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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3575 
Big 3575 
Old house? 3575 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3575 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3575 
For a Given Room 3574 
House Inspections & Warranties 3574 
A min Room size.... 3568 
Charging the Large Room 3568 
A bit deeper. 3568 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3567 
Comfort 3567 
Choices 3566 
Value 3566 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3566 
"romantic" illusion... 3566 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3566 
My kids... 3566 
Bingo 3566 
Interesting discussion indeed 3566 
The High Demands System 3565 
Paul S -- 3565 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3565 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3562 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3562 
Happiness 3562 
Various Stages of Young 3562 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3561 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3561 
Using the real estate 3561 
Through the roof 3558 
Sideways 3557 
If not a midbass horn? 3555 
What Comes Naturally 3555 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3555 
In That Case... 3555 
The game is on. 3553 
Mazel Tov! 3553 
Great news 3553 
Wonderful! 3553 
I think it will be better with time. 3553 
Gaddis House 3553 
Congratulations! 3552 
View vs. Practicality 3549 
Multi-Tasking 3549 
Exactly! 3549 
Equipment between speakers... 3549 
Top Gear 3549 
I see no problems with "between". 3549 
Oh well... 3549 
Wall of nature 3549 
Big Window 3549 
Shades and Night Vision 3549 
...they do image wonderfully... 3549 
Another attic project? 3548 
Infinite baffle 3548 
IB 3548 
Mold 3548 
Attic Ventilation 3548 
Possible 3547 
Just strategizing 3547 
Normal orientation 3547 
Confusion. 3547 
Specifics 3547 
Driver Orientation 3547 
That all need to be though out. 3547 
It nigh be a problem 3547 
Ideas 3547 
Opposing woofers 3547 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3547 
Blow hard 3547 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3547 
Couple of things 3547 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3535 
That's not a problem :) 3535 
A LF solution for a new room 3478 
Another midbass?!!? 3475 
Another option to consider 3473 
Room comfort upgrades 3472 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3470 
The color of the listening room. 3456 
This would be nice...... 3453 
That is it. 3443 
Congratulations 3443 
Well, 3443 
The last week of moving... 3434 
We are home! 3430 
Congratulations! 3430 
We found a new room in House.... 3424 
Bass in bass-ment? 3423 
True, but. . . 3423 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3422 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3422 
It took for a while. 3385 
Time/Change 3384 
In regards to chairs... 3384 
This week. 3382 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3382 
The first day. 3380 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3380 
Sounds like a nice time... 3380 
For now.... 3379 
Soft Bass 3379 
Getting somewhere. 3378 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3378 
Diffusion 3377 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3376 
Space behind 3376 
Slowly going back to the business. 3361 
Keep on truckin' 3361 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3359 
Audio vs Video playback. 3356 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3355 
AV 3355 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3355 
A good configuration. 3354 
Injection Channel 3354 
It will come later. 3354 
Going there.... 3352 
Toddler Listeners 3351 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3351 
The honeymoon night. 3349 
Proximity 3349 
A chicken and egg situation 3340 
So far so good. 3335 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3333 
Ok, a first objective look. 3328 
Some room dealing basics 3327 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3326 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3325 
Bass trap 3325 
I will see... 3325 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3325 
Other absorbtion methods 3325 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3324 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3317 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3317 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3315 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3315 
Zarathustra 3311 
Very very nice. 3292 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3292 
Theoretically possible? 3290 
So True 3289 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3278 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3273 
7 moths and one event... 3152 
The next day 3150 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3150 
Choose your poisons 3150 
Thank you 3149 
It is very nice. 3148 
Great day 3147 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3146 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3141 
Macondo listening distance. 3057 
Measured from? 3056 
The Listening Room July 7 3056 
8' all around 3055 
Some comments... 3055 
I am looking for inspiration. 3053 
Vent that woofer 3053 
I do not know yet what to do. 3053 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3052 
Ported 3052 
No port for me, if possible... 3052 
Might...... be.... 3052 
K-Horns? 3052 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3052 
They do appear 3052 
Path length of khorn 3052 
The memory lane. 3052 
Outside 3052 
KHorn facts and truth 3052 
Khorn extension 3052 
The options available.... 3052 
The last night looking… 3051 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3051 
About the use of reading my own site. 3050 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3050 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3050 
Just thinking out loud... 3050 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3050 
Driver? 3050 
Two separate individuals 3050 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3050 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3050 
One more simple idea 3050 
A good thinking. 3048 
A next day. 3048 
Deja vu 3047 
It is all depend of your roo 3047 
What the holly garbage. 3037 
What about at a lower volume... 3037 
I do not know why. 3036 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2983 
SSET ;-) 2982 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2982 
More of the same? 2981 
Yes, this is an option too. 2981 
Actually… 2981 
The Scanspeaks 2981 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2981 
Ah, Winnie... 2981 
Last version 2981 
I wrote about it. 2980 
Layout 2980 
Kind of LF depression… 2977 
The one that got away 2977 
Updated. 2977 
Respect! 2976 
There are plenty things to think about. 2976 
Devil invented the room :) 2976 
The way how I see it… 2976 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2975 
One more theoretical solution 2974 
Almost familiar 2974 
This weekend 2970 
Sum and Difference 2970 
It is in the picture... 2970 
Nice bias 2970 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2970 
The grilling analogy 2970 
Some listening today. 2969 
Back to the drawing table. 2963 
Bring them forward 2963 
Promising.... 2963 
Aligned how? 2962 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2962 
Nice but need more work 2955 
Getting there... 2950 
It all looks very nice... 2950 
It is still all for grabs. 2950 
Great Morning!!! 2949 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2949 
Some thinking required… 2948 
I never done anything like this… 2947 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2946 
Phase and Room Modes 2946 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2945 
I am back. 2944 
I need some volume… 2943 
Line Gain 2943 
What a brilliant idea! 2943 
The full monty 2943 
Yep. I know. 2942 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2942 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2942 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2939 
You know the voices are right... 2939 
Some freaking magic. 2938 
Explanation 2938 
11 feet apart 2937 
Juts a proposal. 2937 
Stronger preamp 2936 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2935 
Sick? No. 2935 
Strong pre 2935 
I think it will be no 312.... 2935 
The new room is officially open. 2922 
A picture… 2908 
What a beautiful set-up! 2908 
Dream place 2907 
Headphones sound from playback 2906 
The headphone analogy 2905 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2905 
Wrong way 2905 
Sounds like an insult to me 2905 
Imaging. 2905 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2899 
Learn to forget 2898 
The infrabass injection. 2788 
The number 20 2788 
Undertones? 2787 
Resonance distortion 2787 
There are many options 2787 
I want it... 2787 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2787 
Clarity in the murk 2787 
The gentle exit 2787 
I understand 2787 
Low frequency dithering 2787 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2787 
Eventually! 2603 
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