Tweeter closing all stores - 20% - 50% off everything! (All Sales Final)

Just found out that Tweeter is closing all of their stores.

I purchased the Bose Companion 3 / Series II - PC Speaker System. Regularly 249.99 / now 179.99. ( 2 small speakers + Subwoofer)

They also have the Companion 2 / Series II (2 larger desktop speakers, no subwoofer) for 71.99. (Regularly 99.99)

Now, before the Bose haters start griping, the Companion 3's are great-sounding PC speakers - not true audiophile / home stereo quality, but as good as I've heard on a PC. Not crazy about the companion 2s - they actually adjust the volume to prevent clipping, but it produces negative results in my tests, so i went with the Companion 3s.

I also noticed some home theater receivers (pretty sure they were Yahama RX-V2400) with a retail of 999, marked down in the Orland Park store to 199 (floor models, I believe, but still a great deal).

Note: Gift cards are being accepted until 11/15 only, and of course, all sales are final, so I recommend buying with a credit card that has return protection like AMEX.

Happy hunting,

-Todd
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Nice fine OP.

For those unfamiliar with Tweeter, it is predominantly an east coast store. Check the store locator to see if there are any near you.

Beckles said: stuckatwork said: Nice fine OP.

For those unfamiliar with Tweeter, it is predominantly an east coast store. Check the store locator to see if there are any near you.It was a nice find ten days ago, now it's just a repost.

Yes, repost sensei, but the earlier post was a news article that did not specifically state when this was to start (except for "as early as today")

The OP here has confirmed his location with when and what. I vote no repost, to weaken the repost Nazi brigade.

stuckatwork said: For those unfamiliar with Tweeter, it is predominantly an east coast store. Check the store locator to see if there are any near you.
When I search on Georgia, only 1 store shows up, and it says "Hi-Fi Buys" which is another chain (or is it?). Does Tweeter have a relationship with Hi-Fi like Best Buy has with Magnolia maybe?

Checked 'em out last night, honestly, the deals were pretty bad. Most every TV was at least 20% higher than you'd find them online at respectable dealers. Nice selection, but way overpriced even with closeout sales...

Floor model receivers/speakers are probably your best bet for finding a decent deal.

If I remember correctly, Tweeter also = Sound Advice, at least at one point, they may have closed those down.

sleepybubba said: Wrong: Hifi.com is Cambridge Soundworks.

After massive store closings last year Tweeter stores were mostly left on East Coast (the HQ is in MA). This was a great store where every salesperson really knew what they were talking about (unlike BB or CC) and could give you a great advice on what to buy etc. Completely opposite of predominant majority of morons working in BB or CC (although CC salespeople are much friendlier). With Tweeter closing and CC is on the verge of closing, BB will be the only major electronic retailer on East Coast. Sorry for the rant... but this will suck big time!
ToHellWithUGA said: Tweeter = Hifi BuysCC is not on the verge of closing. Restructuring != Closing

sleepybubba said: Wrong: Hifi.com is Cambridge Soundworks.

After massive store closings last year Tweeter stores were mostly left on East Coast (the HQ is in MA). This was a great store where every salesperson really knew what they were talking about (unlike BB or CC) and could give you a great advice on what to buy etc. Completely opposite of predominant majority of morons working in BB or CC (although CC salespeople are much friendlier). With Tweeter closing and CC is on the verge of closing, BB will be the only major electronic retailer on East Coast. Sorry for the rant... but this will suck big time!
ToHellWithUGA said: Tweeter = Hifi Buys

Actually, you're wrong. Nobody said anything about Hifi.com- pay attention. Hifi Buys, Showcase, and Sound Advice are all Tweeter companies.

LilGator said: sleepybubba said: Wrong: Hifi.com is Cambridge Soundworks.

