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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3660 
Big 3660 
Old house? 3660 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3660 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3660 
For a Given Room 3659 
House Inspections & Warranties 3659 
A min Room size.... 3653 
Charging the Large Room 3653 
A bit deeper. 3653 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3652 
Comfort 3652 
Choices 3651 
Value 3651 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3651 
"romantic" illusion... 3651 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3651 
My kids... 3651 
Bingo 3651 
Interesting discussion indeed 3651 
The High Demands System 3650 
Paul S -- 3650 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3650 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3647 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3647 
Happiness 3647 
Various Stages of Young 3647 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3646 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3646 
Using the real estate 3646 
Through the roof 3643 
Sideways 3642 
If not a midbass horn? 3640 
What Comes Naturally 3640 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3640 
In That Case... 3640 
The game is on. 3638 
Mazel Tov! 3638 
Great news 3638 
Wonderful! 3638 
I think it will be better with time. 3638 
Gaddis House 3638 
Congratulations! 3637 
View vs. Practicality 3634 
Multi-Tasking 3634 
Exactly! 3634 
Equipment between speakers... 3634 
Top Gear 3634 
I see no problems with "between". 3634 
Oh well... 3634 
Wall of nature 3634 
Big Window 3634 
Shades and Night Vision 3634 
...they do image wonderfully... 3634 
Another attic project? 3633 
Infinite baffle 3633 
IB 3633 
Mold 3633 
Attic Ventilation 3633 
Possible 3632 
Just strategizing 3632 
Normal orientation 3632 
Confusion. 3632 
Specifics 3632 
Driver Orientation 3632 
That all need to be though out. 3632 
It nigh be a problem 3632 
Ideas 3632 
Opposing woofers 3632 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3632 
Blow hard 3632 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3632 
Couple of things 3632 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3620 
That's not a problem :) 3620 
A LF solution for a new room 3563 
Another midbass?!!? 3560 
Another option to consider 3558 
Room comfort upgrades 3557 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3555 
The color of the listening room. 3541 
This would be nice...... 3538 
That is it. 3528 
Congratulations 3528 
Well, 3528 
The last week of moving... 3519 
We are home! 3515 
Congratulations! 3515 
We found a new room in House.... 3509 
Bass in bass-ment? 3508 
True, but. . . 3508 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3507 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3507 
It took for a while. 3470 
Time/Change 3469 
In regards to chairs... 3469 
This week. 3467 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3467 
The first day. 3465 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3465 
Sounds like a nice time... 3465 
For now.... 3464 
Soft Bass 3464 
Getting somewhere. 3463 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3463 
Diffusion 3462 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3461 
Space behind 3461 
Slowly going back to the business. 3446 
Keep on truckin' 3446 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3444 
Audio vs Video playback. 3441 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3440 
AV 3440 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3440 
A good configuration. 3439 
Injection Channel 3439 
It will come later. 3439 
Going there.... 3437 
Toddler Listeners 3436 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3436 
The honeymoon night. 3434 
Proximity 3434 
A chicken and egg situation 3425 
So far so good. 3420 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3418 
Ok, a first objective look. 3413 
Some room dealing basics 3412 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3411 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3410 
Bass trap 3410 
I will see... 3410 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3410 
Other absorbtion methods 3410 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3409 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3402 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3402 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3400 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3400 
Zarathustra 3396 
Very very nice. 3377 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3377 
Theoretically possible? 3375 
So True 3374 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3363 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3358 
7 moths and one event... 3237 
The next day 3235 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3235 
Choose your poisons 3235 
Thank you 3234 
It is very nice. 3233 
Great day 3232 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3231 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3226 
Macondo listening distance. 3142 
Measured from? 3141 
The Listening Room July 7 3141 
8' all around 3140 
Some comments... 3140 
I am looking for inspiration. 3138 
Vent that woofer 3138 
I do not know yet what to do. 3138 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3137 
Ported 3137 
No port for me, if possible... 3137 
Might...... be.... 3137 
K-Horns? 3137 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3137 
They do appear 3137 
Path length of khorn 3137 
The memory lane. 3137 
Outside 3137 
KHorn facts and truth 3137 
Khorn extension 3137 
The options available.... 3137 
The last night looking… 3136 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3136 
About the use of reading my own site. 3135 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3135 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3135 
Just thinking out loud... 3135 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3135 
Driver? 3135 
Two separate individuals 3135 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3135 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3135 
One more simple idea 3135 
A good thinking. 3133 
A next day. 3133 
Deja vu 3132 
It is all depend of your roo 3132 
What the holly garbage. 3122 
What about at a lower volume... 3122 
I do not know why. 3121 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3068 
SSET ;-) 3067 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3067 
More of the same? 3066 
Yes, this is an option too. 3066 
Actually… 3066 
The Scanspeaks 3066 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3066 
Ah, Winnie... 3066 
Last version 3066 
I wrote about it. 3065 
Layout 3065 
Kind of LF depression… 3062 
The one that got away 3062 
Updated. 3062 
Respect! 3061 
There are plenty things to think about. 3061 
Devil invented the room :) 3061 
The way how I see it… 3061 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3060 
One more theoretical solution 3059 
Almost familiar 3059 
This weekend 3055 
Sum and Difference 3055 
It is in the picture... 3055 
Nice bias 3055 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3055 
The grilling analogy 3055 
Some listening today. 3054 
Back to the drawing table. 3048 
Bring them forward 3048 
Promising.... 3048 
Aligned how? 3047 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3047 
Nice but need more work 3040 
Getting there... 3035 
It all looks very nice... 3035 
It is still all for grabs. 3035 
Great Morning!!! 3034 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3034 
Some thinking required… 3033 
I never done anything like this… 3032 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3031 
Phase and Room Modes 3031 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3030 
I am back. 3029 
I need some volume… 3028 
Line Gain 3028 
What a brilliant idea! 3028 
The full monty 3028 
Yep. I know. 3027 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3027 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3027 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3024 
You know the voices are right... 3024 
Some freaking magic. 3023 
Explanation 3023 
11 feet apart 3022 
Juts a proposal. 3022 
Stronger preamp 3021 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3020 
Sick? No. 3020 
Strong pre 3020 
I think it will be no 312.... 3020 
The new room is officially open. 3007 
A picture… 2993 
What a beautiful set-up! 2993 
Dream place 2992 
Headphones sound from playback 2991 
The headphone analogy 2990 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2990 
Wrong way 2990 
Sounds like an insult to me 2990 
Imaging. 2990 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2984 
Learn to forget 2983 
The infrabass injection. 2873 
The number 20 2873 
Undertones? 2872 
Resonance distortion 2872 
There are many options 2872 
I want it... 2872 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2872 
Clarity in the murk 2872 
The gentle exit 2872 
I understand 2872 
Low frequency dithering 2872 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2872 
Eventually! 2688 
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