Post by Owen Y on Jun 2, 2019 19:49:43 GMT 12
I can't recall any such establishments here locally, aside from now-closed Ceremony cafe in Grafton, Auckland, which had a Sunday morning 'Record Club'. I know that there are many in various countries, cafes where you can enjoy high quality music whilst having refreshments. The ' Camerata Music Space' in South Korea immediately comes to mind - a combination family home plus music cafe, outside Seoul, where visitors get to enjoy music from Western Electric vintage cinema loudspeakers & amplification system & EMT broadcast record player (& apparently CD playback too). A benevolent wealthy man who has found a nice way to share his passion.
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Post by Owen Y on Jun 3, 2019 12:22:58 GMT 12
A real nice 'music café' which I made time to visit during a brief couple of days in London recently, was Spiritland King's Cross. (We've mentioned Spiritland here recently - darklantern.proboards.com/search/results?captcha_id=captcha_search&what_at_least_one=spiritland&who_only_made_by=0&display_as=0&search=Search ) This is one of 3 SPIRITLAND venues in London & is described as a 'café/bar/studio'. A cafe-workspace during the day & bar-café at night with guest DJs spinning music (from vinyl & also digital). A small, hire-out radio recording studio is at the rear. Nice (affordably priced) food & drink is on the menu, but the emphasis is on high quality sound & "the listening experience". The equipment is audiophile quality - modified Technics SL-1200 TTs fitted with Jelco tonearms & linear, regulated PSUs, a Kuzma Stabi XL TT/4-Point arm/cartridge (for special sessions), bespoke Living Voice 5-6 way loudspeakers with various amplification (the Atelier du Triode valve amps in the video below, were not visible during my visit, nor the Viv Rigid Float tonearm).
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Post by michaelw on Jun 3, 2019 14:24:02 GMT 12
love the revox 
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Post by Citroen on Jun 3, 2019 15:58:18 GMT 12
Real Groovy used to have an in-house cafe Conch is now a cafe/bar but used to be a record store Terry from Audio Reference used to have an excellent HiFi store/Cafe/Art Gallery (cf wife Penny)/petting zoo (cf poodles) in Hamilton. Note the liberal use of "used to" 
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Post by michaelw on Jun 3, 2019 16:40:47 GMT 12
parsons books and cd's in wellington used to do the bookshop/cafe thing. maybe borders too, don't recall exactly.
and for a while marbecks in palmy before getting rid of the books and music.
none of them provided a hifi experience.
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Post by Owen Y on Jun 3, 2019 18:25:32 GMT 12
Some video & pics from SPRITLAND King's Cross. (Which incidentally is located in one of those newly beautified former industrial areas with lots of new public space, around Regent's Canal, conveniently located behind the giant King's Cross & St Pancras International stations.)
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Post by Owen Y on Jun 3, 2019 18:33:11 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Dec 20, 2019 12:32:01 GMT 12
I was recently made aware of The Refinery, this cool little cafe-accommodation business in Paeroa, between Coromandel & Tauranga. They have a vintage 'mid-century' theme happening & appear to have a fine vinyl record-based music system in their cafe: Someone check this out please, if you're heading out that way over the summer break.    
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Post by michaelw on Dec 20, 2019 12:57:30 GMT 12
thorens td166 for some eazy listenin  do they sell records too ?
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Post by Owen Y on Dec 20, 2019 13:12:41 GMT 12
And a Thorens TD-145 Mk2(?) for actual playing.
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Post by Owen Y on Dec 21, 2019 11:22:02 GMT 12
do they sell records too ? Yes, I believe so! Menu & food looks pretty hipster 
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Post by michaelw on Dec 21, 2019 11:58:12 GMT 12
bit far to go for that chai latte and gluten free vegan doghnut
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Post by sub on Dec 21, 2019 13:09:10 GMT 12
Visited The Refinery several times when travelling to and from Tauranga, but not for many years. The system they used then was fairly MOR, with a modest Marantz TT on the front. Records for sale were a bit overpriced.
No longer use SH2 on my trips to Tauranga, go down Waikato expressway and then through Tahuna, Morrinsville, Matamata and over the Kaimai’s. Much quicker.
