About 9-10 years ago, the white van speaker guys were very active around here. I used to see them lingering around supermarkets, banks, etc. Eventually, word got out that the speakers were substandard and a local news crew did an exposé on the white van guys' shady dealings. The BBB got into the act and forced the white van guys to offer full refunds to anybody who bought their speakers. Unfortunately, according to the BBB, only about 30% of the people who complained actually claimed their refunds. The reason? With TV news crews loitering around the white van guys' warehouse, many people were too embarrassed to go down there and publicly admit that they'd been scammed.
A friend of mine was one of the 70% who was too embarrassed to get his money back. He kept the speakers in his closet for a couple of years, then finally decided to throw them away. I offered to take them off his hands and he dropped them at my place. They are currently connected to an older component system in the living room. I have to say that they're not complete *****, but they're not exactly great, either. Certainly not worth the $400 CDN that my friend paid for them.
So, yeah, stay away from these white van/overstock/liquidator/whatever-they-call-themselves-now ripoff vendors. Take your money to a reputable audio dealer, or buy some good used speakers from someone on Head-Fi or Audiogon or similar, instead.
D.