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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3732 
Big 3732 
Old house? 3732 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3732 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3732 
For a Given Room 3731 
House Inspections & Warranties 3731 
A min Room size.... 3725 
Charging the Large Room 3725 
A bit deeper. 3725 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3724 
Comfort 3724 
Choices 3723 
Value 3723 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3723 
"romantic" illusion... 3723 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3723 
My kids... 3723 
Bingo 3723 
Interesting discussion indeed 3723 
The High Demands System 3722 
Paul S -- 3722 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3722 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3719 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3719 
Happiness 3719 
Various Stages of Young 3719 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3718 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3718 
Using the real estate 3718 
Through the roof 3715 
Sideways 3714 
If not a midbass horn? 3712 
What Comes Naturally 3712 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3712 
In That Case... 3712 
The game is on. 3710 
Mazel Tov! 3710 
Great news 3710 
Wonderful! 3710 
I think it will be better with time. 3710 
Gaddis House 3710 
Congratulations! 3709 
View vs. Practicality 3706 
Multi-Tasking 3706 
Exactly! 3706 
Equipment between speakers... 3706 
Top Gear 3706 
I see no problems with "between". 3706 
Oh well... 3706 
Wall of nature 3706 
Big Window 3706 
Shades and Night Vision 3706 
...they do image wonderfully... 3706 
Another attic project? 3705 
Infinite baffle 3705 
IB 3705 
Mold 3705 
Attic Ventilation 3705 
Possible 3704 
Just strategizing 3704 
Normal orientation 3704 
Confusion. 3704 
Specifics 3704 
Driver Orientation 3704 
That all need to be though out. 3704 
It nigh be a problem 3704 
Ideas 3704 
Opposing woofers 3704 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3704 
Blow hard 3704 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3704 
Couple of things 3704 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3692 
That's not a problem :) 3692 
A LF solution for a new room 3635 
Another midbass?!!? 3632 
Another option to consider 3630 
Room comfort upgrades 3629 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3627 
The color of the listening room. 3613 
This would be nice...... 3610 
That is it. 3600 
Congratulations 3600 
Well, 3600 
The last week of moving... 3591 
We are home! 3587 
Congratulations! 3587 
We found a new room in House.... 3581 
Bass in bass-ment? 3580 
True, but. . . 3580 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3579 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3579 
It took for a while. 3542 
Time/Change 3541 
In regards to chairs... 3541 
This week. 3539 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3539 
The first day. 3537 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3537 
Sounds like a nice time... 3537 
For now.... 3536 
Soft Bass 3536 
Getting somewhere. 3535 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3535 
Diffusion 3534 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3533 
Space behind 3533 
Slowly going back to the business. 3518 
Keep on truckin' 3518 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3516 
Audio vs Video playback. 3513 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3512 
AV 3512 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3512 
A good configuration. 3511 
Injection Channel 3511 
It will come later. 3511 
Going there.... 3509 
Toddler Listeners 3508 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3508 
The honeymoon night. 3506 
Proximity 3506 
A chicken and egg situation 3497 
So far so good. 3492 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3490 
Ok, a first objective look. 3485 
Some room dealing basics 3484 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3483 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3482 
Bass trap 3482 
I will see... 3482 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3482 
Other absorbtion methods 3482 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3481 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3474 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3474 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3472 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3472 
Zarathustra 3468 
Very very nice. 3449 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3449 
Theoretically possible? 3447 
So True 3446 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3435 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3430 
7 moths and one event... 3309 
The next day 3307 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3307 
Choose your poisons 3307 
Thank you 3306 
It is very nice. 3305 
Great day 3304 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3303 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3298 
Macondo listening distance. 3214 
Measured from? 3213 
The Listening Room July 7 3213 
8' all around 3212 
Some comments... 3212 
I am looking for inspiration. 3210 
Vent that woofer 3210 
I do not know yet what to do. 3210 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3209 
Ported 3209 
No port for me, if possible... 3209 
Might...... be.... 3209 
K-Horns? 3209 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3209 
They do appear 3209 
Path length of khorn 3209 
The memory lane. 3209 
Outside 3209 
KHorn facts and truth 3209 
Khorn extension 3209 
The options available.... 3209 
The last night looking… 3208 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3208 
About the use of reading my own site. 3207 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3207 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3207 
Just thinking out loud... 3207 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3207 
Driver? 3207 
Two separate individuals 3207 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3207 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3207 
One more simple idea 3207 
A good thinking. 3205 
A next day. 3205 
Deja vu 3204 
It is all depend of your roo 3204 
What the holly garbage. 3194 
What about at a lower volume... 3194 
I do not know why. 3193 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3140 
SSET ;-) 3139 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3139 
More of the same? 3138 
Yes, this is an option too. 3138 
Actually… 3138 
The Scanspeaks 3138 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3138 
Ah, Winnie... 3138 
Last version 3138 
I wrote about it. 3137 
Layout 3137 
Kind of LF depression… 3134 
The one that got away 3134 
Updated. 3134 
Respect! 3133 
There are plenty things to think about. 3133 
Devil invented the room :) 3133 
The way how I see it… 3133 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3132 
One more theoretical solution 3131 
Almost familiar 3131 
This weekend 3127 
Sum and Difference 3127 
It is in the picture... 3127 
Nice bias 3127 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3127 
The grilling analogy 3127 
Some listening today. 3126 
Back to the drawing table. 3120 
Bring them forward 3120 
Promising.... 3120 
Aligned how? 3119 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3119 
Nice but need more work 3112 
Getting there... 3107 
It all looks very nice... 3107 
It is still all for grabs. 3107 
Great Morning!!! 3106 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3106 
Some thinking required… 3105 
I never done anything like this… 3104 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3103 
Phase and Room Modes 3103 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3102 
I am back. 3101 
I need some volume… 3100 
Line Gain 3100 
What a brilliant idea! 3100 
The full monty 3100 
Yep. I know. 3099 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3099 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3099 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3096 
You know the voices are right... 3096 
Some freaking magic. 3095 
Explanation 3095 
11 feet apart 3094 
Juts a proposal. 3094 
Stronger preamp 3093 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3092 
Sick? No. 3092 
Strong pre 3092 
I think it will be no 312.... 3092 
The new room is officially open. 3079 
A picture… 3065 
What a beautiful set-up! 3065 
Dream place 3064 
Headphones sound from playback 3063 
The headphone analogy 3062 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3062 
Wrong way 3062 
Sounds like an insult to me 3062 
Imaging. 3062 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3056 
Learn to forget 3055 
The infrabass injection. 2945 
The number 20 2945 
Undertones? 2944 
Resonance distortion 2944 
There are many options 2944 
I want it... 2944 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2944 
Clarity in the murk 2944 
The gentle exit 2944 
I understand 2944 
Low frequency dithering 2944 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2944 
Eventually! 2760 
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