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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3853 
Big 3853 
Old house? 3853 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3853 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3853 
For a Given Room 3852 
House Inspections & Warranties 3852 
A min Room size.... 3846 
Charging the Large Room 3846 
A bit deeper. 3846 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3845 
Comfort 3845 
Choices 3844 
Value 3844 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3844 
"romantic" illusion... 3844 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3844 
My kids... 3844 
Bingo 3844 
Interesting discussion indeed 3844 
The High Demands System 3843 
Paul S -- 3843 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3843 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3840 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3840 
Happiness 3840 
Various Stages of Young 3840 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3839 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3839 
Using the real estate 3839 
Through the roof 3836 
Sideways 3835 
If not a midbass horn? 3833 
What Comes Naturally 3833 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3833 
In That Case... 3833 
The game is on. 3831 
Mazel Tov! 3831 
Great news 3831 
Wonderful! 3831 
I think it will be better with time. 3831 
Gaddis House 3831 
Congratulations! 3830 
View vs. Practicality 3827 
Multi-Tasking 3827 
Exactly! 3827 
Equipment between speakers... 3827 
Top Gear 3827 
I see no problems with "between". 3827 
Oh well... 3827 
Wall of nature 3827 
Big Window 3827 
Shades and Night Vision 3827 
...they do image wonderfully... 3827 
Another attic project? 3826 
Infinite baffle 3826 
IB 3826 
Mold 3826 
Attic Ventilation 3826 
Possible 3825 
Just strategizing 3825 
Normal orientation 3825 
Confusion. 3825 
Specifics 3825 
Driver Orientation 3825 
That all need to be though out. 3825 
It nigh be a problem 3825 
Ideas 3825 
Opposing woofers 3825 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3825 
Blow hard 3825 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3825 
Couple of things 3825 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3813 
That's not a problem :) 3813 
A LF solution for a new room 3756 
Another midbass?!!? 3753 
Another option to consider 3751 
Room comfort upgrades 3750 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3748 
The color of the listening room. 3734 
This would be nice...... 3731 
That is it. 3721 
Congratulations 3721 
Well, 3721 
The last week of moving... 3712 
We are home! 3708 
Congratulations! 3708 
We found a new room in House.... 3702 
Bass in bass-ment? 3701 
True, but. . . 3701 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3700 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3700 
It took for a while. 3663 
Time/Change 3662 
In regards to chairs... 3662 
This week. 3660 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3660 
The first day. 3658 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3658 
Sounds like a nice time... 3658 
For now.... 3657 
Soft Bass 3657 
Getting somewhere. 3656 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3656 
Diffusion 3655 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3654 
Space behind 3654 
Slowly going back to the business. 3639 
Keep on truckin' 3639 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3637 
Audio vs Video playback. 3634 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3633 
AV 3633 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3633 
A good configuration. 3632 
Injection Channel 3632 
It will come later. 3632 
Going there.... 3630 
Toddler Listeners 3629 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3629 
The honeymoon night. 3627 
Proximity 3627 
A chicken and egg situation 3618 
So far so good. 3613 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3611 
Ok, a first objective look. 3606 
Some room dealing basics 3605 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3604 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3603 
Bass trap 3603 
I will see... 3603 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3603 
Other absorbtion methods 3603 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3602 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3595 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3595 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3593 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3593 
Zarathustra 3589 
Very very nice. 3570 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3570 
Theoretically possible? 3568 
So True 3567 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3556 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3551 
7 moths and one event... 3430 
The next day 3428 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3428 
Choose your poisons 3428 
Thank you 3427 
It is very nice. 3426 
Great day 3425 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3424 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3419 
Macondo listening distance. 3335 
Measured from? 3334 
The Listening Room July 7 3334 
8' all around 3333 
Some comments... 3333 
I am looking for inspiration. 3331 
Vent that woofer 3331 
I do not know yet what to do. 3331 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3330 
Ported 3330 
No port for me, if possible... 3330 
Might...... be.... 3330 
K-Horns? 3330 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3330 
They do appear 3330 
Path length of khorn 3330 
The memory lane. 3330 
Outside 3330 
KHorn facts and truth 3330 
Khorn extension 3330 
The options available.... 3330 
The last night looking… 3329 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3329 
About the use of reading my own site. 3328 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3328 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3328 
Just thinking out loud... 3328 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3328 
Driver? 3328 
Two separate individuals 3328 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3328 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3328 
One more simple idea 3328 
A good thinking. 3326 
A next day. 3326 
Deja vu 3325 
It is all depend of your roo 3325 
What the holly garbage. 3315 
What about at a lower volume... 3315 
I do not know why. 3314 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3261 
SSET ;-) 3260 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3260 
More of the same? 3259 
Yes, this is an option too. 3259 
Actually… 3259 
The Scanspeaks 3259 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3259 
Ah, Winnie... 3259 
Last version 3259 
I wrote about it. 3258 
Layout 3258 
Kind of LF depression… 3255 
The one that got away 3255 
Updated. 3255 
Respect! 3254 
There are plenty things to think about. 3254 
Devil invented the room :) 3254 
The way how I see it… 3254 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3253 
One more theoretical solution 3252 
Almost familiar 3252 
This weekend 3248 
Sum and Difference 3248 
It is in the picture... 3248 
Nice bias 3248 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3248 
The grilling analogy 3248 
Some listening today. 3247 
Back to the drawing table. 3241 
Bring them forward 3241 
Promising.... 3241 
Aligned how? 3240 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3240 
Nice but need more work 3233 
Getting there... 3228 
It all looks very nice... 3228 
It is still all for grabs. 3228 
Great Morning!!! 3227 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3227 
Some thinking required… 3226 
I never done anything like this… 3225 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3224 
Phase and Room Modes 3224 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3223 
I am back. 3222 
I need some volume… 3221 
Line Gain 3221 
What a brilliant idea! 3221 
The full monty 3221 
Yep. I know. 3220 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3220 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3220 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3217 
You know the voices are right... 3217 
Some freaking magic. 3216 
Explanation 3216 
11 feet apart 3215 
Juts a proposal. 3215 
Stronger preamp 3214 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3213 
Sick? No. 3213 
Strong pre 3213 
I think it will be no 312.... 3213 
The new room is officially open. 3200 
A picture… 3186 
What a beautiful set-up! 3186 
Dream place 3185 
Headphones sound from playback 3184 
The headphone analogy 3183 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3183 
Wrong way 3183 
Sounds like an insult to me 3183 
Imaging. 3183 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3177 
Learn to forget 3176 
The infrabass injection. 3066 
The number 20 3066 
Undertones? 3065 
Resonance distortion 3065 
There are many options 3065 
I want it... 3065 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3065 
Clarity in the murk 3065 
The gentle exit 3065 
I understand 3065 
Low frequency dithering 3065 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3065 
Eventually! 2881 
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