In a lot of Dallas bars and nightclubs, music is just part of the experience—a background for talking, drinking, flirting, and dancing. But at the all-new Shyboy hi-fi bar opening this week in downtown Dallas, music is the experience—thanks to a high-powered, high-dollar system of McIntosh amplifiers and customized Neve preamps.
Tagged as Dallas’ “first hi-fi bar,” Shyboy is being launched by Dallas-based Headington Companies with an inaugural weekend of programming from March 4-7. Located at 1313 Main Street in the subterranean level of The Drakestone, Shyboy is introducing Dallasites to a new nightlife concept centered on “deep listening,” cutting-edge sound, and immersive design.
With roots in Tokyo’s post-WWII “jazz kissas,” Shyboy is inspired by other hi-fi listening bars around the world. The venue will offer progressive, genre-bending programming, signature hi-balls and cocktails, and two state-of-the-art OJAS sound systems, designed by Devon Turnbull.
Shyboy is the brainchild of a team of nightlife veterans, sound professionals, and design and architecture experts. Its mission: to deliver an unparalleled sensory and auditory experience to all of its guests, from music lovers to partygoers to anyone who enjoys an energetic, yet refined, night out…