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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3747 
Big 3747 
Old house? 3747 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3747 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3747 
For a Given Room 3746 
House Inspections & Warranties 3746 
A min Room size.... 3740 
Charging the Large Room 3740 
A bit deeper. 3740 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3739 
Comfort 3739 
Choices 3738 
Value 3738 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3738 
"romantic" illusion... 3738 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3738 
My kids... 3738 
Bingo 3738 
Interesting discussion indeed 3738 
The High Demands System 3737 
Paul S -- 3737 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3737 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3734 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3734 
Happiness 3734 
Various Stages of Young 3734 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3733 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3733 
Using the real estate 3733 
Through the roof 3730 
Sideways 3729 
If not a midbass horn? 3727 
What Comes Naturally 3727 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3727 
In That Case... 3727 
The game is on. 3725 
Mazel Tov! 3725 
Great news 3725 
Wonderful! 3725 
I think it will be better with time. 3725 
Gaddis House 3725 
Congratulations! 3724 
View vs. Practicality 3721 
Multi-Tasking 3721 
Exactly! 3721 
Equipment between speakers... 3721 
Top Gear 3721 
I see no problems with "between". 3721 
Oh well... 3721 
Wall of nature 3721 
Big Window 3721 
Shades and Night Vision 3721 
...they do image wonderfully... 3721 
Another attic project? 3720 
Infinite baffle 3720 
IB 3720 
Mold 3720 
Attic Ventilation 3720 
Possible 3719 
Just strategizing 3719 
Normal orientation 3719 
Confusion. 3719 
Specifics 3719 
Driver Orientation 3719 
That all need to be though out. 3719 
It nigh be a problem 3719 
Ideas 3719 
Opposing woofers 3719 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3719 
Blow hard 3719 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3719 
Couple of things 3719 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3707 
That's not a problem :) 3707 
A LF solution for a new room 3650 
Another midbass?!!? 3647 
Another option to consider 3645 
Room comfort upgrades 3644 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3642 
The color of the listening room. 3628 
This would be nice...... 3625 
That is it. 3615 
Congratulations 3615 
Well, 3615 
The last week of moving... 3606 
We are home! 3602 
Congratulations! 3602 
We found a new room in House.... 3596 
Bass in bass-ment? 3595 
True, but. . . 3595 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3594 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3594 
It took for a while. 3557 
Time/Change 3556 
In regards to chairs... 3556 
This week. 3554 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3554 
The first day. 3552 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3552 
Sounds like a nice time... 3552 
For now.... 3551 
Soft Bass 3551 
Getting somewhere. 3550 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3550 
Diffusion 3549 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3548 
Space behind 3548 
Slowly going back to the business. 3533 
Keep on truckin' 3533 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3531 
Audio vs Video playback. 3528 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3527 
AV 3527 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3527 
A good configuration. 3526 
Injection Channel 3526 
It will come later. 3526 
Going there.... 3524 
Toddler Listeners 3523 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3523 
The honeymoon night. 3521 
Proximity 3521 
A chicken and egg situation 3512 
So far so good. 3507 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3505 
Ok, a first objective look. 3500 
Some room dealing basics 3499 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3498 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3497 
Bass trap 3497 
I will see... 3497 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3497 
Other absorbtion methods 3497 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3496 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3489 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3489 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3487 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3487 
Zarathustra 3483 
Very very nice. 3464 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3464 
Theoretically possible? 3462 
So True 3461 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3450 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3445 
7 moths and one event... 3324 
The next day 3322 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3322 
Choose your poisons 3322 
Thank you 3321 
It is very nice. 3320 
Great day 3319 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3318 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3313 
Macondo listening distance. 3229 
Measured from? 3228 
The Listening Room July 7 3228 
8' all around 3227 
Some comments... 3227 
I am looking for inspiration. 3225 
Vent that woofer 3225 
I do not know yet what to do. 3225 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3224 
Ported 3224 
No port for me, if possible... 3224 
Might...... be.... 3224 
K-Horns? 3224 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3224 
They do appear 3224 
Path length of khorn 3224 
The memory lane. 3224 
Outside 3224 
KHorn facts and truth 3224 
Khorn extension 3224 
The options available.... 3224 
The last night looking… 3223 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3223 
About the use of reading my own site. 3222 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3222 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3222 
Just thinking out loud... 3222 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3222 
Driver? 3222 
Two separate individuals 3222 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3222 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3222 
One more simple idea 3222 
A good thinking. 3220 
A next day. 3220 
Deja vu 3219 
It is all depend of your roo 3219 
What the holly garbage. 3209 
What about at a lower volume... 3209 
I do not know why. 3208 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3155 
SSET ;-) 3154 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3154 
More of the same? 3153 
Yes, this is an option too. 3153 
Actually… 3153 
The Scanspeaks 3153 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3153 
Ah, Winnie... 3153 
Last version 3153 
I wrote about it. 3152 
Layout 3152 
Kind of LF depression… 3149 
The one that got away 3149 
Updated. 3149 
Respect! 3148 
There are plenty things to think about. 3148 
Devil invented the room :) 3148 
The way how I see it… 3148 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3147 
One more theoretical solution 3146 
Almost familiar 3146 
This weekend 3142 
Sum and Difference 3142 
It is in the picture... 3142 
Nice bias 3142 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3142 
The grilling analogy 3142 
Some listening today. 3141 
Back to the drawing table. 3135 
Bring them forward 3135 
Promising.... 3135 
Aligned how? 3134 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3134 
Nice but need more work 3127 
Getting there... 3122 
It all looks very nice... 3122 
It is still all for grabs. 3122 
Great Morning!!! 3121 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3121 
Some thinking required… 3120 
I never done anything like this… 3119 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3118 
Phase and Room Modes 3118 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3117 
I am back. 3116 
I need some volume… 3115 
Line Gain 3115 
What a brilliant idea! 3115 
The full monty 3115 
Yep. I know. 3114 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3114 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3114 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3111 
You know the voices are right... 3111 
Some freaking magic. 3110 
Explanation 3110 
11 feet apart 3109 
Juts a proposal. 3109 
Stronger preamp 3108 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3107 
Sick? No. 3107 
Strong pre 3107 
I think it will be no 312.... 3107 
The new room is officially open. 3094 
A picture… 3080 
What a beautiful set-up! 3080 
Dream place 3079 
Headphones sound from playback 3078 
The headphone analogy 3077 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3077 
Wrong way 3077 
Sounds like an insult to me 3077 
Imaging. 3077 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3071 
Learn to forget 3070 
The infrabass injection. 2960 
The number 20 2960 
Undertones? 2959 
Resonance distortion 2959 
There are many options 2959 
I want it... 2959 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2959 
Clarity in the murk 2959 
The gentle exit 2959 
I understand 2959 
Low frequency dithering 2959 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2959 
Eventually! 2775 
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