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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3919 
Big 3919 
Old house? 3919 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3919 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3919 
For a Given Room 3918 
House Inspections & Warranties 3918 
A min Room size.... 3912 
Charging the Large Room 3912 
A bit deeper. 3912 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3911 
Comfort 3911 
Choices 3910 
Value 3910 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3910 
"romantic" illusion... 3910 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3910 
My kids... 3910 
Bingo 3910 
Interesting discussion indeed 3910 
The High Demands System 3909 
Paul S -- 3909 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3909 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3906 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3906 
Happiness 3906 
Various Stages of Young 3906 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3905 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3905 
Using the real estate 3905 
Through the roof 3902 
Sideways 3901 
If not a midbass horn? 3899 
What Comes Naturally 3899 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3899 
In That Case... 3899 
The game is on. 3897 
Mazel Tov! 3897 
Great news 3897 
Wonderful! 3897 
I think it will be better with time. 3897 
Gaddis House 3897 
Congratulations! 3896 
View vs. Practicality 3893 
Multi-Tasking 3893 
Exactly! 3893 
Equipment between speakers... 3893 
Top Gear 3893 
I see no problems with "between". 3893 
Oh well... 3893 
Wall of nature 3893 
Big Window 3893 
Shades and Night Vision 3893 
...they do image wonderfully... 3893 
Another attic project? 3892 
Infinite baffle 3892 
IB 3892 
Mold 3892 
Attic Ventilation 3892 
Possible 3891 
Just strategizing 3891 
Normal orientation 3891 
Confusion. 3891 
Specifics 3891 
Driver Orientation 3891 
That all need to be though out. 3891 
It nigh be a problem 3891 
Ideas 3891 
Opposing woofers 3891 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3891 
Blow hard 3891 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3891 
Couple of things 3891 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3879 
That's not a problem :) 3879 
A LF solution for a new room 3822 
Another midbass?!!? 3819 
Another option to consider 3817 
Room comfort upgrades 3816 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3814 
The color of the listening room. 3800 
This would be nice...... 3797 
That is it. 3787 
Congratulations 3787 
Well, 3787 
The last week of moving... 3778 
We are home! 3774 
Congratulations! 3774 
We found a new room in House.... 3768 
Bass in bass-ment? 3767 
True, but. . . 3767 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3766 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3766 
It took for a while. 3729 
Time/Change 3728 
In regards to chairs... 3728 
This week. 3726 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3726 
The first day. 3724 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3724 
Sounds like a nice time... 3724 
For now.... 3723 
Soft Bass 3723 
Getting somewhere. 3722 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3722 
Diffusion 3721 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3720 
Space behind 3720 
Slowly going back to the business. 3705 
Keep on truckin' 3705 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3703 
Audio vs Video playback. 3700 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3699 
AV 3699 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3699 
A good configuration. 3698 
Injection Channel 3698 
It will come later. 3698 
Going there.... 3696 
Toddler Listeners 3695 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3695 
The honeymoon night. 3693 
Proximity 3693 
A chicken and egg situation 3684 
So far so good. 3679 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3677 
Ok, a first objective look. 3672 
Some room dealing basics 3671 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3670 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3669 
Bass trap 3669 
I will see... 3669 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3669 
Other absorbtion methods 3669 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3668 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3661 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3661 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3659 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3659 
Zarathustra 3655 
Very very nice. 3636 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3636 
Theoretically possible? 3634 
So True 3633 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3622 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3617 
7 moths and one event... 3496 
The next day 3494 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3494 
Choose your poisons 3494 
Thank you 3493 
It is very nice. 3492 
Great day 3491 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3490 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3485 
Macondo listening distance. 3401 
Measured from? 3400 
The Listening Room July 7 3400 
8' all around 3399 
Some comments... 3399 
I am looking for inspiration. 3397 
Vent that woofer 3397 
I do not know yet what to do. 3397 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3396 
Ported 3396 
No port for me, if possible... 3396 
Might...... be.... 3396 
K-Horns? 3396 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3396 
They do appear 3396 
Path length of khorn 3396 
The memory lane. 3396 
Outside 3396 
KHorn facts and truth 3396 
Khorn extension 3396 
The options available.... 3396 
The last night looking… 3395 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3395 
About the use of reading my own site. 3394 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3394 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3394 
Just thinking out loud... 3394 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3394 
Driver? 3394 
Two separate individuals 3394 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3394 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3394 
One more simple idea 3394 
A good thinking. 3392 
A next day. 3392 
Deja vu 3391 
It is all depend of your roo 3391 
What the holly garbage. 3381 
What about at a lower volume... 3381 
I do not know why. 3380 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3327 
SSET ;-) 3326 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3326 
More of the same? 3325 
Yes, this is an option too. 3325 
Actually… 3325 
The Scanspeaks 3325 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3325 
Ah, Winnie... 3325 
Last version 3325 
I wrote about it. 3324 
Layout 3324 
Kind of LF depression… 3321 
The one that got away 3321 
Updated. 3321 
Respect! 3320 
There are plenty things to think about. 3320 
Devil invented the room :) 3320 
The way how I see it… 3320 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3319 
One more theoretical solution 3318 
Almost familiar 3318 
This weekend 3314 
Sum and Difference 3314 
It is in the picture... 3314 
Nice bias 3314 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3314 
The grilling analogy 3314 
Some listening today. 3313 
Back to the drawing table. 3307 
Bring them forward 3307 
Promising.... 3307 
Aligned how? 3306 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3306 
Nice but need more work 3299 
Getting there... 3294 
It all looks very nice... 3294 
It is still all for grabs. 3294 
Great Morning!!! 3293 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3293 
Some thinking required… 3292 
I never done anything like this… 3291 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3290 
Phase and Room Modes 3290 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3289 
I am back. 3288 
I need some volume… 3287 
Line Gain 3287 
What a brilliant idea! 3287 
The full monty 3287 
Yep. I know. 3286 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3286 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3286 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3283 
You know the voices are right... 3283 
Some freaking magic. 3282 
Explanation 3282 
11 feet apart 3281 
Juts a proposal. 3281 
Stronger preamp 3280 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3279 
Sick? No. 3279 
Strong pre 3279 
I think it will be no 312.... 3279 
The new room is officially open. 3266 
A picture… 3252 
What a beautiful set-up! 3252 
Dream place 3251 
Headphones sound from playback 3250 
The headphone analogy 3249 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3249 
Wrong way 3249 
Sounds like an insult to me 3249 
Imaging. 3249 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3243 
Learn to forget 3242 
The infrabass injection. 3132 
The number 20 3132 
Undertones? 3131 
Resonance distortion 3131 
There are many options 3131 
I want it... 3131 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3131 
Clarity in the murk 3131 
The gentle exit 3131 
I understand 3131 
Low frequency dithering 3131 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3131 
Eventually! 2947 
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