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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3765 
Big 3765 
Old house? 3765 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3765 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3765 
For a Given Room 3764 
House Inspections & Warranties 3764 
A min Room size.... 3758 
Charging the Large Room 3758 
A bit deeper. 3758 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3757 
Comfort 3757 
Choices 3756 
Value 3756 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3756 
"romantic" illusion... 3756 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3756 
My kids... 3756 
Bingo 3756 
Interesting discussion indeed 3756 
The High Demands System 3755 
Paul S -- 3755 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3755 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3752 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3752 
Happiness 3752 
Various Stages of Young 3752 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3751 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3751 
Using the real estate 3751 
Through the roof 3748 
Sideways 3747 
If not a midbass horn? 3745 
What Comes Naturally 3745 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3745 
In That Case... 3745 
The game is on. 3743 
Mazel Tov! 3743 
Great news 3743 
Wonderful! 3743 
I think it will be better with time. 3743 
Gaddis House 3743 
Congratulations! 3742 
View vs. Practicality 3739 
Multi-Tasking 3739 
Exactly! 3739 
Equipment between speakers... 3739 
Top Gear 3739 
I see no problems with "between". 3739 
Oh well... 3739 
Wall of nature 3739 
Big Window 3739 
Shades and Night Vision 3739 
...they do image wonderfully... 3739 
Another attic project? 3738 
Infinite baffle 3738 
IB 3738 
Mold 3738 
Attic Ventilation 3738 
Possible 3737 
Just strategizing 3737 
Normal orientation 3737 
Confusion. 3737 
Specifics 3737 
Driver Orientation 3737 
That all need to be though out. 3737 
It nigh be a problem 3737 
Ideas 3737 
Opposing woofers 3737 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3737 
Blow hard 3737 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3737 
Couple of things 3737 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3725 
That's not a problem :) 3725 
A LF solution for a new room 3668 
Another midbass?!!? 3665 
Another option to consider 3663 
Room comfort upgrades 3662 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3660 
The color of the listening room. 3646 
This would be nice...... 3643 
That is it. 3633 
Congratulations 3633 
Well, 3633 
The last week of moving... 3624 
We are home! 3620 
Congratulations! 3620 
We found a new room in House.... 3614 
Bass in bass-ment? 3613 
True, but. . . 3613 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3612 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3612 
It took for a while. 3575 
Time/Change 3574 
In regards to chairs... 3574 
This week. 3572 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3572 
The first day. 3570 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3570 
Sounds like a nice time... 3570 
For now.... 3569 
Soft Bass 3569 
Getting somewhere. 3568 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3568 
Diffusion 3567 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3566 
Space behind 3566 
Slowly going back to the business. 3551 
Keep on truckin' 3551 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3549 
Audio vs Video playback. 3546 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3545 
AV 3545 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3545 
A good configuration. 3544 
Injection Channel 3544 
It will come later. 3544 
Going there.... 3542 
Toddler Listeners 3541 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3541 
The honeymoon night. 3539 
Proximity 3539 
A chicken and egg situation 3530 
So far so good. 3525 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3523 
Ok, a first objective look. 3518 
Some room dealing basics 3517 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3516 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3515 
Bass trap 3515 
I will see... 3515 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3515 
Other absorbtion methods 3515 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3514 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3507 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3507 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3505 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3505 
Zarathustra 3501 
Very very nice. 3482 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3482 
Theoretically possible? 3480 
So True 3479 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3468 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3463 
7 moths and one event... 3342 
The next day 3340 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3340 
Choose your poisons 3340 
Thank you 3339 
It is very nice. 3338 
Great day 3337 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3336 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3331 
Macondo listening distance. 3247 
Measured from? 3246 
The Listening Room July 7 3246 
8' all around 3245 
Some comments... 3245 
I am looking for inspiration. 3243 
Vent that woofer 3243 
I do not know yet what to do. 3243 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3242 
Ported 3242 
No port for me, if possible... 3242 
Might...... be.... 3242 
K-Horns? 3242 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3242 
They do appear 3242 
Path length of khorn 3242 
The memory lane. 3242 
Outside 3242 
KHorn facts and truth 3242 
Khorn extension 3242 
The options available.... 3242 
The last night looking… 3241 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3241 
About the use of reading my own site. 3240 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3240 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3240 
Just thinking out loud... 3240 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3240 
Driver? 3240 
Two separate individuals 3240 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3240 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3240 
One more simple idea 3240 
A good thinking. 3238 
A next day. 3238 
Deja vu 3237 
It is all depend of your roo 3237 
What the holly garbage. 3227 
What about at a lower volume... 3227 
I do not know why. 3226 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3173 
SSET ;-) 3172 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3172 
More of the same? 3171 
Yes, this is an option too. 3171 
Actually… 3171 
The Scanspeaks 3171 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3171 
Ah, Winnie... 3171 
Last version 3171 
I wrote about it. 3170 
Layout 3170 
Kind of LF depression… 3167 
The one that got away 3167 
Updated. 3167 
Respect! 3166 
There are plenty things to think about. 3166 
Devil invented the room :) 3166 
The way how I see it… 3166 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3165 
One more theoretical solution 3164 
Almost familiar 3164 
This weekend 3160 
Sum and Difference 3160 
It is in the picture... 3160 
Nice bias 3160 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3160 
The grilling analogy 3160 
Some listening today. 3159 
Back to the drawing table. 3153 
Bring them forward 3153 
Promising.... 3153 
Aligned how? 3152 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3152 
Nice but need more work 3145 
Getting there... 3140 
It all looks very nice... 3140 
It is still all for grabs. 3140 
Great Morning!!! 3139 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3139 
Some thinking required… 3138 
I never done anything like this… 3137 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3136 
Phase and Room Modes 3136 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3135 
I am back. 3134 
I need some volume… 3133 
Line Gain 3133 
What a brilliant idea! 3133 
The full monty 3133 
Yep. I know. 3132 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3132 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3132 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3129 
You know the voices are right... 3129 
Some freaking magic. 3128 
Explanation 3128 
11 feet apart 3127 
Juts a proposal. 3127 
Stronger preamp 3126 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3125 
Sick? No. 3125 
Strong pre 3125 
I think it will be no 312.... 3125 
The new room is officially open. 3112 
A picture… 3098 
What a beautiful set-up! 3098 
Dream place 3097 
Headphones sound from playback 3096 
The headphone analogy 3095 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3095 
Wrong way 3095 
Sounds like an insult to me 3095 
Imaging. 3095 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3089 
Learn to forget 3088 
The infrabass injection. 2978 
The number 20 2978 
Undertones? 2977 
Resonance distortion 2977 
There are many options 2977 
I want it... 2977 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2977 
Clarity in the murk 2977 
The gentle exit 2977 
I understand 2977 
Low frequency dithering 2977 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2977 
Eventually! 2793 
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