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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3509 
Big 3509 
Old house? 3509 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3509 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3509 
For a Given Room 3508 
House Inspections & Warranties 3508 
A min Room size.... 3502 
Charging the Large Room 3502 
A bit deeper. 3502 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3501 
Comfort 3501 
Choices 3500 
Value 3500 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3500 
"romantic" illusion... 3500 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3500 
My kids... 3500 
Bingo 3500 
Interesting discussion indeed 3500 
The High Demands System 3499 
Paul S -- 3499 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3499 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3496 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3496 
Happiness 3496 
Various Stages of Young 3496 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3495 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3495 
Using the real estate 3495 
Through the roof 3492 
Sideways 3491 
If not a midbass horn? 3489 
What Comes Naturally 3489 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3489 
In That Case... 3489 
The game is on. 3487 
Mazel Tov! 3487 
Great news 3487 
Wonderful! 3487 
I think it will be better with time. 3487 
Gaddis House 3487 
Congratulations! 3486 
View vs. Practicality 3483 
Multi-Tasking 3483 
Exactly! 3483 
Equipment between speakers... 3483 
Top Gear 3483 
I see no problems with "between". 3483 
Oh well... 3483 
Wall of nature 3483 
Big Window 3483 
Shades and Night Vision 3483 
...they do image wonderfully... 3483 
Another attic project? 3482 
Infinite baffle 3482 
IB 3482 
Mold 3482 
Attic Ventilation 3482 
Possible 3481 
Just strategizing 3481 
Normal orientation 3481 
Confusion. 3481 
Specifics 3481 
Driver Orientation 3481 
That all need to be though out. 3481 
It nigh be a problem 3481 
Ideas 3481 
Opposing woofers 3481 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3481 
Blow hard 3481 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3481 
Couple of things 3481 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3469 
That's not a problem :) 3469 
A LF solution for a new room 3412 
Another midbass?!!? 3409 
Another option to consider 3407 
Room comfort upgrades 3406 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3404 
The color of the listening room. 3390 
This would be nice...... 3387 
That is it. 3377 
Congratulations 3377 
Well, 3377 
The last week of moving... 3368 
We are home! 3364 
Congratulations! 3364 
We found a new room in House.... 3358 
Bass in bass-ment? 3357 
True, but. . . 3357 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3356 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3356 
It took for a while. 3319 
Time/Change 3318 
In regards to chairs... 3318 
This week. 3316 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3316 
The first day. 3314 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3314 
Sounds like a nice time... 3314 
For now.... 3313 
Soft Bass 3313 
Getting somewhere. 3312 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3312 
Diffusion 3311 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3310 
Space behind 3310 
Slowly going back to the business. 3295 
Keep on truckin' 3295 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3293 
Audio vs Video playback. 3290 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3289 
AV 3289 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3289 
A good configuration. 3288 
Injection Channel 3288 
It will come later. 3288 
Going there.... 3286 
Toddler Listeners 3285 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3285 
The honeymoon night. 3283 
Proximity 3283 
A chicken and egg situation 3274 
So far so good. 3269 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3267 
Ok, a first objective look. 3262 
Some room dealing basics 3261 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3260 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3259 
Bass trap 3259 
I will see... 3259 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3259 
Other absorbtion methods 3259 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3258 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3251 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3251 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3249 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3249 
Zarathustra 3245 
Very very nice. 3226 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3226 
Theoretically possible? 3224 
So True 3223 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3212 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3207 
7 moths and one event... 3086 
The next day 3084 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3084 
Choose your poisons 3084 
Thank you 3083 
It is very nice. 3082 
Great day 3081 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3080 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3075 
Macondo listening distance. 2991 
Measured from? 2990 
The Listening Room July 7 2990 
8' all around 2989 
Some comments... 2989 
I am looking for inspiration. 2987 
Vent that woofer 2987 
I do not know yet what to do. 2987 
Port vs. Not Sealed 2986 
Ported 2986 
No port for me, if possible... 2986 
Might...... be.... 2986 
K-Horns? 2986 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 2986 
They do appear 2986 
Path length of khorn 2986 
The memory lane. 2986 
Outside 2986 
KHorn facts and truth 2986 
Khorn extension 2986 
The options available.... 2986 
The last night looking… 2985 
LF Circuit Mysteries 2985 
About the use of reading my own site. 2984 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 2984 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 2984 
Just thinking out loud... 2984 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 2984 
Driver? 2984 
Two separate individuals 2984 
Not a fan of weak magnets 2984 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 2984 
One more simple idea 2984 
A good thinking. 2982 
A next day. 2982 
Deja vu 2981 
It is all depend of your roo 2981 
What the holly garbage. 2971 
What about at a lower volume... 2971 
I do not know why. 2970 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2917 
SSET ;-) 2916 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2916 
More of the same? 2915 
Yes, this is an option too. 2915 
Actually… 2915 
The Scanspeaks 2915 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2915 
Ah, Winnie... 2915 
Last version 2915 
I wrote about it. 2914 
Layout 2914 
Kind of LF depression… 2911 
The one that got away 2911 
Updated. 2911 
Respect! 2910 
There are plenty things to think about. 2910 
Devil invented the room :) 2910 
The way how I see it… 2910 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2909 
One more theoretical solution 2908 
Almost familiar 2908 
This weekend 2904 
Sum and Difference 2904 
It is in the picture... 2904 
Nice bias 2904 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2904 
The grilling analogy 2904 
Some listening today. 2903 
Back to the drawing table. 2897 
Bring them forward 2897 
Promising.... 2897 
Aligned how? 2896 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2896 
Nice but need more work 2889 
Getting there... 2884 
It all looks very nice... 2884 
It is still all for grabs. 2884 
Great Morning!!! 2883 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2883 
Some thinking required… 2882 
I never done anything like this… 2881 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2880 
Phase and Room Modes 2880 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2879 
I am back. 2878 
I need some volume… 2877 
Line Gain 2877 
What a brilliant idea! 2877 
The full monty 2877 
Yep. I know. 2876 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2876 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2876 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2873 
You know the voices are right... 2873 
Some freaking magic. 2872 
Explanation 2872 
11 feet apart 2871 
Juts a proposal. 2871 
Stronger preamp 2870 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2869 
Sick? No. 2869 
Strong pre 2869 
I think it will be no 312.... 2869 
The new room is officially open. 2856 
A picture… 2842 
What a beautiful set-up! 2842 
Dream place 2841 
Headphones sound from playback 2840 
The headphone analogy 2839 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2839 
Wrong way 2839 
Sounds like an insult to me 2839 
Imaging. 2839 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2833 
Learn to forget 2832 
The infrabass injection. 2722 
The number 20 2722 
Undertones? 2721 
Resonance distortion 2721 
There are many options 2721 
I want it... 2721 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2721 
Clarity in the murk 2721 
The gentle exit 2721 
I understand 2721 
Low frequency dithering 2721 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2721 
Eventually! 2537 
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