I've no idea whether they have no clue about the farang market, or are targeting other types of customer. The latter appearing to be non-existent.
To be fair, I think most Pattaya bars have reasonable music levels. Winner Boys is quieter than some coffee shops. Toy Boys and Classic Boys were reasonable.
The only area in Jomtien that's regularly a problem is the lower part of the main street and early in the evening, even that is usually OK.
Of course, there may be some random loud party, but moving around the corner fixes that.
I just think that the volume should always be low enough to not pollute immediately adjacent bars.
I also haven't encountered the other traditional bar problem of mamasans or pushy waiters.
Winner doesn't have them, as the boys serve the drinks. The waiters in Toy Boys and Classic Boys served my drink and didn't harass me.
Admittedly on one other forum, there are reports of nuisance waiters allegedly putting drinks on customers check bins at one bar. Totally irrelevant for me, as I'm not going there anyway.
I've also been billed correctly and promptly at every bar, except for Sunee Intimate Bar, where the change was short on one visit and had to be sent back for a recount. No more visits there for the remainder of this trip.
Smoking hasn't been a major issue either. I haven't encountered it at the indoor bars and the open fronted ones have fans.
Pricing has usually been fair. Gogos ranging from 100 baht a drink at Winner to 280 at Toy Boys. The latter is fine when the selection on stage is good enough.