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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3683 
Big 3683 
Old house? 3683 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3683 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3683 
For a Given Room 3682 
House Inspections & Warranties 3682 
A min Room size.... 3676 
Charging the Large Room 3676 
A bit deeper. 3676 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3675 
Comfort 3675 
Choices 3674 
Value 3674 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3674 
"romantic" illusion... 3674 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3674 
My kids... 3674 
Bingo 3674 
Interesting discussion indeed 3674 
The High Demands System 3673 
Paul S -- 3673 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3673 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3670 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3670 
Happiness 3670 
Various Stages of Young 3670 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3669 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3669 
Using the real estate 3669 
Through the roof 3666 
Sideways 3665 
If not a midbass horn? 3663 
What Comes Naturally 3663 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3663 
In That Case... 3663 
The game is on. 3661 
Mazel Tov! 3661 
Great news 3661 
Wonderful! 3661 
I think it will be better with time. 3661 
Gaddis House 3661 
Congratulations! 3660 
View vs. Practicality 3657 
Multi-Tasking 3657 
Exactly! 3657 
Equipment between speakers... 3657 
Top Gear 3657 
I see no problems with "between". 3657 
Oh well... 3657 
Wall of nature 3657 
Big Window 3657 
Shades and Night Vision 3657 
...they do image wonderfully... 3657 
Another attic project? 3656 
Infinite baffle 3656 
IB 3656 
Mold 3656 
Attic Ventilation 3656 
Possible 3655 
Just strategizing 3655 
Normal orientation 3655 
Confusion. 3655 
Specifics 3655 
Driver Orientation 3655 
That all need to be though out. 3655 
It nigh be a problem 3655 
Ideas 3655 
Opposing woofers 3655 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3655 
Blow hard 3655 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3655 
Couple of things 3655 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3643 
That's not a problem :) 3643 
A LF solution for a new room 3586 
Another midbass?!!? 3583 
Another option to consider 3581 
Room comfort upgrades 3580 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3578 
The color of the listening room. 3564 
This would be nice...... 3561 
That is it. 3551 
Congratulations 3551 
Well, 3551 
The last week of moving... 3542 
We are home! 3538 
Congratulations! 3538 
We found a new room in House.... 3532 
Bass in bass-ment? 3531 
True, but. . . 3531 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3530 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3530 
It took for a while. 3493 
Time/Change 3492 
In regards to chairs... 3492 
This week. 3490 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3490 
The first day. 3488 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3488 
Sounds like a nice time... 3488 
For now.... 3487 
Soft Bass 3487 
Getting somewhere. 3486 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3486 
Diffusion 3485 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3484 
Space behind 3484 
Slowly going back to the business. 3469 
Keep on truckin' 3469 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3467 
Audio vs Video playback. 3464 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3463 
AV 3463 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3463 
A good configuration. 3462 
Injection Channel 3462 
It will come later. 3462 
Going there.... 3460 
Toddler Listeners 3459 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3459 
The honeymoon night. 3457 
Proximity 3457 
A chicken and egg situation 3448 
So far so good. 3443 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3441 
Ok, a first objective look. 3436 
Some room dealing basics 3435 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3434 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3433 
Bass trap 3433 
I will see... 3433 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3433 
Other absorbtion methods 3433 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3432 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3425 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3425 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3423 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3423 
Zarathustra 3419 
Very very nice. 3400 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3400 
Theoretically possible? 3398 
So True 3397 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3386 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3381 
7 moths and one event... 3260 
The next day 3258 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3258 
Choose your poisons 3258 
Thank you 3257 
It is very nice. 3256 
Great day 3255 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3254 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3249 
Macondo listening distance. 3165 
Measured from? 3164 
The Listening Room July 7 3164 
8' all around 3163 
Some comments... 3163 
I am looking for inspiration. 3161 
Vent that woofer 3161 
I do not know yet what to do. 3161 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3160 
Ported 3160 
No port for me, if possible... 3160 
Might...... be.... 3160 
K-Horns? 3160 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3160 
They do appear 3160 
Path length of khorn 3160 
The memory lane. 3160 
Outside 3160 
KHorn facts and truth 3160 
Khorn extension 3160 
The options available.... 3160 
The last night looking… 3159 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3159 
About the use of reading my own site. 3158 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3158 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3158 
Just thinking out loud... 3158 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3158 
Driver? 3158 
Two separate individuals 3158 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3158 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3158 
One more simple idea 3158 
A good thinking. 3156 
A next day. 3156 
Deja vu 3155 
It is all depend of your roo 3155 
What the holly garbage. 3145 
What about at a lower volume... 3145 
I do not know why. 3144 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3091 
SSET ;-) 3090 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3090 
More of the same? 3089 
Yes, this is an option too. 3089 
Actually… 3089 
The Scanspeaks 3089 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3089 
Ah, Winnie... 3089 
Last version 3089 
I wrote about it. 3088 
Layout 3088 
Kind of LF depression… 3085 
The one that got away 3085 
Updated. 3085 
Respect! 3084 
There are plenty things to think about. 3084 
Devil invented the room :) 3084 
The way how I see it… 3084 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3083 
One more theoretical solution 3082 
Almost familiar 3082 
This weekend 3078 
Sum and Difference 3078 
It is in the picture... 3078 
Nice bias 3078 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3078 
The grilling analogy 3078 
Some listening today. 3077 
Back to the drawing table. 3071 
Bring them forward 3071 
Promising.... 3071 
Aligned how? 3070 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3070 
Nice but need more work 3063 
Getting there... 3058 
It all looks very nice... 3058 
It is still all for grabs. 3058 
Great Morning!!! 3057 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3057 
Some thinking required… 3056 
I never done anything like this… 3055 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3054 
Phase and Room Modes 3054 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3053 
I am back. 3052 
I need some volume… 3051 
Line Gain 3051 
What a brilliant idea! 3051 
The full monty 3051 
Yep. I know. 3050 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3050 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3050 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3047 
You know the voices are right... 3047 
Some freaking magic. 3046 
Explanation 3046 
11 feet apart 3045 
Juts a proposal. 3045 
Stronger preamp 3044 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3043 
Sick? No. 3043 
Strong pre 3043 
I think it will be no 312.... 3043 
The new room is officially open. 3030 
A picture… 3016 
What a beautiful set-up! 3016 
Dream place 3015 
Headphones sound from playback 3014 
The headphone analogy 3013 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3013 
Wrong way 3013 
Sounds like an insult to me 3013 
Imaging. 3013 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3007 
Learn to forget 3006 
The infrabass injection. 2896 
The number 20 2896 
Undertones? 2895 
Resonance distortion 2895 
There are many options 2895 
I want it... 2895 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2895 
Clarity in the murk 2895 
The gentle exit 2895 
I understand 2895 
Low frequency dithering 2895 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2895 
Eventually! 2711 
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