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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3449 
Big 3449 
Old house? 3449 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3449 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3449 
For a Given Room 3448 
House Inspections & Warranties 3448 
A min Room size.... 3442 
Charging the Large Room 3442 
A bit deeper. 3442 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3441 
Comfort 3441 
Choices 3440 
Value 3440 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3440 
"romantic" illusion... 3440 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3440 
My kids... 3440 
Bingo 3440 
Interesting discussion indeed 3440 
The High Demands System 3439 
Paul S -- 3439 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3439 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3436 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3436 
Happiness 3436 
Various Stages of Young 3436 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3435 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3435 
Using the real estate 3435 
Through the roof 3432 
Sideways 3431 
If not a midbass horn? 3429 
What Comes Naturally 3429 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3429 
In That Case... 3429 
The game is on. 3427 
Mazel Tov! 3427 
Great news 3427 
Wonderful! 3427 
I think it will be better with time. 3427 
Gaddis House 3427 
Congratulations! 3426 
View vs. Practicality 3423 
Multi-Tasking 3423 
Exactly! 3423 
Equipment between speakers... 3423 
Top Gear 3423 
I see no problems with "between". 3423 
Oh well... 3423 
Wall of nature 3423 
Big Window 3423 
Shades and Night Vision 3423 
...they do image wonderfully... 3423 
Another attic project? 3422 
Infinite baffle 3422 
IB 3422 
Mold 3422 
Attic Ventilation 3422 
Possible 3421 
Just strategizing 3421 
Normal orientation 3421 
Confusion. 3421 
Specifics 3421 
Driver Orientation 3421 
That all need to be though out. 3421 
It nigh be a problem 3421 
Ideas 3421 
Opposing woofers 3421 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3421 
Blow hard 3421 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3421 
Couple of things 3421 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3409 
That's not a problem :) 3409 
A LF solution for a new room 3352 
Another midbass?!!? 3349 
Another option to consider 3347 
Room comfort upgrades 3346 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3344 
The color of the listening room. 3330 
This would be nice...... 3327 
That is it. 3317 
Congratulations 3317 
Well, 3317 
The last week of moving... 3308 
We are home! 3304 
Congratulations! 3304 
We found a new room in House.... 3298 
Bass in bass-ment? 3297 
True, but. . . 3297 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3296 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3296 
It took for a while. 3259 
Time/Change 3258 
In regards to chairs... 3258 
This week. 3256 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3256 
The first day. 3254 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3254 
Sounds like a nice time... 3254 
For now.... 3253 
Soft Bass 3253 
Getting somewhere. 3252 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3252 
Diffusion 3251 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3250 
Space behind 3250 
Slowly going back to the business. 3235 
Keep on truckin' 3235 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3233 
Audio vs Video playback. 3230 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3229 
AV 3229 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3229 
A good configuration. 3228 
Injection Channel 3228 
It will come later. 3228 
Going there.... 3226 
Toddler Listeners 3225 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3225 
The honeymoon night. 3223 
Proximity 3223 
A chicken and egg situation 3214 
So far so good. 3209 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3207 
Ok, a first objective look. 3202 
Some room dealing basics 3201 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3200 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3199 
Bass trap 3199 
I will see... 3199 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3199 
Other absorbtion methods 3199 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3198 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3191 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3191 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3189 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3189 
Zarathustra 3185 
Very very nice. 3166 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3166 
Theoretically possible? 3164 
So True 3163 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3152 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3147 
7 moths and one event... 3026 
The next day 3024 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3024 
Choose your poisons 3024 
Thank you 3023 
It is very nice. 3022 
Great day 3021 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3020 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3015 
Macondo listening distance. 2931 
Measured from? 2930 
The Listening Room July 7 2930 
8' all around 2929 
Some comments... 2929 
I am looking for inspiration. 2927 
Vent that woofer 2927 
I do not know yet what to do. 2927 
Port vs. Not Sealed 2926 
Ported 2926 
No port for me, if possible... 2926 
Might...... be.... 2926 
K-Horns? 2926 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 2926 
They do appear 2926 
Path length of khorn 2926 
The memory lane. 2926 
Outside 2926 
KHorn facts and truth 2926 
Khorn extension 2926 
The options available.... 2926 
The last night looking… 2925 
LF Circuit Mysteries 2925 
About the use of reading my own site. 2924 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 2924 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 2924 
Just thinking out loud... 2924 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 2924 
Driver? 2924 
Two separate individuals 2924 
Not a fan of weak magnets 2924 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 2924 
One more simple idea 2924 
A good thinking. 2922 
A next day. 2922 
Deja vu 2921 
It is all depend of your roo 2921 
What the holly garbage. 2911 
What about at a lower volume... 2911 
I do not know why. 2910 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2857 
SSET ;-) 2856 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2856 
More of the same? 2855 
Yes, this is an option too. 2855 
Actually… 2855 
The Scanspeaks 2855 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2855 
Ah, Winnie... 2855 
Last version 2855 
I wrote about it. 2854 
Layout 2854 
Kind of LF depression… 2851 
The one that got away 2851 
Updated. 2851 
Respect! 2850 
There are plenty things to think about. 2850 
Devil invented the room :) 2850 
The way how I see it… 2850 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2849 
One more theoretical solution 2848 
Almost familiar 2848 
This weekend 2844 
Sum and Difference 2844 
It is in the picture... 2844 
Nice bias 2844 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2844 
The grilling analogy 2844 
Some listening today. 2843 
Back to the drawing table. 2837 
Bring them forward 2837 
Promising.... 2837 
Aligned how? 2836 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2836 
Nice but need more work 2829 
Getting there... 2824 
It all looks very nice... 2824 
It is still all for grabs. 2824 
Great Morning!!! 2823 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2823 
Some thinking required… 2822 
I never done anything like this… 2821 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2820 
Phase and Room Modes 2820 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2819 
I am back. 2818 
I need some volume… 2817 
Line Gain 2817 
What a brilliant idea! 2817 
The full monty 2817 
Yep. I know. 2816 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2816 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2816 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2813 
You know the voices are right... 2813 
Some freaking magic. 2812 
Explanation 2812 
11 feet apart 2811 
Juts a proposal. 2811 
Stronger preamp 2810 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2809 
Sick? No. 2809 
Strong pre 2809 
I think it will be no 312.... 2809 
The new room is officially open. 2796 
A picture… 2782 
What a beautiful set-up! 2782 
Dream place 2781 
Headphones sound from playback 2780 
The headphone analogy 2779 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2779 
Wrong way 2779 
Sounds like an insult to me 2779 
Imaging. 2779 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2773 
Learn to forget 2772 
The infrabass injection. 2662 
The number 20 2662 
Undertones? 2661 
Resonance distortion 2661 
There are many options 2661 
I want it... 2661 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2661 
Clarity in the murk 2661 
The gentle exit 2661 
I understand 2661 
Low frequency dithering 2661 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2661 
Eventually! 2477 
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