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Paul S wrote:

The best hi-fi LF I have heard came from modified "pro" units (multi-15s) that had a LOT of power thrown at them; and furthermore, the system was "managed" by an... equalizer (albeit, done in real time...).

They might do fine bass but they are not horns down to lower knee but rather direct radiators. There is nothing wrong with this but I have other views.  Would like do not flood my upper bass the hyper-excurted drivers and with thermodynamic distortions of power SS amplification but rather I would like a horn to embrace what a very high quality, low-excursion, high tone, unstressed compression driver does.

Paul S wrote:

wonder how many people distinguish real LF from "bass", and I wonder how many people understand that implementation of LF might be parallel-but-different than "bass".

And even less of them understand a difference between atmospheres pressure and tonal pressure.

Paul S wrote:

As a builder, I have noticed that many "lofts" I have been in have not been acoustically inert or "private" -  at all -  but the sound of parties and night time project building carried far and wide, throughout the buildings.  I am not familiar with the old, east coast high-end masonary "apartments" that are reputed to be quiet between units.  Old masonary buildings I have checked out in LA, San Diego and San Francisco have all transferred plenty of noise through floors and ceilings, AC systems, one way or another.  I would recommend a +/- soildly constructed, free-standing structure on a large lot, for single-tenant occupancy.  Still, any room that effectively "contains" all the sound is a real pisser to tailor.

I am considering large city lofts but a few that I have seen do not have the mandatory for me concrete walls, floors and ceilings. In fact it is VERY hard to find them…. .  The +/- solidly constructed, free-standing homes at very near suburbs is my primary area of interest. Unfortunately those building have idiotic, family-oriented floor plans with 700 sq feet of corridors and 7-10 rooms … Anyhow, I think this search might be a bit more complicated then I initially thought. 

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