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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3611 
Big 3611 
Old house? 3611 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3611 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3611 
For a Given Room 3610 
House Inspections & Warranties 3610 
A min Room size.... 3604 
Charging the Large Room 3604 
A bit deeper. 3604 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3603 
Comfort 3603 
Choices 3602 
Value 3602 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3602 
"romantic" illusion... 3602 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3602 
My kids... 3602 
Bingo 3602 
Interesting discussion indeed 3602 
The High Demands System 3601 
Paul S -- 3601 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3601 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3598 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3598 
Happiness 3598 
Various Stages of Young 3598 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3597 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3597 
Using the real estate 3597 
Through the roof 3594 
Sideways 3593 
If not a midbass horn? 3591 
What Comes Naturally 3591 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3591 
In That Case... 3591 
The game is on. 3589 
Mazel Tov! 3589 
Great news 3589 
Wonderful! 3589 
I think it will be better with time. 3589 
Gaddis House 3589 
Congratulations! 3588 
View vs. Practicality 3585 
Multi-Tasking 3585 
Exactly! 3585 
Equipment between speakers... 3585 
Top Gear 3585 
I see no problems with "between". 3585 
Oh well... 3585 
Wall of nature 3585 
Big Window 3585 
Shades and Night Vision 3585 
...they do image wonderfully... 3585 
Another attic project? 3584 
Infinite baffle 3584 
IB 3584 
Mold 3584 
Attic Ventilation 3584 
Possible 3583 
Just strategizing 3583 
Normal orientation 3583 
Confusion. 3583 
Specifics 3583 
Driver Orientation 3583 
That all need to be though out. 3583 
It nigh be a problem 3583 
Ideas 3583 
Opposing woofers 3583 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3583 
Blow hard 3583 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3583 
Couple of things 3583 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3571 
That's not a problem :) 3571 
A LF solution for a new room 3514 
Another midbass?!!? 3511 
Another option to consider 3509 
Room comfort upgrades 3508 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3506 
The color of the listening room. 3492 
This would be nice...... 3489 
That is it. 3479 
Congratulations 3479 
Well, 3479 
The last week of moving... 3470 
We are home! 3466 
Congratulations! 3466 
We found a new room in House.... 3460 
Bass in bass-ment? 3459 
True, but. . . 3459 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3458 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3458 
It took for a while. 3421 
Time/Change 3420 
In regards to chairs... 3420 
This week. 3418 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3418 
The first day. 3416 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3416 
Sounds like a nice time... 3416 
For now.... 3415 
Soft Bass 3415 
Getting somewhere. 3414 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3414 
Diffusion 3413 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3412 
Space behind 3412 
Slowly going back to the business. 3397 
Keep on truckin' 3397 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3395 
Audio vs Video playback. 3392 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3391 
AV 3391 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3391 
A good configuration. 3390 
Injection Channel 3390 
It will come later. 3390 
Going there.... 3388 
Toddler Listeners 3387 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3387 
The honeymoon night. 3385 
Proximity 3385 
A chicken and egg situation 3376 
So far so good. 3371 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3369 
Ok, a first objective look. 3364 
Some room dealing basics 3363 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3362 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3361 
Bass trap 3361 
I will see... 3361 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3361 
Other absorbtion methods 3361 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3360 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3353 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3353 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3351 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3351 
Zarathustra 3347 
Very very nice. 3328 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3328 
Theoretically possible? 3326 
So True 3325 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3314 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3309 
7 moths and one event... 3188 
The next day 3186 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3186 
Choose your poisons 3186 
Thank you 3185 
It is very nice. 3184 
Great day 3183 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3182 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3177 
Macondo listening distance. 3093 
Measured from? 3092 
The Listening Room July 7 3092 
8' all around 3091 
Some comments... 3091 
I am looking for inspiration. 3089 
Vent that woofer 3089 
I do not know yet what to do. 3089 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3088 
Ported 3088 
No port for me, if possible... 3088 
Might...... be.... 3088 
K-Horns? 3088 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3088 
They do appear 3088 
Path length of khorn 3088 
The memory lane. 3088 
Outside 3088 
KHorn facts and truth 3088 
Khorn extension 3088 
The options available.... 3088 
The last night looking… 3087 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3087 
About the use of reading my own site. 3086 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3086 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3086 
Just thinking out loud... 3086 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3086 
Driver? 3086 
Two separate individuals 3086 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3086 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3086 
One more simple idea 3086 
A good thinking. 3084 
A next day. 3084 
Deja vu 3083 
It is all depend of your roo 3083 
What the holly garbage. 3073 
What about at a lower volume... 3073 
I do not know why. 3072 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3019 
SSET ;-) 3018 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3018 
More of the same? 3017 
Yes, this is an option too. 3017 
Actually… 3017 
The Scanspeaks 3017 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3017 
Ah, Winnie... 3017 
Last version 3017 
I wrote about it. 3016 
Layout 3016 
Kind of LF depression… 3013 
The one that got away 3013 
Updated. 3013 
Respect! 3012 
There are plenty things to think about. 3012 
Devil invented the room :) 3012 
The way how I see it… 3012 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3011 
One more theoretical solution 3010 
Almost familiar 3010 
This weekend 3006 
Sum and Difference 3006 
It is in the picture... 3006 
Nice bias 3006 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3006 
The grilling analogy 3006 
Some listening today. 3005 
Back to the drawing table. 2999 
Bring them forward 2999 
Promising.... 2999 
Aligned how? 2998 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2998 
Nice but need more work 2991 
Getting there... 2986 
It all looks very nice... 2986 
It is still all for grabs. 2986 
Great Morning!!! 2985 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2985 
Some thinking required… 2984 
I never done anything like this… 2983 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2982 
Phase and Room Modes 2982 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2981 
I am back. 2980 
I need some volume… 2979 
Line Gain 2979 
What a brilliant idea! 2979 
The full monty 2979 
Yep. I know. 2978 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2978 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2978 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2975 
You know the voices are right... 2975 
Some freaking magic. 2974 
Explanation 2974 
11 feet apart 2973 
Juts a proposal. 2973 
Stronger preamp 2972 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2971 
Sick? No. 2971 
Strong pre 2971 
I think it will be no 312.... 2971 
The new room is officially open. 2958 
A picture… 2944 
What a beautiful set-up! 2944 
Dream place 2943 
Headphones sound from playback 2942 
The headphone analogy 2941 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2941 
Wrong way 2941 
Sounds like an insult to me 2941 
Imaging. 2941 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2935 
Learn to forget 2934 
The infrabass injection. 2824 
The number 20 2824 
Undertones? 2823 
Resonance distortion 2823 
There are many options 2823 
I want it... 2823 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2823 
Clarity in the murk 2823 
The gentle exit 2823 
I understand 2823 
Low frequency dithering 2823 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2823 
Eventually! 2639 
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