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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3734 
Big 3734 
Old house? 3734 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3734 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3734 
For a Given Room 3733 
House Inspections & Warranties 3733 
A min Room size.... 3727 
Charging the Large Room 3727 
A bit deeper. 3727 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3726 
Comfort 3726 
Choices 3725 
Value 3725 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3725 
"romantic" illusion... 3725 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3725 
My kids... 3725 
Bingo 3725 
Interesting discussion indeed 3725 
The High Demands System 3724 
Paul S -- 3724 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3724 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3721 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3721 
Happiness 3721 
Various Stages of Young 3721 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3720 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3720 
Using the real estate 3720 
Through the roof 3717 
Sideways 3716 
If not a midbass horn? 3714 
What Comes Naturally 3714 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3714 
In That Case... 3714 
The game is on. 3712 
Mazel Tov! 3712 
Great news 3712 
Wonderful! 3712 
I think it will be better with time. 3712 
Gaddis House 3712 
Congratulations! 3711 
View vs. Practicality 3708 
Multi-Tasking 3708 
Exactly! 3708 
Equipment between speakers... 3708 
Top Gear 3708 
I see no problems with "between". 3708 
Oh well... 3708 
Wall of nature 3708 
Big Window 3708 
Shades and Night Vision 3708 
...they do image wonderfully... 3708 
Another attic project? 3707 
Infinite baffle 3707 
IB 3707 
Mold 3707 
Attic Ventilation 3707 
Possible 3706 
Just strategizing 3706 
Normal orientation 3706 
Confusion. 3706 
Specifics 3706 
Driver Orientation 3706 
That all need to be though out. 3706 
It nigh be a problem 3706 
Ideas 3706 
Opposing woofers 3706 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3706 
Blow hard 3706 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3706 
Couple of things 3706 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3694 
That's not a problem :) 3694 
A LF solution for a new room 3637 
Another midbass?!!? 3634 
Another option to consider 3632 
Room comfort upgrades 3631 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3629 
The color of the listening room. 3615 
This would be nice...... 3612 
That is it. 3602 
Congratulations 3602 
Well, 3602 
The last week of moving... 3593 
We are home! 3589 
Congratulations! 3589 
We found a new room in House.... 3583 
Bass in bass-ment? 3582 
True, but. . . 3582 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3581 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3581 
It took for a while. 3544 
Time/Change 3543 
In regards to chairs... 3543 
This week. 3541 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3541 
The first day. 3539 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3539 
Sounds like a nice time... 3539 
For now.... 3538 
Soft Bass 3538 
Getting somewhere. 3537 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3537 
Diffusion 3536 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3535 
Space behind 3535 
Slowly going back to the business. 3520 
Keep on truckin' 3520 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3518 
Audio vs Video playback. 3515 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3514 
AV 3514 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3514 
A good configuration. 3513 
Injection Channel 3513 
It will come later. 3513 
Going there.... 3511 
Toddler Listeners 3510 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3510 
The honeymoon night. 3508 
Proximity 3508 
A chicken and egg situation 3499 
So far so good. 3494 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3492 
Ok, a first objective look. 3487 
Some room dealing basics 3486 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3485 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3484 
Bass trap 3484 
I will see... 3484 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3484 
Other absorbtion methods 3484 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3483 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3476 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3476 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3474 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3474 
Zarathustra 3470 
Very very nice. 3451 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3451 
Theoretically possible? 3449 
So True 3448 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3437 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3432 
7 moths and one event... 3311 
The next day 3309 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3309 
Choose your poisons 3309 
Thank you 3308 
It is very nice. 3307 
Great day 3306 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3305 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3300 
Macondo listening distance. 3216 
Measured from? 3215 
The Listening Room July 7 3215 
8' all around 3214 
Some comments... 3214 
I am looking for inspiration. 3212 
Vent that woofer 3212 
I do not know yet what to do. 3212 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3211 
Ported 3211 
No port for me, if possible... 3211 
Might...... be.... 3211 
K-Horns? 3211 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3211 
They do appear 3211 
Path length of khorn 3211 
The memory lane. 3211 
Outside 3211 
KHorn facts and truth 3211 
Khorn extension 3211 
The options available.... 3211 
The last night looking… 3210 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3210 
About the use of reading my own site. 3209 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3209 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3209 
Just thinking out loud... 3209 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3209 
Driver? 3209 
Two separate individuals 3209 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3209 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3209 
One more simple idea 3209 
A good thinking. 3207 
A next day. 3207 
Deja vu 3206 
It is all depend of your roo 3206 
What the holly garbage. 3196 
What about at a lower volume... 3196 
I do not know why. 3195 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3142 
SSET ;-) 3141 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3141 
More of the same? 3140 
Yes, this is an option too. 3140 
Actually… 3140 
The Scanspeaks 3140 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3140 
Ah, Winnie... 3140 
Last version 3140 
I wrote about it. 3139 
Layout 3139 
Kind of LF depression… 3136 
The one that got away 3136 
Updated. 3136 
Respect! 3135 
There are plenty things to think about. 3135 
Devil invented the room :) 3135 
The way how I see it… 3135 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3134 
One more theoretical solution 3133 
Almost familiar 3133 
This weekend 3129 
Sum and Difference 3129 
It is in the picture... 3129 
Nice bias 3129 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3129 
The grilling analogy 3129 
Some listening today. 3128 
Back to the drawing table. 3122 
Bring them forward 3122 
Promising.... 3122 
Aligned how? 3121 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3121 
Nice but need more work 3114 
Getting there... 3109 
It all looks very nice... 3109 
It is still all for grabs. 3109 
Great Morning!!! 3108 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3108 
Some thinking required… 3107 
I never done anything like this… 3106 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3105 
Phase and Room Modes 3105 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3104 
I am back. 3103 
I need some volume… 3102 
Line Gain 3102 
What a brilliant idea! 3102 
The full monty 3102 
Yep. I know. 3101 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3101 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3101 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3098 
You know the voices are right... 3098 
Some freaking magic. 3097 
Explanation 3097 
11 feet apart 3096 
Juts a proposal. 3096 
Stronger preamp 3095 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3094 
Sick? No. 3094 
Strong pre 3094 
I think it will be no 312.... 3094 
The new room is officially open. 3081 
A picture… 3067 
What a beautiful set-up! 3067 
Dream place 3066 
Headphones sound from playback 3065 
The headphone analogy 3064 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3064 
Wrong way 3064 
Sounds like an insult to me 3064 
Imaging. 3064 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3058 
Learn to forget 3057 
The infrabass injection. 2947 
The number 20 2947 
Undertones? 2946 
Resonance distortion 2946 
There are many options 2946 
I want it... 2946 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2946 
Clarity in the murk 2946 
The gentle exit 2946 
I understand 2946 
Low frequency dithering 2946 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2946 
Eventually! 2762 
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