KissahaneKH-1Integrated amplifier

Bairro Azul, Lisbon

A room for listening.

Great sound, art on the walls and time for your music. The room is yours alone, for up to 6 guests.

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Next free Thu 22 Oct 14:00

The listening room from behind the sofaLine drawing of the room as a camera sees it from just under the ceiling behind the sofa, on its centre line, the rear wall cut away as in an architect’s section, the same view as the 3D model’s, looking down over the sofa’s cushions, the rug and the side table to the television between the two LS50 Wireless II on their stands, GIK panels on the front wall and a KEF KC62 subwoofer on the floor at the front right, with a PSI AVAA C214 column in each rear corner, the second KC62 at the rear left, beside the balcony end of the sofa, its outline dashed where the sofa hides it, the door from the hallway standing open, through the open gate, the dining table and its chairs, and, through the glazed balcony door, the balcony’s parapet and the rose planter by the door, its rose bush in outline. A band across the sofa’s seat at ear height is shaded where Dirac Live measured the room at 17 points and corrects it. Each speaker faces straight down the room, not turned in, its axis dashed ahead of it, with wavefronts spreading from it across the whole sofa; each of the 17 positions Dirac Live measured is marked with a cross, those at two heights joined as on a microphone stand, the first, the centre seat, in a ring; the centre seat, midway between the speakers, is where the stereo image centres and every timing correction is set from. Each absorber’s tag opens a plot of what it takes in across frequency: the GIK FlexRange 244, first taking in half the sound reaching it at 98 Hz, its half-absorption frequency.

2.45 m from the centre seat

2.45 m from the centre seat

45 Hz low pass

45 Hz low pass

15 to 160 Hz

Ø 21 × 64 cm

15 to 160 Hz

Ø 21 × 64 cm

17 Dirac Live points

The first of them: Dirac Live sets every timing correction from here

KissahaneKH-2Room analyser

Made for listening

Settle into the sofa. We designed, treated and tuned the room so you can spend time with your music.

Explore the room and its sound
Front wall
The front wall, measuredFront wall, measured: the LS50s stand 0.87 m either side of the centre on stands 0.66 m tall, their drivers 0.81 m off the floor, either side of a TV unit 1.48 m wide, with the three GIK panels behind them. Each absorber’s tag opens a plot of what it takes in across frequency: the GIK FlexRange 244, first taking in half the sound reaching it at 98 Hz, its half-absorption frequency.
Absorber

Front-wall panels

They take in half the sound reaching them at 98 Hz, their half-absorption frequency, and less below it.

Plan
The plan, through to the dining roomPlan from above, through the open gate to the dining room.
RoomFurnitureAbsorbersSpeakersSpeaker soundSofa correction
Plan of the listening room, to scale, with the area Dirac Live corrects across the sofaThe 5.30 by 3.37 m listening room from above, to scale, front wall at the top. A pair of KEF LS50s stand either side of the television, facing the L-shaped sofa against the rear wall, its chaise along the balcony side, with a side table in front of it. The centre seat is where the stereo image centres and every timing correction is set from; the band across the sofa around it is shaded where Dirac Live measured the room at 17 points and corrects it. Each speaker faces straight down the room, not turned in, its axis dashed ahead of it, with wavefronts spreading from it across the whole sofa; each of the 17 positions Dirac Live measured is marked with a cross, those at two heights joined as on a microphone stand, the first, the centre seat, in a ring. One KEF KC62 stands at the front wall and one at the rear, at the balcony end of the sofa. Taking in sound: GIK panels on the front and rear walls, a GIK TriTrap over a PSI AVAA C214 in each rear corner. The gate to the dining room is open in the right-hand wall and the glazed balcony door is in the left-hand one. Each absorber’s tag opens a plot of what it takes in across frequency: the GIK FlexRange 244, first taking in half the sound reaching it at 98 Hz, its half-absorption frequency; the GIK FlexRange Monster, first taking in half the sound reaching it at 81 Hz, its half-absorption frequency; the GIK TriTrap, taking in at most 1.2 square metres of absorption each, at 80 Hz and 100 Hz.
Absorber

Rear-corner trap

At its most, at 80 Hz and 100 Hz, it takes in as much sound as 1.2 m² of open window.

Absorber

Rear-corner trap

At its most, at 80 Hz and 100 Hz, it takes in as much sound as 1.2 m² of open window.

Absorber

Front-wall panels

They take in half the sound reaching them at 98 Hz, their half-absorption frequency, and less below it.

Absorber

Rear-wall panels

They take in half the sound reaching them at 81 Hz, their half-absorption frequency, and less below it.

25 mm tweeter at the centre of a 130 mm cone

70 Hz high pass

2.45 m from the centre seat

from 11 to 200 Hz within ±3 dB

45 Hz low pass

15 to 160 Hz

Ø 21 × 64 cm

17 Dirac Live points

The first of them: Dirac Live sets every timing correction from here

miniDSP UMIK-1

  • Two KEF LS50 Wireless II
  • Two KEF KC62 subwoofers
  • Dirac Live
  1. Room
  2. Furniture
  3. Absorbers
  4. Speakers
  5. Speaker sound
  6. Sofa correction
Display

Walk through in 3DHow the room sounds

Width
Depth
Height
Speakers apart
Speaker to seat
Measured
KissahaneKH-3Level meter

What a visit costs

KissahaneKH-4Transport

Plan your visit

  1. Request a time

    Pick a free day and start time on the booking page. Tell us who is coming.

  2. We confirm by email

    Your confirmation email includes the address.

  3. Arrive and listen

    The room is yours for the time you booked.

Before you book

Payment and booking terms

We serve drinks and snacks. They are billed per item on the day.

Confirmation
Your request is held for up to 3 days, and never later than 12 hours before the visit. The confirmation gives the exact address. If we cannot confirm in time, you get an email saying so.
Booking window
12 hours to 21 days ahead
Payment
Pay on the day: cash, crypto or bank transfer. Nothing is charged online.
Cancelling

Cancelling is free until 6 hours before your visit. The request and confirmation emails each carry a private cancel link.

A later cancellation, or not coming at all, is a no-show: no bookings for 6 months. Any other bookings on the same email or phone are cancelled too.

House rules
  • ShoesShoes off at the door.
  • PetsNo pets.
  • SmokingNo smoking.
  • DrugsNo drugs.
  • DancingNo dancing.
  • FoodEat only the snacks we serve and a dinner you booked.
  • VolumeSet the volume on the miniDSP Flex only, and never above −10 dB.
  • The equipmentTouch only the remote controls. Ask us if you want your own device connected.
  • Your accountsSign out of any streaming account before you leave.
  • Bass absorbersKeep clear of the white columns in the rear corners, and put nothing large and reflective near them: a reflection can push them into feedback.
What can we play?

Tell us which album you want to hear in your booking notes.

Films and games play on the television through the same sound system.

Can we have dinner?

Dinner is for visits longer than 4 h. Choose it when you book. We agree the menu and the price with you by email. You pay on the day. Bringing your own dinner, carried in or delivered to the door, is €5 per person for plates, cutlery and clearing up, paid on the day.

Can we bring our own drinks?

Yes. Tick the box when you book so we know in advance. Serving your own drink (a glass, ice or a straw) is €5 per glass, paid on the day. Refills in the same glass are free.

Can we play records?

There is no turntable in the room, but records are welcome: bring your own turntable, mention it in your booking notes, and we will plug it in.

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Visits run daily, 14:00⁠–⁠21:00 Lisbon time.

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