After massive store closings last year Tweeter stores were mostly left on East Coast (the HQ is in MA). This was a great store where every salesperson really knew what they were talking about (unlike BB or CC) and could give you a great advice on what to buy etc. Completely opposite of predominant majority of morons working in BB or CC (although CC salespeople are much friendlier). With Tweeter closing and CC is on the verge of closing, BB will be the only major electronic retailer on East Coast. Sorry for the rant... but this will suck big time!
ToHellWithUGA said: Tweeter = Hifi Buys

Actually, you're wrong. Nobody said anything about Hifi.com- pay attention. Hifi Buys, Showcase, and Sound Advice are all Tweeter companies.I think Gator is right. Over the years, Tweeter bought a lot of other audio companies. Some they converted over to their own name, some they ran under the original name.

Likewise, over the years, I have found that many of the "deals" tweeter employees touted as fantastic were merely lukewarm. Their employees often were more knowledgable than the average bb or cc sales people, but could be snooty about their own audio preferences. I have looked at a couple of tweeter's sales as the news went downhill. No deals for me so far (but Bose is not my preference).

lzpoof said: That's Tweeter's mantra really. They offer brands that you can't find in your regular retail chains which can be a benefit but the brands you 'can' find in retail chains are more expensive at Tweeter. They're mostly a 'snob' chain ....To amplify on what lzpoof writes, Tweeters often sold stuff that the bb and cc type chains often don't sell. (Not saying they never will).

Be aware that many audio companies make different product lines. For instance, denon and yamaha both make "different" lines designed for sale at bb and cc and similar, and again for the tweeter type places. (There are many ongoing arguments about how substantive the changes are between the respective models in each line. I'm not going to step in that pile).

Of course, there are still higher end store than tweeters ever was. IME they deride the tweeters of the world, just as tweeters derided the stuff and stores below them.

poundfoolish said: lzpoof said: That's Tweeter's mantra really. They offer brands that you can't find in your regular retail chains which can be a benefit but the brands you 'can' find in retail chains are more expensive at Tweeter. They're mostly a 'snob' chain ....To amplify on what lzpoof writes, Tweeters often sold stuff that the bb and cc type chains often don't sell. (Not saying they never will).

Be aware that many audio companies make different product lines. For instance, denon and yamaha both make "different" lines designed for sale at bb and cc and similar, and again for the tweeter type places. (There are many ongoing arguments about how substantive the changes are between the respective models in each line. I'm not going to step in that pile).

Of course, there are still higher end store than tweeters ever was. IME they deride the tweeters of the world, just as tweeters derided the stuff and stores below them.

Tweeter does have some stuff BB does not. But it wasn't enough to make it high end. We have a Gramophone in Baltimore that is excellent and has the high end stuff. Tweeter was just a wannabe for the uninformed who they could sucker into thinking they were buying high end but weren't.

just be patient if not any tweeties around.. pleanty of
besy buys ready for you shortly !

LilGator said: sleepybubba said: Wrong: Hifi.com is Cambridge Soundworks.

After massive store closings last year Tweeter stores were mostly left on East Coast (the HQ is in MA). This was a great store where every salesperson really knew what they were talking about (unlike BB or CC) and could give you a great advice on what to buy etc. Completely opposite of predominant majority of morons working in BB or CC (although CC salespeople are much friendlier). With Tweeter closing and CC is on the verge of closing, BB will be the only major electronic retailer on East Coast. Sorry for the rant... but this will suck big time!
ToHellWithUGA said: Tweeter = Hifi Buys

Actually, you're wrong. Nobody said anything about Hifi.com- pay attention. Hifi Buys, Showcase, and Sound Advice are all Tweeter companies.
Indeed. I think the confusion arose because just typing Hifi by itself automatically links to Hifi.com (which is, indeed, Cambridge Soundworks) because that's what FatWallet does, but check out HiFiBuys.com and notice the big "Store Closing ... 20-50% Off" poster they display.

But man, I'd love to see a 50% off sale at Hifi.com!

