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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3758 
Big 3758 
Old house? 3758 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3758 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3758 
For a Given Room 3757 
House Inspections & Warranties 3757 
A min Room size.... 3751 
Charging the Large Room 3751 
A bit deeper. 3751 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3750 
Comfort 3750 
Choices 3749 
Value 3749 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3749 
"romantic" illusion... 3749 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3749 
My kids... 3749 
Bingo 3749 
Interesting discussion indeed 3749 
The High Demands System 3748 
Paul S -- 3748 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3748 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3745 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3745 
Happiness 3745 
Various Stages of Young 3745 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3744 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3744 
Using the real estate 3744 
Through the roof 3741 
Sideways 3740 
If not a midbass horn? 3738 
What Comes Naturally 3738 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3738 
In That Case... 3738 
The game is on. 3736 
Mazel Tov! 3736 
Great news 3736 
Wonderful! 3736 
I think it will be better with time. 3736 
Gaddis House 3736 
Congratulations! 3735 
View vs. Practicality 3732 
Multi-Tasking 3732 
Exactly! 3732 
Equipment between speakers... 3732 
Top Gear 3732 
I see no problems with "between". 3732 
Oh well... 3732 
Wall of nature 3732 
Big Window 3732 
Shades and Night Vision 3732 
...they do image wonderfully... 3732 
Another attic project? 3731 
Infinite baffle 3731 
IB 3731 
Mold 3731 
Attic Ventilation 3731 
Possible 3730 
Just strategizing 3730 
Normal orientation 3730 
Confusion. 3730 
Specifics 3730 
Driver Orientation 3730 
That all need to be though out. 3730 
It nigh be a problem 3730 
Ideas 3730 
Opposing woofers 3730 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3730 
Blow hard 3730 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3730 
Couple of things 3730 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3718 
That's not a problem :) 3718 
A LF solution for a new room 3661 
Another midbass?!!? 3658 
Another option to consider 3656 
Room comfort upgrades 3655 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3653 
The color of the listening room. 3639 
This would be nice...... 3636 
That is it. 3626 
Congratulations 3626 
Well, 3626 
The last week of moving... 3617 
We are home! 3613 
Congratulations! 3613 
We found a new room in House.... 3607 
Bass in bass-ment? 3606 
True, but. . . 3606 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3605 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3605 
It took for a while. 3568 
Time/Change 3567 
In regards to chairs... 3567 
This week. 3565 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3565 
The first day. 3563 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3563 
Sounds like a nice time... 3563 
For now.... 3562 
Soft Bass 3562 
Getting somewhere. 3561 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3561 
Diffusion 3560 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3559 
Space behind 3559 
Slowly going back to the business. 3544 
Keep on truckin' 3544 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3542 
Audio vs Video playback. 3539 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3538 
AV 3538 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3538 
A good configuration. 3537 
Injection Channel 3537 
It will come later. 3537 
Going there.... 3535 
Toddler Listeners 3534 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3534 
The honeymoon night. 3532 
Proximity 3532 
A chicken and egg situation 3523 
So far so good. 3518 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3516 
Ok, a first objective look. 3511 
Some room dealing basics 3510 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3509 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3508 
Bass trap 3508 
I will see... 3508 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3508 
Other absorbtion methods 3508 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3507 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3500 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3500 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3498 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3498 
Zarathustra 3494 
Very very nice. 3475 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3475 
Theoretically possible? 3473 
So True 3472 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3461 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3456 
7 moths and one event... 3335 
The next day 3333 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3333 
Choose your poisons 3333 
Thank you 3332 
It is very nice. 3331 
Great day 3330 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3329 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3324 
Macondo listening distance. 3240 
Measured from? 3239 
The Listening Room July 7 3239 
8' all around 3238 
Some comments... 3238 
I am looking for inspiration. 3236 
Vent that woofer 3236 
I do not know yet what to do. 3236 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3235 
Ported 3235 
No port for me, if possible... 3235 
Might...... be.... 3235 
K-Horns? 3235 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3235 
They do appear 3235 
Path length of khorn 3235 
The memory lane. 3235 
Outside 3235 
KHorn facts and truth 3235 
Khorn extension 3235 
The options available.... 3235 
The last night looking… 3234 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3234 
About the use of reading my own site. 3233 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3233 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3233 
Just thinking out loud... 3233 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3233 
Driver? 3233 
Two separate individuals 3233 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3233 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3233 
One more simple idea 3233 
A good thinking. 3231 
A next day. 3231 
Deja vu 3230 
It is all depend of your roo 3230 
What the holly garbage. 3220 
What about at a lower volume... 3220 
I do not know why. 3219 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3166 
SSET ;-) 3165 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3165 
More of the same? 3164 
Yes, this is an option too. 3164 
Actually… 3164 
The Scanspeaks 3164 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3164 
Ah, Winnie... 3164 
Last version 3164 
I wrote about it. 3163 
Layout 3163 
Kind of LF depression… 3160 
The one that got away 3160 
Updated. 3160 
Respect! 3159 
There are plenty things to think about. 3159 
Devil invented the room :) 3159 
The way how I see it… 3159 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3158 
One more theoretical solution 3157 
Almost familiar 3157 
This weekend 3153 
Sum and Difference 3153 
It is in the picture... 3153 
Nice bias 3153 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3153 
The grilling analogy 3153 
Some listening today. 3152 
Back to the drawing table. 3146 
Bring them forward 3146 
Promising.... 3146 
Aligned how? 3145 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3145 
Nice but need more work 3138 
Getting there... 3133 
It all looks very nice... 3133 
It is still all for grabs. 3133 
Great Morning!!! 3132 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3132 
Some thinking required… 3131 
I never done anything like this… 3130 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3129 
Phase and Room Modes 3129 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3128 
I am back. 3127 
I need some volume… 3126 
Line Gain 3126 
What a brilliant idea! 3126 
The full monty 3126 
Yep. I know. 3125 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3125 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3125 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3122 
You know the voices are right... 3122 
Some freaking magic. 3121 
Explanation 3121 
11 feet apart 3120 
Juts a proposal. 3120 
Stronger preamp 3119 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3118 
Sick? No. 3118 
Strong pre 3118 
I think it will be no 312.... 3118 
The new room is officially open. 3105 
A picture… 3091 
What a beautiful set-up! 3091 
Dream place 3090 
Headphones sound from playback 3089 
The headphone analogy 3088 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3088 
Wrong way 3088 
Sounds like an insult to me 3088 
Imaging. 3088 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3082 
Learn to forget 3081 
The infrabass injection. 2971 
The number 20 2971 
Undertones? 2970 
Resonance distortion 2970 
There are many options 2970 
I want it... 2970 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2970 
Clarity in the murk 2970 
The gentle exit 2970 
I understand 2970 
Low frequency dithering 2970 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2970 
Eventually! 2786 
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