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listening bar

listening bar noun: a place with a high-quality sound system that plays vinyl records to an audience, inspired by Japanese jazz kissaten culture.

Noun

listening bar (plural listening bars)

  1. A place with a high-quality sound system that plays vinyl records to an audience, inspired by Japanese jazz kissaten culture.
    • To Nia Bolling, a copywriter in Brooklyn who frequents Record Room and other listening bars, the vibe may have been great, but the sound system was the main appeal. […] “There’s a lot of experiences out there,” said Karl Brisseaux, a D.J. based in New Jersey who regularly visits listening bars....2024 December 30, Brian Josephs, “The Music Is Too Loud. That’s the Point.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 02 Jan 2025
    Synonyms:
    listening room

Synonyms of listening bar

  • listening room

Forms of listening bar

plurallistening bars

Questions about listening bar

What does listening bar mean?
Listening bar means a place with a high-quality sound system that plays vinyl records to an audience, inspired by Japanese jazz kissaten culture.
What part of speech is listening bar?
Listening bar is a noun.
What is the plural of listening bar?
The plural of listening bar is listening bars.

Words near listening bar in the dictionary

  1. listenest
  2. listeneth
  3. listenin'
  4. listening
  5. listening after
  6. listening bar
  7. listening bars
  8. listening comprehension
  9. listening device
  10. listening devices
  11. listening fatigue

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