In an announcement released today, Monster cites concern for Tweeter’s financial condition and the exposure of its four million dollar credit line. In what only appears to make sense, Monsterhad decided to roll back Tweeters credit line “to commensurate levels and recommended a shortening of terms that would still allow Tweeter’s Monster business to continue.” But apparentlyTweeter was not happy with this decision and as a result plans to drop all Monster products and replace them with other vendors. "We believe that this separation is a huge loss betweenthe two companies as Tweeter is one of most successful retailers under Monster’s M4 program, and Monster is one of the most profitable vendors for Tweeter," says Noel Lee, founder of MonsterCable. Noel Lee, CEO of Monster Cable, who originally implemented the M4 program with Tweeter, says, "This is a sad end to a long relationship. Tweeter was the very first retailer tobenefit under our M4 program implementation over 10 years ago. It was a true partnership between our two companies. The M4 program is firing on all cylinders at Tweeter with profit increases of thepast two years that has earned Tweeter the prestigious category award of the Most Monstrous AV Specialty Chain Award of 2004 at the CES show in January. The abrupt end to the partnership and thereluctance to work things out before dropping Monster came to us as a complete shock." Monster cable fans will have to head over to either Best Buy or Circuit City if they want to buy theirproducts. Could these two companies ever possibly make up?
Instagram is making its way to yet another screen, and this time, Apple TV is getting a taste of the Reels rabbit hole. The company has launched a dedicated Instagram app for Apple TV, bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows to the big screen. So, if watching one quick clip on a phone somehow turns into an hour of scrolling, there's now a much larger screen for that.
Instagram brings Reels and more to Apple TV
Audio-Technica, a brand well known for making some of the best studio and professional headphones on the market, has just come out with the ATH-AWX7000, which the company itself claims to be its "finest headphones ever." The new flagship closed-back headphone has debuted at an eye-watering price of $3,799. It combines hand-finished Japanese woodwork with a newly developed 58mm driver.
The earcups are made from Kiso cypress, a prized wood historically used for Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Each housing is finished by hand with traditional Echizen lacquer, which brings out the grain and is expected to darken over time. The frame and sliders are finished in a deep navy kachi-iro shade traditionally associated with samurai.
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