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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3661 
Big 3661 
Old house? 3661 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3661 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3661 
For a Given Room 3660 
House Inspections & Warranties 3660 
A min Room size.... 3654 
Charging the Large Room 3654 
A bit deeper. 3654 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3653 
Comfort 3653 
Choices 3652 
Value 3652 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3652 
"romantic" illusion... 3652 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3652 
My kids... 3652 
Bingo 3652 
Interesting discussion indeed 3652 
The High Demands System 3651 
Paul S -- 3651 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3651 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3648 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3648 
Happiness 3648 
Various Stages of Young 3648 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3647 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3647 
Using the real estate 3647 
Through the roof 3644 
Sideways 3643 
If not a midbass horn? 3641 
What Comes Naturally 3641 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3641 
In That Case... 3641 
The game is on. 3639 
Mazel Tov! 3639 
Great news 3639 
Wonderful! 3639 
I think it will be better with time. 3639 
Gaddis House 3639 
Congratulations! 3638 
View vs. Practicality 3635 
Multi-Tasking 3635 
Exactly! 3635 
Equipment between speakers... 3635 
Top Gear 3635 
I see no problems with "between". 3635 
Oh well... 3635 
Wall of nature 3635 
Big Window 3635 
Shades and Night Vision 3635 
...they do image wonderfully... 3635 
Another attic project? 3634 
Infinite baffle 3634 
IB 3634 
Mold 3634 
Attic Ventilation 3634 
Possible 3633 
Just strategizing 3633 
Normal orientation 3633 
Confusion. 3633 
Specifics 3633 
Driver Orientation 3633 
That all need to be though out. 3633 
It nigh be a problem 3633 
Ideas 3633 
Opposing woofers 3633 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3633 
Blow hard 3633 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3633 
Couple of things 3633 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3621 
That's not a problem :) 3621 
A LF solution for a new room 3564 
Another midbass?!!? 3561 
Another option to consider 3559 
Room comfort upgrades 3558 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3556 
The color of the listening room. 3542 
This would be nice...... 3539 
That is it. 3529 
Congratulations 3529 
Well, 3529 
The last week of moving... 3520 
We are home! 3516 
Congratulations! 3516 
We found a new room in House.... 3510 
Bass in bass-ment? 3509 
True, but. . . 3509 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3508 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3508 
It took for a while. 3471 
Time/Change 3470 
In regards to chairs... 3470 
This week. 3468 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3468 
The first day. 3466 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3466 
Sounds like a nice time... 3466 
For now.... 3465 
Soft Bass 3465 
Getting somewhere. 3464 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3464 
Diffusion 3463 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3462 
Space behind 3462 
Slowly going back to the business. 3447 
Keep on truckin' 3447 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3445 
Audio vs Video playback. 3442 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3441 
AV 3441 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3441 
A good configuration. 3440 
Injection Channel 3440 
It will come later. 3440 
Going there.... 3438 
Toddler Listeners 3437 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3437 
The honeymoon night. 3435 
Proximity 3435 
A chicken and egg situation 3426 
So far so good. 3421 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3419 
Ok, a first objective look. 3414 
Some room dealing basics 3413 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3412 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3411 
Bass trap 3411 
I will see... 3411 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3411 
Other absorbtion methods 3411 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3410 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3403 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3403 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3401 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3401 
Zarathustra 3397 
Very very nice. 3378 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3378 
Theoretically possible? 3376 
So True 3375 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3364 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3359 
7 moths and one event... 3238 
The next day 3236 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3236 
Choose your poisons 3236 
Thank you 3235 
It is very nice. 3234 
Great day 3233 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3232 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3227 
Macondo listening distance. 3143 
Measured from? 3142 
The Listening Room July 7 3142 
8' all around 3141 
Some comments... 3141 
I am looking for inspiration. 3139 
Vent that woofer 3139 
I do not know yet what to do. 3139 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3138 
Ported 3138 
No port for me, if possible... 3138 
Might...... be.... 3138 
K-Horns? 3138 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3138 
They do appear 3138 
Path length of khorn 3138 
The memory lane. 3138 
Outside 3138 
KHorn facts and truth 3138 
Khorn extension 3138 
The options available.... 3138 
The last night looking… 3137 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3137 
About the use of reading my own site. 3136 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3136 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3136 
Just thinking out loud... 3136 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3136 
Driver? 3136 
Two separate individuals 3136 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3136 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3136 
One more simple idea 3136 
A good thinking. 3134 
A next day. 3134 
Deja vu 3133 
It is all depend of your roo 3133 
What the holly garbage. 3123 
What about at a lower volume... 3123 
I do not know why. 3122 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3069 
SSET ;-) 3068 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3068 
More of the same? 3067 
Yes, this is an option too. 3067 
Actually… 3067 
The Scanspeaks 3067 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3067 
Ah, Winnie... 3067 
Last version 3067 
I wrote about it. 3066 
Layout 3066 
Kind of LF depression… 3063 
The one that got away 3063 
Updated. 3063 
Respect! 3062 
There are plenty things to think about. 3062 
Devil invented the room :) 3062 
The way how I see it… 3062 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3061 
One more theoretical solution 3060 
Almost familiar 3060 
This weekend 3056 
Sum and Difference 3056 
It is in the picture... 3056 
Nice bias 3056 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3056 
The grilling analogy 3056 
Some listening today. 3055 
Back to the drawing table. 3049 
Bring them forward 3049 
Promising.... 3049 
Aligned how? 3048 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3048 
Nice but need more work 3041 
Getting there... 3036 
It all looks very nice... 3036 
It is still all for grabs. 3036 
Great Morning!!! 3035 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3035 
Some thinking required… 3034 
I never done anything like this… 3033 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3032 
Phase and Room Modes 3032 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3031 
I am back. 3030 
I need some volume… 3029 
Line Gain 3029 
What a brilliant idea! 3029 
The full monty 3029 
Yep. I know. 3028 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3028 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3028 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3025 
You know the voices are right... 3025 
Some freaking magic. 3024 
Explanation 3024 
11 feet apart 3023 
Juts a proposal. 3023 
Stronger preamp 3022 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3021 
Sick? No. 3021 
Strong pre 3021 
I think it will be no 312.... 3021 
The new room is officially open. 3008 
A picture… 2994 
What a beautiful set-up! 2994 
Dream place 2993 
Headphones sound from playback 2992 
The headphone analogy 2991 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2991 
Wrong way 2991 
Sounds like an insult to me 2991 
Imaging. 2991 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2985 
Learn to forget 2984 
The infrabass injection. 2874 
The number 20 2874 
Undertones? 2873 
Resonance distortion 2873 
There are many options 2873 
I want it... 2873 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2873 
Clarity in the murk 2873 
The gentle exit 2873 
I understand 2873 
Low frequency dithering 2873 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2873 
Eventually! 2689 
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