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.

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.

๐Ÿ“€ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿณ ๐Ÿ“€The guest list for Saturday is officially closed. ๐Ÿ†Itโ€™s becoming a regular oc...
22/05/2026

๐Ÿ“€ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿณ ๐Ÿ“€

The guest list for Saturday is officially closed. ๐Ÿ†

Itโ€™s becoming a regular occurrence to see these seats fill up so quickly, but the team gets excited every time it happens.

This wouldnโ€™t happen if you, the community, didnโ€™t make this Saturday ritual such a priority.

๐—ฆ๐—ผ, ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—น๐˜†, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚. ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ. ๐Ÿ˜‰

These mornings were designed to bridge the gap between owning great gear and actually sitting down to use it.

Seeing the same level of enthusiasm for Volume 7 as we did for the first session tells us that the appetite for intentional listening is only growing. ๐Ÿ’ช

For those who secured a seat, we look forward to the deep dives and the inevitable debates that follow a solid jazz rotation.

There is a specific kind of energy that comes from a room full of people truly paying attention, and we canโ€™t wait to lift that needle again. 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—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

We are already looking at the calendar for Volume 8, and weโ€™ll have more details on that very soon.

In the meantime, the shop remains open for anyone looking to talk tech, audition new
components, or check out the latest arrivals.

๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ = ๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐ŸงผIf you want your system to perform, you have to respect the point of contact. The stylus...
20/05/2026

๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ = ๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐Ÿงผ

If you want your system to perform, you have to respect the point of contact.

The stylus tracks microscopic grooves in your vinyl, and it does not take much for that tiny little crystal to become a magnet for dust and grime.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜†๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

Yes, a microfibre cloth works for a quick wipe, but it just cannot reach the stubborn residue that clings to the crystal over time, and itโ€™s simply not the right tool for the job.

That is where the Extract Stylus Cleaning Kit comes in.๐Ÿ™

The brush alone is a great addition, but with the kit, you get a couple of goodies to keep things working in their best condition.

First, you get a magnifying lens to inspect the condition of the stylus before and after you work.

Then, the anti-static brush features soft, resilient bristles, perfect for lifting away dry dust without shedding or causing damage.

If youโ€™ve got some tougher grime, though, our favourite part of the product gets its time to shine, and thatโ€™s the cleaning gel.๐Ÿ”ฅ

You simply lower the stylus onto the gelโ€”never dragging it, thatโ€™s very importantโ€”and when you lift, the deep contaminants stay behind.

Plus, if the gel ever picks up too much dust, you can just rinse it with water and let it air dry to refresh the surface.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—น.

It is an essential, high-performance maintenance routine that keeps your records sounding exactly as the artist intended.

Visit our online store to secure your kit and hear the difference that a truly clean stylus makes.

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Ÿณ ๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽผGetting together around the reference system with all of you has become our favour...
18/05/2026

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Ÿณ ๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽผ

Getting together around the reference system with all of you has become our favourite ritual.

While the gear in our listening room is always a talking point, though, Volume 7 reminds us that the real value of a reference system is its ability to simply get out of the way of a great moment.

This Saturday, weโ€™re using it all the way it was intended, and focusing on our favourite community.

๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜.

For Volume 7, weโ€™ve sourced a selection of jazz that highlights the sheer realism our setup can produce.

That physical grit of the recordings and the subtle nuances weโ€™re always going on about? Youโ€™ll get a chance to hear every bit of it this weekend.

Itโ€™s an opportunity to sit with the music in a way that daily life rarely allows. ๐ŸŽ†

๐—”๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€, ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ 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—ง๐—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

The space is designed to be intimate, which is why these mornings work so well. However, it also means seats are limited.

Booking ahead is the only way to ensure you have a spot in the room.

Join us for Volume 7 to immerse yourself in the music and the conversation that follows. We look forward to seeing the regulars and welcoming a few new faces to the circle.

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

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, 23 May 2026, 10:30/11:00 AM

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐Ÿ’ฟOwning a record connects you directly to the artist, plain and simple.It serves as a physical bridge...
14/05/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐Ÿ’ฟ

Owning a record connects you directly to the artist, plain and simple.

It serves as a physical bridge between the studio intent and your ears, where sound is quite literally etched into a medium to be unlocked by your setup.

When you lower the stylus of a Michell Gyro onto the groove, you participate in a mechanical transformation that brings those carvings to life.

๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น. ๐Ÿ“€

Beyond the audio, though, the collection itself matters, and you can all tell your spouses we said so.

Each record in your rack carries a story. You remember where you bought it and the stage of life you were in when you first discovered those tracks.

Also, even more than online platforms, buying a physical record is an investment in the artists you love, one that you can be sure will never be edited retroactively.

Itโ€™s not just censorship and studios you need to worry about with digital media, either.

๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜.

This process strips away the warmth of the room and the delicate decay of a note simply to save on data space.

