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Bar Martha
The room
Bar Martha is a Tokyo record bar devoted to attentive listening. Its focus on the music places it within a tradition in which choosing a bar can also mean choosing how to spend time with a record.
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Sound system
Browse this venue’s gear ↗Tannoy Autograph loudspeakers anchor a system with several amplification options: McIntosh MC240, MC275 and MC2300 units are used in rotation, alongside a custom 845-based amplifier. The Autograph’s large horn enclosure is a defining part of the installation, while the rotating electronics make the amplifier pairing variable.
Sources include two Garrard 301 turntables and an EMT 930-ST. A Urei 1620 and Mark Levinson LNP-2 complete the listed control equipment. The mix of broadcast-derived turntables, a rotary mixer and large horn speakers gives the system a coherent analogue identity without implying that every amplifier operates simultaneously.
| Component | Manufacturer | Equipment / details |
|---|---|---|
| House speakers | Tannoy | Autograph — published house specification |
| Power amplifiers | McIntosh | MC240, MC275 and MC2300, used in rotation |
| Tube amplifier | Custom | 845-based amplifier; builder unspecified |
| Mixing / preamplification | Urei / Mark Levinson Mark Levinson (Harman) · Urei (historic) / Soundcraft | 1620; LNP-2 |
| Turntables | Garrard / EMT EMT · Garrard | 2 × Garrard 301; EMT 930-ST |
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Tokyo, Japan