In the room
The room
Suthep is west of the walled city towards the old airport road, about three kilometres from Deaf Shop, and Soi 4 off that road is where Khun Munee opened the shop in early 2023. The front is a record store: Thai and Western artists on vinyl and cassette, cheap crates full of Japanese finds, and starter boxes of three LPs for 100 baht to get a new collector going, which is one of the better ideas on these pages.
The back of the shop is the point. A high-end hi-fi runs the width of the wall, with sofas to lean back on. The owner-verified listing on ListenBars gives the speakers as Pioneer CS-77A and Diatone DS-36BR, two Japanese pairs from the era the records come from, and the programme as post-1950s jazz, fusion, Japanese jazz and 1980s Japanese pop. University students come, Time Out says, to learn what analogue sounds like. It is not a bar, and it closes at six. It is the afternoon before the night.
Who made it
The people
Khun Munee, who opened it in early 2023 and hosts listening sessions. Thirty Records is a partner of Poy Festival, the December vinyl fair whose co-founder, Simona Meesaiyati, wants Chiang Mai to be a music city. The city has about ten record stores and two music universities to draw on.
Which night
The night
There is none; this is a daytime room. A weekday afternoon, when the owner has time to talk. Buy a starter box for 100 baht if you sit for a side, because it is a shop. The hours, 11:00 to 18:00 with Wednesday closed, are from August 2025, and the only 2026 confirmation is the owner's own ListenBars entry. Phone first.
Insider tip
Walk in knowing
Go in the afternoon, sit on the sofa for a side, and buy the 100-baht starter box on the way out. It closes at six.
Why it fits
Why it is in the atlas
A record shop that built a listening wall into its back room and invites students in to hear what analogue sounds like. The daytime half of Chiang Mai's vinyl set, and the only owner-verified system in the city.
Plan the trip
When to go, hours, getting there
Best time to go
A weekday afternoon, when the owner has time to talk. Daytime only.
Hours
11:00 to 18:00, closed Wednesday (Time Out Chiang Mai, 18 Aug 2025). No 2026 source beyond the owner-verified ListenBars listing: phone first.
Getting there
40 Sanambin Kao 4 Alley (Soi 4, Old Airport Road), Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200, west of the Old City near the old airport road. About 3 km from Deaf Shop: a Grab or songthaew, ten minutes. Phone 087 566 5737.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Where is Thirty Records?
40 Sanambin Kao 4 Alley, Soi 4 off the Old Airport Road, in Suthep, west of Chiang Mai's Old City. About 3 km from Deaf Shop, ten minutes by Grab or songthaew. Coordinates: 18.788975, 98.962343.
When is Thirty Records open?
11:00 to 18:00, closed Wednesday, per Time Out Chiang Mai's August 2025 listing. The owner's ListenBars entry is the only 2026 confirmation, so phone 087 566 5737 first.
What is the sound system?
Pioneer CS-77A and Diatone DS-36BR speakers across the back wall, per the owner-verified ListenBars listing, with sofas in front and a programme of post-1950s jazz, fusion, Japanese jazz and 1980s Japanese pop.
Is it a bar?
No. It is a record shop with a listening area, open in the daytime. Buy something if you sit for a side.
Why is Thirty Records in the Sonic Paths atlas?
A shop that built a listening wall into its back room, with the only owner-verified system in Chiang Mai, and 100-baht starter boxes to make new collectors.
Sources (4)
- Time Out Chiang Mai, Thirty Records listing, 18 Aug 2025
- Time Out Chiang Mai, Inside Chiang Mai's vinyl revival, 1 Aug 2025
- Time Out Chiang Mai, top 11 places to dig for vinyl, 18 Aug 2025
- ListenBars, Thailand (owner-verified)
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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