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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3419 
Big 3419 
Old house? 3419 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3419 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3419 
For a Given Room 3418 
House Inspections & Warranties 3418 
A min Room size.... 3412 
Charging the Large Room 3412 
A bit deeper. 3412 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3411 
Comfort 3411 
Choices 3410 
Value 3410 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3410 
"romantic" illusion... 3410 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3410 
My kids... 3410 
Bingo 3410 
Interesting discussion indeed 3410 
The High Demands System 3409 
Paul S -- 3409 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3409 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3406 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3406 
Happiness 3406 
Various Stages of Young 3406 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3405 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3405 
Using the real estate 3405 
Through the roof 3402 
Sideways 3401 
If not a midbass horn? 3399 
What Comes Naturally 3399 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3399 
In That Case... 3399 
The game is on. 3397 
Mazel Tov! 3397 
Great news 3397 
Wonderful! 3397 
I think it will be better with time. 3397 
Gaddis House 3397 
Congratulations! 3396 
View vs. Practicality 3393 
Multi-Tasking 3393 
Exactly! 3393 
Equipment between speakers... 3393 
Top Gear 3393 
I see no problems with "between". 3393 
Oh well... 3393 
Wall of nature 3393 
Big Window 3393 
Shades and Night Vision 3393 
...they do image wonderfully... 3393 
Another attic project? 3392 
Infinite baffle 3392 
IB 3392 
Mold 3392 
Attic Ventilation 3392 
Possible 3391 
Just strategizing 3391 
Normal orientation 3391 
Confusion. 3391 
Specifics 3391 
Driver Orientation 3391 
That all need to be though out. 3391 
It nigh be a problem 3391 
Ideas 3391 
Opposing woofers 3391 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3391 
Blow hard 3391 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3391 
Couple of things 3391 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3379 
That's not a problem :) 3379 
A LF solution for a new room 3322 
Another midbass?!!? 3319 
Another option to consider 3317 
Room comfort upgrades 3316 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3314 
The color of the listening room. 3300 
This would be nice...... 3297 
That is it. 3287 
Congratulations 3287 
Well, 3287 
The last week of moving... 3278 
We are home! 3274 
Congratulations! 3274 
We found a new room in House.... 3268 
Bass in bass-ment? 3267 
True, but. . . 3267 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3266 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3266 
It took for a while. 3229 
Time/Change 3228 
In regards to chairs... 3228 
This week. 3226 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3226 
The first day. 3224 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3224 
Sounds like a nice time... 3224 
For now.... 3223 
Soft Bass 3223 
Getting somewhere. 3222 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3222 
Diffusion 3221 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3220 
Space behind 3220 
Slowly going back to the business. 3205 
Keep on truckin' 3205 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3203 
Audio vs Video playback. 3200 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3199 
AV 3199 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3199 
A good configuration. 3198 
Injection Channel 3198 
It will come later. 3198 
Going there.... 3196 
Toddler Listeners 3195 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3195 
The honeymoon night. 3193 
Proximity 3193 
A chicken and egg situation 3184 
So far so good. 3179 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3177 
Ok, a first objective look. 3172 
Some room dealing basics 3171 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3170 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3169 
Bass trap 3169 
I will see... 3169 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3169 
Other absorbtion methods 3169 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3168 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3161 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3161 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3159 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3159 
Zarathustra 3155 
Very very nice. 3136 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3136 
Theoretically possible? 3134 
So True 3133 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3122 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3117 
7 moths and one event... 2996 
The next day 2994 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 2994 
Choose your poisons 2994 
Thank you 2993 
It is very nice. 2992 
Great day 2991 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 2990 
A truly peaceful feeling. 2985 
Macondo listening distance. 2901 
Measured from? 2900 
The Listening Room July 7 2900 
8' all around 2899 
Some comments... 2899 
I am looking for inspiration. 2897 
Vent that woofer 2897 
I do not know yet what to do. 2897 
Port vs. Not Sealed 2896 
Ported 2896 
No port for me, if possible... 2896 
Might...... be.... 2896 
K-Horns? 2896 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 2896 
They do appear 2896 
Path length of khorn 2896 
The memory lane. 2896 
Outside 2896 
KHorn facts and truth 2896 
Khorn extension 2896 
The options available.... 2896 
The last night looking… 2895 
LF Circuit Mysteries 2895 
About the use of reading my own site. 2894 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 2894 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 2894 
Just thinking out loud... 2894 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 2894 
Driver? 2894 
Two separate individuals 2894 
Not a fan of weak magnets 2894 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 2894 
One more simple idea 2894 
A good thinking. 2892 
A next day. 2892 
Deja vu 2891 
It is all depend of your roo 2891 
What the holly garbage. 2881 
What about at a lower volume... 2881 
I do not know why. 2880 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2827 
SSET ;-) 2826 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2826 
More of the same? 2825 
Yes, this is an option too. 2825 
Actually… 2825 
The Scanspeaks 2825 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2825 
Ah, Winnie... 2825 
Last version 2825 
I wrote about it. 2824 
Layout 2824 
Kind of LF depression… 2821 
The one that got away 2821 
Updated. 2821 
Respect! 2820 
There are plenty things to think about. 2820 
Devil invented the room :) 2820 
The way how I see it… 2820 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2819 
One more theoretical solution 2818 
Almost familiar 2818 
This weekend 2814 
Sum and Difference 2814 
It is in the picture... 2814 
Nice bias 2814 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2814 
The grilling analogy 2814 
Some listening today. 2813 
Back to the drawing table. 2807 
Bring them forward 2807 
Promising.... 2807 
Aligned how? 2806 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2806 
Nice but need more work 2799 
Getting there... 2794 
It all looks very nice... 2794 
It is still all for grabs. 2794 
Great Morning!!! 2793 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2793 
Some thinking required… 2792 
I never done anything like this… 2791 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2790 
Phase and Room Modes 2790 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2789 
I am back. 2788 
I need some volume… 2787 
Line Gain 2787 
What a brilliant idea! 2787 
The full monty 2787 
Yep. I know. 2786 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2786 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2786 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2783 
You know the voices are right... 2783 
Some freaking magic. 2782 
Explanation 2782 
11 feet apart 2781 
Juts a proposal. 2781 
Stronger preamp 2780 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2779 
Sick? No. 2779 
Strong pre 2779 
I think it will be no 312.... 2779 
The new room is officially open. 2766 
A picture… 2752 
What a beautiful set-up! 2752 
Dream place 2751 
Headphones sound from playback 2750 
The headphone analogy 2749 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2749 
Wrong way 2749 
Sounds like an insult to me 2749 
Imaging. 2749 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2743 
Learn to forget 2742 
The infrabass injection. 2632 
The number 20 2632 
Undertones? 2631 
Resonance distortion 2631 
There are many options 2631 
I want it... 2631 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2631 
Clarity in the murk 2631 
The gentle exit 2631 
I understand 2631 
Low frequency dithering 2631 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2631 
Eventually! 2447 
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