The Bay Area’s First Japanese-Inspired Listening Bar Is Now Open
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https://sf.eater.com/2019/2/7/18215688/bar-shiru-opens-uptown-oakland-hi-fi-listening-bar
Even though I don't drink alcohol, I might check it out soon!
I first heard of this type of establishment from this article: https://thevinylfactory.com/features/tokyo-jazz-joints-visual-chronicle/
From their Instagram page:
Looks like they have Line Magnetic LM-808 speakers!
@mhardy6647 - Is this a good sign?
Even though I don't drink alcohol, I might check it out soon!
I first heard of this type of establishment from this article: https://thevinylfactory.com/features/tokyo-jazz-joints-visual-chronicle/
From their Instagram page:
Looks like they have Line Magnetic LM-808 speakers!
@mhardy6647 - Is this a good sign?
Comments
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I didn't know Oakland had anything that could be considered uptown.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Yeah, they cleaned up their act. 🙈
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I'm bummed that Mark never chimed in. How could he not reply to horns?!
Maybe he didn't see his tag. @mhardy6647 -
Oakland = Uppity Town
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Sal Palooza
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Be curious to see if the system is true to audiophillia or if it’s just a nice TT and same lamp corded Bose.
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Well they were posting photos of those Line Magnetic horn speakers on their social media, so I'm assuming it's going to be paired up with a nice turntable setup.
I'll let you know and take some pics if/when I go. -
Some photos of their setup/equipment have been posted:
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Cool bar. Love the décor and speakers!
Isn't that Ortophon cartridge sitting too low towards the record?Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
Nice! still not worth living on the left west coast
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Looks like that tube amp is a Line Magnetic 508IA
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I still haven't made it over to Bar Shiru for some (non-alcoholic) drinks and vinyl listening, but they just got a write up in TAS, check it out: http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/bar-shiru/
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Hey I see a Madvillan vinyl in the background of that picture....niceeeee. Love me some DOOM.Just a dude doing dude-ly things
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I'm bummed that Mark never chimed in. How could he not reply to horns?!
Maybe he didn't see his tag. @mhardy6647
I was fightin' with Audacity and an outboard DAC on a Dell laptop, tryin' to rip
some more ancient holiday music from 30 cm diameter disks of polyvinyl chloride into ineffable quanta of data.
Oh, this thread is old. Hmmmpf, wonder how I missed it?
The Line Magentics stuff is pretty cool... not as cool as the real stuff it emulates, of course... but a heck of a lot cheaper.
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Welcome to the thread, Mark. Better late than never!
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As I tell people when they entrust a piece of vintage audio equipment to me for rehabilitation:I may be slow, but I am also undependable
I do try to live up to my promises.
