The Listening Room South Africa

The Listening Room South Africa The Listening Room is a boutique vinyl and hi-fi equipment store that cares about music and how we listen to it.

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ ๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽผThe sessions keep coming, and so do you. We appreciate that more than we let on.๐Ÿ˜‰...
08/09/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ ๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽผ

The sessions keep coming, and so do you. We appreciate that more than we let on.๐Ÿ˜‰
Volume 11 is this Saturday, and the bar that the previous sessions have set is not a small one.

๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ!

We've put together another selection of jazz recordings that are going to give the reference system something serious to work with. The physical grit of a live recording, the spatial cues, the micro-details that reframe a track you thought you knew inside out.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ. ๐ŸŽ†

Doors open at 10:30 for refreshments and a chance to catch up before things get quiet. The listening begins at 11:00. ๐Ÿท

The room stays small. That's not changing. It's what keeps these sessions focused and the discussions afterwards worth having.

๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ. ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€.

Event Link: https://www.thelisteningroom.co.za/event-details/saturday-sonance-sessions-volume-eleven

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Book Online or at 021 418 4379
๐Ÿ“ The Listening Room, Old Cape Quarter, Shop 003, Corner of Dixon and Jarvis Street, De Waterkant, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
๐Ÿ•’ Saturday, 12 September 2026, 10:30/11:00 AM

The cable that improvesโ€ฆ.The  Classic Legend MkII is here, and the science behind it is genuinely unlike anything else o...
02/09/2026

The cable that improvesโ€ฆ.

The Classic Legend MkII is here, and the science behind it is genuinely unlike anything else on the market.

๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€.

But even the purest silver wire develops microscopic cracks as it cools during manufacturing. Those gaps show up at the listening end as a hardness in the treble, a clinical edge to vocals that keeps the music at arm's length.

๐—š๐Ÿต ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐Ÿ”ฌ

Gold atoms migrate into those cracks, sealing the conductor from within. Vocals lose their brittleness. Treble settles into something smoother and more natural.

What happens next is what makes the MkII special, though. As current flows through the conductor, it drives those gold atoms deeper into the silver matrix, improving the cable with every session. ๐Ÿ“ˆ

The MkII also introduces carbon-infused shielding, which absorbs electromagnetic noise as heat rather than reflecting it back into the signal.

What that means in the room is a quieter background, with fine details emerging that you did not know you were missing. ๐Ÿ”Š

Alongside this, air-filled chambers now suspend the conductor rather than solid insulation, which would otherwise store energy and release it back with a slight delay.

๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ.

Also new with this release is the more cost effective 280 Series, which marks a shift in how the Classic Legend family begins. Where the Explorer range once stood, built on monocrystal copper, the 280 arrives with full silver-gold technology from the ground up.

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐Ÿฅ‡

That means the music is cleaner, the timing sharper, and the system genuinely sounds better with time.

A look back at Saturdayโ€™s Sonance Session.Thank you to everyone who joined us at The Listening Room for a morning of dee...
24/08/2026

A look back at Saturdayโ€™s Sonance Session.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at The Listening Room for a morning of deep listening, shared passion, and exceptional sound. Thereโ€™s nothing quite like experiencing music intentionality surrounded by an incredible community.

Swipe through to catch the vibe from the morning. ๐ŸŽงโœจ

Details for our next Sonance Session will be released shortly. Keep an eye on our page to reserve your spot.

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽผThe sessions keep coming, and so do you. We appreciate that more than we let on.๐Ÿ˜‰...
18/08/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽผ

The sessions keep coming, and so do you. We appreciate that more than we let on.๐Ÿ˜‰
Volume 10 is this Saturday, and the bar that the previous sessions have set is not a small one.

๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ!
๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ:
https://www.thelisteningroom.co.za/event-details/saturday-sonance-sessions-volume-ten

We've put together another selection of jazz recordings that are going to give the reference system something serious to work with. The physical grit of a live recording, the spatial cues, the micro-details that reframe a track you thought you knew inside out.

Doors open at 10:30 for refreshments and a chance to catch up before things get quiet. The listening begins at 11:00. ๐Ÿท

The room stays small. That's not changing. It's what keeps these sessions focused and the discussions afterwards worth having.

๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ. ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Book Online or at 021 418 4379
๐Ÿ“ The Listening Room, Old Cape Quarter, Shop 003, Corner of Dixon and Jarvis Street, De Waterkant, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
๐Ÿ•’ Saturday, 22 August 2026, 10:30/11:00 AM

12/08/2026

The new PREAMP II-S has arrived.

A new generation of Nagraโ€™s uncompromising approach to analogue preamplification โ€” Swiss engineering, precision craftsmanship, and musicality, brought together in a reference-level preamp designed to let your system perform at its absolute best.

Now available at The Listening Room and ready to be put to work.

Experience the PREAMP II-S for yourself. Demonstrations are now available in Cape Town.

๐Ÿ“€ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿต ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿ“€Slowing down? Not any time soon.๐Ÿ˜‰Every seat for Volume 9 has been claimed, a...
03/07/2026

๐Ÿ“€ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿต ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿ“€

Slowing down? Not any time soon.๐Ÿ˜‰

Every seat for Volume 9 has been claimed, and though itโ€™s happened each time now, that doesnโ€™t make us any less appreciative.

While we spend our week talking about gear and specs, seeing the room fill up for the actual music is what this is all about. ๐Ÿ’ช

๐—ง๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜, ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†.

Weโ€™ve put together a selection for this session that really demands a focused ear, and we canโ€™t wait to hear the discussions that follow.