With vinyl, however, space is only a consideration for your display cabinetโ€ฆ and the aforementioned spouse.๐Ÿ˜…

When all is said and done, and youโ€™ve got a powerhouse player like the Michell Gyrodeck or another fantastic player handling the classics, youโ€™ll hear it for yourself.

Or, you can come visit us, and hear the distinction of properly preserved sound right now. ๐Ÿ™

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜†๐—น, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚.

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Ÿฒ ๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽผWe are back once again with a communal listening experience for fellow music lover...
06/05/2026

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Ÿฒ ๐ŸŽท๐ŸŽผ

We are back once again with a communal listening experience for fellow music lovers in pursuit of the perfect sound.

You might already be familiar with it, but our recently refurbished listening room is created for exactly these moments.

With a selection of powerful equipment, weโ€™re preparing once again to gather with our favourite communityโ€ฆ

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ 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—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฒ!

These sessions are the perfect excuse to spend a morning indulging in high-fidelity sound.

Weโ€™ve curated a new selection of legendary jazz recordings specifically to pull every bit of nuance and emotional depth from our reference system.

It is a chance to hear familiar classics with fresh ears, as our setup reveals the breathy textures and rhythmic complexities that define the genre. ๐ŸŽ†

Weโ€™ll have refreshments ready for the earlycomers, but the real nourishment is the music and the deep discussions that follow a moving performance. ๐Ÿท

Doors open at 10:30 for a bit of conversation, and the music starts promptly at 11:00.

Because we keep these sessions intimate and the space is tight, though, youโ€™ll need to book ahead to secure your spot among the community.

๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ 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—ถ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒโ€™๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฒ.

Visit our website or get in touch directly to reserve your place for a morning of pure musical appreciation.

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, 9 May 2026, 10:30/11:00 AM

๐—™๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ˜๏ธAs we continue our focus on the accessories that define a high-end system, it becomes clear th...
06/05/2026

๐—™๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ˜๏ธ

As we continue our focus on the accessories that define a high-end system, it becomes clear that occupies a unique space in the audio world.

While your amplifier and speakers define the scale of your sound, the interconnects between your components serve as the gatekeepers of the musical signal.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐—ถ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ.

It acts as a reminder that the principles of elite performance apply to every corner of your setup, whether you are running a complex reference system (like ours ๐Ÿ˜‰) or a more intimate arrangement.

The 880i comes equipped with Siltechโ€™s proprietary G9 silver-gold alloy, a material engineered to virtually eliminate distortion and combat the electrical noise that can pollute your soundstage.

It also features significantly larger conductors than its predecessors, offering even lower resistance and a massive increase in power handling.

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.๐Ÿ”Š

The soundstage expands, and though youโ€™d expect it more from speaker or amp upgrades, the 880i really helps to distinguish the various elements of the recording.

What makes this model especially compelling, though, is how much of Siltechโ€™s love it packs into the chord.

Weโ€™ve all seen the difference in performance between a flagship piece and a secondary model, and the 880i sits very comfortably in the former category.

Adding it to your setup is a choice you can make to further honour that original recording, one that ensures that the potential of your setup isnโ€™t being throttled by the very things meant to connect it.

๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿด๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐—ถ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜.

Or, come listen to it and Siltechโ€™s other immaculate creations in action at our store. Weโ€™d love to have you. ๐Ÿ“€

๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐Ÿ“€The music is always the focus at The Listening Room, but there is a singular, heavy moment before the...
23/04/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐Ÿ“€

The music is always the focus at The Listening Room, but there is a singular, heavy moment before the stylus drops when you are confronted with the silence of your surroundings.

For many, that silence is compromised by the quiet hum of activity just outside the door or the sharp reflection of sound off a bare wall.

Creating the perfect listening space is about mastering these nuances, ensuring that when the performance begins, you hear the recording rather than the room. ๐Ÿคซโœจ

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

While a minimalist aesthetic is popular, large empty surfaces often act as acoustic mirrors, bouncing high frequencies around and creating a harsh, cluttered soundstage.

Strategically placing decor like bookshelves or heavy curtains helps to break up these reflections. These materials act as natural diffusers and absorbers, softening the roomโ€™s response and allowing the music to flow with a smoother, more natural decay. ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿบ

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

Placing your speakers at an equal distance from your main seating creates an equilateral triangle, which is the foundation for a precise and stable stereo image.

This alignment ensures that the vocalist seems to remain right in front of you, becoming your personal listening space.

Then, by pulling speakers away from the back walls, you also reduce the bloated bass frequencies that can muddy a performance, revealing the true texture of the low-end. ๐Ÿ“

This level of preparation is the difference between โ€˜speaker and some chairsโ€™ and a dedicated listening space.

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ?

Visit our website to explore the tools and components that help you further refine that listening space and start experiencing your collection with the clarity it deserves.

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