In the room
The room
Central: The Original Store is Central Group's heritage building on Charoen Krung near Soi 36 and 38, by the river, and the Sound Club takes two floors of it with an interior by Kunichi Nomura's Tripster. Downstairs is the live room: six OJAS twelve-inch coaxial speakers around a grand piano under a high glass ceiling. Upstairs is the Audiophile Bar, and the Audiophile Bar is why the room is in the atlas.
The list, as Mixmag Asia published it at the opening in October 2020: a pair of OJAS 816 speakers designed for the room by Devon Turnbull, an original Urei 1620 mixer, Technics 1210s with Goldring E3 cartridges, a 2007 McIntosh MC252 amplifier, and more than a thousand albums played free-form to the mood of the room. Mixmag pitched it somewhere between a New York jazz club and a Tokyo listening bar. There is no published silence rule. The system does the asking.
Who made it
The people
Siwilai is a Central Group brand, and Turnbull, whose OJAS horns are also in Public Records in Brooklyn, built the speakers for this room rather than shipping a pair. That is the detail that matters: Bangkok did not get the listening bar second-hand. The group marked ten years in the city with Siwilai Parade in July 2024, which included a Turnbull speaker-building workshop and listening session in this room on 13 and 14 July.
An openly licensed photograph of the neighbourhood, not of the bar. The room has not supplied a picture yet.
Which night
The night
An event night upstairs, because the room was built for a selector. Resident Advisor listed a Vinyl and Wine night in the Audiophile Bar in June 2026, which is the proof the room is still working. Each floor has its own cocktail list; Tatler Thailand says the upstairs one is themed on jazz singers. Hours are the weak spot. No 2026 source publishes them; the 2021 and 2023 listings both say Wednesday to Sunday, 18:00 to 01:00. Check Instagram or Resident Advisor before you cross town.
Insider tip
Walk in knowing
Go up, not down. The Audiophile Bar is the room with the OJAS 816s and the Urei. Check Resident Advisor for a selector night and the hours before you set off.
Why it fits
Why it is in the atlas
The atlas's test for a listening bar is whether the system was built for the room. Here the builder was Devon Turnbull, whose horns are also in Public Records in Brooklyn, and the room is a heritage building by the river.
Straight from the source
The bar's own page
Hours, the week's programme and any closure come from the bar itself. Opens siwilaibkk.com in a new tab.
Plan the trip
When to go, hours, getting there
Best time to go
An event night upstairs in the Audiophile Bar, where the room was built for a selector. Confirm hours first: none are published for 2026.
Hours
Wed to Sun 18:00 to 01:00 in the 2021 and 2023 listings (Time Out, The Standard). No 2026 source publishes hours, so check the club's Instagram or the Resident Advisor listing before going.
Getting there
Central: The Original Store, 1266 Charoen Krung Road (the entrance is also given as 18 Soi Charoen Krung 36), Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500. BTS Saphan Taksin, about eleven minutes on foot; BTS Surasak about thirteen.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Where is SIWILAI Sound Club?
Inside Central: The Original Store at 1266 Charoen Krung Road, Bang Rak, Bangkok; the entrance is also given as 18 Soi Charoen Krung 36. About eleven minutes on foot from BTS Saphan Taksin. Coordinates: 13.72452, 100.51601.
What are the hours?
No 2026 source publishes them. The 2021 and 2023 listings both give Wednesday to Sunday, 18:00 to 01:00. Check the club's Instagram or Resident Advisor before you go.
What is the sound system?
Upstairs, in the Audiophile Bar: a pair of OJAS 816 speakers designed for the room by Devon Turnbull, an original Urei 1620 mixer, Technics 1210 turntables with Goldring E3 cartridges and a 2007 McIntosh MC252 amplifier, with more than a thousand albums. Downstairs, six OJAS twelve-inch coaxial speakers around a grand piano.
Is it a quiet listening bar?
No silence rule is published. It is a social audiophile bar with a live room downstairs; Mixmag Asia placed it between a New York jazz club and a Tokyo listening bar.
Why is SIWILAI Sound Club in the Sonic Paths atlas?
Because the system was built for the room by Devon Turnbull, whose OJAS horns are also in Public Records in Brooklyn, in a heritage building by the river.
Sources (7)
- Mixmag Asia, Siwilai Sound Club brings an unrivalled audiophile experience to Bangkok, 27 Oct 2020
- Mixmag Asia, Siwilai Parade, 4 Jul 2024
- Resident Advisor, Vinyl and Wine in the Audiophile Bar, 26 Jun 2026
- Time Out Bangkok, Siwilai Sound Club listing, 10 Mar 2021
- Tatler Thailand, nine vinyl bars around the city, 30 Aug 2024
- BK Magazine, Central: The Original Store, 6 Oct 2020
- The Standard, 12 jazz bars near the BTS, 8 Mar 2023
Every fact on this page comes from one of these, read on 20 October 2026. Where two disagree, both are shown.
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