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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3580 
Big 3580 
Old house? 3580 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3580 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3580 
For a Given Room 3579 
House Inspections & Warranties 3579 
A min Room size.... 3573 
Charging the Large Room 3573 
A bit deeper. 3573 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3572 
Comfort 3572 
Choices 3571 
Value 3571 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3571 
"romantic" illusion... 3571 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3571 
My kids... 3571 
Bingo 3571 
Interesting discussion indeed 3571 
The High Demands System 3570 
Paul S -- 3570 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3570 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3567 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3567 
Happiness 3567 
Various Stages of Young 3567 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3566 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3566 
Using the real estate 3566 
Through the roof 3563 
Sideways 3562 
If not a midbass horn? 3560 
What Comes Naturally 3560 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3560 
In That Case... 3560 
The game is on. 3558 
Mazel Tov! 3558 
Great news 3558 
Wonderful! 3558 
I think it will be better with time. 3558 
Gaddis House 3558 
Congratulations! 3557 
View vs. Practicality 3554 
Multi-Tasking 3554 
Exactly! 3554 
Equipment between speakers... 3554 
Top Gear 3554 
I see no problems with "between". 3554 
Oh well... 3554 
Wall of nature 3554 
Big Window 3554 
Shades and Night Vision 3554 
...they do image wonderfully... 3554 
Another attic project? 3553 
Infinite baffle 3553 
IB 3553 
Mold 3553 
Attic Ventilation 3553 
Possible 3552 
Just strategizing 3552 
Normal orientation 3552 
Confusion. 3552 
Specifics 3552 
Driver Orientation 3552 
That all need to be though out. 3552 
It nigh be a problem 3552 
Ideas 3552 
Opposing woofers 3552 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3552 
Blow hard 3552 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3552 
Couple of things 3552 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3540 
That's not a problem :) 3540 
A LF solution for a new room 3483 
Another midbass?!!? 3480 
Another option to consider 3478 
Room comfort upgrades 3477 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3475 
The color of the listening room. 3461 
This would be nice...... 3458 
That is it. 3448 
Congratulations 3448 
Well, 3448 
The last week of moving... 3439 
We are home! 3435 
Congratulations! 3435 
We found a new room in House.... 3429 
Bass in bass-ment? 3428 
True, but. . . 3428 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3427 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3427 
It took for a while. 3390 
Time/Change 3389 
In regards to chairs... 3389 
This week. 3387 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3387 
The first day. 3385 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3385 
Sounds like a nice time... 3385 
For now.... 3384 
Soft Bass 3384 
Getting somewhere. 3383 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3383 
Diffusion 3382 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3381 
Space behind 3381 
Slowly going back to the business. 3366 
Keep on truckin' 3366 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3364 
Audio vs Video playback. 3361 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3360 
AV 3360 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3360 
A good configuration. 3359 
Injection Channel 3359 
It will come later. 3359 
Going there.... 3357 
Toddler Listeners 3356 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3356 
The honeymoon night. 3354 
Proximity 3354 
A chicken and egg situation 3345 
So far so good. 3340 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3338 
Ok, a first objective look. 3333 
Some room dealing basics 3332 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3331 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3330 
Bass trap 3330 
I will see... 3330 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3330 
Other absorbtion methods 3330 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3329 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3322 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3322 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3320 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3320 
Zarathustra 3316 
Very very nice. 3297 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3297 
Theoretically possible? 3295 
So True 3294 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3283 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3278 
7 moths and one event... 3157 
The next day 3155 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3155 
Choose your poisons 3155 
Thank you 3154 
It is very nice. 3153 
Great day 3152 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3151 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3146 
Macondo listening distance. 3062 
Measured from? 3061 
The Listening Room July 7 3061 
8' all around 3060 
Some comments... 3060 
I am looking for inspiration. 3058 
Vent that woofer 3058 
I do not know yet what to do. 3058 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3057 
Ported 3057 
No port for me, if possible... 3057 
Might...... be.... 3057 
K-Horns? 3057 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3057 
They do appear 3057 
Path length of khorn 3057 
The memory lane. 3057 
Outside 3057 
KHorn facts and truth 3057 
Khorn extension 3057 
The options available.... 3057 
The last night looking… 3056 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3056 
About the use of reading my own site. 3055 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3055 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3055 
Just thinking out loud... 3055 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3055 
Driver? 3055 
Two separate individuals 3055 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3055 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3055 
One more simple idea 3055 
A good thinking. 3053 
A next day. 3053 
Deja vu 3052 
It is all depend of your roo 3052 
What the holly garbage. 3042 
What about at a lower volume... 3042 
I do not know why. 3041 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2988 
SSET ;-) 2987 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2987 
More of the same? 2986 
Yes, this is an option too. 2986 
Actually… 2986 
The Scanspeaks 2986 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2986 
Ah, Winnie... 2986 
Last version 2986 
I wrote about it. 2985 
Layout 2985 
Kind of LF depression… 2982 
The one that got away 2982 
Updated. 2982 
Respect! 2981 
There are plenty things to think about. 2981 
Devil invented the room :) 2981 
The way how I see it… 2981 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2980 
One more theoretical solution 2979 
Almost familiar 2979 
This weekend 2975 
Sum and Difference 2975 
It is in the picture... 2975 
Nice bias 2975 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2975 
The grilling analogy 2975 
Some listening today. 2974 
Back to the drawing table. 2968 
Bring them forward 2968 
Promising.... 2968 
Aligned how? 2967 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2967 
Nice but need more work 2960 
Getting there... 2955 
It all looks very nice... 2955 
It is still all for grabs. 2955 
Great Morning!!! 2954 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2954 
Some thinking required… 2953 
I never done anything like this… 2952 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2951 
Phase and Room Modes 2951 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2950 
I am back. 2949 
I need some volume… 2948 
Line Gain 2948 
What a brilliant idea! 2948 
The full monty 2948 
Yep. I know. 2947 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2947 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2947 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2944 
You know the voices are right... 2944 
Some freaking magic. 2943 
Explanation 2943 
11 feet apart 2942 
Juts a proposal. 2942 
Stronger preamp 2941 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2940 
Sick? No. 2940 
Strong pre 2940 
I think it will be no 312.... 2940 
The new room is officially open. 2927 
A picture… 2913 
What a beautiful set-up! 2913 
Dream place 2912 
Headphones sound from playback 2911 
The headphone analogy 2910 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2910 
Wrong way 2910 
Sounds like an insult to me 2910 
Imaging. 2910 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2904 
Learn to forget 2903 
The infrabass injection. 2793 
The number 20 2793 
Undertones? 2792 
Resonance distortion 2792 
There are many options 2792 
I want it... 2792 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2792 
Clarity in the murk 2792 
The gentle exit 2792 
I understand 2792 
Low frequency dithering 2792 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2792 
Eventually! 2608 
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