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Post by audionut on Jul 23, 2019 10:06:21 GMT 12
This is a nice one to kick things of with, very cool indeed. Please add more as you find them, could be useful for those popping over to Japan  Cheers Mark
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Post by foveaux on Jul 23, 2019 13:05:28 GMT 12
Thanks Mark. Lovely video/link. Adds more intrigue to Japanese audio. If I strike it lucky, I have always said I'd visit the dedicated valve maestro manufacturers there; and these bars are now compulsory on that sojourn. I bet sound becomes better sake by sake...  "...It's been 30 years, but I'm not quite done yet. There's still so much left to do. I can't see an end to it all..." Aha, so prophetic: that elusive journey! "...this listening movement..." Excellent concept.
"I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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Post by cooksferry on Jul 26, 2019 7:03:18 GMT 12
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Post by audionut on Aug 6, 2019 9:00:46 GMT 12
Another Hidden Listening Bar... enjoy. Note the Urei Rotary mixer... cool stuff! ( Urei is a Japanese boutique audio manufacture of tube pre/amps, phono stages etc)
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Post by audionut on Aug 19, 2019 8:33:58 GMT 12
Setting up a hifi system in a bar. The poor guy needs some help with the speakers but does well on his own 
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Post by belbo on Aug 24, 2019 6:53:02 GMT 12
Fantastic video, reminds me of the Japanese Jazz bars with vinyl setups (Murakami used to own one of those), so many reasons to visit Japan.
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Post by colinf on Aug 24, 2019 21:07:51 GMT 12
Very nice :-) I wonder when they finally get to bed?
AMR-iFi R&D
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Post by deano1974 on Aug 24, 2019 22:18:57 GMT 12
Here is one with epic JBL's Perfect place for jazz and a great Scotch
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Post by audionut on Aug 27, 2019 9:02:47 GMT 12
What a set up! Love the guys sitting in the best seats, you wouldn't want to leave :-)
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Post by audionut on Aug 27, 2019 9:20:28 GMT 12
If you get the chance I highly recommend a night at Blue Note Tokyo. www.bluenote.co.jp/jp/We had a wonderful night and can't wait to go back. I would go every month if I lived there
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Post by Owen Y on Nov 11, 2019 13:01:31 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Nov 25, 2019 8:43:39 GMT 12
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Post by foveaux on Nov 25, 2019 12:05:43 GMT 12
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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Post by audionut on Jan 28, 2020 8:37:46 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Mar 16, 2020 20:33:59 GMT 12
More Japanese-style listening bars... In Sheep's Clothing - Downtown Los Angeles: From their webpage:- Klipschorn Loudspeakers With Bob Crites Crossovers. - Klipsch Heresy Loudspeakers With Bob Crites Crossovers. - Audio Note Jinro Shochu Tube Amplifier. - Line Magnetic LM218 Integrated Tube Amplifier. - Condesa Carmen Rotary Mixer. Turntables For Daily Use:- Garrard 301 Turntables Restored By Woodsong Audio, In Vinylista Plinths With Auditorium 23 Hommage Mats. - Tonearms, Headshells & Cartridges By Thomas Schick. Turntable For Dedicated Listening Events:- Audio Note TT2 W/ Audio Note Tonearm 3, Audio Note I01 Cartridge, & Audio Note ANSL3 Mc Step Up Transformer.   
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Post by deano1974 on Mar 16, 2020 20:47:48 GMT 12
Kenrick Sound JBL 4344 This is an audiophiles own personal hobby bar, I think the quality of this build deserves a spot here Damn I need this room
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Post by Owen Y on Mar 16, 2020 21:37:30 GMT 12
That's a lot of booze for one guy
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Post by Citroen on Mar 17, 2020 6:33:59 GMT 12
Wouldn't mind self-isolating in that room.
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Post by Owen Y on Oct 13, 2020 19:01:47 GMT 12
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Post by deano1974 on Oct 13, 2020 19:04:34 GMT 12
Another fine-looking establishment in central Japan.... Tounenz La Page:     Very nice, I imagine the Avantgarde speakers sound amazing in that space
Manager & Product specialist at Rapallo AV & HI-FI
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Post by Owen Y on Oct 13, 2020 19:30:10 GMT 12
Tokyo Jazz Kissa: Vintage High Fidelity with #VINYLSee - RESISTOR magazine (1 Oct '20) Rafe Arnott explores the reasons & origins & culture of jazz 'kissa' cafes in Japan, with Katsumasa Kusunose, editor & publisher of new limited edition print magazine #VINYL. " The Japanese word KISSA means "have a cup of tea.” So JAZZ KISSA means "a place where you can listen to jazz while drinking tea. " " For many Japanese audiences in the ‘60s, listening to their live performances was a lofty dream. Instead, they wanted a jazz kissa where they could experience the music as if it were playing right in front of them. " " Also, records were very expensive at that time, and the price of one record was about 25 per cent of the weekly salary of a college-educated salaryman. That's why young people at the time went to Jazz Kissa, where they could listen to a lot of records for a cup of coffee. In this way, the opportunity to listen to jazz was so precious that places where people could listen to jazz were respected by young people. When they listened to jazz at a jazz kissa, they were able to naturally create an atmosphere where everyone listens with concentration. " 
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Post by audionut on Oct 13, 2020 19:43:25 GMT 12
Thanks Owen, I Look forward to trying that cafe next time for a cuppa.
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Post by Owen Y on Oct 13, 2020 19:50:27 GMT 12
Meanwhile in HONG KONG.... " Audiophile Music Room"  " an intimate listening space hidden away ...designed to provide the best audiophile listening space in the city. " See - Stefano Bertancello's fun TWOGOODEARS blog (6 Aug '20) (Perhaps they could upgrade their P-mount Concorde-equipped SL-1200s for improved audiophile-cred )
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Post by Owen Y on Feb 12, 2021 18:16:32 GMT 12
RESISTOR magazine reports that - Katsumasa Kusonose, editor and publisher of #VINYL magazine, is offering English language pre-orders of his previous Japanese-only publication Gateway to Jazz Kissa Vol. 1Seems reasonably priced at ¥1,000 + shipping. 56 pages & print/paper will probably be exemplary Japanese quality. In an interview with Kusonose, we learn that he decided to assist in fund-raising in February 2017, for the reconstruction of one of these bars, "Jazz Time Johnny". To boost donations, ¥500 of the ¥1000 list price of the book, published in November 2018, was donated & contributed to achieving the target amount of ¥8 million in September 2019.    
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Post by Neil on Feb 13, 2021 16:49:16 GMT 12
I just got my copy of that. Haven't had a chance to read it yet, but on a cursory glance it looks great.
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Post by RdM on Aug 8, 2021 20:52:16 GMT 12
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Post by raveydave on Aug 9, 2021 13:18:09 GMT 12
No way. Not enough horns, tubes or idler drives !!! 🤪
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Post by RdM on Aug 10, 2021 2:02:59 GMT 12
To be honest, it was a slack link off a link that I didn't fully investigate ...
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Post by foveaux on Aug 12, 2021 9:42:57 GMT 12
Mag #1 previously tipped by Owen, now GATEWAY TO JAZZ KISSA VOL2 English Version, is available: jazzcity.store/
"I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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Post by simonb on Aug 16, 2021 14:43:26 GMT 12
Should have thought to ask here first but earlier today I ordered five copies of of Vol 2 (after enjoying Vol1). Three are spoken for but PM if you want one of the other two copies. (At cost, which I think will be around $25 with postage and NZ postage)
Simon Brown
Design Build Listen Ltd,
Makers of The Wand Analogue Products
Distributor of Hana Cartridges
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