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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3682 
Big 3682 
Old house? 3682 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3682 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3682 
For a Given Room 3681 
House Inspections & Warranties 3681 
A min Room size.... 3675 
Charging the Large Room 3675 
A bit deeper. 3675 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3674 
Comfort 3674 
Choices 3673 
Value 3673 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3673 
"romantic" illusion... 3673 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3673 
My kids... 3673 
Bingo 3673 
Interesting discussion indeed 3673 
The High Demands System 3672 
Paul S -- 3672 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3672 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3669 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3669 
Happiness 3669 
Various Stages of Young 3669 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3668 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3668 
Using the real estate 3668 
Through the roof 3665 
Sideways 3664 
If not a midbass horn? 3662 
What Comes Naturally 3662 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3662 
In That Case... 3662 
The game is on. 3660 
Mazel Tov! 3660 
Great news 3660 
Wonderful! 3660 
I think it will be better with time. 3660 
Gaddis House 3660 
Congratulations! 3659 
View vs. Practicality 3656 
Multi-Tasking 3656 
Exactly! 3656 
Equipment between speakers... 3656 
Top Gear 3656 
I see no problems with "between". 3656 
Oh well... 3656 
Wall of nature 3656 
Big Window 3656 
Shades and Night Vision 3656 
...they do image wonderfully... 3656 
Another attic project? 3655 
Infinite baffle 3655 
IB 3655 
Mold 3655 
Attic Ventilation 3655 
Possible 3654 
Just strategizing 3654 
Normal orientation 3654 
Confusion. 3654 
Specifics 3654 
Driver Orientation 3654 
That all need to be though out. 3654 
It nigh be a problem 3654 
Ideas 3654 
Opposing woofers 3654 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3654 
Blow hard 3654 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3654 
Couple of things 3654 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3642 
That's not a problem :) 3642 
A LF solution for a new room 3585 
Another midbass?!!? 3582 
Another option to consider 3580 
Room comfort upgrades 3579 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3577 
The color of the listening room. 3563 
This would be nice...... 3560 
That is it. 3550 
Congratulations 3550 
Well, 3550 
The last week of moving... 3541 
We are home! 3537 
Congratulations! 3537 
We found a new room in House.... 3531 
Bass in bass-ment? 3530 
True, but. . . 3530 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3529 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3529 
It took for a while. 3492 
Time/Change 3491 
In regards to chairs... 3491 
This week. 3489 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3489 
The first day. 3487 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3487 
Sounds like a nice time... 3487 
For now.... 3486 
Soft Bass 3486 
Getting somewhere. 3485 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3485 
Diffusion 3484 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3483 
Space behind 3483 
Slowly going back to the business. 3468 
Keep on truckin' 3468 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3466 
Audio vs Video playback. 3463 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3462 
AV 3462 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3462 
A good configuration. 3461 
Injection Channel 3461 
It will come later. 3461 
Going there.... 3459 
Toddler Listeners 3458 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3458 
The honeymoon night. 3456 
Proximity 3456 
A chicken and egg situation 3447 
So far so good. 3442 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3440 
Ok, a first objective look. 3435 
Some room dealing basics 3434 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3433 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3432 
Bass trap 3432 
I will see... 3432 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3432 
Other absorbtion methods 3432 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3431 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3424 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3424 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3422 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3422 
Zarathustra 3418 
Very very nice. 3399 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3399 
Theoretically possible? 3397 
So True 3396 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3385 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3380 
7 moths and one event... 3259 
The next day 3257 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3257 
Choose your poisons 3257 
Thank you 3256 
It is very nice. 3255 
Great day 3254 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3253 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3248 
Macondo listening distance. 3164 
Measured from? 3163 
The Listening Room July 7 3163 
8' all around 3162 
Some comments... 3162 
I am looking for inspiration. 3160 
Vent that woofer 3160 
I do not know yet what to do. 3160 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3159 
Ported 3159 
No port for me, if possible... 3159 
Might...... be.... 3159 
K-Horns? 3159 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3159 
They do appear 3159 
Path length of khorn 3159 
The memory lane. 3159 
Outside 3159 
KHorn facts and truth 3159 
Khorn extension 3159 
The options available.... 3159 
The last night looking… 3158 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3158 
About the use of reading my own site. 3157 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3157 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3157 
Just thinking out loud... 3157 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3157 
Driver? 3157 
Two separate individuals 3157 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3157 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3157 
One more simple idea 3157 
A good thinking. 3155 
A next day. 3155 
Deja vu 3154 
It is all depend of your roo 3154 
What the holly garbage. 3144 
What about at a lower volume... 3144 
I do not know why. 3143 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3090 
SSET ;-) 3089 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3089 
More of the same? 3088 
Yes, this is an option too. 3088 
Actually… 3088 
The Scanspeaks 3088 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3088 
Ah, Winnie... 3088 
Last version 3088 
I wrote about it. 3087 
Layout 3087 
Kind of LF depression… 3084 
The one that got away 3084 
Updated. 3084 
Respect! 3083 
There are plenty things to think about. 3083 
Devil invented the room :) 3083 
The way how I see it… 3083 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3082 
One more theoretical solution 3081 
Almost familiar 3081 
This weekend 3077 
Sum and Difference 3077 
It is in the picture... 3077 
Nice bias 3077 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3077 
The grilling analogy 3077 
Some listening today. 3076 
Back to the drawing table. 3070 
Bring them forward 3070 
Promising.... 3070 
Aligned how? 3069 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3069 
Nice but need more work 3062 
Getting there... 3057 
It all looks very nice... 3057 
It is still all for grabs. 3057 
Great Morning!!! 3056 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3056 
Some thinking required… 3055 
I never done anything like this… 3054 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3053 
Phase and Room Modes 3053 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3052 
I am back. 3051 
I need some volume… 3050 
Line Gain 3050 
What a brilliant idea! 3050 
The full monty 3050 
Yep. I know. 3049 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3049 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3049 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3046 
You know the voices are right... 3046 
Some freaking magic. 3045 
Explanation 3045 
11 feet apart 3044 
Juts a proposal. 3044 
Stronger preamp 3043 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3042 
Sick? No. 3042 
Strong pre 3042 
I think it will be no 312.... 3042 
The new room is officially open. 3029 
A picture… 3015 
What a beautiful set-up! 3015 
Dream place 3014 
Headphones sound from playback 3013 
The headphone analogy 3012 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3012 
Wrong way 3012 
Sounds like an insult to me 3012 
Imaging. 3012 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3006 
Learn to forget 3005 
The infrabass injection. 2895 
The number 20 2895 
Undertones? 2894 
Resonance distortion 2894 
There are many options 2894 
I want it... 2894 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2894 
Clarity in the murk 2894 
The gentle exit 2894 
I understand 2894 
Low frequency dithering 2894 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2894 
Eventually! 2710 
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