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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3607 
Big 3607 
Old house? 3607 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3607 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3607 
For a Given Room 3606 
House Inspections & Warranties 3606 
A min Room size.... 3600 
Charging the Large Room 3600 
A bit deeper. 3600 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3599 
Comfort 3599 
Choices 3598 
Value 3598 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3598 
"romantic" illusion... 3598 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3598 
My kids... 3598 
Bingo 3598 
Interesting discussion indeed 3598 
The High Demands System 3597 
Paul S -- 3597 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3597 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3594 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3594 
Happiness 3594 
Various Stages of Young 3594 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3593 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3593 
Using the real estate 3593 
Through the roof 3590 
Sideways 3589 
If not a midbass horn? 3587 
What Comes Naturally 3587 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3587 
In That Case... 3587 
The game is on. 3585 
Mazel Tov! 3585 
Great news 3585 
Wonderful! 3585 
I think it will be better with time. 3585 
Gaddis House 3585 
Congratulations! 3584 
View vs. Practicality 3581 
Multi-Tasking 3581 
Exactly! 3581 
Equipment between speakers... 3581 
Top Gear 3581 
I see no problems with "between". 3581 
Oh well... 3581 
Wall of nature 3581 
Big Window 3581 
Shades and Night Vision 3581 
...they do image wonderfully... 3581 
Another attic project? 3580 
Infinite baffle 3580 
IB 3580 
Mold 3580 
Attic Ventilation 3580 
Possible 3579 
Just strategizing 3579 
Normal orientation 3579 
Confusion. 3579 
Specifics 3579 
Driver Orientation 3579 
That all need to be though out. 3579 
It nigh be a problem 3579 
Ideas 3579 
Opposing woofers 3579 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3579 
Blow hard 3579 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3579 
Couple of things 3579 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3567 
That's not a problem :) 3567 
A LF solution for a new room 3510 
Another midbass?!!? 3507 
Another option to consider 3505 
Room comfort upgrades 3504 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3502 
The color of the listening room. 3488 
This would be nice...... 3485 
That is it. 3475 
Congratulations 3475 
Well, 3475 
The last week of moving... 3466 
We are home! 3462 
Congratulations! 3462 
We found a new room in House.... 3456 
Bass in bass-ment? 3455 
True, but. . . 3455 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3454 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3454 
It took for a while. 3417 
Time/Change 3416 
In regards to chairs... 3416 
This week. 3414 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3414 
The first day. 3412 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3412 
Sounds like a nice time... 3412 
For now.... 3411 
Soft Bass 3411 
Getting somewhere. 3410 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3410 
Diffusion 3409 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3408 
Space behind 3408 
Slowly going back to the business. 3393 
Keep on truckin' 3393 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3391 
Audio vs Video playback. 3388 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3387 
AV 3387 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3387 
A good configuration. 3386 
Injection Channel 3386 
It will come later. 3386 
Going there.... 3384 
Toddler Listeners 3383 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3383 
The honeymoon night. 3381 
Proximity 3381 
A chicken and egg situation 3372 
So far so good. 3367 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3365 
Ok, a first objective look. 3360 
Some room dealing basics 3359 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3358 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3357 
Bass trap 3357 
I will see... 3357 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3357 
Other absorbtion methods 3357 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3356 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3349 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3349 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3347 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3347 
Zarathustra 3343 
Very very nice. 3324 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3324 
Theoretically possible? 3322 
So True 3321 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3310 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3305 
7 moths and one event... 3184 
The next day 3182 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3182 
Choose your poisons 3182 
Thank you 3181 
It is very nice. 3180 
Great day 3179 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3178 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3173 
Macondo listening distance. 3089 
Measured from? 3088 
The Listening Room July 7 3088 
8' all around 3087 
Some comments... 3087 
I am looking for inspiration. 3085 
Vent that woofer 3085 
I do not know yet what to do. 3085 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3084 
Ported 3084 
No port for me, if possible... 3084 
Might...... be.... 3084 
K-Horns? 3084 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3084 
They do appear 3084 
Path length of khorn 3084 
The memory lane. 3084 
Outside 3084 
KHorn facts and truth 3084 
Khorn extension 3084 
The options available.... 3084 
The last night looking… 3083 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3083 
About the use of reading my own site. 3082 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3082 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3082 
Just thinking out loud... 3082 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3082 
Driver? 3082 
Two separate individuals 3082 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3082 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3082 
One more simple idea 3082 
A good thinking. 3080 
A next day. 3080 
Deja vu 3079 
It is all depend of your roo 3079 
What the holly garbage. 3069 
What about at a lower volume... 3069 
I do not know why. 3068 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3015 
SSET ;-) 3014 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3014 
More of the same? 3013 
Yes, this is an option too. 3013 
Actually… 3013 
The Scanspeaks 3013 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3013 
Ah, Winnie... 3013 
Last version 3013 
I wrote about it. 3012 
Layout 3012 
Kind of LF depression… 3009 
The one that got away 3009 
Updated. 3009 
Respect! 3008 
There are plenty things to think about. 3008 
Devil invented the room :) 3008 
The way how I see it… 3008 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3007 
One more theoretical solution 3006 
Almost familiar 3006 
This weekend 3002 
Sum and Difference 3002 
It is in the picture... 3002 
Nice bias 3002 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3002 
The grilling analogy 3002 
Some listening today. 3001 
Back to the drawing table. 2995 
Bring them forward 2995 
Promising.... 2995 
Aligned how? 2994 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2994 
Nice but need more work 2987 
Getting there... 2982 
It all looks very nice... 2982 
It is still all for grabs. 2982 
Great Morning!!! 2981 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2981 
Some thinking required… 2980 
I never done anything like this… 2979 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2978 
Phase and Room Modes 2978 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2977 
I am back. 2976 
I need some volume… 2975 
Line Gain 2975 
What a brilliant idea! 2975 
The full monty 2975 
Yep. I know. 2974 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2974 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2974 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2971 
You know the voices are right... 2971 
Some freaking magic. 2970 
Explanation 2970 
11 feet apart 2969 
Juts a proposal. 2969 
Stronger preamp 2968 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2967 
Sick? No. 2967 
Strong pre 2967 
I think it will be no 312.... 2967 
The new room is officially open. 2954 
A picture… 2940 
What a beautiful set-up! 2940 
Dream place 2939 
Headphones sound from playback 2938 
The headphone analogy 2937 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2937 
Wrong way 2937 
Sounds like an insult to me 2937 
Imaging. 2937 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2931 
Learn to forget 2930 
The infrabass injection. 2820 
The number 20 2820 
Undertones? 2819 
Resonance distortion 2819 
There are many options 2819 
I want it... 2819 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2819 
Clarity in the murk 2819 
The gentle exit 2819 
I understand 2819 
Low frequency dithering 2819 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2819 
Eventually! 2635 
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