Sound systems for bars, cafés & restaurants

The usual chain is a source (a phone, a music player or DJ gear), a mixer, a processor that protects and tunes the system, amplifiers, PA speakers and, in most bars, subwoofers. Not every room needs every part: some speakers have the amplifier built in. Our post on the Lounge Paradise setup lists the gear used floor by floor on one real job.

It depends on the size of the room, the number of zones, how loud you play and the level of equipment. Systems start from 50 million ₫, which suits cafés, small bars and restaurants with light music. Large projects such as beer clubs, clubs and beach clubs can reach 1–2 billion ₫. The factors are listed under “What the price depends on” on this page, and your price comes in the proposal after the site visit.

The site visit takes 1 day, and the proposal and quote 2 to 3 days. After you approve them, a small job in the city is installed and tuned in 1 to 2 days. A job outside the city, with transport, is finished in 7 to 10 days. On average, from transport to handover, a project takes about 7 to 10 days.

Yes, in every province and city of Vietnam. A job outside the city needs time for transport, so it is finished 7 to 10 days after you approve the proposal.

The equipment has the manufacturer’s warranty: 1 year from the day the system is installed and handed over.

During the warranty we check the system free of charge every 3 to 6 months. After the warranty ends, maintenance is a paid service.

As early as you can, ideally before the ceilings and walls are closed. Cable routes and speaker positions are easiest to plan while the room is open, and your contractor can then work them into the plans. A finished room can still be done, but the cabling takes more thought.

We look at the room, listen to what is there now and ask how you use the space: the music, the hours, the busy nights, who will run the system. If you have floor plans or photos, have them ready. The proposal is built from that visit.

It depends on its condition and on whether it suits the room. Speakers and amplifiers that still work well can sometimes stay in a new system. Tell us what you have, and we can talk it through at the site visit.

It depends on the work. Speakers and electronics can often go in outside your opening hours, while new cabling through a finished ceiling may need the room closed for a while. Tell us your hours, and we can talk the timing through at the site visit.

Only partly. Speaker aiming, zones and a limiter can help keep the sound where you want it inside the room and stop anyone turning it past a set level. They do not stop sound leaving the building: that depends on the walls, windows, doors and roof, which is construction work rather than audio. If you have close neighbours, ask your landlord or building manager what applies at your address before you choose a system.

That is what a good setup aims for: daily use should come down to a few simple choices, such as the source and the volume. We train your staff to use the system.

A measurement tells you what the room is doing. A DJ tells you how it feels at 1 a.m. with people in it. Muse Inc is a DJ school in Ho Chi Minh City that also runs events and shows, so our DJs and technicians know how a room sounds on a busy night.

Usually, yes. A restaurant wants more speakers at a low level, so that no table sits next to a loud one and people can talk. A bar has to stay clear over a crowd and often needs subwoofers. If your restaurant turns into a bar late in the evening, say so at the site visit, because the system then has two jobs to do.

Yes. We book DJs for club nights and private events, and rent out CDJs, mixers and speakers by the day, so the opening night can be arranged with the same team.

The brands we work with are listed on this page. Which models suit depends on your room and your budget.