Vinyl Destination on Devonport Road, Tauranga, sold new and second hand LPs, and some TTS, They also had a coffee bar in front of the shop. Music was always playing. They have now moved to the historical village, haven’t visited there yet so don’t know if the They still have a coffee bar in the shop.
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Post by Owen Y on Mar 29, 2021 11:38:19 GMT 12
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Post by Citroen on Mar 2, 2022 8:38:19 GMT 12
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Post by RdM on Mar 2, 2022 18:49:25 GMT 12
As a colour contrast, I wonder what sound system is employed in this otherwise gorgeous Amsterdam bar.  
Hmm, found the website.
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Post by RdM on Mar 2, 2022 19:03:30 GMT 12
What sound system would you put in to this (cropped picture of a) Hong Kong Punch Bar? 
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Post by Citroen on Mar 5, 2022 5:15:08 GMT 12
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Post by Citroen on Dec 24, 2022 21:29:38 GMT 12
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Post by michaelw on Dec 25, 2022 18:03:35 GMT 12
Not sure you'd want to sit so close to those K-horns...
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Post by Citroen on Dec 26, 2022 15:17:32 GMT 12
Near field listening to them would be glorious!
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Post by michaelw on Dec 26, 2022 15:57:11 GMT 12
I've heard various Klipsch and glorious is not a word that comes to mind...
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Post by Citroen on Dec 26, 2022 15:59:33 GMT 12
"In your face"?
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Post by michaelw on Dec 26, 2022 17:07:33 GMT 12
A bit...
No highs, no lows, poor spatial reproduction, visceral and amorphous at the same time,
Plus honk honk !
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Post by RdM on Dec 26, 2022 22:15:04 GMT 12
I was struck by this, a fetching picture. One doesn't have to play them at high volume... Near field low volume intimate listening might be quite nice? Obviously not bleeding loud !! As a recall, it was a bring your own vinyl night, albeit with most content played by the host.
Nevertheless, I snuck a couple in. I was a wee bit annoyed that the host played his own familiar selections loud, but turned it down for an unknown guests LP.
There was toward the end a raised volume on one of his tracks that made me seriously think of ear bleeding and wanting to escape the room.
Nevertheless, generally speaking, fun was had by all. 
~ RdM.
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Post by foveaux on Dec 27, 2022 19:19:58 GMT 12
Klipsch - seems to be love 'em or hate 'em horns? I'm ambivalent, heard Hereseys a few years ago and was impressed. i.m.o., like every system, they have to be 'component' matched for optimal performance. (michaelw - rubbish set-ups and room/s at your listens? or horns just not your cup-of-tea, end of story? ) 3 weeks ago, I heard these Klipschs' at Big Dipper Records in Oslo:  Thorens TT, Audio Research Pre and Power fronting them - the big Klipschs' sounded very fine indeed. The store also had the seemingly respected RP600's throughout:  To date, the best sounding music I've ever heard in a store - well done Klipsch!
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Post by michaelw on Dec 27, 2022 20:15:01 GMT 12
All of the above ? I don't totally hate horns - have heard big JBL K2's and even bigger Jadis Eurythmie sounding fine.
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Post by Citroen on Nov 17, 2023 21:15:51 GMT 12
"Philip Arneill Tokyo Jazz Joints First edition sold out - Second edition in preparation, available from mid-December 2023! Japanese jazz bars and cafes are insular worlds where time stands still, far from the hustle and bustle and chaos of modern cityscapes. Tokyo Jazz Joints is a visual chronicle of this unique culture, capturing the ephemeral beauty of its settings. Begun in 2015 to document Tokyo's myriad so-called "Jazu Kissa," the project has since expanded to include all of Japan. But gradually these special places to listen to jazz records are disappearing due to new trends, gentrification and the age of their customers. This book preserves these living museums. The documentary photo project Tokyo Jazz Joints was created in collaboration between the Northern Irish photographer Philip Arneill and the American radio producer James Catchpole, both of whom lived in Japan for a long time." 
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Post by Citroen on Mar 30, 2024 22:39:40 GMT 12
All Blues Musiquarium NYC listening bar What make and model speakers, turntable?   
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