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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3643 
Big 3643 
Old house? 3643 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3643 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3643 
For a Given Room 3642 
House Inspections & Warranties 3642 
A min Room size.... 3636 
Charging the Large Room 3636 
A bit deeper. 3636 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3635 
Comfort 3635 
Choices 3634 
Value 3634 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3634 
"romantic" illusion... 3634 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3634 
My kids... 3634 
Bingo 3634 
Interesting discussion indeed 3634 
The High Demands System 3633 
Paul S -- 3633 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3633 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3630 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3630 
Happiness 3630 
Various Stages of Young 3630 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3629 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3629 
Using the real estate 3629 
Through the roof 3626 
Sideways 3625 
If not a midbass horn? 3623 
What Comes Naturally 3623 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3623 
In That Case... 3623 
The game is on. 3621 
Mazel Tov! 3621 
Great news 3621 
Wonderful! 3621 
I think it will be better with time. 3621 
Gaddis House 3621 
Congratulations! 3620 
View vs. Practicality 3617 
Multi-Tasking 3617 
Exactly! 3617 
Equipment between speakers... 3617 
Top Gear 3617 
I see no problems with "between". 3617 
Oh well... 3617 
Wall of nature 3617 
Big Window 3617 
Shades and Night Vision 3617 
...they do image wonderfully... 3617 
Another attic project? 3616 
Infinite baffle 3616 
IB 3616 
Mold 3616 
Attic Ventilation 3616 
Possible 3615 
Just strategizing 3615 
Normal orientation 3615 
Confusion. 3615 
Specifics 3615 
Driver Orientation 3615 
That all need to be though out. 3615 
It nigh be a problem 3615 
Ideas 3615 
Opposing woofers 3615 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3615 
Blow hard 3615 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3615 
Couple of things 3615 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3603 
That's not a problem :) 3603 
A LF solution for a new room 3546 
Another midbass?!!? 3543 
Another option to consider 3541 
Room comfort upgrades 3540 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3538 
The color of the listening room. 3524 
This would be nice...... 3521 
That is it. 3511 
Congratulations 3511 
Well, 3511 
The last week of moving... 3502 
We are home! 3498 
Congratulations! 3498 
We found a new room in House.... 3492 
Bass in bass-ment? 3491 
True, but. . . 3491 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3490 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3490 
It took for a while. 3453 
Time/Change 3452 
In regards to chairs... 3452 
This week. 3450 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3450 
The first day. 3448 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3448 
Sounds like a nice time... 3448 
For now.... 3447 
Soft Bass 3447 
Getting somewhere. 3446 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3446 
Diffusion 3445 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3444 
Space behind 3444 
Slowly going back to the business. 3429 
Keep on truckin' 3429 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3427 
Audio vs Video playback. 3424 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3423 
AV 3423 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3423 
A good configuration. 3422 
Injection Channel 3422 
It will come later. 3422 
Going there.... 3420 
Toddler Listeners 3419 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3419 
The honeymoon night. 3417 
Proximity 3417 
A chicken and egg situation 3408 
So far so good. 3403 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3401 
Ok, a first objective look. 3396 
Some room dealing basics 3395 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3394 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3393 
Bass trap 3393 
I will see... 3393 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3393 
Other absorbtion methods 3393 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3392 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3385 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3385 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3383 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3383 
Zarathustra 3379 
Very very nice. 3360 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3360 
Theoretically possible? 3358 
So True 3357 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3346 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3341 
7 moths and one event... 3220 
The next day 3218 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3218 
Choose your poisons 3218 
Thank you 3217 
It is very nice. 3216 
Great day 3215 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3214 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3209 
Macondo listening distance. 3125 
Measured from? 3124 
The Listening Room July 7 3124 
8' all around 3123 
Some comments... 3123 
I am looking for inspiration. 3121 
Vent that woofer 3121 
I do not know yet what to do. 3121 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3120 
Ported 3120 
No port for me, if possible... 3120 
Might...... be.... 3120 
K-Horns? 3120 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3120 
They do appear 3120 
Path length of khorn 3120 
The memory lane. 3120 
Outside 3120 
KHorn facts and truth 3120 
Khorn extension 3120 
The options available.... 3120 
The last night looking… 3119 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3119 
About the use of reading my own site. 3118 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3118 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3118 
Just thinking out loud... 3118 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3118 
Driver? 3118 
Two separate individuals 3118 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3118 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3118 
One more simple idea 3118 
A good thinking. 3116 
A next day. 3116 
Deja vu 3115 
It is all depend of your roo 3115 
What the holly garbage. 3105 
What about at a lower volume... 3105 
I do not know why. 3104 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3051 
SSET ;-) 3050 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3050 
More of the same? 3049 
Yes, this is an option too. 3049 
Actually… 3049 
The Scanspeaks 3049 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3049 
Ah, Winnie... 3049 
Last version 3049 
I wrote about it. 3048 
Layout 3048 
Kind of LF depression… 3045 
The one that got away 3045 
Updated. 3045 
Respect! 3044 
There are plenty things to think about. 3044 
Devil invented the room :) 3044 
The way how I see it… 3044 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3043 
One more theoretical solution 3042 
Almost familiar 3042 
This weekend 3038 
Sum and Difference 3038 
It is in the picture... 3038 
Nice bias 3038 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3038 
The grilling analogy 3038 
Some listening today. 3037 
Back to the drawing table. 3031 
Bring them forward 3031 
Promising.... 3031 
Aligned how? 3030 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3030 
Nice but need more work 3023 
Getting there... 3018 
It all looks very nice... 3018 
It is still all for grabs. 3018 
Great Morning!!! 3017 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3017 
Some thinking required… 3016 
I never done anything like this… 3015 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3014 
Phase and Room Modes 3014 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3013 
I am back. 3012 
I need some volume… 3011 
Line Gain 3011 
What a brilliant idea! 3011 
The full monty 3011 
Yep. I know. 3010 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3010 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3010 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3007 
You know the voices are right... 3007 
Some freaking magic. 3006 
Explanation 3006 
11 feet apart 3005 
Juts a proposal. 3005 
Stronger preamp 3004 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3003 
Sick? No. 3003 
Strong pre 3003 
I think it will be no 312.... 3003 
The new room is officially open. 2990 
A picture… 2976 
What a beautiful set-up! 2976 
Dream place 2975 
Headphones sound from playback 2974 
The headphone analogy 2973 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2973 
Wrong way 2973 
Sounds like an insult to me 2973 
Imaging. 2973 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2967 
Learn to forget 2966 
The infrabass injection. 2856 
The number 20 2856 
Undertones? 2855 
Resonance distortion 2855 
There are many options 2855 
I want it... 2855 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2855 
Clarity in the murk 2855 
The gentle exit 2855 
I understand 2855 
Low frequency dithering 2855 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2855 
Eventually! 2671 
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