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Jazz Spot Bokunen

Hi-fi

A turntable playing a record in front of large speakers at Jazz Spot Bokunen

Jazz kissaten pride themselves on hi-fi listening setups. Bokunen's website lists the exact equipment they use. Visitors face the speakers, with the best seats in the middle. The sound quality is sublime. It is a bar built for listening, not talking.

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