We look forward to welcoming you to our private basement hideaway – in the old equipment room beneath the Hotel Magdalena on Music Lane. Here you will find an intimate space that houses one of Austin’s most special record collections played on custom vintage hi-fi equipment. Blending Japanese Jazz Kissa culture with our Texas take – Equipment Room feels like a wholly new, yet very familiar experience. It’s the place we’ve been dreaming of for quite some time. So whether you come to listen to our collection, or for the cocktails, food and conversation – all are welcome at Equipment Room.

Reservations are available and we hold a limited number of tables for walk-ins on a nightly basis. We kindly ask that if you can’t make your reservation, you cancel at least 24 hours in advance. You don’t want to keep someone else from the sound do you?

For press inquiries, please email bunkhouse@m18pr.com

Hours

Sun-Mon
Closed
Tue-Thur
5p-12a
Fri-Sat
5p-2a

Location

1101 Music Lane
Austin, Texas 78704

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Equipment

The EQ team has partnered with our friends at Klipsch, acoustic engineers, Breakaway Records, and AHS to design a space with an acute attention to detail when it comes to sound quality and ideal listener experience for our collection. Our mission is to be able to treat every record in our collection with the respect that each deserves, and play them as they were intended — on a considered system that cares for every aspect of sound within the perfect dynamic range. If we can get that right — and pair it with good lighting, joyful service, a thoughtful cocktail and a perfect bite…then we are on our way to delivering something special for you.

Speakers

Klipsch La Scala Heritage x2
Custom 3-way Full Horn-Loaded Loudspeakers
Klipsch Heresy Heritage IV x4
Custom 3-way 12” Horn-Loaded Loudspeakers
Klipsch R-121 SW x2
Custom 12” Spun Copper Cerametallic Subwoofer

Amplifiers

McIntosh C22
Vacuum Tube Preamplifier
McIntosh MC152
Solid State Power Amplifier
Luxman M-02
Vintage 4-Channel Power Amp
Douk Audio T4 x6
Vacuum Tube Headphone Amplifiers

Media Players & Other

Technics SL1210 M5G x2
Direct Drive DJ Turntables
Condesa Carmen V
Rotary Mixer
BDS PP-131
Spectrum Analyzer
Nakamichi 600
1975 Vintage Cassette Player / Recorder
Pioneer H-R100
8 Track Player

Headphones

Grado SR225x Prestige Series x6
Wired Open-Back Stereo Headphones, available upon request
December 10
7 PM

OMAKASE VINYL | Featuring: D'Angelo's Voodoo

Equipment Room & Breakaway Records Present:
OMAKASE VINYL: A guided listening experience of the seminal album. Enjoy cocktails, food, and poignant conversations on its sonic brilliance.

Featuring: D'Angelo's Voodoo

One night only

7:00 PM Arrival, Cocktails, Preface
8:00 PM Side A + B
BREAK
9:00 PM Side C + D
10:00 PM Closing Conversation + Digestif

To book your next event contact jennifer.mitchell@equipmentroom.com

This month’s favorites from our collection.

PACHYMAN
Switched-On
2023
Mazzy Star
So Tonight That I Might See
1993
LCD Soundsystem
45:33
2007
Elvin Jones
Poly-Currents
1970
Hiroshi Suzuki
Cat
1976
The Cure
The Head On The Door
1985
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
I Speak Fula
2009
Otis Redding
The Best Of Otis Redding
1972
Yussef Kamaal
Black Focus
2016
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
1970