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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3631 
Big 3631 
Old house? 3631 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3631 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3631 
For a Given Room 3630 
House Inspections & Warranties 3630 
A min Room size.... 3624 
Charging the Large Room 3624 
A bit deeper. 3624 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3623 
Comfort 3623 
Choices 3622 
Value 3622 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3622 
"romantic" illusion... 3622 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3622 
My kids... 3622 
Bingo 3622 
Interesting discussion indeed 3622 
The High Demands System 3621 
Paul S -- 3621 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3621 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3618 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3618 
Happiness 3618 
Various Stages of Young 3618 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3617 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3617 
Using the real estate 3617 
Through the roof 3614 
Sideways 3613 
If not a midbass horn? 3611 
What Comes Naturally 3611 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3611 
In That Case... 3611 
The game is on. 3609 
Mazel Tov! 3609 
Great news 3609 
Wonderful! 3609 
I think it will be better with time. 3609 
Gaddis House 3609 
Congratulations! 3608 
View vs. Practicality 3605 
Multi-Tasking 3605 
Exactly! 3605 
Equipment between speakers... 3605 
Top Gear 3605 
I see no problems with "between". 3605 
Oh well... 3605 
Wall of nature 3605 
Big Window 3605 
Shades and Night Vision 3605 
...they do image wonderfully... 3605 
Another attic project? 3604 
Infinite baffle 3604 
IB 3604 
Mold 3604 
Attic Ventilation 3604 
Possible 3603 
Just strategizing 3603 
Normal orientation 3603 
Confusion. 3603 
Specifics 3603 
Driver Orientation 3603 
That all need to be though out. 3603 
It nigh be a problem 3603 
Ideas 3603 
Opposing woofers 3603 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3603 
Blow hard 3603 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3603 
Couple of things 3603 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3591 
That's not a problem :) 3591 
A LF solution for a new room 3534 
Another midbass?!!? 3531 
Another option to consider 3529 
Room comfort upgrades 3528 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3526 
The color of the listening room. 3512 
This would be nice...... 3509 
That is it. 3499 
Congratulations 3499 
Well, 3499 
The last week of moving... 3490 
We are home! 3486 
Congratulations! 3486 
We found a new room in House.... 3480 
Bass in bass-ment? 3479 
True, but. . . 3479 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3478 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3478 
It took for a while. 3441 
Time/Change 3440 
In regards to chairs... 3440 
This week. 3438 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3438 
The first day. 3436 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3436 
Sounds like a nice time... 3436 
For now.... 3435 
Soft Bass 3435 
Getting somewhere. 3434 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3434 
Diffusion 3433 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3432 
Space behind 3432 
Slowly going back to the business. 3417 
Keep on truckin' 3417 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3415 
Audio vs Video playback. 3412 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3411 
AV 3411 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3411 
A good configuration. 3410 
Injection Channel 3410 
It will come later. 3410 
Going there.... 3408 
Toddler Listeners 3407 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3407 
The honeymoon night. 3405 
Proximity 3405 
A chicken and egg situation 3396 
So far so good. 3391 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3389 
Ok, a first objective look. 3384 
Some room dealing basics 3383 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3382 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3381 
Bass trap 3381 
I will see... 3381 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3381 
Other absorbtion methods 3381 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3380 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3373 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3373 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3371 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3371 
Zarathustra 3367 
Very very nice. 3348 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3348 
Theoretically possible? 3346 
So True 3345 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3334 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3329 
7 moths and one event... 3208 
The next day 3206 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3206 
Choose your poisons 3206 
Thank you 3205 
It is very nice. 3204 
Great day 3203 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3202 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3197 
Macondo listening distance. 3113 
Measured from? 3112 
The Listening Room July 7 3112 
8' all around 3111 
Some comments... 3111 
I am looking for inspiration. 3109 
Vent that woofer 3109 
I do not know yet what to do. 3109 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3108 
Ported 3108 
No port for me, if possible... 3108 
Might...... be.... 3108 
K-Horns? 3108 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3108 
They do appear 3108 
Path length of khorn 3108 
The memory lane. 3108 
Outside 3108 
KHorn facts and truth 3108 
Khorn extension 3108 
The options available.... 3108 
The last night looking… 3107 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3107 
About the use of reading my own site. 3106 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3106 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3106 
Just thinking out loud... 3106 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3106 
Driver? 3106 
Two separate individuals 3106 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3106 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3106 
One more simple idea 3106 
A good thinking. 3104 
A next day. 3104 
Deja vu 3103 
It is all depend of your roo 3103 
What the holly garbage. 3093 
What about at a lower volume... 3093 
I do not know why. 3092 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3039 
SSET ;-) 3038 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3038 
More of the same? 3037 
Yes, this is an option too. 3037 
Actually… 3037 
The Scanspeaks 3037 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3037 
Ah, Winnie... 3037 
Last version 3037 
I wrote about it. 3036 
Layout 3036 
Kind of LF depression… 3033 
The one that got away 3033 
Updated. 3033 
Respect! 3032 
There are plenty things to think about. 3032 
Devil invented the room :) 3032 
The way how I see it… 3032 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3031 
One more theoretical solution 3030 
Almost familiar 3030 
This weekend 3026 
Sum and Difference 3026 
It is in the picture... 3026 
Nice bias 3026 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3026 
The grilling analogy 3026 
Some listening today. 3025 
Back to the drawing table. 3019 
Bring them forward 3019 
Promising.... 3019 
Aligned how? 3018 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3018 
Nice but need more work 3011 
Getting there... 3006 
It all looks very nice... 3006 
It is still all for grabs. 3006 
Great Morning!!! 3005 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3005 
Some thinking required… 3004 
I never done anything like this… 3003 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3002 
Phase and Room Modes 3002 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3001 
I am back. 3000 
I need some volume… 2999 
Line Gain 2999 
What a brilliant idea! 2999 
The full monty 2999 
Yep. I know. 2998 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2998 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2998 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2995 
You know the voices are right... 2995 
Some freaking magic. 2994 
Explanation 2994 
11 feet apart 2993 
Juts a proposal. 2993 
Stronger preamp 2992 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2991 
Sick? No. 2991 
Strong pre 2991 
I think it will be no 312.... 2991 
The new room is officially open. 2978 
A picture… 2964 
What a beautiful set-up! 2964 
Dream place 2963 
Headphones sound from playback 2962 
The headphone analogy 2961 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2961 
Wrong way 2961 
Sounds like an insult to me 2961 
Imaging. 2961 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2955 
Learn to forget 2954 
The infrabass injection. 2844 
The number 20 2844 
Undertones? 2843 
Resonance distortion 2843 
There are many options 2843 
I want it... 2843 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2843 
Clarity in the murk 2843 
The gentle exit 2843 
I understand 2843 
Low frequency dithering 2843 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2843 
Eventually! 2659 
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