Tweeter, Sound Advice ALL CLOSING!!!!!
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magnoliarichj
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just picked up and 840a amp for a hella good deal.
DrJRapp
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RIP Sound Advice
Reverb2009
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RIP Showcase Audio & Video. 
Tweeter themselves...Good riddance.
Tweeter themselves...Good riddance.
SundayNiagara
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I'm hearing there is hope for a reincarnated Sound Advice!
User211
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Recession blues. Here's to a great recovery!
Feltran
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I wish there was one around here, I love store closing sales.
it's true just called them they are done. although some of you may be happy because they are not a true high end store I think it is sad to see any retailer go out. that being said I may head on over to pick the bones lol.
Bernard
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Definitely agree with that. A sign of the times.
aussersein
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I worked at a store called Now! Audio Video here in NC right out of college (2001-2). I left to go to grad school, and soonafter Now! was bought by Tweeter. Most of the guys I worked with stayed on after the transition.
In its day, Now! sold some pretty fancy stuff; B&K, Rega, Krell, Monitor Audio, etc. Now! also cultivated a knowledgeable sales force. Then Tweeter rolled in, and the same sales guys that once brought customers into a room to audition Odysseys being driven by a Conrad Johnson tube amp had to sell people GPS units and Bose lifestyle systems.
Tweeter's business model was always a mess, and I feel bad for the guys I know there who are going to have to move on.
In its day, Now! sold some pretty fancy stuff; B&K, Rega, Krell, Monitor Audio, etc. Now! also cultivated a knowledgeable sales force. Then Tweeter rolled in, and the same sales guys that once brought customers into a room to audition Odysseys being driven by a Conrad Johnson tube amp had to sell people GPS units and Bose lifestyle systems.
Tweeter's business model was always a mess, and I feel bad for the guys I know there who are going to have to move on.
Agreed, here in the NE they acquired several very good "Boutique" stores of their day only to have ruined them with their 'Circuit City' mentality, as I see yesterday Circuit City declared bankruptcy.
Say what you will, but i for one am sad to see them go. They were instrumental to my enlightment having purchased from them the Aeon i and Cinema I.
Still, every time I walked into the store there was a feeling of only a matter of time; 'Circuit City mentality' - well said.
Think I'll run there tomorrow and pick up another panamax as the system is building and there are so many more things to plug in :music:
With Tweeter gone and Circuit City going, i think I'll check out Best Buy's stock price. They seem to be the only game in town that can cover for Tweeter and CC.
Still, every time I walked into the store there was a feeling of only a matter of time; 'Circuit City mentality' - well said.
Think I'll run there tomorrow and pick up another panamax as the system is building and there are so many more things to plug in :music:
With Tweeter gone and Circuit City going, i think I'll check out Best Buy's stock price. They seem to be the only game in town that can cover for Tweeter and CC.
My personal history w/TWEETER
August 2005
I walked into a Northern, Va Tweeter location not looking to purchase any speakers of any brand, however, I left the store with thier last pair of closeout ML Ascenti's at a great price.
Prior to that day, I had never ever before even listened to a pair of Martin Logan speakers.
Yes! The Ascenti's were that good to my ears........another ML Fan was born.
August 2006
Traded my Ascenti's back to Tweeter (full purchase price) towards the purchase of a pair of Vista's
August 2007
Traded the Vista's back to Tweeter (full purchase price) towards the purchase of a pair of Vantage's
August 2008
Traded the Vantage's back to Tweeter (full purchase price) towards the purchase of a pair of Spires
August 2009 (prediction)
no one out there will be willing to give me full purchase price for my (very gently used) pair of Martin Logan Spire's nine months from now.
Matter of fact a pair of used Spires (Bubinga wood) can be had on A-Gon right now for less than $6K
Which means I won't likely be purchasing that pair of CLX's that I had already begun to dream about.
heck yea I'm gonna miss Tweeter........but not as much as thier speaker trade-up policy.
Luckily............I do have my Spires.........and I'm gonna be OK.
Signed.......CLXless
August 2005
I walked into a Northern, Va Tweeter location not looking to purchase any speakers of any brand, however, I left the store with thier last pair of closeout ML Ascenti's at a great price.
Prior to that day, I had never ever before even listened to a pair of Martin Logan speakers.
Yes! The Ascenti's were that good to my ears........another ML Fan was born.
August 2006
Traded my Ascenti's back to Tweeter (full purchase price) towards the purchase of a pair of Vista's
August 2007
Traded the Vista's back to Tweeter (full purchase price) towards the purchase of a pair of Vantage's
August 2008
Traded the Vantage's back to Tweeter (full purchase price) towards the purchase of a pair of Spires
August 2009 (prediction)
no one out there will be willing to give me full purchase price for my (very gently used) pair of Martin Logan Spire's nine months from now.
Matter of fact a pair of used Spires (Bubinga wood) can be had on A-Gon right now for less than $6K
Which means I won't likely be purchasing that pair of CLX's that I had already begun to dream about.
heck yea I'm gonna miss Tweeter........but not as much as thier speaker trade-up policy.
Luckily............I do have my Spires.........and I'm gonna be OK.
Signed.......CLXless
aussersein
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Just bought a NAD C520 CD player for $50 from Tweeter.
It looks like the fall of Rome inside that place.
It looks like the fall of Rome inside that place.
