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House buying and the aspiring audipihile

I’ve been looking for homes in the south. Final destination to be determined.

One of the features I’d like to have is decent potential for a great listening room, and doing so has made me feel like a true rare breed. What I mean is, it is so rare to find a room I think would work great for music. There’s a fireplace, or windows or odd shaped living room to throw off my aspirations.

What I’m reminded of, again, is how very very different the average consumer’s listening room and priorities are compared to audiophiles or moviephiles.  It is clear to me that if you want to be a very successful speaker maker you need to make speakers which still sound good even as they vanish.
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ejr1953
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We sold our house in the DC/Baltimore area and in June moved in with our 22 month old granddaughter and her parents, just a few miles from a new home that we are having built in the Biltmore Lake, NC community, just outside Asheville.  November 12th they hand the keys over!

Our builder was willing and able to modify the "bonus room" above the garage, which will be about 19' x 14', for my new listening room.

Hoping the room doesn't need much in the way of bass traps and other sound shaping additions.

The Asheville, NC area is a wonderful place to live, lots of restaurants, great music scene, festivals, UNCA has a nice lifetime learning program, lots of great hiking and biking.  Can't wait till "Mr. Covid" allows people to congregate again.
ejr1953
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Asvjerry,

Good to "connect" with you.  I did join the Carolina Audio Society, but I suspect it'll be a while till we meet "in person".

No bumper stickers on either of our cars!
ejr1953
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Grey9hound,

My daughter has lived in the Asheville area for about 12 years now and we've visited lots of times.  Yes, the Mellow Mushroom is a wonderful place.  There are other really fine pizza places, Pizza Mind, Galactic Pizza Asheville and we get a Mediterranean pie from the Apollo Flame Bistro that we like.
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