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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3674 
Big 3674 
Old house? 3674 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3674 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3674 
For a Given Room 3673 
House Inspections & Warranties 3673 
A min Room size.... 3667 
Charging the Large Room 3667 
A bit deeper. 3667 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3666 
Comfort 3666 
Choices 3665 
Value 3665 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3665 
"romantic" illusion... 3665 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3665 
My kids... 3665 
Bingo 3665 
Interesting discussion indeed 3665 
The High Demands System 3664 
Paul S -- 3664 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3664 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3661 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3661 
Happiness 3661 
Various Stages of Young 3661 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3660 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3660 
Using the real estate 3660 
Through the roof 3657 
Sideways 3656 
If not a midbass horn? 3654 
What Comes Naturally 3654 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3654 
In That Case... 3654 
The game is on. 3652 
Mazel Tov! 3652 
Great news 3652 
Wonderful! 3652 
I think it will be better with time. 3652 
Gaddis House 3652 
Congratulations! 3651 
View vs. Practicality 3648 
Multi-Tasking 3648 
Exactly! 3648 
Equipment between speakers... 3648 
Top Gear 3648 
I see no problems with "between". 3648 
Oh well... 3648 
Wall of nature 3648 
Big Window 3648 
Shades and Night Vision 3648 
...they do image wonderfully... 3648 
Another attic project? 3647 
Infinite baffle 3647 
IB 3647 
Mold 3647 
Attic Ventilation 3647 
Possible 3646 
Just strategizing 3646 
Normal orientation 3646 
Confusion. 3646 
Specifics 3646 
Driver Orientation 3646 
That all need to be though out. 3646 
It nigh be a problem 3646 
Ideas 3646 
Opposing woofers 3646 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3646 
Blow hard 3646 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3646 
Couple of things 3646 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3634 
That's not a problem :) 3634 
A LF solution for a new room 3577 
Another midbass?!!? 3574 
Another option to consider 3572 
Room comfort upgrades 3571 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3569 
The color of the listening room. 3555 
This would be nice...... 3552 
That is it. 3542 
Congratulations 3542 
Well, 3542 
The last week of moving... 3533 
We are home! 3529 
Congratulations! 3529 
We found a new room in House.... 3523 
Bass in bass-ment? 3522 
True, but. . . 3522 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3521 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3521 
It took for a while. 3484 
Time/Change 3483 
In regards to chairs... 3483 
This week. 3481 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3481 
The first day. 3479 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3479 
Sounds like a nice time... 3479 
For now.... 3478 
Soft Bass 3478 
Getting somewhere. 3477 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3477 
Diffusion 3476 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3475 
Space behind 3475 
Slowly going back to the business. 3460 
Keep on truckin' 3460 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3458 
Audio vs Video playback. 3455 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3454 
AV 3454 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3454 
A good configuration. 3453 
Injection Channel 3453 
It will come later. 3453 
Going there.... 3451 
Toddler Listeners 3450 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3450 
The honeymoon night. 3448 
Proximity 3448 
A chicken and egg situation 3439 
So far so good. 3434 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3432 
Ok, a first objective look. 3427 
Some room dealing basics 3426 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3425 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3424 
Bass trap 3424 
I will see... 3424 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3424 
Other absorbtion methods 3424 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3423 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3416 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3416 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3414 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3414 
Zarathustra 3410 
Very very nice. 3391 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3391 
Theoretically possible? 3389 
So True 3388 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3377 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3372 
7 moths and one event... 3251 
The next day 3249 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3249 
Choose your poisons 3249 
Thank you 3248 
It is very nice. 3247 
Great day 3246 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3245 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3240 
Macondo listening distance. 3156 
Measured from? 3155 
The Listening Room July 7 3155 
8' all around 3154 
Some comments... 3154 
I am looking for inspiration. 3152 
Vent that woofer 3152 
I do not know yet what to do. 3152 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3151 
Ported 3151 
No port for me, if possible... 3151 
Might...... be.... 3151 
K-Horns? 3151 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3151 
They do appear 3151 
Path length of khorn 3151 
The memory lane. 3151 
Outside 3151 
KHorn facts and truth 3151 
Khorn extension 3151 
The options available.... 3151 
The last night looking… 3150 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3150 
About the use of reading my own site. 3149 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3149 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3149 
Just thinking out loud... 3149 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3149 
Driver? 3149 
Two separate individuals 3149 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3149 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3149 
One more simple idea 3149 
A good thinking. 3147 
A next day. 3147 
Deja vu 3146 
It is all depend of your roo 3146 
What the holly garbage. 3136 
What about at a lower volume... 3136 
I do not know why. 3135 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3082 
SSET ;-) 3081 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3081 
More of the same? 3080 
Yes, this is an option too. 3080 
Actually… 3080 
The Scanspeaks 3080 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3080 
Ah, Winnie... 3080 
Last version 3080 
I wrote about it. 3079 
Layout 3079 
Kind of LF depression… 3076 
The one that got away 3076 
Updated. 3076 
Respect! 3075 
There are plenty things to think about. 3075 
Devil invented the room :) 3075 
The way how I see it… 3075 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3074 
One more theoretical solution 3073 
Almost familiar 3073 
This weekend 3069 
Sum and Difference 3069 
It is in the picture... 3069 
Nice bias 3069 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3069 
The grilling analogy 3069 
Some listening today. 3068 
Back to the drawing table. 3062 
Bring them forward 3062 
Promising.... 3062 
Aligned how? 3061 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3061 
Nice but need more work 3054 
Getting there... 3049 
It all looks very nice... 3049 
It is still all for grabs. 3049 
Great Morning!!! 3048 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3048 
Some thinking required… 3047 
I never done anything like this… 3046 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3045 
Phase and Room Modes 3045 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3044 
I am back. 3043 
I need some volume… 3042 
Line Gain 3042 
What a brilliant idea! 3042 
The full monty 3042 
Yep. I know. 3041 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3041 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3041 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3038 
You know the voices are right... 3038 
Some freaking magic. 3037 
Explanation 3037 
11 feet apart 3036 
Juts a proposal. 3036 
Stronger preamp 3035 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3034 
Sick? No. 3034 
Strong pre 3034 
I think it will be no 312.... 3034 
The new room is officially open. 3021 
A picture… 3007 
What a beautiful set-up! 3007 
Dream place 3006 
Headphones sound from playback 3005 
The headphone analogy 3004 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3004 
Wrong way 3004 
Sounds like an insult to me 3004 
Imaging. 3004 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2998 
Learn to forget 2997 
The infrabass injection. 2887 
The number 20 2887 
Undertones? 2886 
Resonance distortion 2886 
There are many options 2886 
I want it... 2886 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2886 
Clarity in the murk 2886 
The gentle exit 2886 
I understand 2886 
Low frequency dithering 2886 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2886 
Eventually! 2702 
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