There is a specific kind of energy that comes from a room full of people truly paying attention to the same performance, occasionally distracted by fantastic conversation. ๐Ÿทโœจ

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜.

Volume 9 is just another step in the journey, and the plans for Volume 10 are already being laid out. Keep a close eye on our socials for that announcement.

In the meantime, the doors are always open. Drop by the store to chat shop, browse the latest arrivals, or just catch up with the team.

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†!

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿต ๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽผItโ€™s pretty safe to say now that our favourite ritual is well and truly establishe...
29/06/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿต ๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽผ

Itโ€™s pretty safe to say now that our favourite ritual is well and truly established.

We are heading into our ninth session this Saturday, and the energy in the room only seems to sharpen with every gathering.

These mornings provide the perfect excuse for us all to step away from the noise and indulge in your passion for high-fidelity sound.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿตโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ!

Our reference system is dialed in and ready to act as the bridge between the original studio session and your ears, revealing the breathy textures and rhythmic complexities that define the jazz genre. ๐ŸŽ†

We have curated a fresh selection of recordings, as always, specifically to pull every bit of nuance from the setup.

It is a chance to hear familiar classics with fresh ears, surrounded by a community that cares as much about the little details as we do.

๐—”๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ. ๐Ÿท

Because we keep these sessions intimate to ensure the best possible sound for everyone in the room, space is limited!

Given how quickly the seats have been claimed for our previous volumes, we recommend booking as soon as possible to secure your spot.

๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿต ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ- Book Online or at 021 418 4379
๐Ÿ“- The Listening Room, Old Cape Quarter, Shop 003, Corner of Dixon and Jarvis Street, De Waterkant, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
๐Ÿ•’- Saturday, 04 July 2026, 10:30/11:00 AM

๐Ÿ“€ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿด ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿ“€The seats for Saturday have been claimed. ๐Ÿ†As usual, we canโ€™t say how gratef...
12/06/2026

๐Ÿ“€ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿด ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿ“€

The seats for Saturday have been claimed. ๐Ÿ†

As usual, we canโ€™t say how grateful we are.

We started these mornings as a way to gather with people who actually care about the details, and the response from the community always proves that there is a real hunger for this kind of focused listening. ๐Ÿ’ช

๐—ง๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜, ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚.

Weโ€™ve put together a selection that really pushes the reference system, and weโ€™re eager to hear your thoughts on the depth and textures we find in the recordings.

There is nothing quite like the discussion that follows a truly great session, though. ๐Ÿทโœจ

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ, ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜†.

Volume 8 is just another chapter in the story, and the plans for the next session are already in motion. Keep an eye on our socials for the Volume 9 announcement.

In the meantime, our doors are always open. Drop by the store to chat gear, browse the latest arrivals, or just catch up with the team.

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†!

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿด ๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽผThe ritual continues! We are back this Saturday for another intentional listening ...
08/06/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿด ๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽผ

The ritual continues!

We are back this Saturday for another intentional listening session, and the momentum from the previous volumes has set a high bar for what we expect in the room.

Our refurbished space remains the core of these mornings, though, and weโ€™ve been loving it.

๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ.

Volume 8 is simply the next step in our ongoing exploration of what high-fidelity sound actually sounds like when given the space it deserves.

We have gathered another set of recordings that speak to the heart of what we think music can deliver, but really weโ€™re just looking forward to hearing from you all again.

These sessions provide a chance to sit with familiar music and hear the details that usually stay hidden, then chat with some fellow music lovers about the depth we do (or sometimes donโ€™t) hear.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€, ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ. ๐Ÿท

As always, we keep the group small to ensure the experience remains focused and the post-session discussions stay personal.

Because of this, seats are limited and tend to go quickly. Booking is essential to secure your place!

๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ-๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ- Book Online or at 021 418 4379
๐Ÿ“- The Listening Room, Old Cape Quarter, Shop 003, Corner of Dixon and Jarvis Street, De Waterkant, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
๐Ÿ•’- Saturday, 6 June 2026, 10:30/11:00 AM

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—œ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น โ˜”Winter brings a shift in the air, and while you might be settling in for more time in the ...
27/05/2026

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—œ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น โ˜”

Winter brings a shift in the air, and while you might be settling in for more time in the listening chair, this is your seasonal reminder:

๐— ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด!

As temperatures drop and humidity fluctuates, the internal components of your amplifiers and turntables become vulnerable to condensation and corrosion.

Thankfully, though, you donโ€™t need to overhaul your entire setup to stay ahead of the weather. A few simple habits make a massive difference.

To start, try to keep your system away from cold walls or direct drafts. It seems so simple, but you would be surprised at what weโ€™ve seen over the years.

Moreover, if your listening room gets particularly damp, consider a small dehumidifier to keep the air stable.

๐—”๐—น๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜, ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฑ-๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ.๐Ÿ”ฅ

Check your connections occasionally.

Unplugging and reconnecting your cables every now and again helps prevent oxidation.

If you have equipment that sits idle for weeks, give it a regular, gentle warmup to keep the circuits healthy.

Good airflow is quite important, as well!

When gear is tucked into an unventilated cabinet, it is far more likely to trap moisture during these colder months, and as we well knowโ€ฆ

๐— ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜†!

These small acts of maintenance preserve the life and performance of your system, keeping it performing at its peak all winter long.

Enjoy the long evenings, kick back with your favourite sound, and for the love of all that is groovy, keep your setup dry when the rains hit.

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