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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3654 
Big 3654 
Old house? 3654 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3654 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3654 
For a Given Room 3653 
House Inspections & Warranties 3653 
A min Room size.... 3647 
Charging the Large Room 3647 
A bit deeper. 3647 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3646 
Comfort 3646 
Choices 3645 
Value 3645 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3645 
"romantic" illusion... 3645 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3645 
My kids... 3645 
Bingo 3645 
Interesting discussion indeed 3645 
The High Demands System 3644 
Paul S -- 3644 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3644 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3641 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3641 
Happiness 3641 
Various Stages of Young 3641 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3640 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3640 
Using the real estate 3640 
Through the roof 3637 
Sideways 3636 
If not a midbass horn? 3634 
What Comes Naturally 3634 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3634 
In That Case... 3634 
The game is on. 3632 
Mazel Tov! 3632 
Great news 3632 
Wonderful! 3632 
I think it will be better with time. 3632 
Gaddis House 3632 
Congratulations! 3631 
View vs. Practicality 3628 
Multi-Tasking 3628 
Exactly! 3628 
Equipment between speakers... 3628 
Top Gear 3628 
I see no problems with "between". 3628 
Oh well... 3628 
Wall of nature 3628 
Big Window 3628 
Shades and Night Vision 3628 
...they do image wonderfully... 3628 
Another attic project? 3627 
Infinite baffle 3627 
IB 3627 
Mold 3627 
Attic Ventilation 3627 
Possible 3626 
Just strategizing 3626 
Normal orientation 3626 
Confusion. 3626 
Specifics 3626 
Driver Orientation 3626 
That all need to be though out. 3626 
It nigh be a problem 3626 
Ideas 3626 
Opposing woofers 3626 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3626 
Blow hard 3626 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3626 
Couple of things 3626 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3614 
That's not a problem :) 3614 
A LF solution for a new room 3557 
Another midbass?!!? 3554 
Another option to consider 3552 
Room comfort upgrades 3551 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3549 
The color of the listening room. 3535 
This would be nice...... 3532 
That is it. 3522 
Congratulations 3522 
Well, 3522 
The last week of moving... 3513 
We are home! 3509 
Congratulations! 3509 
We found a new room in House.... 3503 
Bass in bass-ment? 3502 
True, but. . . 3502 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3501 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3501 
It took for a while. 3464 
Time/Change 3463 
In regards to chairs... 3463 
This week. 3461 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3461 
The first day. 3459 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3459 
Sounds like a nice time... 3459 
For now.... 3458 
Soft Bass 3458 
Getting somewhere. 3457 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3457 
Diffusion 3456 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3455 
Space behind 3455 
Slowly going back to the business. 3440 
Keep on truckin' 3440 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3438 
Audio vs Video playback. 3435 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3434 
AV 3434 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3434 
A good configuration. 3433 
Injection Channel 3433 
It will come later. 3433 
Going there.... 3431 
Toddler Listeners 3430 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3430 
The honeymoon night. 3428 
Proximity 3428 
A chicken and egg situation 3419 
So far so good. 3414 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3412 
Ok, a first objective look. 3407 
Some room dealing basics 3406 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3405 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3404 
Bass trap 3404 
I will see... 3404 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3404 
Other absorbtion methods 3404 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3403 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3396 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3396 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3394 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3394 
Zarathustra 3390 
Very very nice. 3371 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3371 
Theoretically possible? 3369 
So True 3368 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3357 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3352 
7 moths and one event... 3231 
The next day 3229 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3229 
Choose your poisons 3229 
Thank you 3228 
It is very nice. 3227 
Great day 3226 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3225 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3220 
Macondo listening distance. 3136 
Measured from? 3135 
The Listening Room July 7 3135 
8' all around 3134 
Some comments... 3134 
I am looking for inspiration. 3132 
Vent that woofer 3132 
I do not know yet what to do. 3132 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3131 
Ported 3131 
No port for me, if possible... 3131 
Might...... be.... 3131 
K-Horns? 3131 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3131 
They do appear 3131 
Path length of khorn 3131 
The memory lane. 3131 
Outside 3131 
KHorn facts and truth 3131 
Khorn extension 3131 
The options available.... 3131 
The last night looking… 3130 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3130 
About the use of reading my own site. 3129 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3129 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3129 
Just thinking out loud... 3129 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3129 
Driver? 3129 
Two separate individuals 3129 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3129 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3129 
One more simple idea 3129 
A good thinking. 3127 
A next day. 3127 
Deja vu 3126 
It is all depend of your roo 3126 
What the holly garbage. 3116 
What about at a lower volume... 3116 
I do not know why. 3115 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3062 
SSET ;-) 3061 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3061 
More of the same? 3060 
Yes, this is an option too. 3060 
Actually… 3060 
The Scanspeaks 3060 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3060 
Ah, Winnie... 3060 
Last version 3060 
I wrote about it. 3059 
Layout 3059 
Kind of LF depression… 3056 
The one that got away 3056 
Updated. 3056 
Respect! 3055 
There are plenty things to think about. 3055 
Devil invented the room :) 3055 
The way how I see it… 3055 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3054 
One more theoretical solution 3053 
Almost familiar 3053 
This weekend 3049 
Sum and Difference 3049 
It is in the picture... 3049 
Nice bias 3049 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3049 
The grilling analogy 3049 
Some listening today. 3048 
Back to the drawing table. 3042 
Bring them forward 3042 
Promising.... 3042 
Aligned how? 3041 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3041 
Nice but need more work 3034 
Getting there... 3029 
It all looks very nice... 3029 
It is still all for grabs. 3029 
Great Morning!!! 3028 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3028 
Some thinking required… 3027 
I never done anything like this… 3026 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3025 
Phase and Room Modes 3025 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3024 
I am back. 3023 
I need some volume… 3022 
Line Gain 3022 
What a brilliant idea! 3022 
The full monty 3022 
Yep. I know. 3021 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3021 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3021 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3018 
You know the voices are right... 3018 
Some freaking magic. 3017 
Explanation 3017 
11 feet apart 3016 
Juts a proposal. 3016 
Stronger preamp 3015 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3014 
Sick? No. 3014 
Strong pre 3014 
I think it will be no 312.... 3014 
The new room is officially open. 3001 
A picture… 2987 
What a beautiful set-up! 2987 
Dream place 2986 
Headphones sound from playback 2985 
The headphone analogy 2984 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2984 
Wrong way 2984 
Sounds like an insult to me 2984 
Imaging. 2984 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2978 
Learn to forget 2977 
The infrabass injection. 2867 
The number 20 2867 
Undertones? 2866 
Resonance distortion 2866 
There are many options 2866 
I want it... 2866 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2866 
Clarity in the murk 2866 
The gentle exit 2866 
I understand 2866 
Low frequency dithering 2866 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2866 
Eventually! 2682 
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