Tune in the New Year with these Party Favorites
The one-two punch known as the Holiday Season is only half finished; Christmas is simply the warmup for the biggest blowout of the year. For a successful New Year's party, the only ingredient more essential than a well-stocked liquor cabinet is an ample supple of party tunes. (Recommended accessory: a reliable CD changer. It's hard to play host and DJ at the same time.)
TunePlugs Put Magnatunes Under Your Thumb
As the cost of data storage has continued to plunge, some industry pundits (well, www.stereophile.com's Jon Iverson) have predicted that the next step in adding value to them would be to give the devices away, but sell the music or data they contain. On March 10, online music label Magnatunehttp://www.magnatune.com">Magnatune; and Samsung spin-off Hana">http://www.hanamicron.com/">Hana Micron fulfilled that prediction with a product called the TunePlug: It's a reusable USB flash memory drive that comes loaded with 10 complete albums from Magnatune artists in MP3 file format.
Turn That Noise Down!
Yes, we've reported on this before, but it bears repeating—especially if you didn't hear us because you were playing your iPod too loud: Prolonged exposure to loud music can damage your hearing.
Tweak Audio Cables On The Cheap?
Tired of the controversy over whether expensive audio cables might make a difference in your system? The best approach would likely be to try a few sets with your own equipment and room and see for yourself. But cost has prevented more than a few audiophiles from spending quality time with the pricey stuff.
Tweeter Acquired for $38 Million
Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc., whch declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June">http://stereophile.com/news/061807chapter11/">June 11, accepted a $38 million bid for a "going concern" acquisition from Schultze Asset Management, a firm specializing in "distressed positions."
Tweeter Closes 49 Stores
Tweeter Home Entertainment Group announced a massive "restructuring" of its operations on March 22. The chain will close 49 stores, including all operations in California, New York, Alabama, and Tennessee, and trim its workforce by 20%. The chain's remaining 104 stores will be remodeled to conform to the chain's current "CE playground" theme.
Tweeter Drops Monster Cable
Here's one you don't see every day: competing press releases over a store dropping a product line—or vice versa.
Tweeter Group Adds Stores
Although the Tweeter">http://www.tweeter.com">Tweeter Home Entertainment Group's rate of expansion has slowed, it shows no sign of stopping. The Canton, MA electronics retailer will open six new stores during the month of November.
Tweeter Group Continues Expansion; Numbers up for Best Buy, Sony Electronics
Large companies may be chopping jobs by the thousands, but there are signs elsewhere that the economy is still booming. Recent figures from electronics retailers Best">http://www.bestbuy.com/">Best Buy and the Tweeter">http://www.tweeter.com/">Tweeter Home Entertainment Group and from Sony">http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL">Sony Electronics indicate only a partial slowdown in spending for quality audio/video gear.
Tweeter Group Expands into Texas
Success begets success. Canton, Massachusetts-based Tweeter">http://www.twtr.com/">Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc. announced February 2 that it has acquired Home Entertainment of Texas, Inc. The acquisition gives Tweeter a solid foothold in the Southwest, and is the latest in a takeover campaign that has enveloped two successful regional chains in each of the past two years.