hi-fi bar - Kissa Kissa

Two turntables behind the bar at Kissa Kissa, one playing a red-label LP with a yellow-lift Ortofon cartridge, beside the R2 rotary mixer

Ortofon Concorde MKII Club: The Cartridge on Both Our Turntables

Both turntables at Kissa Kissa run Ortofon Concorde MKII Club cartridges into ModWright tube electronics and Harbeth speakers. On jazz in our all-analog Brooklyn listening room, the sound is like a live performance. Ortofon's full specs are included.

Intimate atmosphere at Kissa Kissa jazz listening bar Crown Heights Brooklyn

Listening Bar Guide

The Rise of Listening Bars in NYC — and Why They Are Not Going Away

Listening bars have taken over NYC nightlife. Here's how the trend started, why it resonates, and what makes the best ones worth your time.

Chet Baker Five from '65 The Quintet Summer Sessions -- New Land Records 5LP box set with all five Prestige albums and liner notes book

Events Vinyl & Sound System

Five from ’65: The Quintet Summer Sessions — Chet Baker at Kissa Kissa

Chet Baker recorded five albums in one week in August 1965. New Land Records just reissued them as an all-analog 5LP box set mastered by Kevin Gray. We're spinning the full set June 23 + 24 at Kissa Kissa.

Kissa Kissa Crown Heights Brooklyn — jazz kissa-ten inspired listening bar

Listening Bar Guide

What to Expect at a Vinyl Listening Bar (If You’ve Never Been to One)

Never been to a vinyl listening bar? Here's what to expect -- from the sound system to the etiquette -- so you can walk in feeling like a regular.