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Am I Better Off With Limited Low Frequency Speaker In A Small Room?
Material of the walls play a big role. Concrete? Huge problem. Wood? Not so.  
Lumin U2 Mini
Lumin app on iOS devices is glitch free. But of course one has to bother to learn how to use it.  
Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried...
American art song sung by Jennifer Larmore in her album American Songs.   
Beginner improvements for room acoustics; very helpful Darko video on reverb and RT60
Ceiling is the one thing you can’t do in a living room.  
Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much?
Very good speaker cables are very expensive. That’s the only reason I have my rack between and behind the speakers. But how can people have good bass and soundstage when their speakers are a few cms from the back wall, that always amazes me.   
Decisive moments your your audio journey
I visited Audio Innovations (soon to be Audio Note) factory in Brighton, UK.  Listened to the Voyd turntable and some AI monoblock tube amps through Snell E speaker. Joan Sutherland materialised in the big room.   
What Is So Special About Harbeth?
Biggest problem with Harbeths is that they are bulky for the bass you get. The other minus is soundstage. Otherwise so sweet.   
Bigger and Better: Integrated Amplifiers
Few Italians here, thus no Pathos.   
Magnepan, Best midrange?
Listening to classical choral music with Maggies is unbelievably beautiful and that music is all about midrange.  
What Integrated Amp do You use
MBL C51It’s class d. It’s based on old Hypex modules. It’s made in Germany. It has the most beautiful highs and sweet mids. 
What are the current useless terms in this "audio world"
Full loomUnequivocallyI am not a native English speaker, so I pay attention to different things than native speakers. These words constantly pop up in audio related articles and discussions.The first one is a strange expression and almost exclusiv... 
Roon - 10 Things You Don't Know
Roon is for people who have no knowledge of the history of music at all. And can’t google either.  
Audio Lessons Learned - post your best advice for the newer members!
Never buy speakers that sound bright in your room. It’s much easier to brighten a dull top end than tame a bright one.Also remember most audiophile forums are full of Americans with big houses, dedicated listening rooms and a very nice budget. Tho... 
How old are you?
I am 54 and I blame my big brother, 60, for this hobby.  
Interesting discovery when my carpets were cleaned yesterday!
The Gaias didn’t really work with speaker stands when I tried them.