from my experience

    Ed Zachry, why bother with anything 'extra' from Fry's - you just threw your money away, even if only $10 at a time.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited January 2008
    wizzy wrote: »
    The Polk warranty is 5 years, and their warranty support is good from my experience

    Well in that case...waste of $10.00 I guess.:D
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • Gizmo99
    Gizmo99 Posts: 169
    edited January 2008
    wingnut4772 wrote: »
    Well in that case...waste of $10.00 I guess.:D

    I can still return my 10 dollar warranty and get myself two lattes at starbucks hahah but in the case something does go wrong,I guess I would save myself shipping charges to Polk HQ. Instead, I could just take it to Frys for an exchange / replacement.
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805
    Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
    Front: LSI15
    Center: LSIC
    Sourround: FxiA4
    Rear: Fxi3
    Sub: Bic H100
    TV: Sony 52' XBR4


    "The more time you spend researching here, the less money you will have" :D
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited January 2008
    Gizmo99 wrote: »
    I can still return my 10 dollar warranty and get myself two lattes at starbucks hahah but in the case something does go wrong,I guess I would save myself shipping charges to Polk HQ. Instead, I could just take it to Frys for an exchange / replacement.

    That's a good point.
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited January 2008
    When I fried my tweeters in my SRS-SDA 3.1TL's... Polk sent me a replacement set under warranty - no problem at all. I would go for the double latte at Starbucks!
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  • Gizmo99
    Gizmo99 Posts: 169
    edited January 2008
    rskarvan wrote: »
    When I fried my tweeters in my SRS-SDA 3.1TL's... Polk sent me a replacement set under warranty - no problem at all. I would go for the double latte at Starbucks!

    Double Latte extra hot it is!
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805
    Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
    Front: LSI15
    Center: LSIC
    Sourround: FxiA4
    Rear: Fxi3
    Sub: Bic H100
    TV: Sony 52' XBR4


    "The more time you spend researching here, the less money you will have" :D
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited January 2008
    You guys are crazy. He needs to buy a 3rd 5-year warranty!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2008
    Skip.
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