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?
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1101 Music Lane
Austin, Texas 78704
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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.
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Join us every Wednesday from 5 - 7 PM to enjoy $3 off all glasses of sake + wine. Reservations are recommended. See you hear.
OMAKASE VINYL | Khruangbin's 'Con Todo el Mundo'
Equipment Room & Breakaway Records Present: OMAKASE VINYL featuring Khruangbin's 'Con Todo el Mundo'. Experience a guided listening experience of this seminal album. Enjoy cocktails, food, and poignant conversations on their sonic brilliance.
OMAKASE VINYL | Air's 'Moon Safari'
Equipment Room & Breakaway Records Present: OMAKASE VINYL featuring Air's 'Moon Safari'. Experience a guided listening experience of this seminal album. Enjoy cocktails, food, and poignant conversations on their sonic brilliance.
OMAKASE VINYL | Steely Dan's 'Aja'
Equipment Room & Breakaway Records Present: OMAKASE VINYL featuring Steely Dan's 'Aja'. Experience a guided listening experience of this seminal album. Enjoy cocktails, food, and poignant conversations on their sonic brilliance.
OMAKASE VINYL | MF DOOM & Madlib's 'MadVillainy'
Equipment Room & Breakaway Records Present: OMAKASE VINYL featuring MF DOOM & Madlib's 'MadVillainy'. Experience a guided listening experience of this seminal album. Enjoy cocktails, food, and poignant conversations on their sonic brilliance.
OMAKASE VINYL | Rush's 'Moving Pictures'
Equipment Room & Breakaway Records Present: OMAKASE VINYL featuring Rush's 'Moving Pictures'. Experience a guided listening experience of this seminal album. Enjoy cocktails, food, and poignant conversations on their sonic brilliance.
OMAKASE VINYL | Vince Guaraldi's 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
Equipment Room & Breakaway Records Present: OMAKASE VINYL featuring Vince Guaraldi's 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'. Experience a guided listening experience of this seminal album. Enjoy cocktails, food, and poignant conversations on their sonic brilliance.
To book your next private event, contact info@equipmentroom.com.
This month’s favorites from our collection.
