Nowhere to Hide
September 8, 2009
This pen-ultimate surround set up has its' owner surrounded with 6 of our
primo Fraboni 606s. And spot the 2 Ron Carter 500 subwoofers in the middle
of the road. This set-up is the ticket!!!!
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CON-GRA-TU-LA-TIONS...
July 28, 2009
Congratulations are required for Rob
Fraboni and his three live crew for
opening their brand spanking new
mastering studio in NY. Called
‘Real Mastering,’ Rob will
be keeping it real with state of the
art mastering equipment coupled with
his proprietary shiveriffic Real
FeelTM
technology . And now it's time to play
‘spot the Tetra 606s (aka Thee
Fraboni) and the Ron Carter 500
subwoofer’.... here.
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Tetra goes
NATIONWIDE
July 2, 2009
...with Canada's own Simon Gardner on
CBC TV here.
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Francis seen
filming!
July 15, 2009
Francis Dunnery just left Tetra’s
home office after playing his butt off
for 2 consecutive nights. You can learn
more about Francis on our “Who’s
Listening” page and be sure
to look into hosting your own house
concert with him as it is truly a life
changing experience (Trust me on this
one).
Francis has also played for President
Obama and his song “I Believe I
Can Change My World“ became a
party anthem for Obama’s
campaign. Not too shabby for a Celtic
football fan...Way to go Frankie!!! Did
I say yet that I love Francis and that
I think he is a true ‘spirit
head’? Oh...and while Francis was
at Tetra he was seen filming with his
cell phone and the oft-funny results
are here.
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Sonny
Greenwich
July 10, 2009
Guitar great and Order of Canada
recipient Sonny Greenwich just paid a
visit to Tetra’s home office in
Canada’s capitol. While here he
purchased a pair of our
‘listening instruments’ and
is now a Tetra endorser. Watch our
“Who’s
Listening” page for more from
Sonny.
More about Mr. Greenwich's storied
career here.
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A Little Night
Reading
April 1, 2009
In the past month Tetra has been gifted
with two very wonderful but also very
different books about music.
The first book is a new Ron Carter
biography penned by jazz aficionado Dan
Ouellette. The book provides a luscious
past, present and future history of Dr.
Carter’s prolific life and
music.
Ron gives a surprise nod in the book to
Tetra too whereby he references his
‘prized’ Tetra
‘Fraboni’ 606s and
‘Carter’ 500 subwoofer. Of
course we are humbled by this
‘tip of the bass’ from Ron.
We also love the books title,
“Finding the Right Notes”.
Hmmmmm, maybe we’ll even borrow
it for our next Tetra ad
campaign...Stay Tuned!
Learn more here: “Finding the Right
Notes”
The second book is a real bolt from the
Black and Blue for Tetra president
Adrian Butts.
In his younger years Adrian was the
lead singer in a Rolling Stones cover
band called Out of our Heads. With a
stage name of Bubba Jagger, Adrian was
one of four singers from a total of 15
band members that cycled through the
band over its’ 5,678 day history.
Miraculously, David Hart, an Olympic
coach and only constant (some also say
cognizant) member in the bands history
has documented (sometimes painfully)
the ‘goings-on’ of life in
a Stones cover band in his tell-most
near all documentary “Live in
the Shadows”. If you are a
true fanatic for Rolling Stones music
or just looking for a gas-gas-gas,
get “Live in the Shadows”
NOW if you want it!
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Tasty
spikes
January 8, 2009
"Thee Fraboni 606 Tongue Spikes" are
now available: Give your 606s a lift
with these unique forged-steel 606
tongue-shaped footers. Contact
Tetra today to get some.
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Let there be
'Guitars'
November 12, 2008
Legendary Music Producer and Tetra
"Who's Listening" John Snyder
has just mixed and mastered McCoy
Tyner's new cd 'Guitars' on our
'optimally art-gineered' 506s.
Read Stereophile's new 'Recording of
the Month' review of 'Guitars' which
gives the cd a 4.5 out of 5 star rating
for both performance AND sonics.
