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The concept of a quiet bar just seems weird to me. The problem with most bars isn't actually the volume of the music, but the loudness. The speakers are genera
by toomanybeersies 8y ago
The concept of a quiet bar just seems weird to me.
The problem with most bars isn't actually the volume of the music, but the loudness. The speakers are generally cheap speakers that are undersized and are then cranked so loud they're redlining and sound like shit.
I can stand in the middle of a nightclub with a well set up speaker system and have a conversation with a friend. Yet in most bars and pubs, which are places where I'd actually like to have a conversation, I have to shout at my mates and can barely hear a word they say.
- GuiA 8y agoInteresting recent HN comment thread about the anatomy behind all that: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18507650 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18507650
- toomanybeersies 8y agoFunnily enough that comment was a reply in a comment chain that I started. It's absolutely correct too.
- saiya-jin 8y agoWhile I agree that cheap speakers used are often an issue when you actually hear the music, more often the places would be super loud even if there would be no music at all. Some people are just obnoxiously loud, and if you have more of them in 1 group nearby, any experience from that place is ruined for me.