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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3585 
Big 3585 
Old house? 3585 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3585 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3585 
For a Given Room 3584 
House Inspections & Warranties 3584 
A min Room size.... 3578 
Charging the Large Room 3578 
A bit deeper. 3578 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3577 
Comfort 3577 
Choices 3576 
Value 3576 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3576 
"romantic" illusion... 3576 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3576 
My kids... 3576 
Bingo 3576 
Interesting discussion indeed 3576 
The High Demands System 3575 
Paul S -- 3575 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3575 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3572 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3572 
Happiness 3572 
Various Stages of Young 3572 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3571 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3571 
Using the real estate 3571 
Through the roof 3568 
Sideways 3567 
If not a midbass horn? 3565 
What Comes Naturally 3565 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3565 
In That Case... 3565 
The game is on. 3563 
Mazel Tov! 3563 
Great news 3563 
Wonderful! 3563 
I think it will be better with time. 3563 
Gaddis House 3563 
Congratulations! 3562 
View vs. Practicality 3559 
Multi-Tasking 3559 
Exactly! 3559 
Equipment between speakers... 3559 
Top Gear 3559 
I see no problems with "between". 3559 
Oh well... 3559 
Wall of nature 3559 
Big Window 3559 
Shades and Night Vision 3559 
...they do image wonderfully... 3559 
Another attic project? 3558 
Infinite baffle 3558 
IB 3558 
Mold 3558 
Attic Ventilation 3558 
Possible 3557 
Just strategizing 3557 
Normal orientation 3557 
Confusion. 3557 
Specifics 3557 
Driver Orientation 3557 
That all need to be though out. 3557 
It nigh be a problem 3557 
Ideas 3557 
Opposing woofers 3557 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3557 
Blow hard 3557 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3557 
Couple of things 3557 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3545 
That's not a problem :) 3545 
A LF solution for a new room 3488 
Another midbass?!!? 3485 
Another option to consider 3483 
Room comfort upgrades 3482 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3480 
The color of the listening room. 3466 
This would be nice...... 3463 
That is it. 3453 
Congratulations 3453 
Well, 3453 
The last week of moving... 3444 
We are home! 3440 
Congratulations! 3440 
We found a new room in House.... 3434 
Bass in bass-ment? 3433 
True, but. . . 3433 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3432 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3432 
It took for a while. 3395 
Time/Change 3394 
In regards to chairs... 3394 
This week. 3392 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3392 
The first day. 3390 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3390 
Sounds like a nice time... 3390 
For now.... 3389 
Soft Bass 3389 
Getting somewhere. 3388 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3388 
Diffusion 3387 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3386 
Space behind 3386 
Slowly going back to the business. 3371 
Keep on truckin' 3371 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3369 
Audio vs Video playback. 3366 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3365 
AV 3365 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3365 
A good configuration. 3364 
Injection Channel 3364 
It will come later. 3364 
Going there.... 3362 
Toddler Listeners 3361 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3361 
The honeymoon night. 3359 
Proximity 3359 
A chicken and egg situation 3350 
So far so good. 3345 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3343 
Ok, a first objective look. 3338 
Some room dealing basics 3337 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3336 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3335 
Bass trap 3335 
I will see... 3335 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3335 
Other absorbtion methods 3335 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3334 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3327 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3327 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3325 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3325 
Zarathustra 3321 
Very very nice. 3302 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3302 
Theoretically possible? 3300 
So True 3299 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3288 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3283 
7 moths and one event... 3162 
The next day 3160 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3160 
Choose your poisons 3160 
Thank you 3159 
It is very nice. 3158 
Great day 3157 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3156 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3151 
Macondo listening distance. 3067 
Measured from? 3066 
The Listening Room July 7 3066 
8' all around 3065 
Some comments... 3065 
I am looking for inspiration. 3063 
Vent that woofer 3063 
I do not know yet what to do. 3063 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3062 
Ported 3062 
No port for me, if possible... 3062 
Might...... be.... 3062 
K-Horns? 3062 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3062 
They do appear 3062 
Path length of khorn 3062 
The memory lane. 3062 
Outside 3062 
KHorn facts and truth 3062 
Khorn extension 3062 
The options available.... 3062 
The last night looking… 3061 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3061 
About the use of reading my own site. 3060 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3060 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3060 
Just thinking out loud... 3060 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3060 
Driver? 3060 
Two separate individuals 3060 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3060 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3060 
One more simple idea 3060 
A good thinking. 3058 
A next day. 3058 
Deja vu 3057 
It is all depend of your roo 3057 
What the holly garbage. 3047 
What about at a lower volume... 3047 
I do not know why. 3046 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2993 
SSET ;-) 2992 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2992 
More of the same? 2991 
Yes, this is an option too. 2991 
Actually… 2991 
The Scanspeaks 2991 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2991 
Ah, Winnie... 2991 
Last version 2991 
I wrote about it. 2990 
Layout 2990 
Kind of LF depression… 2987 
The one that got away 2987 
Updated. 2987 
Respect! 2986 
There are plenty things to think about. 2986 
Devil invented the room :) 2986 
The way how I see it… 2986 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2985 
One more theoretical solution 2984 
Almost familiar 2984 
This weekend 2980 
Sum and Difference 2980 
It is in the picture... 2980 
Nice bias 2980 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2980 
The grilling analogy 2980 
Some listening today. 2979 
Back to the drawing table. 2973 
Bring them forward 2973 
Promising.... 2973 
Aligned how? 2972 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2972 
Nice but need more work 2965 
Getting there... 2960 
It all looks very nice... 2960 
It is still all for grabs. 2960 
Great Morning!!! 2959 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2959 
Some thinking required… 2958 
I never done anything like this… 2957 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2956 
Phase and Room Modes 2956 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2955 
I am back. 2954 
I need some volume… 2953 
Line Gain 2953 
What a brilliant idea! 2953 
The full monty 2953 
Yep. I know. 2952 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2952 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2952 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2949 
You know the voices are right... 2949 
Some freaking magic. 2948 
Explanation 2948 
11 feet apart 2947 
Juts a proposal. 2947 
Stronger preamp 2946 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2945 
Sick? No. 2945 
Strong pre 2945 
I think it will be no 312.... 2945 
The new room is officially open. 2932 
A picture… 2918 
What a beautiful set-up! 2918 
Dream place 2917 
Headphones sound from playback 2916 
The headphone analogy 2915 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2915 
Wrong way 2915 
Sounds like an insult to me 2915 
Imaging. 2915 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2909 
Learn to forget 2908 
The infrabass injection. 2798 
The number 20 2798 
Undertones? 2797 
Resonance distortion 2797 
There are many options 2797 
I want it... 2797 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2797 
Clarity in the murk 2797 
The gentle exit 2797 
I understand 2797 
Low frequency dithering 2797 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2797 
Eventually! 2613 
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