Anyone read this NYT story about analog audio bars?

https://www.48recordbar.com/

Philadelphia PA ^^^^

No I have not been there YET!

Was supposed to meet my son there a month ago but he had to cancel.

He is an audio engineer, musician , podcast recording engineer and has several Grammy's to his credit it will be interesting to have his take on the place.

I’ve gone to a few.

The experiences vary.

some are really focused on the listening. Others on the vibe and the social experience.

My own room compares favorably, with a fraction of the hardware expenditure.

i lived in nyc for 45 years  I move to the Hudson Valley and THEN these open up, 😝 

theaudioatticvinylsundays.com

I actually considered doing this in DC with my old all Shindo rig but I just couldn’t see it catching on so opened a restaurant that makes actual money.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYb6AnGOJ0I

New Jersey Yes! Someone come start one in Newton! Lots of available store fronts. Good parking.

There is a great vinyl bar in Petoskey, Michigan called Malted Vinyl. All McIntosh electronics, Technics turntables and JBL L100 speakers. Patrons choose the records from the owner's private collection and the bartender puts the records on and plays one side all the way through. They have a pretty good record collection. I player side one of Van Morrison w/Joey DeFrancesco - "You're Driving Me Crazy" on a quiet Sunday afternoon and it was fantastic. 

They'd have to be divided into sections for introverts and extroverts. I enjoy listening with others... in silence!  

What we desperately need is vintage audio repair shops. Combine it with a listening room, cafe, travel agency, barber shop, I don’t care…

(I am not audiophile material so hanging with audiophiles isn’t my thing 🫣)

Back in the late 60's to early 70's there were study rooms at San Diego State.  Each room had furniture and a pair of decent speakers and sound proofing.  There was a DJ with a turntable for every room.  You could request albums be played in your room while you studied or just chilled.  All for free.

Membership clubs would be best as business costs would be paid upfront while input and equipment choices decided amongst the membership. Evaluations and equipment  updated often. Not to mention music selection also curated by the whole. Could start with an audiophile group in large urban area putting their heads and money together. Location would not matter at all. Access would be an issue...what if everyone came at one time? 

I'm looking forward to audiophile cannabis lounges.... 

We have this sort of venue in Chicago as well. I have yet to try one out, but this post reminds me to do so!

https://www.timeout.com/chicago/restaurants/the-listening-room-at-the-exchange

I’d love to have something like that around here.

I read it and will probably check out All Blues in TriBeCa sometime.

I will go for sure...

An occasion with the pretext to listen to music to meet some audiophiles and music lovers in the musical interruption ...

japan is audiophile sophisticated territory ...

I heard they were a think in Japan. 

I'm an audiophile... nothing better than being alone is a dead quiet environment listening to the a beautiful piece of music... so I am clearly  not the target market.