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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3692 
Big 3692 
Old house? 3692 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3692 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3692 
For a Given Room 3691 
House Inspections & Warranties 3691 
A min Room size.... 3685 
Charging the Large Room 3685 
A bit deeper. 3685 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3684 
Comfort 3684 
Choices 3683 
Value 3683 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3683 
"romantic" illusion... 3683 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3683 
My kids... 3683 
Bingo 3683 
Interesting discussion indeed 3683 
The High Demands System 3682 
Paul S -- 3682 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3682 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3679 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3679 
Happiness 3679 
Various Stages of Young 3679 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3678 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3678 
Using the real estate 3678 
Through the roof 3675 
Sideways 3674 
If not a midbass horn? 3672 
What Comes Naturally 3672 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3672 
In That Case... 3672 
The game is on. 3670 
Mazel Tov! 3670 
Great news 3670 
Wonderful! 3670 
I think it will be better with time. 3670 
Gaddis House 3670 
Congratulations! 3669 
View vs. Practicality 3666 
Multi-Tasking 3666 
Exactly! 3666 
Equipment between speakers... 3666 
Top Gear 3666 
I see no problems with "between". 3666 
Oh well... 3666 
Wall of nature 3666 
Big Window 3666 
Shades and Night Vision 3666 
...they do image wonderfully... 3666 
Another attic project? 3665 
Infinite baffle 3665 
IB 3665 
Mold 3665 
Attic Ventilation 3665 
Possible 3664 
Just strategizing 3664 
Normal orientation 3664 
Confusion. 3664 
Specifics 3664 
Driver Orientation 3664 
That all need to be though out. 3664 
It nigh be a problem 3664 
Ideas 3664 
Opposing woofers 3664 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3664 
Blow hard 3664 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3664 
Couple of things 3664 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3652 
That's not a problem :) 3652 
A LF solution for a new room 3595 
Another midbass?!!? 3592 
Another option to consider 3590 
Room comfort upgrades 3589 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3587 
The color of the listening room. 3573 
This would be nice...... 3570 
That is it. 3560 
Congratulations 3560 
Well, 3560 
The last week of moving... 3551 
We are home! 3547 
Congratulations! 3547 
We found a new room in House.... 3541 
Bass in bass-ment? 3540 
True, but. . . 3540 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3539 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3539 
It took for a while. 3502 
Time/Change 3501 
In regards to chairs... 3501 
This week. 3499 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3499 
The first day. 3497 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3497 
Sounds like a nice time... 3497 
For now.... 3496 
Soft Bass 3496 
Getting somewhere. 3495 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3495 
Diffusion 3494 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3493 
Space behind 3493 
Slowly going back to the business. 3478 
Keep on truckin' 3478 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3476 
Audio vs Video playback. 3473 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3472 
AV 3472 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3472 
A good configuration. 3471 
Injection Channel 3471 
It will come later. 3471 
Going there.... 3469 
Toddler Listeners 3468 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3468 
The honeymoon night. 3466 
Proximity 3466 
A chicken and egg situation 3457 
So far so good. 3452 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3450 
Ok, a first objective look. 3445 
Some room dealing basics 3444 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3443 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3442 
Bass trap 3442 
I will see... 3442 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3442 
Other absorbtion methods 3442 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3441 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3434 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3434 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3432 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3432 
Zarathustra 3428 
Very very nice. 3409 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3409 
Theoretically possible? 3407 
So True 3406 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3395 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3390 
7 moths and one event... 3269 
The next day 3267 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3267 
Choose your poisons 3267 
Thank you 3266 
It is very nice. 3265 
Great day 3264 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3263 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3258 
Macondo listening distance. 3174 
Measured from? 3173 
The Listening Room July 7 3173 
8' all around 3172 
Some comments... 3172 
I am looking for inspiration. 3170 
Vent that woofer 3170 
I do not know yet what to do. 3170 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3169 
Ported 3169 
No port for me, if possible... 3169 
Might...... be.... 3169 
K-Horns? 3169 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3169 
They do appear 3169 
Path length of khorn 3169 
The memory lane. 3169 
Outside 3169 
KHorn facts and truth 3169 
Khorn extension 3169 
The options available.... 3169 
The last night looking… 3168 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3168 
About the use of reading my own site. 3167 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3167 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3167 
Just thinking out loud... 3167 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3167 
Driver? 3167 
Two separate individuals 3167 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3167 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3167 
One more simple idea 3167 
A good thinking. 3165 
A next day. 3165 
Deja vu 3164 
It is all depend of your roo 3164 
What the holly garbage. 3154 
What about at a lower volume... 3154 
I do not know why. 3153 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3100 
SSET ;-) 3099 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3099 
More of the same? 3098 
Yes, this is an option too. 3098 
Actually… 3098 
The Scanspeaks 3098 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3098 
Ah, Winnie... 3098 
Last version 3098 
I wrote about it. 3097 
Layout 3097 
Kind of LF depression… 3094 
The one that got away 3094 
Updated. 3094 
Respect! 3093 
There are plenty things to think about. 3093 
Devil invented the room :) 3093 
The way how I see it… 3093 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3092 
One more theoretical solution 3091 
Almost familiar 3091 
This weekend 3087 
Sum and Difference 3087 
It is in the picture... 3087 
Nice bias 3087 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3087 
The grilling analogy 3087 
Some listening today. 3086 
Back to the drawing table. 3080 
Bring them forward 3080 
Promising.... 3080 
Aligned how? 3079 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3079 
Nice but need more work 3072 
Getting there... 3067 
It all looks very nice... 3067 
It is still all for grabs. 3067 
Great Morning!!! 3066 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3066 
Some thinking required… 3065 
I never done anything like this… 3064 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3063 
Phase and Room Modes 3063 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3062 
I am back. 3061 
I need some volume… 3060 
Line Gain 3060 
What a brilliant idea! 3060 
The full monty 3060 
Yep. I know. 3059 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3059 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3059 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3056 
You know the voices are right... 3056 
Some freaking magic. 3055 
Explanation 3055 
11 feet apart 3054 
Juts a proposal. 3054 
Stronger preamp 3053 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3052 
Sick? No. 3052 
Strong pre 3052 
I think it will be no 312.... 3052 
The new room is officially open. 3039 
A picture… 3025 
What a beautiful set-up! 3025 
Dream place 3024 
Headphones sound from playback 3023 
The headphone analogy 3022 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3022 
Wrong way 3022 
Sounds like an insult to me 3022 
Imaging. 3022 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3016 
Learn to forget 3015 
The infrabass injection. 2905 
The number 20 2905 
Undertones? 2904 
Resonance distortion 2904 
There are many options 2904 
I want it... 2904 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2904 
Clarity in the murk 2904 
The gentle exit 2904 
I understand 2904 
Low frequency dithering 2904 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2904 
Eventually! 2720 
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