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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3666 
Big 3666 
Old house? 3666 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3666 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3666 
For a Given Room 3665 
House Inspections & Warranties 3665 
A min Room size.... 3659 
Charging the Large Room 3659 
A bit deeper. 3659 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3658 
Comfort 3658 
Choices 3657 
Value 3657 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3657 
"romantic" illusion... 3657 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3657 
My kids... 3657 
Bingo 3657 
Interesting discussion indeed 3657 
The High Demands System 3656 
Paul S -- 3656 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3656 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3653 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3653 
Happiness 3653 
Various Stages of Young 3653 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3652 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3652 
Using the real estate 3652 
Through the roof 3649 
Sideways 3648 
If not a midbass horn? 3646 
What Comes Naturally 3646 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3646 
In That Case... 3646 
The game is on. 3644 
Mazel Tov! 3644 
Great news 3644 
Wonderful! 3644 
I think it will be better with time. 3644 
Gaddis House 3644 
Congratulations! 3643 
View vs. Practicality 3640 
Multi-Tasking 3640 
Exactly! 3640 
Equipment between speakers... 3640 
Top Gear 3640 
I see no problems with "between". 3640 
Oh well... 3640 
Wall of nature 3640 
Big Window 3640 
Shades and Night Vision 3640 
...they do image wonderfully... 3640 
Another attic project? 3639 
Infinite baffle 3639 
IB 3639 
Mold 3639 
Attic Ventilation 3639 
Possible 3638 
Just strategizing 3638 
Normal orientation 3638 
Confusion. 3638 
Specifics 3638 
Driver Orientation 3638 
That all need to be though out. 3638 
It nigh be a problem 3638 
Ideas 3638 
Opposing woofers 3638 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3638 
Blow hard 3638 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3638 
Couple of things 3638 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3626 
That's not a problem :) 3626 
A LF solution for a new room 3569 
Another midbass?!!? 3566 
Another option to consider 3564 
Room comfort upgrades 3563 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3561 
The color of the listening room. 3547 
This would be nice...... 3544 
That is it. 3534 
Congratulations 3534 
Well, 3534 
The last week of moving... 3525 
We are home! 3521 
Congratulations! 3521 
We found a new room in House.... 3515 
Bass in bass-ment? 3514 
True, but. . . 3514 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3513 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3513 
It took for a while. 3476 
Time/Change 3475 
In regards to chairs... 3475 
This week. 3473 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3473 
The first day. 3471 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3471 
Sounds like a nice time... 3471 
For now.... 3470 
Soft Bass 3470 
Getting somewhere. 3469 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3469 
Diffusion 3468 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3467 
Space behind 3467 
Slowly going back to the business. 3452 
Keep on truckin' 3452 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3450 
Audio vs Video playback. 3447 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3446 
AV 3446 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3446 
A good configuration. 3445 
Injection Channel 3445 
It will come later. 3445 
Going there.... 3443 
Toddler Listeners 3442 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3442 
The honeymoon night. 3440 
Proximity 3440 
A chicken and egg situation 3431 
So far so good. 3426 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3424 
Ok, a first objective look. 3419 
Some room dealing basics 3418 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3417 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3416 
Bass trap 3416 
I will see... 3416 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3416 
Other absorbtion methods 3416 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3415 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3408 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3408 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3406 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3406 
Zarathustra 3402 
Very very nice. 3383 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3383 
Theoretically possible? 3381 
So True 3380 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3369 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3364 
7 moths and one event... 3243 
The next day 3241 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3241 
Choose your poisons 3241 
Thank you 3240 
It is very nice. 3239 
Great day 3238 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3237 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3232 
Macondo listening distance. 3148 
Measured from? 3147 
The Listening Room July 7 3147 
8' all around 3146 
Some comments... 3146 
I am looking for inspiration. 3144 
Vent that woofer 3144 
I do not know yet what to do. 3144 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3143 
Ported 3143 
No port for me, if possible... 3143 
Might...... be.... 3143 
K-Horns? 3143 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3143 
They do appear 3143 
Path length of khorn 3143 
The memory lane. 3143 
Outside 3143 
KHorn facts and truth 3143 
Khorn extension 3143 
The options available.... 3143 
The last night looking… 3142 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3142 
About the use of reading my own site. 3141 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3141 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3141 
Just thinking out loud... 3141 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3141 
Driver? 3141 
Two separate individuals 3141 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3141 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3141 
One more simple idea 3141 
A good thinking. 3139 
A next day. 3139 
Deja vu 3138 
It is all depend of your roo 3138 
What the holly garbage. 3128 
What about at a lower volume... 3128 
I do not know why. 3127 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3074 
SSET ;-) 3073 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3073 
More of the same? 3072 
Yes, this is an option too. 3072 
Actually… 3072 
The Scanspeaks 3072 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3072 
Ah, Winnie... 3072 
Last version 3072 
I wrote about it. 3071 
Layout 3071 
Kind of LF depression… 3068 
The one that got away 3068 
Updated. 3068 
Respect! 3067 
There are plenty things to think about. 3067 
Devil invented the room :) 3067 
The way how I see it… 3067 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3066 
One more theoretical solution 3065 
Almost familiar 3065 
This weekend 3061 
Sum and Difference 3061 
It is in the picture... 3061 
Nice bias 3061 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3061 
The grilling analogy 3061 
Some listening today. 3060 
Back to the drawing table. 3054 
Bring them forward 3054 
Promising.... 3054 
Aligned how? 3053 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3053 
Nice but need more work 3046 
Getting there... 3041 
It all looks very nice... 3041 
It is still all for grabs. 3041 
Great Morning!!! 3040 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3040 
Some thinking required… 3039 
I never done anything like this… 3038 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3037 
Phase and Room Modes 3037 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3036 
I am back. 3035 
I need some volume… 3034 
Line Gain 3034 
What a brilliant idea! 3034 
The full monty 3034 
Yep. I know. 3033 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3033 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3033 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3030 
You know the voices are right... 3030 
Some freaking magic. 3029 
Explanation 3029 
11 feet apart 3028 
Juts a proposal. 3028 
Stronger preamp 3027 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3026 
Sick? No. 3026 
Strong pre 3026 
I think it will be no 312.... 3026 
The new room is officially open. 3013 
A picture… 2999 
What a beautiful set-up! 2999 
Dream place 2998 
Headphones sound from playback 2997 
The headphone analogy 2996 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2996 
Wrong way 2996 
Sounds like an insult to me 2996 
Imaging. 2996 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2990 
Learn to forget 2989 
The infrabass injection. 2879 
The number 20 2879 
Undertones? 2878 
Resonance distortion 2878 
There are many options 2878 
I want it... 2878 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2878 
Clarity in the murk 2878 
The gentle exit 2878 
I understand 2878 
Low frequency dithering 2878 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2878 
Eventually! 2694 
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