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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3629 
Big 3629 
Old house? 3629 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3629 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3629 
For a Given Room 3628 
House Inspections & Warranties 3628 
A min Room size.... 3622 
Charging the Large Room 3622 
A bit deeper. 3622 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3621 
Comfort 3621 
Choices 3620 
Value 3620 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3620 
"romantic" illusion... 3620 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3620 
My kids... 3620 
Bingo 3620 
Interesting discussion indeed 3620 
The High Demands System 3619 
Paul S -- 3619 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3619 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3616 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3616 
Happiness 3616 
Various Stages of Young 3616 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3615 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3615 
Using the real estate 3615 
Through the roof 3612 
Sideways 3611 
If not a midbass horn? 3609 
What Comes Naturally 3609 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3609 
In That Case... 3609 
The game is on. 3607 
Mazel Tov! 3607 
Great news 3607 
Wonderful! 3607 
I think it will be better with time. 3607 
Gaddis House 3607 
Congratulations! 3606 
View vs. Practicality 3603 
Multi-Tasking 3603 
Exactly! 3603 
Equipment between speakers... 3603 
Top Gear 3603 
I see no problems with "between". 3603 
Oh well... 3603 
Wall of nature 3603 
Big Window 3603 
Shades and Night Vision 3603 
...they do image wonderfully... 3603 
Another attic project? 3602 
Infinite baffle 3602 
IB 3602 
Mold 3602 
Attic Ventilation 3602 
Possible 3601 
Just strategizing 3601 
Normal orientation 3601 
Confusion. 3601 
Specifics 3601 
Driver Orientation 3601 
That all need to be though out. 3601 
It nigh be a problem 3601 
Ideas 3601 
Opposing woofers 3601 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3601 
Blow hard 3601 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3601 
Couple of things 3601 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3589 
That's not a problem :) 3589 
A LF solution for a new room 3532 
Another midbass?!!? 3529 
Another option to consider 3527 
Room comfort upgrades 3526 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3524 
The color of the listening room. 3510 
This would be nice...... 3507 
That is it. 3497 
Congratulations 3497 
Well, 3497 
The last week of moving... 3488 
We are home! 3484 
Congratulations! 3484 
We found a new room in House.... 3478 
Bass in bass-ment? 3477 
True, but. . . 3477 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3476 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3476 
It took for a while. 3439 
Time/Change 3438 
In regards to chairs... 3438 
This week. 3436 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3436 
The first day. 3434 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3434 
Sounds like a nice time... 3434 
For now.... 3433 
Soft Bass 3433 
Getting somewhere. 3432 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3432 
Diffusion 3431 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3430 
Space behind 3430 
Slowly going back to the business. 3415 
Keep on truckin' 3415 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3413 
Audio vs Video playback. 3410 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3409 
AV 3409 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3409 
A good configuration. 3408 
Injection Channel 3408 
It will come later. 3408 
Going there.... 3406 
Toddler Listeners 3405 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3405 
The honeymoon night. 3403 
Proximity 3403 
A chicken and egg situation 3394 
So far so good. 3389 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3387 
Ok, a first objective look. 3382 
Some room dealing basics 3381 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3380 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3379 
Bass trap 3379 
I will see... 3379 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3379 
Other absorbtion methods 3379 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3378 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3371 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3371 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3369 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3369 
Zarathustra 3365 
Very very nice. 3346 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3346 
Theoretically possible? 3344 
So True 3343 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3332 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3327 
7 moths and one event... 3206 
The next day 3204 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3204 
Choose your poisons 3204 
Thank you 3203 
It is very nice. 3202 
Great day 3201 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3200 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3195 
Macondo listening distance. 3111 
Measured from? 3110 
The Listening Room July 7 3110 
8' all around 3109 
Some comments... 3109 
I am looking for inspiration. 3107 
Vent that woofer 3107 
I do not know yet what to do. 3107 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3106 
Ported 3106 
No port for me, if possible... 3106 
Might...... be.... 3106 
K-Horns? 3106 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3106 
They do appear 3106 
Path length of khorn 3106 
The memory lane. 3106 
Outside 3106 
KHorn facts and truth 3106 
Khorn extension 3106 
The options available.... 3106 
The last night looking… 3105 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3105 
About the use of reading my own site. 3104 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3104 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3104 
Just thinking out loud... 3104 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3104 
Driver? 3104 
Two separate individuals 3104 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3104 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3104 
One more simple idea 3104 
A good thinking. 3102 
A next day. 3102 
Deja vu 3101 
It is all depend of your roo 3101 
What the holly garbage. 3091 
What about at a lower volume... 3091 
I do not know why. 3090 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3037 
SSET ;-) 3036 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3036 
More of the same? 3035 
Yes, this is an option too. 3035 
Actually… 3035 
The Scanspeaks 3035 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3035 
Ah, Winnie... 3035 
Last version 3035 
I wrote about it. 3034 
Layout 3034 
Kind of LF depression… 3031 
The one that got away 3031 
Updated. 3031 
Respect! 3030 
There are plenty things to think about. 3030 
Devil invented the room :) 3030 
The way how I see it… 3030 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3029 
One more theoretical solution 3028 
Almost familiar 3028 
This weekend 3024 
Sum and Difference 3024 
It is in the picture... 3024 
Nice bias 3024 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3024 
The grilling analogy 3024 
Some listening today. 3023 
Back to the drawing table. 3017 
Bring them forward 3017 
Promising.... 3017 
Aligned how? 3016 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3016 
Nice but need more work 3009 
Getting there... 3004 
It all looks very nice... 3004 
It is still all for grabs. 3004 
Great Morning!!! 3003 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3003 
Some thinking required… 3002 
I never done anything like this… 3001 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3000 
Phase and Room Modes 3000 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2999 
I am back. 2998 
I need some volume… 2997 
Line Gain 2997 
What a brilliant idea! 2997 
The full monty 2997 
Yep. I know. 2996 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2996 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2996 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2993 
You know the voices are right... 2993 
Some freaking magic. 2992 
Explanation 2992 
11 feet apart 2991 
Juts a proposal. 2991 
Stronger preamp 2990 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2989 
Sick? No. 2989 
Strong pre 2989 
I think it will be no 312.... 2989 
The new room is officially open. 2976 
A picture… 2962 
What a beautiful set-up! 2962 
Dream place 2961 
Headphones sound from playback 2960 
The headphone analogy 2959 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2959 
Wrong way 2959 
Sounds like an insult to me 2959 
Imaging. 2959 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2953 
Learn to forget 2952 
The infrabass injection. 2842 
The number 20 2842 
Undertones? 2841 
Resonance distortion 2841 
There are many options 2841 
I want it... 2841 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2841 
Clarity in the murk 2841 
The gentle exit 2841 
I understand 2841 
Low frequency dithering 2841 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2841 
Eventually! 2657 
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