Stereophile Writer Dan Ouellette
says..."The sound quality is top-tier
and the mix meticulous". WOW....The
Thrill is back!
Read the complete review here: Stereophile:
Recording of November 2008:
Guitars
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Ron Carter
inducted into ASCAP Jazz Wall of
Fame
July 24, 2008
Tetra salutes Dr. Ron Carter for his
induction into the ASCAP Jazz Wall of
Fame. This is especially wonderful as
the good Doctor puts a lot of careful
attention getting his sound off the
walls.
Ron Carter playing at the induction
ceremony held July 17th, 2008 at The
Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall,
Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in
Manhattan.
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Moving
Pictures
March 4, 2008
Many thanks to videographer Aldo
Visaggio for adding 'Moving Pictures'
to our site. If you like to watch
check-in with Thee Rob
Fraboni (aka:606) and take a trip
down Tetra
Mobilia lane with Adrian. Our
Tetra
Story has been updated too! Thanks
for watching...
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Jimi-Come
Lately!
February 5, 2008
Tetra Speakers had the immense pleasure
of hosting a showcase performance with
singer/guitarist/drummer etc. Jordan
John. Jordan was paired up on stage
with his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Dad
Prakash John on bass. Al Cross provided
a meticulous beat and rhythm on the
drums. The event was held at Ottawa's
Bass Line Station where the slogan
is..."We don't want no treble"
(heh,heh). The concert was attended by
newspaper columnist Lynn Saxberg who
subsequently positioned Jordan's photo
on the front page of the Ottawa Citizen
newspaper with the caption "Jimi-Come
Lately...21 year old guitarist likened
to legendary axeman Hendrix". Of course
we concur. Read more about this
magic moment here... and see the
performance
here...
Grammy winning producers John Capek and
Rob Fraboni with Jordan John at Matt
Thomas's www.shatteredwings.com
recording session for Schoeps
Microphones.
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Start spreading
the news...
July 17, 2007
A happy group of seven Tetra Files made
a five day trip into the heart of NYC
to spend an incredible three days
helping Dr. New York, celebrated
bassist Ron Carter, whoop it up at 70,
with a few of his closest friends. The
events kicked off with a visit to the
Canadian Consulate in New York where
Ron was honored for his 50 year
contribution to music by Consul General
Daniel Sullivan.
Left to right: Dr. Ron Carter, Daniel
Sullivan (Consul General of Canada in
New York) and Adrian Butts (Tetra
Speakers) ... on guard for Thee.
Then it was off to Carnegie Hall where
we watched & listened to Ron work
his bass off with 4 different bands
that included a quartet with Herbie
Hancock, Wayne Shorter & Billy
Cobham, a trio with Mulgrew Miller
& Russell Malone, a duet with Jim
Hall all nicely capped off with Ron's
new quartet featuring Stephen Scott,
Payton Crossley & Rolando Morales.
It was an absolute monster night of
music followed by a back stage visit
that kept us smiling all the way back
to the Hotel Beacon.
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Adrian turns the camera on Tetra's
photographer Stephen Fenn and
Herbie Hancock.
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The following morning at 9 it was back to
Ron's home where writer Mike Quinn of
Jazz Times held a listening session with
Ron and his new 606s. Read all about it
here: Listening with
Ron
A huge THANK YOU to Ron
from all of us for giving us so much on
his Birthday. Oh-
what a week!
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Maeve and Jim Merod
(who've survived sonic wars and much
more)
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READ ALL ABOUT
IT!
April 12, 2007
Our first 606 review by celebrated
BluePort Jazz recording engineer, Jim
Merod.
Read the full review at
Positive Feedback Online.
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IT'S EVOLUTION
BABY!!
March 9, 2007
We'd like to introduce you to our
newest Tetra Family Member:
Cameron Ernest Butts!!
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RON CARTER 'TALKS
TETRA' WITH JAZZTIMES
November 2006
"Well, you can hear things in your
playing that you may have missed in the
(recording) session, and that can be a
real eye-opener," Carter explains.