In the past, I've done some research at the local Tweeter, but I've never bought so much as a cable there because they are so overpriced. That probably has something to do with why they're going out of business. 20% off of an inflated retail price might not be a great deal, but 50% off probably is....

Feel bad making money on someone else's loss but I'm gonna buy anyways.

I miss the Tweeter stores we had in TN. I could go in and listen to (& buy if they give me a decent price) brands like JL, Boston, etc, and higher end lines from other brands that you can't find in CC/BB, even if they carry the same brand.

ChuckWits said: hpmoon said: I love the free market. I have no sorrow for price-gouging companies that die.

In my opinion people would go into Tweeter stores and gather information from the knowledgeable staff then go buy at the rock-bottom no-overhead cheapest place they could find.

I don't see this as a good thing at all.

I do because thats free market and my right as an american.

Why should I have loyalty to a store because they're knowledgeable?

I'm worried about me and my family, so the best price is what suits me, and if it means that another over priced mom and pop store or chain bites the dust so be it if it means more money in my pocket. This is fatwallet not loyal to one store because they're knowledgable wallet.

no stores in CA

Frenchy2k1 said: dayjayvw said: I do because thats free market and my right as an american.

Why should I have loyalty to a store because they're knowledgeable?

I'm worried about me and my family, so the best price is what suits me, and if it means that another over priced mom and pop store or chain bites the dust so be it if it means more money in my pocket. This is fatwallet not loyal to one store because they're knowledgable wallet.

Loyalty is not the problem.
Your action and reaction are both short sighted.
We complain that chains like BB or CC have no knowledgeable staff, but then, when push come to shove, we will only abuse the knowledgeable staff, get anything we need out of them and buy later at the cheapest price.
Yes, this is the free market in a sense. They provided a free service (knowledge and good customer service) with the understanding you would buy from them. This does not work obviously. This means we all concentrate *ONLY* on price, not even value (which is price compared to quality). This does not bode well, as this means we will have a bunch more of entry level jobs in retail, as this is what people expect: clueless cheap labor and low prices.
Tomorrow, that cheap labor may be you. We are buying ourselves into the ground...

kinda makes you wonder if the future is more 'demolition man' or 'idiocracy'......

LilGator said: If I remember correctly, Tweeter also = Sound Advice, at least at one point, they may have closed those down.

Thank you, LilGator - I was wracking my brain for the past hour trying to think of what the Tweeter on Glenwood in Raleigh, NC used to be. It used to be Sound Advice. No more wracking needed (at least on this subject).

bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb said: then the big guys start raising prices and dictating the market

true that ..... true that .......

This is exactly my point. Since salespeople were on comissions, they were eager to win your business. And they even price-matched the internet price it it wasn't outright ridiculous (my experience, really). Couple of years ago they carried B&K Components receivers, Velodine and REL subwoofers and many other components that BB had not and will not ever sell.
They also carried Klipsch Reference Speakers, not the cheapo made in China Synergy that sounds almost like Bose.

I can go on and on, but my point was that: here in New England we had 3 major retailer. Tweeter was mid-to high end, BB and CC were mass market. Berney's that's like Big lots among electronic retailers albeit with twice as pushy and obnoxious salespeople. So with Tweeter going belly up options here are shrinking.

DanMannyMan said: Over-priced? Tweeter used to do a great job with price-matching. They'd match advertised prices and then monitor advertised prices for 30 days after your purchase and refund any difference. Maybe the base prices were high, but I thought that alone was a good reason to choose them over Best Buy.

DBA2009 said: Can you tell me what bank Tweeter used for your credit? I have a loan to start paying in June and they never sent me any info and now I just found out they are out of business... Any help would be MUCH appreciated!!
Whoa there, necromancer.

This thread has been dead for a month and a half. You really, really, really shouldn't expect that one guy of whom you were asking this question to ever see your post.

You should look elsewhere if you need that information.

ps - Google is your friend.