Tweeter's abrupt farewell

Audio store Tweeter closed today a week earlier than planned. They were in the process of liquidating after several bankruptcies, and were due to close this Sunday. But the guys running the show decided not to wait, and closed the place immediately, leaving all employees not paid, and customers who paid for sale merchandise SOL with their equipment now locked in stores.

On of the brighter sides is Tweeters web site (at this time) being hacked by disgruntled employees. :)



It's a bat sad to see a once great audio store go down like this. Tweeter used to be the place to go for "Prosumer" audio equipment. But ipods and computers came along, moving audio into the digital world. Then the Best Buys came along, selling "good enough" electronics. Unfortunately, Tweeter didn't jump on either of those bandwagons. They just floundered for a bit. They remodeled all their stores, only to emerge as not much more than a TV store. Then they became a "we will wire your home for you" store. Then they just went out of business...