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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3696 
Big 3696 
Old house? 3696 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3696 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3696 
For a Given Room 3695 
House Inspections & Warranties 3695 
A min Room size.... 3689 
Charging the Large Room 3689 
A bit deeper. 3689 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3688 
Comfort 3688 
Choices 3687 
Value 3687 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3687 
"romantic" illusion... 3687 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3687 
My kids... 3687 
Bingo 3687 
Interesting discussion indeed 3687 
The High Demands System 3686 
Paul S -- 3686 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3686 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3683 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3683 
Happiness 3683 
Various Stages of Young 3683 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3682 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3682 
Using the real estate 3682 
Through the roof 3679 
Sideways 3678 
If not a midbass horn? 3676 
What Comes Naturally 3676 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3676 
In That Case... 3676 
The game is on. 3674 
Mazel Tov! 3674 
Great news 3674 
Wonderful! 3674 
I think it will be better with time. 3674 
Gaddis House 3674 
Congratulations! 3673 
View vs. Practicality 3670 
Multi-Tasking 3670 
Exactly! 3670 
Equipment between speakers... 3670 
Top Gear 3670 
I see no problems with "between". 3670 
Oh well... 3670 
Wall of nature 3670 
Big Window 3670 
Shades and Night Vision 3670 
...they do image wonderfully... 3670 
Another attic project? 3669 
Infinite baffle 3669 
IB 3669 
Mold 3669 
Attic Ventilation 3669 
Possible 3668 
Just strategizing 3668 
Normal orientation 3668 
Confusion. 3668 
Specifics 3668 
Driver Orientation 3668 
That all need to be though out. 3668 
It nigh be a problem 3668 
Ideas 3668 
Opposing woofers 3668 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3668 
Blow hard 3668 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3668 
Couple of things 3668 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3656 
That's not a problem :) 3656 
A LF solution for a new room 3599 
Another midbass?!!? 3596 
Another option to consider 3594 
Room comfort upgrades 3593 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3591 
The color of the listening room. 3577 
This would be nice...... 3574 
That is it. 3564 
Congratulations 3564 
Well, 3564 
The last week of moving... 3555 
We are home! 3551 
Congratulations! 3551 
We found a new room in House.... 3545 
Bass in bass-ment? 3544 
True, but. . . 3544 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3543 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3543 
It took for a while. 3506 
Time/Change 3505 
In regards to chairs... 3505 
This week. 3503 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3503 
The first day. 3501 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3501 
Sounds like a nice time... 3501 
For now.... 3500 
Soft Bass 3500 
Getting somewhere. 3499 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3499 
Diffusion 3498 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3497 
Space behind 3497 
Slowly going back to the business. 3482 
Keep on truckin' 3482 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3480 
Audio vs Video playback. 3477 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3476 
AV 3476 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3476 
A good configuration. 3475 
Injection Channel 3475 
It will come later. 3475 
Going there.... 3473 
Toddler Listeners 3472 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3472 
The honeymoon night. 3470 
Proximity 3470 
A chicken and egg situation 3461 
So far so good. 3456 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3454 
Ok, a first objective look. 3449 
Some room dealing basics 3448 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3447 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3446 
Bass trap 3446 
I will see... 3446 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3446 
Other absorbtion methods 3446 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3445 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3438 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3438 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3436 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3436 
Zarathustra 3432 
Very very nice. 3413 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3413 
Theoretically possible? 3411 
So True 3410 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3399 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3394 
7 moths and one event... 3273 
The next day 3271 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3271 
Choose your poisons 3271 
Thank you 3270 
It is very nice. 3269 
Great day 3268 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3267 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3262 
Macondo listening distance. 3178 
Measured from? 3177 
The Listening Room July 7 3177 
8' all around 3176 
Some comments... 3176 
I am looking for inspiration. 3174 
Vent that woofer 3174 
I do not know yet what to do. 3174 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3173 
Ported 3173 
No port for me, if possible... 3173 
Might...... be.... 3173 
K-Horns? 3173 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3173 
They do appear 3173 
Path length of khorn 3173 
The memory lane. 3173 
Outside 3173 
KHorn facts and truth 3173 
Khorn extension 3173 
The options available.... 3173 
The last night looking… 3172 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3172 
About the use of reading my own site. 3171 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3171 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3171 
Just thinking out loud... 3171 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3171 
Driver? 3171 
Two separate individuals 3171 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3171 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3171 
One more simple idea 3171 
A good thinking. 3169 
A next day. 3169 
Deja vu 3168 
It is all depend of your roo 3168 
What the holly garbage. 3158 
What about at a lower volume... 3158 
I do not know why. 3157 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3104 
SSET ;-) 3103 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3103 
More of the same? 3102 
Yes, this is an option too. 3102 
Actually… 3102 
The Scanspeaks 3102 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3102 
Ah, Winnie... 3102 
Last version 3102 
I wrote about it. 3101 
Layout 3101 
Kind of LF depression… 3098 
The one that got away 3098 
Updated. 3098 
Respect! 3097 
There are plenty things to think about. 3097 
Devil invented the room :) 3097 
The way how I see it… 3097 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3096 
One more theoretical solution 3095 
Almost familiar 3095 
This weekend 3091 
Sum and Difference 3091 
It is in the picture... 3091 
Nice bias 3091 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3091 
The grilling analogy 3091 
Some listening today. 3090 
Back to the drawing table. 3084 
Bring them forward 3084 
Promising.... 3084 
Aligned how? 3083 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3083 
Nice but need more work 3076 
Getting there... 3071 
It all looks very nice... 3071 
It is still all for grabs. 3071 
Great Morning!!! 3070 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3070 
Some thinking required… 3069 
I never done anything like this… 3068 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3067 
Phase and Room Modes 3067 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3066 
I am back. 3065 
I need some volume… 3064 
Line Gain 3064 
What a brilliant idea! 3064 
The full monty 3064 
Yep. I know. 3063 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3063 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3063 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3060 
You know the voices are right... 3060 
Some freaking magic. 3059 
Explanation 3059 
11 feet apart 3058 
Juts a proposal. 3058 
Stronger preamp 3057 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3056 
Sick? No. 3056 
Strong pre 3056 
I think it will be no 312.... 3056 
The new room is officially open. 3043 
A picture… 3029 
What a beautiful set-up! 3029 
Dream place 3028 
Headphones sound from playback 3027 
The headphone analogy 3026 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3026 
Wrong way 3026 
Sounds like an insult to me 3026 
Imaging. 3026 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3020 
Learn to forget 3019 
The infrabass injection. 2909 
The number 20 2909 
Undertones? 2908 
Resonance distortion 2908 
There are many options 2908 
I want it... 2908 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2908 
Clarity in the murk 2908 
The gentle exit 2908 
I understand 2908 
Low frequency dithering 2908 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2908 
Eventually! 2724 
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