First look: Apple's downtown Brooklyn store has custom floors, ceiling to dampen bustling ...

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  • Reply 21 of 30
    kenckenc Posts: 195member
    Brooklyn? How dare they open an iconic flagship store in Brooklyn.
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  • Reply 22 of 30
    Where does one park around there?
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  • Reply 23 of 30
    Solisoli Posts: 10,038member
    Where does one park around there?
    New Jersey.
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  • Reply 24 of 30
    zoetmb said:
    I'm a lot younger than your father, but I'm an ex-recording engineer and I can't stand loud places.   It's not the sound of people that's the problem for me, it's how the interior design is amplifying and reflecting that sound.  And then in your typical bar, you add on all the TV sets, "background" music, etc. and I find it to be a nightmare.   Personally, I can't stand restaurants where it's so loud, it's almost impossible to have a conversation.   Also, as one ages and losing hearing capability, it's harder for people to hear a conversation when there's a large amount of background noise.  And due to loud environmental noise, subways, earbuds and concert and club levels that would violate OSHA regulations if they were factories, people are experiencing hearing loss at younger ages.   I work with a lot of musicians and they all have hearing loss and/or tinnitus.   (Anecdotal, but whenever I walk into my mother's house, I immediately hear the refrigerator door alarm and the phone off the hook beep that younger people in that house don't seem to be able to hear.)   
    This reminds me of all those famous rock stars raving about the phenomenal sound of Neil Young's lossless digital music player and how much better it sounds than even high quality AAC files or CD.  I'd be willing to bet real money that most of them have terrible hearing after decades of performing live and attending concerts; they probably couldn't tell the difference between even low-quality MP3s and the best possible recordings.  Personally, I wish I had been more careful about being exposed to loud music when I was a kid; my hearing as a middled-aged adult is pretty bad.
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  • Reply 25 of 30
    This reminds me of all those famous rock stars raving about the phenomenal sound of Neil Young's lossless digital music player and how much better it sounds than even high quality AAC files or CD.  I'd be willing to bet real money that most of them have terrible hearing after decades of performing live and attending concerts; they probably couldn't tell the difference between even low-quality MP3s and the best possible recordings.  Personally, I wish I had been more careful about being exposed to loud music when I was a kid; my hearing as a middled-aged adult is pretty bad.
    Same here. I've got mild tinnitus, but even worse is a near total loss of the ability to hear a certain frequency in one ear due to a thoughtless idiot at my former place of employ yelling directly into my ear.
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  • Reply 26 of 30
    Soli said:
    They use to have that thick, black spiral cable under the tables, and then had where the cable came out of the leg near the floor. I'm glad they moved to a completely hidden setup.

    I suppose that's why there's a "grate" under each table so they can access the electrical going to each table, but I wonder if that's even necessary if they just planned for a proper, bespoke power cable in one leg and use giant pins for the three other legs to keep the "powered leg" from moving.
    I'm pretty sure those grates are almost completely for air conditioning/circulation.

    I appreciated the 'honesty' of the electrical coils from a design perspective, but looking at these photos, and how amazingly clean and soothing the space is, I definitely agree that hiding the cords is worth the minor cost to the aesthetic/functional integrity.
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  • Reply 27 of 30
    retrogustoretrogusto Posts: 1,153member
    Where does one park around there?
    Apart from delivery trucks, almost nobody will be driving here. It’s basically right in front of subway stops for 10 different subway lines, various busses and a commuter rail serving Long Island, and within walking distance for more than 100,000 people. There are parking garages and street parking in the area, but here most people use their cars only when it’s the most convenient option, which is rare. 
    edited December 2017
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  • Reply 28 of 30
    Apart from delivery trucks, almost nobody will be driving here. It’s basically right in front of subway stops for 10 different subway lines, various busses and a commuter rail serving Long Island, and within walking distance for more than 100,000 people. There are parking garages and street parking in the area, but here most people use their cars only when it’s the most convenient option, which is rare. 
    Just my opinion, but that sounds awful. Public transportation is a horror show.
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  • Reply 29 of 30
    irelandireland Posts: 17,801member
    adm1 said:
    Removing the thick black coiled cable from each table looks 100x better imho, but the cables running from the device(s) to that gap in the centre looks equally naff. Sure, it lets you have a 1-table-fits-all (ipod/ipad/macbook) display but surely Apple can afford to not have such needless cost-cutting ideas imho. 
    I think this makes more sense for individual holes consider devices change and things will move around a bit. This is more flexible and allow devices to be picked up easier, I would think.
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  • Reply 30 of 30
    irelandireland Posts: 17,801member
    I'm pretty sure those grates are almost completely for air conditioning/circulation.

    I appreciated the 'honesty' of the electrical coils from a design perspective, but looking at these photos, and how amazingly clean and soothing the space is, I definitely agree that hiding the cords is worth the minor cost to the aesthetic/functional integrity.
    I agree with the honesty of them, but someone else said recently they cannot stop their kids getting under the tables at Apple stores. I'd assume those inviting, Slinky cables would be the first thing a kid would pull at under there.
    edited July 2018
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