B-Side is an alpine hi-fi listening bar in La Villa, Alta Badia, inside Soleil Alpine Lifestyle Hotel. It is built around cocktails, records and a custom sound system rather than a standard hotel-bar playlist. The room sits in the Dolomites, but the reference points are closer to listening-bar culture: careful selections, proper equipment and a bar programme designed around sound.
The system uses custom New Fidelity speakers, built by hand and tuned for the room. The vinyl setup includes Technics SL-1200MK2 turntables, with a Resør 3300 rotary mixer customised and calibrated for B-Side. Music runs as a daily presence, with curated selections from local and international music curators rather than occasional background DJ sets.
This is one for people who want the listening-room idea in an unusual setting: alpine design, cocktails, vinyl and a serious hi-fi brief.