Read the
Article
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RELEASE OF TETRA 606
(a.k.a. Thee Fraboni)
September 17, 2006
If
good things are worth waiting for, then our
606 was certainly a long train coming.
Although the 606 took a full year of 'push
and shove' designing, it clearly breaks
through the sound barrier. Co-developed with
iconic Producer/Engineer Rob Fraboni the 606
is Tetra’s statement 3-way design. The
Tetra team is unequivocal in saying that the
fruit of this joint design with Fraboni is a
Listening Instrument that reconstitutes the
recorded moment in its complete splendor. For
Tetra, designing with Fraboni was like
tapping into the knowledge of most every
musical great. As we at Tetra like to say
"Rob Fraboni has absolutely been there, done
that!" In fact, we have even respectfully
dubbed our 606, what else but 'Thee Fraboni',
in his musical honor. Early adopters of the
606 (a.k.a.: Thee Fraboni) include Herbie
Hancock and Ron Carter.
Now
get on up and dance to the music!
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JOAO CARVALHO
MASTERING
August
30, 2006
One of
the finest record mastering rooms in the
world has just added our new Artet cables to
their Class-A mastering system. Recent
mastering projects for Carvalho include Our
Lady Peace, Tom Cochrane and Olivia Newton
John.
http://joaocarvalhomastering.com/news
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TETRA HAS JUST WON THE
EAR OF OTTAWA'S OWN ADRIAN CHO
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September 2, 2006
Tetra has just won the ear of Ottawa's
own Adrian Cho of the Impressions in Jazz
Orchestra. Tetra's new V.P. of
Business Development, Bill O'Hara,
credited Mr. Cho and his Orchestra
with 'blowing the lid off’ of
Ottawa's International Jazz Festival
this year. All I can say is....
welcome to the family,
Adrian! 
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TETRA ARTIST 001
INAUGURAL RELEASE
Milligan-Eagles
Project featuring Billy Kilson is now
available!
February 2005
Read a
full review of this CD. See milligan-eaglesproject.com
for ordering information.
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A PICTURE IS WORTH A
THOUSAND WORDS
October 2004
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Thanks to Tetra owner Rick Lessard and
his audiophile feline "Shmoo."
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GOIN' TO CALIFORNIA
WITH AN A-STRING IN MY HEART
September 2004
Tetra
just returned from what proved to be a
once-in-a-lifetime California Dreamin' Music
Road Trip. Our mission: Celebrate a lucky
seven years in business for our Top Tetra
Dealer Audio High, and the opening of a new
location in Mountain View, California. And
open it we did. In fact, we nearly blew the
roof off! On Saturday night Maestro Jim Merod
of Blueport Jazz was at the controls for a
live 2-channel recording of jazz greats John
Hicks, Bob Magnusson and Roy MCurdy; a lot of
high-power talent in the same room!
The
Hicks Trio was truly inspired being together
after many years apart. Legendary jazz
photographer Lee Tanner was on hand to
document the event. "I haven't enjoyed myself
this much since I last saw Zoot Simms play!"
Lee enthused. Early word from Merod's
Mastering Lair is there may be enough
first-rate material for a 2-CD set. Scheduled
for a late-2004 release, stay-tuned here at
Tetra where bleeding edge info will always be
available.
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As if
the concert wasn't enough--and it would have
been-- we packed our bags the next day and
drove for eight hours to a Labor Day
get-together with none other than Mr. Herbie
Hancock! He greeted us at the gate to his
Hollywood home/studio, and like most
audiophiles, he was quick to offer a
mini-review of the Tetra 405s he'd been
vetting for a week. "Adrian, I'm hearing
things that I knew were there but
hadn’t heard since originally
recorded!" That was a great ice-breaker! Give
you an idea… we showed up around one in
the afternoon and stayed 'til… 'round
midnight.
Herbie
now has a pair of Tetra Live 505LTDs in his
studio, and a high-impact and gorgeous
sounding new Tetra surround system. Life
should always be this good: Audio High has a
happy, involved new customer to add to
growing roster of happy Tetra customers. And
our heartfelt thanks to Dave Holland for
putting Herbie onto Tetra.
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