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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3684 
Big 3684 
Old house? 3684 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3684 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3684 
For a Given Room 3683 
House Inspections & Warranties 3683 
A min Room size.... 3677 
Charging the Large Room 3677 
A bit deeper. 3677 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3676 
Comfort 3676 
Choices 3675 
Value 3675 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3675 
"romantic" illusion... 3675 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3675 
My kids... 3675 
Bingo 3675 
Interesting discussion indeed 3675 
The High Demands System 3674 
Paul S -- 3674 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3674 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3671 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3671 
Happiness 3671 
Various Stages of Young 3671 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3670 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3670 
Using the real estate 3670 
Through the roof 3667 
Sideways 3666 
If not a midbass horn? 3664 
What Comes Naturally 3664 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3664 
In That Case... 3664 
The game is on. 3662 
Mazel Tov! 3662 
Great news 3662 
Wonderful! 3662 
I think it will be better with time. 3662 
Gaddis House 3662 
Congratulations! 3661 
View vs. Practicality 3658 
Multi-Tasking 3658 
Exactly! 3658 
Equipment between speakers... 3658 
Top Gear 3658 
I see no problems with "between". 3658 
Oh well... 3658 
Wall of nature 3658 
Big Window 3658 
Shades and Night Vision 3658 
...they do image wonderfully... 3658 
Another attic project? 3657 
Infinite baffle 3657 
IB 3657 
Mold 3657 
Attic Ventilation 3657 
Possible 3656 
Just strategizing 3656 
Normal orientation 3656 
Confusion. 3656 
Specifics 3656 
Driver Orientation 3656 
That all need to be though out. 3656 
It nigh be a problem 3656 
Ideas 3656 
Opposing woofers 3656 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3656 
Blow hard 3656 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3656 
Couple of things 3656 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3644 
That's not a problem :) 3644 
A LF solution for a new room 3587 
Another midbass?!!? 3584 
Another option to consider 3582 
Room comfort upgrades 3581 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3579 
The color of the listening room. 3565 
This would be nice...... 3562 
That is it. 3552 
Congratulations 3552 
Well, 3552 
The last week of moving... 3543 
We are home! 3539 
Congratulations! 3539 
We found a new room in House.... 3533 
Bass in bass-ment? 3532 
True, but. . . 3532 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3531 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3531 
It took for a while. 3494 
Time/Change 3493 
In regards to chairs... 3493 
This week. 3491 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3491 
The first day. 3489 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3489 
Sounds like a nice time... 3489 
For now.... 3488 
Soft Bass 3488 
Getting somewhere. 3487 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3487 
Diffusion 3486 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3485 
Space behind 3485 
Slowly going back to the business. 3470 
Keep on truckin' 3470 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3468 
Audio vs Video playback. 3465 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3464 
AV 3464 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3464 
A good configuration. 3463 
Injection Channel 3463 
It will come later. 3463 
Going there.... 3461 
Toddler Listeners 3460 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3460 
The honeymoon night. 3458 
Proximity 3458 
A chicken and egg situation 3449 
So far so good. 3444 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3442 
Ok, a first objective look. 3437 
Some room dealing basics 3436 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3435 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3434 
Bass trap 3434 
I will see... 3434 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3434 
Other absorbtion methods 3434 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3433 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3426 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3426 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3424 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3424 
Zarathustra 3420 
Very very nice. 3401 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3401 
Theoretically possible? 3399 
So True 3398 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3387 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3382 
7 moths and one event... 3261 
The next day 3259 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3259 
Choose your poisons 3259 
Thank you 3258 
It is very nice. 3257 
Great day 3256 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3255 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3250 
Macondo listening distance. 3166 
Measured from? 3165 
The Listening Room July 7 3165 
8' all around 3164 
Some comments... 3164 
I am looking for inspiration. 3162 
Vent that woofer 3162 
I do not know yet what to do. 3162 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3161 
Ported 3161 
No port for me, if possible... 3161 
Might...... be.... 3161 
K-Horns? 3161 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3161 
They do appear 3161 
Path length of khorn 3161 
The memory lane. 3161 
Outside 3161 
KHorn facts and truth 3161 
Khorn extension 3161 
The options available.... 3161 
The last night looking… 3160 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3160 
About the use of reading my own site. 3159 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3159 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3159 
Just thinking out loud... 3159 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3159 
Driver? 3159 
Two separate individuals 3159 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3159 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3159 
One more simple idea 3159 
A good thinking. 3157 
A next day. 3157 
Deja vu 3156 
It is all depend of your roo 3156 
What the holly garbage. 3146 
What about at a lower volume... 3146 
I do not know why. 3145 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3092 
SSET ;-) 3091 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3091 
More of the same? 3090 
Yes, this is an option too. 3090 
Actually… 3090 
The Scanspeaks 3090 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3090 
Ah, Winnie... 3090 
Last version 3090 
I wrote about it. 3089 
Layout 3089 
Kind of LF depression… 3086 
The one that got away 3086 
Updated. 3086 
Respect! 3085 
There are plenty things to think about. 3085 
Devil invented the room :) 3085 
The way how I see it… 3085 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3084 
One more theoretical solution 3083 
Almost familiar 3083 
This weekend 3079 
Sum and Difference 3079 
It is in the picture... 3079 
Nice bias 3079 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3079 
The grilling analogy 3079 
Some listening today. 3078 
Back to the drawing table. 3072 
Bring them forward 3072 
Promising.... 3072 
Aligned how? 3071 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3071 
Nice but need more work 3064 
Getting there... 3059 
It all looks very nice... 3059 
It is still all for grabs. 3059 
Great Morning!!! 3058 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3058 
Some thinking required… 3057 
I never done anything like this… 3056 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3055 
Phase and Room Modes 3055 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3054 
I am back. 3053 
I need some volume… 3052 
Line Gain 3052 
What a brilliant idea! 3052 
The full monty 3052 
Yep. I know. 3051 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3051 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3051 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3048 
You know the voices are right... 3048 
Some freaking magic. 3047 
Explanation 3047 
11 feet apart 3046 
Juts a proposal. 3046 
Stronger preamp 3045 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3044 
Sick? No. 3044 
Strong pre 3044 
I think it will be no 312.... 3044 
The new room is officially open. 3031 
A picture… 3017 
What a beautiful set-up! 3017 
Dream place 3016 
Headphones sound from playback 3015 
The headphone analogy 3014 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3014 
Wrong way 3014 
Sounds like an insult to me 3014 
Imaging. 3014 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3008 
Learn to forget 3007 
The infrabass injection. 2897 
The number 20 2897 
Undertones? 2896 
Resonance distortion 2896 
There are many options 2896 
I want it... 2896 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2896 
Clarity in the murk 2896 
The gentle exit 2896 
I understand 2896 
Low frequency dithering 2896 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2896 
Eventually! 2712 
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