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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3645 
Big 3645 
Old house? 3645 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3645 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3645 
For a Given Room 3644 
House Inspections & Warranties 3644 
A min Room size.... 3638 
Charging the Large Room 3638 
A bit deeper. 3638 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3637 
Comfort 3637 
Choices 3636 
Value 3636 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3636 
"romantic" illusion... 3636 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3636 
My kids... 3636 
Bingo 3636 
Interesting discussion indeed 3636 
The High Demands System 3635 
Paul S -- 3635 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3635 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3632 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3632 
Happiness 3632 
Various Stages of Young 3632 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3631 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3631 
Using the real estate 3631 
Through the roof 3628 
Sideways 3627 
If not a midbass horn? 3625 
What Comes Naturally 3625 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3625 
In That Case... 3625 
The game is on. 3623 
Mazel Tov! 3623 
Great news 3623 
Wonderful! 3623 
I think it will be better with time. 3623 
Gaddis House 3623 
Congratulations! 3622 
View vs. Practicality 3619 
Multi-Tasking 3619 
Exactly! 3619 
Equipment between speakers... 3619 
Top Gear 3619 
I see no problems with "between". 3619 
Oh well... 3619 
Wall of nature 3619 
Big Window 3619 
Shades and Night Vision 3619 
...they do image wonderfully... 3619 
Another attic project? 3618 
Infinite baffle 3618 
IB 3618 
Mold 3618 
Attic Ventilation 3618 
Possible 3617 
Just strategizing 3617 
Normal orientation 3617 
Confusion. 3617 
Specifics 3617 
Driver Orientation 3617 
That all need to be though out. 3617 
It nigh be a problem 3617 
Ideas 3617 
Opposing woofers 3617 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3617 
Blow hard 3617 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3617 
Couple of things 3617 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3605 
That's not a problem :) 3605 
A LF solution for a new room 3548 
Another midbass?!!? 3545 
Another option to consider 3543 
Room comfort upgrades 3542 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3540 
The color of the listening room. 3526 
This would be nice...... 3523 
That is it. 3513 
Congratulations 3513 
Well, 3513 
The last week of moving... 3504 
We are home! 3500 
Congratulations! 3500 
We found a new room in House.... 3494 
Bass in bass-ment? 3493 
True, but. . . 3493 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3492 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3492 
It took for a while. 3455 
Time/Change 3454 
In regards to chairs... 3454 
This week. 3452 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3452 
The first day. 3450 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3450 
Sounds like a nice time... 3450 
For now.... 3449 
Soft Bass 3449 
Getting somewhere. 3448 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3448 
Diffusion 3447 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3446 
Space behind 3446 
Slowly going back to the business. 3431 
Keep on truckin' 3431 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3429 
Audio vs Video playback. 3426 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3425 
AV 3425 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3425 
A good configuration. 3424 
Injection Channel 3424 
It will come later. 3424 
Going there.... 3422 
Toddler Listeners 3421 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3421 
The honeymoon night. 3419 
Proximity 3419 
A chicken and egg situation 3410 
So far so good. 3405 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3403 
Ok, a first objective look. 3398 
Some room dealing basics 3397 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3396 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3395 
Bass trap 3395 
I will see... 3395 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3395 
Other absorbtion methods 3395 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3394 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3387 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3387 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3385 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3385 
Zarathustra 3381 
Very very nice. 3362 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3362 
Theoretically possible? 3360 
So True 3359 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3348 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3343 
7 moths and one event... 3222 
The next day 3220 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3220 
Choose your poisons 3220 
Thank you 3219 
It is very nice. 3218 
Great day 3217 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3216 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3211 
Macondo listening distance. 3127 
Measured from? 3126 
The Listening Room July 7 3126 
8' all around 3125 
Some comments... 3125 
I am looking for inspiration. 3123 
Vent that woofer 3123 
I do not know yet what to do. 3123 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3122 
Ported 3122 
No port for me, if possible... 3122 
Might...... be.... 3122 
K-Horns? 3122 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3122 
They do appear 3122 
Path length of khorn 3122 
The memory lane. 3122 
Outside 3122 
KHorn facts and truth 3122 
Khorn extension 3122 
The options available.... 3122 
The last night looking… 3121 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3121 
About the use of reading my own site. 3120 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3120 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3120 
Just thinking out loud... 3120 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3120 
Driver? 3120 
Two separate individuals 3120 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3120 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3120 
One more simple idea 3120 
A good thinking. 3118 
A next day. 3118 
Deja vu 3117 
It is all depend of your roo 3117 
What the holly garbage. 3107 
What about at a lower volume... 3107 
I do not know why. 3106 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3053 
SSET ;-) 3052 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3052 
More of the same? 3051 
Yes, this is an option too. 3051 
Actually… 3051 
The Scanspeaks 3051 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3051 
Ah, Winnie... 3051 
Last version 3051 
I wrote about it. 3050 
Layout 3050 
Kind of LF depression… 3047 
The one that got away 3047 
Updated. 3047 
Respect! 3046 
There are plenty things to think about. 3046 
Devil invented the room :) 3046 
The way how I see it… 3046 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3045 
One more theoretical solution 3044 
Almost familiar 3044 
This weekend 3040 
Sum and Difference 3040 
It is in the picture... 3040 
Nice bias 3040 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3040 
The grilling analogy 3040 
Some listening today. 3039 
Back to the drawing table. 3033 
Bring them forward 3033 
Promising.... 3033 
Aligned how? 3032 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3032 
Nice but need more work 3025 
Getting there... 3020 
It all looks very nice... 3020 
It is still all for grabs. 3020 
Great Morning!!! 3019 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3019 
Some thinking required… 3018 
I never done anything like this… 3017 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3016 
Phase and Room Modes 3016 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3015 
I am back. 3014 
I need some volume… 3013 
Line Gain 3013 
What a brilliant idea! 3013 
The full monty 3013 
Yep. I know. 3012 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3012 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3012 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3009 
You know the voices are right... 3009 
Some freaking magic. 3008 
Explanation 3008 
11 feet apart 3007 
Juts a proposal. 3007 
Stronger preamp 3006 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3005 
Sick? No. 3005 
Strong pre 3005 
I think it will be no 312.... 3005 
The new room is officially open. 2992 
A picture… 2978 
What a beautiful set-up! 2978 
Dream place 2977 
Headphones sound from playback 2976 
The headphone analogy 2975 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2975 
Wrong way 2975 
Sounds like an insult to me 2975 
Imaging. 2975 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2969 
Learn to forget 2968 
The infrabass injection. 2858 
The number 20 2858 
Undertones? 2857 
Resonance distortion 2857 
There are many options 2857 
I want it... 2857 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2857 
Clarity in the murk 2857 
The gentle exit 2857 
I understand 2857 
Low frequency dithering 2857 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2857 
Eventually! 2673 
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