Sneakeater Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) A certain type of Hipster (or whatever the term for that is now) restaurant often has a very good high-status sound system. For example, I was sitting at the bar at Sailor in Fort Greene, Brooklyn earlier this week and I found myself staring at a huge McIntosh amp. McIntosh makes some of the best amplifiers in the world -- and they cost it. I really wanted to hear it -- but of course I couldn't. I mean, I could hear there was music playing, but with all the ambient noise in the restaurant I couldn't hear the nuance and detail a great amp provides. This isn't a question of volume: it's that you can't appreciate really good audio equipment if it's only playing in the background. Even if they cranked it up, you couldn't tell how good it was. And of course, the speakers weren't placed for imaging or anything; they were just stashed on shelves: again, not maximal for listening. I'm not complaining about the ambient noise or the speaker placement or anything. For God's sake, it was a restaurant. Rather, I'm wondering what the point is of a restaurant's having an amp like. I suppose they consider it more as a piece of decoration than as a sound producer. Seems like a waste of good money and good audio equipment. Edited January 31 by Sneakeater 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I don't like this place already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 The amp was an MC152, BTW, if anybody cares. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieL Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Unless they're planning on offering live music or an after-hours disco, I don't get it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 But you do see that at a set of places, not just this one. I just never thought about how stupid it is it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 msrp is 5500 new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 (edited) Right. I mean, it's not hyperexpensive: it's McIntosh entry level; my own home amp probably costs more now (not when I bought it, I hasten to point out!). But why does a restaurant need a $5500 amplifier? Edited February 1 by Sneakeater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Bonner Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 You obviously know why. It's still a Stulman place. Occasionally style over substance. Really what it tells you is what scenesters from 2010 are aging into. Same with Taavo Sommer having (a very nice looking!) Golf and Spa resort in the Catskills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 (edited) 19 hours ago, StephanieL said: Unless they're planning on offering live music or an after-hours disco, I don't get it either. Not that it matters or anyone cares, but just to clarify: You couldn't play live music through this. It's an audio system amplifier, like you'd have in your living room. And it would be just as wasted on after-hours disco as it is on background music. Not what amplifiers like this are for. Edited February 1 by Sneakeater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 (edited) On 2/1/2024 at 1:24 PM, Sneakeater said: Not that it matters or anyone cares, but just to clarify: You couldn't play live music through this. It's an audio system amplifier, like you'd have in your living room. And it would be just as wasted on after-hours disco as it is on background music. Not what amplifiers like this are for. In their case, amplifiers like that are for ostentatious pedantry. Edited February 7 by backyardchef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sneakeater Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 That is truly hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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