Stories

How to Live a Listening Bar Life — A Guide by T...
Discover the philosophy of listening bars and bring their rituals into your daily life. Silence, patience, and deep listening — a guide to living the listening bar way.
How to Live a Listening Bar Life — A Guide by T...
Discover the philosophy of listening bars and bring their rituals into your daily life. Silence, patience, and deep listening — a guide to living the listening bar way.

The Logic of Listening — Tracks & Tales Origin ...
Tracks & Tales was born from the philosophy of Japanese listening bars. Less not more, silence not noise, waiting not running — the logic of listening reshapes how we hear...
The Logic of Listening — Tracks & Tales Origin ...
Tracks & Tales was born from the philosophy of Japanese listening bars. Less not more, silence not noise, waiting not running — the logic of listening reshapes how we hear...

Building a Home Listening Bar: The Speaker Bran...
Want to create a home listening bar? Rafi Mercer highlights the speaker brands that matter — from Klipsch and JBL to Bang & Olufsen and Tannoy.
Building a Home Listening Bar: The Speaker Bran...
Want to create a home listening bar? Rafi Mercer highlights the speaker brands that matter — from Klipsch and JBL to Bang & Olufsen and Tannoy.

The Elements of Listening: Notes 1 — Silence
Silence is not absence but architecture — the first element of listening. Rafi Mercer begins a new Tracks & Tales series.
The Elements of Listening: Notes 1 — Silence
Silence is not absence but architecture — the first element of listening. Rafi Mercer begins a new Tracks & Tales series.

Hibiki 21 — Suntory’s Symphony in a Glass
Hibiki 21, Suntory’s symphonic blend, anchors the Tracks & Tales Top 50 Whiskies — the perfect dram for the listening-bar experience.
Hibiki 21 — Suntory’s Symphony in a Glass
Hibiki 21, Suntory’s symphonic blend, anchors the Tracks & Tales Top 50 Whiskies — the perfect dram for the listening-bar experience.

Learning to listen again: From iPods to listeni...
Listening is a skill we may have lost in the age of iPods and streaming. Rafi Mercer reflects on how listening bars — inspired by Japan — are helping us...
Learning to listen again: From iPods to listeni...
Listening is a skill we may have lost in the age of iPods and streaming. Rafi Mercer reflects on how listening bars — inspired by Japan — are helping us...