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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3823 
Big 3823 
Old house? 3823 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3823 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3823 
For a Given Room 3822 
House Inspections & Warranties 3822 
A min Room size.... 3816 
Charging the Large Room 3816 
A bit deeper. 3816 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3815 
Comfort 3815 
Choices 3814 
Value 3814 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3814 
"romantic" illusion... 3814 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3814 
My kids... 3814 
Bingo 3814 
Interesting discussion indeed 3814 
The High Demands System 3813 
Paul S -- 3813 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3813 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3810 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3810 
Happiness 3810 
Various Stages of Young 3810 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3809 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3809 
Using the real estate 3809 
Through the roof 3806 
Sideways 3805 
If not a midbass horn? 3803 
What Comes Naturally 3803 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3803 
In That Case... 3803 
The game is on. 3801 
Mazel Tov! 3801 
Great news 3801 
Wonderful! 3801 
I think it will be better with time. 3801 
Gaddis House 3801 
Congratulations! 3800 
View vs. Practicality 3797 
Multi-Tasking 3797 
Exactly! 3797 
Equipment between speakers... 3797 
Top Gear 3797 
I see no problems with "between". 3797 
Oh well... 3797 
Wall of nature 3797 
Big Window 3797 
Shades and Night Vision 3797 
...they do image wonderfully... 3797 
Another attic project? 3796 
Infinite baffle 3796 
IB 3796 
Mold 3796 
Attic Ventilation 3796 
Possible 3795 
Just strategizing 3795 
Normal orientation 3795 
Confusion. 3795 
Specifics 3795 
Driver Orientation 3795 
That all need to be though out. 3795 
It nigh be a problem 3795 
Ideas 3795 
Opposing woofers 3795 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3795 
Blow hard 3795 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3795 
Couple of things 3795 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3783 
That's not a problem :) 3783 
A LF solution for a new room 3726 
Another midbass?!!? 3723 
Another option to consider 3721 
Room comfort upgrades 3720 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3718 
The color of the listening room. 3704 
This would be nice...... 3701 
That is it. 3691 
Congratulations 3691 
Well, 3691 
The last week of moving... 3682 
We are home! 3678 
Congratulations! 3678 
We found a new room in House.... 3672 
Bass in bass-ment? 3671 
True, but. . . 3671 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3670 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3670 
It took for a while. 3633 
Time/Change 3632 
In regards to chairs... 3632 
This week. 3630 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3630 
The first day. 3628 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3628 
Sounds like a nice time... 3628 
For now.... 3627 
Soft Bass 3627 
Getting somewhere. 3626 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3626 
Diffusion 3625 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3624 
Space behind 3624 
Slowly going back to the business. 3609 
Keep on truckin' 3609 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3607 
Audio vs Video playback. 3604 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3603 
AV 3603 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3603 
A good configuration. 3602 
Injection Channel 3602 
It will come later. 3602 
Going there.... 3600 
Toddler Listeners 3599 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3599 
The honeymoon night. 3597 
Proximity 3597 
A chicken and egg situation 3588 
So far so good. 3583 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3581 
Ok, a first objective look. 3576 
Some room dealing basics 3575 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3574 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3573 
Bass trap 3573 
I will see... 3573 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3573 
Other absorbtion methods 3573 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3572 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3565 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3565 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3563 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3563 
Zarathustra 3559 
Very very nice. 3540 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3540 
Theoretically possible? 3538 
So True 3537 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3526 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3521 
7 moths and one event... 3400 
The next day 3398 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3398 
Choose your poisons 3398 
Thank you 3397 
It is very nice. 3396 
Great day 3395 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3394 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3389 
Macondo listening distance. 3305 
Measured from? 3304 
The Listening Room July 7 3304 
8' all around 3303 
Some comments... 3303 
I am looking for inspiration. 3301 
Vent that woofer 3301 
I do not know yet what to do. 3301 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3300 
Ported 3300 
No port for me, if possible... 3300 
Might...... be.... 3300 
K-Horns? 3300 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3300 
They do appear 3300 
Path length of khorn 3300 
The memory lane. 3300 
Outside 3300 
KHorn facts and truth 3300 
Khorn extension 3300 
The options available.... 3300 
The last night looking… 3299 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3299 
About the use of reading my own site. 3298 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3298 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3298 
Just thinking out loud... 3298 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3298 
Driver? 3298 
Two separate individuals 3298 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3298 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3298 
One more simple idea 3298 
A good thinking. 3296 
A next day. 3296 
Deja vu 3295 
It is all depend of your roo 3295 
What the holly garbage. 3285 
What about at a lower volume... 3285 
I do not know why. 3284 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3231 
SSET ;-) 3230 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3230 
More of the same? 3229 
Yes, this is an option too. 3229 
Actually… 3229 
The Scanspeaks 3229 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3229 
Ah, Winnie... 3229 
Last version 3229 
I wrote about it. 3228 
Layout 3228 
Kind of LF depression… 3225 
The one that got away 3225 
Updated. 3225 
Respect! 3224 
There are plenty things to think about. 3224 
Devil invented the room :) 3224 
The way how I see it… 3224 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3223 
One more theoretical solution 3222 
Almost familiar 3222 
This weekend 3218 
Sum and Difference 3218 
It is in the picture... 3218 
Nice bias 3218 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3218 
The grilling analogy 3218 
Some listening today. 3217 
Back to the drawing table. 3211 
Bring them forward 3211 
Promising.... 3211 
Aligned how? 3210 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3210 
Nice but need more work 3203 
Getting there... 3198 
It all looks very nice... 3198 
It is still all for grabs. 3198 
Great Morning!!! 3197 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3197 
Some thinking required… 3196 
I never done anything like this… 3195 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3194 
Phase and Room Modes 3194 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3193 
I am back. 3192 
I need some volume… 3191 
Line Gain 3191 
What a brilliant idea! 3191 
The full monty 3191 
Yep. I know. 3190 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3190 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3190 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3187 
You know the voices are right... 3187 
Some freaking magic. 3186 
Explanation 3186 
11 feet apart 3185 
Juts a proposal. 3185 
Stronger preamp 3184 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3183 
Sick? No. 3183 
Strong pre 3183 
I think it will be no 312.... 3183 
The new room is officially open. 3170 
A picture… 3156 
What a beautiful set-up! 3156 
Dream place 3155 
Headphones sound from playback 3154 
The headphone analogy 3153 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3153 
Wrong way 3153 
Sounds like an insult to me 3153 
Imaging. 3153 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3147 
Learn to forget 3146 
The infrabass injection. 3036 
The number 20 3036 
Undertones? 3035 
Resonance distortion 3035 
There are many options 3035 
I want it... 3035 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3035 
Clarity in the murk 3035 
The gentle exit 3035 
I understand 3035 
Low frequency dithering 3035 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3035 
Eventually! 2851 
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