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ANTE

The room

ANTE is a sake bar in Newtown, Sydney, welcoming both enthusiasts and newcomers. Its official photo collection shows records lining the room and a turntable at the bar.

Public photographs suggest McIntosh electronics and Technics SL-1200/1210-family turntables. Exact models and the complete signal path remain unidentified. The combination brings a familiar direct-drive DJ front end into a listening-bar setting, but the equipment identifications remain provisional.

About the sound system

How the system serves the room

At ANTE, the equipment record identifies Likely McIntosh Blue-meter electronics; exact models unidentified. Amplification needs to suit both the speaker load and the required listening level. The brand alone does not establish power margins or how the room sounds.

Some identifications are provisional. The photographs or partial specifications do not support a firm claim about exact models, crossover settings or in-room performance.

Technical interpretation based on the documented equipment; selection motives and measured in-room performance are not confirmed.

Photos and video from the original publisher.

Amplification and record shelves behind ANTE’s barView original post ↗

People & equipment

Makers in this room

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Photos and video from the original publisher.

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra on ANTE’s record standView original post ↗

Visit ANTE

146 King Street, Newtown, NSW 2042

Sydney, Australia