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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3730 
Big 3730 
Old house? 3730 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3730 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3730 
For a Given Room 3729 
House Inspections & Warranties 3729 
A min Room size.... 3723 
Charging the Large Room 3723 
A bit deeper. 3723 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3722 
Comfort 3722 
Choices 3721 
Value 3721 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3721 
"romantic" illusion... 3721 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3721 
My kids... 3721 
Bingo 3721 
Interesting discussion indeed 3721 
The High Demands System 3720 
Paul S -- 3720 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3720 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3717 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3717 
Happiness 3717 
Various Stages of Young 3717 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3716 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3716 
Using the real estate 3716 
Through the roof 3713 
Sideways 3712 
If not a midbass horn? 3710 
What Comes Naturally 3710 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3710 
In That Case... 3710 
The game is on. 3708 
Mazel Tov! 3708 
Great news 3708 
Wonderful! 3708 
I think it will be better with time. 3708 
Gaddis House 3708 
Congratulations! 3707 
View vs. Practicality 3704 
Multi-Tasking 3704 
Exactly! 3704 
Equipment between speakers... 3704 
Top Gear 3704 
I see no problems with "between". 3704 
Oh well... 3704 
Wall of nature 3704 
Big Window 3704 
Shades and Night Vision 3704 
...they do image wonderfully... 3704 
Another attic project? 3703 
Infinite baffle 3703 
IB 3703 
Mold 3703 
Attic Ventilation 3703 
Possible 3702 
Just strategizing 3702 
Normal orientation 3702 
Confusion. 3702 
Specifics 3702 
Driver Orientation 3702 
That all need to be though out. 3702 
It nigh be a problem 3702 
Ideas 3702 
Opposing woofers 3702 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3702 
Blow hard 3702 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3702 
Couple of things 3702 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3690 
That's not a problem :) 3690 
A LF solution for a new room 3633 
Another midbass?!!? 3630 
Another option to consider 3628 
Room comfort upgrades 3627 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3625 
The color of the listening room. 3611 
This would be nice...... 3608 
That is it. 3598 
Congratulations 3598 
Well, 3598 
The last week of moving... 3589 
We are home! 3585 
Congratulations! 3585 
We found a new room in House.... 3579 
Bass in bass-ment? 3578 
True, but. . . 3578 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3577 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3577 
It took for a while. 3540 
Time/Change 3539 
In regards to chairs... 3539 
This week. 3537 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3537 
The first day. 3535 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3535 
Sounds like a nice time... 3535 
For now.... 3534 
Soft Bass 3534 
Getting somewhere. 3533 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3533 
Diffusion 3532 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3531 
Space behind 3531 
Slowly going back to the business. 3516 
Keep on truckin' 3516 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3514 
Audio vs Video playback. 3511 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3510 
AV 3510 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3510 
A good configuration. 3509 
Injection Channel 3509 
It will come later. 3509 
Going there.... 3507 
Toddler Listeners 3506 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3506 
The honeymoon night. 3504 
Proximity 3504 
A chicken and egg situation 3495 
So far so good. 3490 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3488 
Ok, a first objective look. 3483 
Some room dealing basics 3482 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3481 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3480 
Bass trap 3480 
I will see... 3480 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3480 
Other absorbtion methods 3480 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3479 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3472 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3472 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3470 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3470 
Zarathustra 3466 
Very very nice. 3447 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3447 
Theoretically possible? 3445 
So True 3444 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3433 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3428 
7 moths and one event... 3307 
The next day 3305 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3305 
Choose your poisons 3305 
Thank you 3304 
It is very nice. 3303 
Great day 3302 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3301 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3296 
Macondo listening distance. 3212 
Measured from? 3211 
The Listening Room July 7 3211 
8' all around 3210 
Some comments... 3210 
I am looking for inspiration. 3208 
Vent that woofer 3208 
I do not know yet what to do. 3208 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3207 
Ported 3207 
No port for me, if possible... 3207 
Might...... be.... 3207 
K-Horns? 3207 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3207 
They do appear 3207 
Path length of khorn 3207 
The memory lane. 3207 
Outside 3207 
KHorn facts and truth 3207 
Khorn extension 3207 
The options available.... 3207 
The last night looking… 3206 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3206 
About the use of reading my own site. 3205 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3205 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3205 
Just thinking out loud... 3205 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3205 
Driver? 3205 
Two separate individuals 3205 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3205 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3205 
One more simple idea 3205 
A good thinking. 3203 
A next day. 3203 
Deja vu 3202 
It is all depend of your roo 3202 
What the holly garbage. 3192 
What about at a lower volume... 3192 
I do not know why. 3191 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3138 
SSET ;-) 3137 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3137 
More of the same? 3136 
Yes, this is an option too. 3136 
Actually… 3136 
The Scanspeaks 3136 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3136 
Ah, Winnie... 3136 
Last version 3136 
I wrote about it. 3135 
Layout 3135 
Kind of LF depression… 3132 
The one that got away 3132 
Updated. 3132 
Respect! 3131 
There are plenty things to think about. 3131 
Devil invented the room :) 3131 
The way how I see it… 3131 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3130 
One more theoretical solution 3129 
Almost familiar 3129 
This weekend 3125 
Sum and Difference 3125 
It is in the picture... 3125 
Nice bias 3125 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3125 
The grilling analogy 3125 
Some listening today. 3124 
Back to the drawing table. 3118 
Bring them forward 3118 
Promising.... 3118 
Aligned how? 3117 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3117 
Nice but need more work 3110 
Getting there... 3105 
It all looks very nice... 3105 
It is still all for grabs. 3105 
Great Morning!!! 3104 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3104 
Some thinking required… 3103 
I never done anything like this… 3102 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3101 
Phase and Room Modes 3101 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3100 
I am back. 3099 
I need some volume… 3098 
Line Gain 3098 
What a brilliant idea! 3098 
The full monty 3098 
Yep. I know. 3097 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3097 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3097 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3094 
You know the voices are right... 3094 
Some freaking magic. 3093 
Explanation 3093 
11 feet apart 3092 
Juts a proposal. 3092 
Stronger preamp 3091 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3090 
Sick? No. 3090 
Strong pre 3090 
I think it will be no 312.... 3090 
The new room is officially open. 3077 
A picture… 3063 
What a beautiful set-up! 3063 
Dream place 3062 
Headphones sound from playback 3061 
The headphone analogy 3060 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3060 
Wrong way 3060 
Sounds like an insult to me 3060 
Imaging. 3060 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3054 
Learn to forget 3053 
The infrabass injection. 2943 
The number 20 2943 
Undertones? 2942 
Resonance distortion 2942 
There are many options 2942 
I want it... 2942 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2942 
Clarity in the murk 2942 
The gentle exit 2942 
I understand 2942 
Low frequency dithering 2942 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2942 
Eventually! 2758 
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