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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3632 
Big 3632 
Old house? 3632 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3632 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3632 
For a Given Room 3631 
House Inspections & Warranties 3631 
A min Room size.... 3625 
Charging the Large Room 3625 
A bit deeper. 3625 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3624 
Comfort 3624 
Choices 3623 
Value 3623 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3623 
"romantic" illusion... 3623 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3623 
My kids... 3623 
Bingo 3623 
Interesting discussion indeed 3623 
The High Demands System 3622 
Paul S -- 3622 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3622 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3619 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3619 
Happiness 3619 
Various Stages of Young 3619 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3618 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3618 
Using the real estate 3618 
Through the roof 3615 
Sideways 3614 
If not a midbass horn? 3612 
What Comes Naturally 3612 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3612 
In That Case... 3612 
The game is on. 3610 
Mazel Tov! 3610 
Great news 3610 
Wonderful! 3610 
I think it will be better with time. 3610 
Gaddis House 3610 
Congratulations! 3609 
View vs. Practicality 3606 
Multi-Tasking 3606 
Exactly! 3606 
Equipment between speakers... 3606 
Top Gear 3606 
I see no problems with "between". 3606 
Oh well... 3606 
Wall of nature 3606 
Big Window 3606 
Shades and Night Vision 3606 
...they do image wonderfully... 3606 
Another attic project? 3605 
Infinite baffle 3605 
IB 3605 
Mold 3605 
Attic Ventilation 3605 
Possible 3604 
Just strategizing 3604 
Normal orientation 3604 
Confusion. 3604 
Specifics 3604 
Driver Orientation 3604 
That all need to be though out. 3604 
It nigh be a problem 3604 
Ideas 3604 
Opposing woofers 3604 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3604 
Blow hard 3604 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3604 
Couple of things 3604 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3592 
That's not a problem :) 3592 
A LF solution for a new room 3535 
Another midbass?!!? 3532 
Another option to consider 3530 
Room comfort upgrades 3529 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3527 
The color of the listening room. 3513 
This would be nice...... 3510 
That is it. 3500 
Congratulations 3500 
Well, 3500 
The last week of moving... 3491 
We are home! 3487 
Congratulations! 3487 
We found a new room in House.... 3481 
Bass in bass-ment? 3480 
True, but. . . 3480 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3479 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3479 
It took for a while. 3442 
Time/Change 3441 
In regards to chairs... 3441 
This week. 3439 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3439 
The first day. 3437 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3437 
Sounds like a nice time... 3437 
For now.... 3436 
Soft Bass 3436 
Getting somewhere. 3435 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3435 
Diffusion 3434 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3433 
Space behind 3433 
Slowly going back to the business. 3418 
Keep on truckin' 3418 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3416 
Audio vs Video playback. 3413 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3412 
AV 3412 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3412 
A good configuration. 3411 
Injection Channel 3411 
It will come later. 3411 
Going there.... 3409 
Toddler Listeners 3408 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3408 
The honeymoon night. 3406 
Proximity 3406 
A chicken and egg situation 3397 
So far so good. 3392 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3390 
Ok, a first objective look. 3385 
Some room dealing basics 3384 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3383 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3382 
Bass trap 3382 
I will see... 3382 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3382 
Other absorbtion methods 3382 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3381 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3374 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3374 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3372 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3372 
Zarathustra 3368 
Very very nice. 3349 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3349 
Theoretically possible? 3347 
So True 3346 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3335 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3330 
7 moths and one event... 3209 
The next day 3207 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3207 
Choose your poisons 3207 
Thank you 3206 
It is very nice. 3205 
Great day 3204 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3203 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3198 
Macondo listening distance. 3114 
Measured from? 3113 
The Listening Room July 7 3113 
8' all around 3112 
Some comments... 3112 
I am looking for inspiration. 3110 
Vent that woofer 3110 
I do not know yet what to do. 3110 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3109 
Ported 3109 
No port for me, if possible... 3109 
Might...... be.... 3109 
K-Horns? 3109 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3109 
They do appear 3109 
Path length of khorn 3109 
The memory lane. 3109 
Outside 3109 
KHorn facts and truth 3109 
Khorn extension 3109 
The options available.... 3109 
The last night looking… 3108 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3108 
About the use of reading my own site. 3107 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3107 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3107 
Just thinking out loud... 3107 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3107 
Driver? 3107 
Two separate individuals 3107 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3107 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3107 
One more simple idea 3107 
A good thinking. 3105 
A next day. 3105 
Deja vu 3104 
It is all depend of your roo 3104 
What the holly garbage. 3094 
What about at a lower volume... 3094 
I do not know why. 3093 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3040 
SSET ;-) 3039 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3039 
More of the same? 3038 
Yes, this is an option too. 3038 
Actually… 3038 
The Scanspeaks 3038 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3038 
Ah, Winnie... 3038 
Last version 3038 
I wrote about it. 3037 
Layout 3037 
Kind of LF depression… 3034 
The one that got away 3034 
Updated. 3034 
Respect! 3033 
There are plenty things to think about. 3033 
Devil invented the room :) 3033 
The way how I see it… 3033 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3032 
One more theoretical solution 3031 
Almost familiar 3031 
This weekend 3027 
Sum and Difference 3027 
It is in the picture... 3027 
Nice bias 3027 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3027 
The grilling analogy 3027 
Some listening today. 3026 
Back to the drawing table. 3020 
Bring them forward 3020 
Promising.... 3020 
Aligned how? 3019 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3019 
Nice but need more work 3012 
Getting there... 3007 
It all looks very nice... 3007 
It is still all for grabs. 3007 
Great Morning!!! 3006 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3006 
Some thinking required… 3005 
I never done anything like this… 3004 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3003 
Phase and Room Modes 3003 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3002 
I am back. 3001 
I need some volume… 3000 
Line Gain 3000 
What a brilliant idea! 3000 
The full monty 3000 
Yep. I know. 2999 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2999 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2999 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2996 
You know the voices are right... 2996 
Some freaking magic. 2995 
Explanation 2995 
11 feet apart 2994 
Juts a proposal. 2994 
Stronger preamp 2993 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2992 
Sick? No. 2992 
Strong pre 2992 
I think it will be no 312.... 2992 
The new room is officially open. 2979 
A picture… 2965 
What a beautiful set-up! 2965 
Dream place 2964 
Headphones sound from playback 2963 
The headphone analogy 2962 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2962 
Wrong way 2962 
Sounds like an insult to me 2962 
Imaging. 2962 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2956 
Learn to forget 2955 
The infrabass injection. 2845 
The number 20 2845 
Undertones? 2844 
Resonance distortion 2844 
There are many options 2844 
I want it... 2844 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2844 
Clarity in the murk 2844 
The gentle exit 2844 
I understand 2844 
Low frequency dithering 2844 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2844 
Eventually! 2660 
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