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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3481 
Big 3481 
Old house? 3481 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3481 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3481 
For a Given Room 3480 
House Inspections & Warranties 3480 
A min Room size.... 3474 
Charging the Large Room 3474 
A bit deeper. 3474 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3473 
Comfort 3473 
Choices 3472 
Value 3472 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3472 
"romantic" illusion... 3472 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3472 
My kids... 3472 
Bingo 3472 
Interesting discussion indeed 3472 
The High Demands System 3471 
Paul S -- 3471 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3471 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3468 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3468 
Happiness 3468 
Various Stages of Young 3468 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3467 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3467 
Using the real estate 3467 
Through the roof 3464 
Sideways 3463 
If not a midbass horn? 3461 
What Comes Naturally 3461 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3461 
In That Case... 3461 
The game is on. 3459 
Mazel Tov! 3459 
Great news 3459 
Wonderful! 3459 
I think it will be better with time. 3459 
Gaddis House 3459 
Congratulations! 3458 
View vs. Practicality 3455 
Multi-Tasking 3455 
Exactly! 3455 
Equipment between speakers... 3455 
Top Gear 3455 
I see no problems with "between". 3455 
Oh well... 3455 
Wall of nature 3455 
Big Window 3455 
Shades and Night Vision 3455 
...they do image wonderfully... 3455 
Another attic project? 3454 
Infinite baffle 3454 
IB 3454 
Mold 3454 
Attic Ventilation 3454 
Possible 3453 
Just strategizing 3453 
Normal orientation 3453 
Confusion. 3453 
Specifics 3453 
Driver Orientation 3453 
That all need to be though out. 3453 
It nigh be a problem 3453 
Ideas 3453 
Opposing woofers 3453 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3453 
Blow hard 3453 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3453 
Couple of things 3453 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3441 
That's not a problem :) 3441 
A LF solution for a new room 3384 
Another midbass?!!? 3381 
Another option to consider 3379 
Room comfort upgrades 3378 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3376 
The color of the listening room. 3362 
This would be nice...... 3359 
That is it. 3349 
Congratulations 3349 
Well, 3349 
The last week of moving... 3340 
We are home! 3336 
Congratulations! 3336 
We found a new room in House.... 3330 
Bass in bass-ment? 3329 
True, but. . . 3329 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3328 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3328 
It took for a while. 3291 
Time/Change 3290 
In regards to chairs... 3290 
This week. 3288 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3288 
The first day. 3286 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3286 
Sounds like a nice time... 3286 
For now.... 3285 
Soft Bass 3285 
Getting somewhere. 3284 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3284 
Diffusion 3283 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3282 
Space behind 3282 
Slowly going back to the business. 3267 
Keep on truckin' 3267 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3265 
Audio vs Video playback. 3262 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3261 
AV 3261 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3261 
A good configuration. 3260 
Injection Channel 3260 
It will come later. 3260 
Going there.... 3258 
Toddler Listeners 3257 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3257 
The honeymoon night. 3255 
Proximity 3255 
A chicken and egg situation 3246 
So far so good. 3241 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3239 
Ok, a first objective look. 3234 
Some room dealing basics 3233 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3232 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3231 
Bass trap 3231 
I will see... 3231 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3231 
Other absorbtion methods 3231 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3230 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3223 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3223 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3221 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3221 
Zarathustra 3217 
Very very nice. 3198 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3198 
Theoretically possible? 3196 
So True 3195 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3184 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3179 
7 moths and one event... 3058 
The next day 3056 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3056 
Choose your poisons 3056 
Thank you 3055 
It is very nice. 3054 
Great day 3053 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3052 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3047 
Macondo listening distance. 2963 
Measured from? 2962 
The Listening Room July 7 2962 
8' all around 2961 
Some comments... 2961 
I am looking for inspiration. 2959 
Vent that woofer 2959 
I do not know yet what to do. 2959 
Port vs. Not Sealed 2958 
Ported 2958 
No port for me, if possible... 2958 
Might...... be.... 2958 
K-Horns? 2958 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 2958 
They do appear 2958 
Path length of khorn 2958 
The memory lane. 2958 
Outside 2958 
KHorn facts and truth 2958 
Khorn extension 2958 
The options available.... 2958 
The last night looking… 2957 
LF Circuit Mysteries 2957 
About the use of reading my own site. 2956 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 2956 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 2956 
Just thinking out loud... 2956 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 2956 
Driver? 2956 
Two separate individuals 2956 
Not a fan of weak magnets 2956 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 2956 
One more simple idea 2956 
A good thinking. 2954 
A next day. 2954 
Deja vu 2953 
It is all depend of your roo 2953 
What the holly garbage. 2943 
What about at a lower volume... 2943 
I do not know why. 2942 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2889 
SSET ;-) 2888 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2888 
More of the same? 2887 
Yes, this is an option too. 2887 
Actually… 2887 
The Scanspeaks 2887 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2887 
Ah, Winnie... 2887 
Last version 2887 
I wrote about it. 2886 
Layout 2886 
Kind of LF depression… 2883 
The one that got away 2883 
Updated. 2883 
Respect! 2882 
There are plenty things to think about. 2882 
Devil invented the room :) 2882 
The way how I see it… 2882 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2881 
One more theoretical solution 2880 
Almost familiar 2880 
This weekend 2876 
Sum and Difference 2876 
It is in the picture... 2876 
Nice bias 2876 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2876 
The grilling analogy 2876 
Some listening today. 2875 
Back to the drawing table. 2869 
Bring them forward 2869 
Promising.... 2869 
Aligned how? 2868 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2868 
Nice but need more work 2861 
Getting there... 2856 
It all looks very nice... 2856 
It is still all for grabs. 2856 
Great Morning!!! 2855 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2855 
Some thinking required… 2854 
I never done anything like this… 2853 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2852 
Phase and Room Modes 2852 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2851 
I am back. 2850 
I need some volume… 2849 
Line Gain 2849 
What a brilliant idea! 2849 
The full monty 2849 
Yep. I know. 2848 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2848 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2848 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2845 
You know the voices are right... 2845 
Some freaking magic. 2844 
Explanation 2844 
11 feet apart 2843 
Juts a proposal. 2843 
Stronger preamp 2842 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2841 
Sick? No. 2841 
Strong pre 2841 
I think it will be no 312.... 2841 
The new room is officially open. 2828 
A picture… 2814 
What a beautiful set-up! 2814 
Dream place 2813 
Headphones sound from playback 2812 
The headphone analogy 2811 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2811 
Wrong way 2811 
Sounds like an insult to me 2811 
Imaging. 2811 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2805 
Learn to forget 2804 
The infrabass injection. 2694 
The number 20 2694 
Undertones? 2693 
Resonance distortion 2693 
There are many options 2693 
I want it... 2693 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2693 
Clarity in the murk 2693 
The gentle exit 2693 
I understand 2693 
Low frequency dithering 2693 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2693 
Eventually! 2509 
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