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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3868 
Big 3868 
Old house? 3868 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3868 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3868 
For a Given Room 3867 
House Inspections & Warranties 3867 
A min Room size.... 3861 
Charging the Large Room 3861 
A bit deeper. 3861 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3860 
Comfort 3860 
Choices 3859 
Value 3859 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3859 
"romantic" illusion... 3859 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3859 
My kids... 3859 
Bingo 3859 
Interesting discussion indeed 3859 
The High Demands System 3858 
Paul S -- 3858 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3858 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3855 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3855 
Happiness 3855 
Various Stages of Young 3855 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3854 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3854 
Using the real estate 3854 
Through the roof 3851 
Sideways 3850 
If not a midbass horn? 3848 
What Comes Naturally 3848 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3848 
In That Case... 3848 
The game is on. 3846 
Mazel Tov! 3846 
Great news 3846 
Wonderful! 3846 
I think it will be better with time. 3846 
Gaddis House 3846 
Congratulations! 3845 
View vs. Practicality 3842 
Multi-Tasking 3842 
Exactly! 3842 
Equipment between speakers... 3842 
Top Gear 3842 
I see no problems with "between". 3842 
Oh well... 3842 
Wall of nature 3842 
Big Window 3842 
Shades and Night Vision 3842 
...they do image wonderfully... 3842 
Another attic project? 3841 
Infinite baffle 3841 
IB 3841 
Mold 3841 
Attic Ventilation 3841 
Possible 3840 
Just strategizing 3840 
Normal orientation 3840 
Confusion. 3840 
Specifics 3840 
Driver Orientation 3840 
That all need to be though out. 3840 
It nigh be a problem 3840 
Ideas 3840 
Opposing woofers 3840 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3840 
Blow hard 3840 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3840 
Couple of things 3840 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3828 
That's not a problem :) 3828 
A LF solution for a new room 3771 
Another midbass?!!? 3768 
Another option to consider 3766 
Room comfort upgrades 3765 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3763 
The color of the listening room. 3749 
This would be nice...... 3746 
That is it. 3736 
Congratulations 3736 
Well, 3736 
The last week of moving... 3727 
We are home! 3723 
Congratulations! 3723 
We found a new room in House.... 3717 
Bass in bass-ment? 3716 
True, but. . . 3716 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3715 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3715 
It took for a while. 3678 
Time/Change 3677 
In regards to chairs... 3677 
This week. 3675 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3675 
The first day. 3673 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3673 
Sounds like a nice time... 3673 
For now.... 3672 
Soft Bass 3672 
Getting somewhere. 3671 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3671 
Diffusion 3670 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3669 
Space behind 3669 
Slowly going back to the business. 3654 
Keep on truckin' 3654 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3652 
Audio vs Video playback. 3649 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3648 
AV 3648 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3648 
A good configuration. 3647 
Injection Channel 3647 
It will come later. 3647 
Going there.... 3645 
Toddler Listeners 3644 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3644 
The honeymoon night. 3642 
Proximity 3642 
A chicken and egg situation 3633 
So far so good. 3628 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3626 
Ok, a first objective look. 3621 
Some room dealing basics 3620 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3619 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3618 
Bass trap 3618 
I will see... 3618 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3618 
Other absorbtion methods 3618 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3617 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3610 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3610 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3608 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3608 
Zarathustra 3604 
Very very nice. 3585 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3585 
Theoretically possible? 3583 
So True 3582 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3571 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3566 
7 moths and one event... 3445 
The next day 3443 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3443 
Choose your poisons 3443 
Thank you 3442 
It is very nice. 3441 
Great day 3440 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3439 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3434 
Macondo listening distance. 3350 
Measured from? 3349 
The Listening Room July 7 3349 
8' all around 3348 
Some comments... 3348 
I am looking for inspiration. 3346 
Vent that woofer 3346 
I do not know yet what to do. 3346 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3345 
Ported 3345 
No port for me, if possible... 3345 
Might...... be.... 3345 
K-Horns? 3345 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3345 
They do appear 3345 
Path length of khorn 3345 
The memory lane. 3345 
Outside 3345 
KHorn facts and truth 3345 
Khorn extension 3345 
The options available.... 3345 
The last night looking… 3344 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3344 
About the use of reading my own site. 3343 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3343 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3343 
Just thinking out loud... 3343 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3343 
Driver? 3343 
Two separate individuals 3343 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3343 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3343 
One more simple idea 3343 
A good thinking. 3341 
A next day. 3341 
Deja vu 3340 
It is all depend of your roo 3340 
What the holly garbage. 3330 
What about at a lower volume... 3330 
I do not know why. 3329 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3276 
SSET ;-) 3275 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3275 
More of the same? 3274 
Yes, this is an option too. 3274 
Actually… 3274 
The Scanspeaks 3274 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3274 
Ah, Winnie... 3274 
Last version 3274 
I wrote about it. 3273 
Layout 3273 
Kind of LF depression… 3270 
The one that got away 3270 
Updated. 3270 
Respect! 3269 
There are plenty things to think about. 3269 
Devil invented the room :) 3269 
The way how I see it… 3269 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3268 
One more theoretical solution 3267 
Almost familiar 3267 
This weekend 3263 
Sum and Difference 3263 
It is in the picture... 3263 
Nice bias 3263 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3263 
The grilling analogy 3263 
Some listening today. 3262 
Back to the drawing table. 3256 
Bring them forward 3256 
Promising.... 3256 
Aligned how? 3255 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3255 
Nice but need more work 3248 
Getting there... 3243 
It all looks very nice... 3243 
It is still all for grabs. 3243 
Great Morning!!! 3242 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3242 
Some thinking required… 3241 
I never done anything like this… 3240 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3239 
Phase and Room Modes 3239 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3238 
I am back. 3237 
I need some volume… 3236 
Line Gain 3236 
What a brilliant idea! 3236 
The full monty 3236 
Yep. I know. 3235 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3235 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3235 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3232 
You know the voices are right... 3232 
Some freaking magic. 3231 
Explanation 3231 
11 feet apart 3230 
Juts a proposal. 3230 
Stronger preamp 3229 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3228 
Sick? No. 3228 
Strong pre 3228 
I think it will be no 312.... 3228 
The new room is officially open. 3215 
A picture… 3201 
What a beautiful set-up! 3201 
Dream place 3200 
Headphones sound from playback 3199 
The headphone analogy 3198 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3198 
Wrong way 3198 
Sounds like an insult to me 3198 
Imaging. 3198 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3192 
Learn to forget 3191 
The infrabass injection. 3081 
The number 20 3081 
Undertones? 3080 
Resonance distortion 3080 
There are many options 3080 
I want it... 3080 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3080 
Clarity in the murk 3080 
The gentle exit 3080 
I understand 3080 
Low frequency dithering 3080 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3080 
Eventually! 2896 
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