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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3582 
Big 3582 
Old house? 3582 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3582 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3582 
For a Given Room 3581 
House Inspections & Warranties 3581 
A min Room size.... 3575 
Charging the Large Room 3575 
A bit deeper. 3575 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3574 
Comfort 3574 
Choices 3573 
Value 3573 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3573 
"romantic" illusion... 3573 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3573 
My kids... 3573 
Bingo 3573 
Interesting discussion indeed 3573 
The High Demands System 3572 
Paul S -- 3572 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3572 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3569 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3569 
Happiness 3569 
Various Stages of Young 3569 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3568 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3568 
Using the real estate 3568 
Through the roof 3565 
Sideways 3564 
If not a midbass horn? 3562 
What Comes Naturally 3562 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3562 
In That Case... 3562 
The game is on. 3560 
Mazel Tov! 3560 
Great news 3560 
Wonderful! 3560 
I think it will be better with time. 3560 
Gaddis House 3560 
Congratulations! 3559 
View vs. Practicality 3556 
Multi-Tasking 3556 
Exactly! 3556 
Equipment between speakers... 3556 
Top Gear 3556 
I see no problems with "between". 3556 
Oh well... 3556 
Wall of nature 3556 
Big Window 3556 
Shades and Night Vision 3556 
...they do image wonderfully... 3556 
Another attic project? 3555 
Infinite baffle 3555 
IB 3555 
Mold 3555 
Attic Ventilation 3555 
Possible 3554 
Just strategizing 3554 
Normal orientation 3554 
Confusion. 3554 
Specifics 3554 
Driver Orientation 3554 
That all need to be though out. 3554 
It nigh be a problem 3554 
Ideas 3554 
Opposing woofers 3554 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3554 
Blow hard 3554 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3554 
Couple of things 3554 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3542 
That's not a problem :) 3542 
A LF solution for a new room 3485 
Another midbass?!!? 3482 
Another option to consider 3480 
Room comfort upgrades 3479 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3477 
The color of the listening room. 3463 
This would be nice...... 3460 
That is it. 3450 
Congratulations 3450 
Well, 3450 
The last week of moving... 3441 
We are home! 3437 
Congratulations! 3437 
We found a new room in House.... 3431 
Bass in bass-ment? 3430 
True, but. . . 3430 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3429 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3429 
It took for a while. 3392 
Time/Change 3391 
In regards to chairs... 3391 
This week. 3389 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3389 
The first day. 3387 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3387 
Sounds like a nice time... 3387 
For now.... 3386 
Soft Bass 3386 
Getting somewhere. 3385 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3385 
Diffusion 3384 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3383 
Space behind 3383 
Slowly going back to the business. 3368 
Keep on truckin' 3368 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3366 
Audio vs Video playback. 3363 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3362 
AV 3362 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3362 
A good configuration. 3361 
Injection Channel 3361 
It will come later. 3361 
Going there.... 3359 
Toddler Listeners 3358 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3358 
The honeymoon night. 3356 
Proximity 3356 
A chicken and egg situation 3347 
So far so good. 3342 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3340 
Ok, a first objective look. 3335 
Some room dealing basics 3334 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3333 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3332 
Bass trap 3332 
I will see... 3332 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3332 
Other absorbtion methods 3332 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3331 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3324 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3324 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3322 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3322 
Zarathustra 3318 
Very very nice. 3299 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3299 
Theoretically possible? 3297 
So True 3296 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3285 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3280 
7 moths and one event... 3159 
The next day 3157 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3157 
Choose your poisons 3157 
Thank you 3156 
It is very nice. 3155 
Great day 3154 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3153 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3148 
Macondo listening distance. 3064 
Measured from? 3063 
The Listening Room July 7 3063 
8' all around 3062 
Some comments... 3062 
I am looking for inspiration. 3060 
Vent that woofer 3060 
I do not know yet what to do. 3060 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3059 
Ported 3059 
No port for me, if possible... 3059 
Might...... be.... 3059 
K-Horns? 3059 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3059 
They do appear 3059 
Path length of khorn 3059 
The memory lane. 3059 
Outside 3059 
KHorn facts and truth 3059 
Khorn extension 3059 
The options available.... 3059 
The last night looking… 3058 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3058 
About the use of reading my own site. 3057 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3057 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3057 
Just thinking out loud... 3057 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3057 
Driver? 3057 
Two separate individuals 3057 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3057 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3057 
One more simple idea 3057 
A good thinking. 3055 
A next day. 3055 
Deja vu 3054 
It is all depend of your roo 3054 
What the holly garbage. 3044 
What about at a lower volume... 3044 
I do not know why. 3043 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2990 
SSET ;-) 2989 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2989 
More of the same? 2988 
Yes, this is an option too. 2988 
Actually… 2988 
The Scanspeaks 2988 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2988 
Ah, Winnie... 2988 
Last version 2988 
I wrote about it. 2987 
Layout 2987 
Kind of LF depression… 2984 
The one that got away 2984 
Updated. 2984 
Respect! 2983 
There are plenty things to think about. 2983 
Devil invented the room :) 2983 
The way how I see it… 2983 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2982 
One more theoretical solution 2981 
Almost familiar 2981 
This weekend 2977 
Sum and Difference 2977 
It is in the picture... 2977 
Nice bias 2977 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2977 
The grilling analogy 2977 
Some listening today. 2976 
Back to the drawing table. 2970 
Bring them forward 2970 
Promising.... 2970 
Aligned how? 2969 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2969 
Nice but need more work 2962 
Getting there... 2957 
It all looks very nice... 2957 
It is still all for grabs. 2957 
Great Morning!!! 2956 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2956 
Some thinking required… 2955 
I never done anything like this… 2954 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2953 
Phase and Room Modes 2953 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2952 
I am back. 2951 
I need some volume… 2950 
Line Gain 2950 
What a brilliant idea! 2950 
The full monty 2950 
Yep. I know. 2949 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2949 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2949 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2946 
You know the voices are right... 2946 
Some freaking magic. 2945 
Explanation 2945 
11 feet apart 2944 
Juts a proposal. 2944 
Stronger preamp 2943 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2942 
Sick? No. 2942 
Strong pre 2942 
I think it will be no 312.... 2942 
The new room is officially open. 2929 
A picture… 2915 
What a beautiful set-up! 2915 
Dream place 2914 
Headphones sound from playback 2913 
The headphone analogy 2912 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2912 
Wrong way 2912 
Sounds like an insult to me 2912 
Imaging. 2912 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2906 
Learn to forget 2905 
The infrabass injection. 2795 
The number 20 2795 
Undertones? 2794 
Resonance distortion 2794 
There are many options 2794 
I want it... 2794 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2794 
Clarity in the murk 2794 
The gentle exit 2794 
I understand 2794 
Low frequency dithering 2794 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2794 
Eventually! 2610 
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