The listening bars of Tokyo and Seoul are genteel, library-like spaces for music enthusiasts and connoisseurs of cutting-edge audio technology. Record players have been around for more than 100 years now, but modern, high-end systems are capable of producing impressively accurate sound. Listening bars are a way to experience these engineering marvels and, more simply, to enjoy good music; the spaces are often curated to evoke the elegant design language of the last century. On the other end of the spectrum, the average Portland bar with a turntable tends to skew its music selections more toward the good vibes of many than the focused intensity of a few, which
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