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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3737 
Big 3737 
Old house? 3737 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3737 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3737 
For a Given Room 3736 
House Inspections & Warranties 3736 
A min Room size.... 3730 
Charging the Large Room 3730 
A bit deeper. 3730 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3729 
Comfort 3729 
Choices 3728 
Value 3728 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3728 
"romantic" illusion... 3728 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3728 
My kids... 3728 
Bingo 3728 
Interesting discussion indeed 3728 
The High Demands System 3727 
Paul S -- 3727 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3727 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3724 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3724 
Happiness 3724 
Various Stages of Young 3724 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3723 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3723 
Using the real estate 3723 
Through the roof 3720 
Sideways 3719 
If not a midbass horn? 3717 
What Comes Naturally 3717 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3717 
In That Case... 3717 
The game is on. 3715 
Mazel Tov! 3715 
Great news 3715 
Wonderful! 3715 
I think it will be better with time. 3715 
Gaddis House 3715 
Congratulations! 3714 
View vs. Practicality 3711 
Multi-Tasking 3711 
Exactly! 3711 
Equipment between speakers... 3711 
Top Gear 3711 
I see no problems with "between". 3711 
Oh well... 3711 
Wall of nature 3711 
Big Window 3711 
Shades and Night Vision 3711 
...they do image wonderfully... 3711 
Another attic project? 3710 
Infinite baffle 3710 
IB 3710 
Mold 3710 
Attic Ventilation 3710 
Possible 3709 
Just strategizing 3709 
Normal orientation 3709 
Confusion. 3709 
Specifics 3709 
Driver Orientation 3709 
That all need to be though out. 3709 
It nigh be a problem 3709 
Ideas 3709 
Opposing woofers 3709 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3709 
Blow hard 3709 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3709 
Couple of things 3709 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3697 
That's not a problem :) 3697 
A LF solution for a new room 3640 
Another midbass?!!? 3637 
Another option to consider 3635 
Room comfort upgrades 3634 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3632 
The color of the listening room. 3618 
This would be nice...... 3615 
That is it. 3605 
Congratulations 3605 
Well, 3605 
The last week of moving... 3596 
We are home! 3592 
Congratulations! 3592 
We found a new room in House.... 3586 
Bass in bass-ment? 3585 
True, but. . . 3585 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3584 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3584 
It took for a while. 3547 
Time/Change 3546 
In regards to chairs... 3546 
This week. 3544 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3544 
The first day. 3542 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3542 
Sounds like a nice time... 3542 
For now.... 3541 
Soft Bass 3541 
Getting somewhere. 3540 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3540 
Diffusion 3539 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3538 
Space behind 3538 
Slowly going back to the business. 3523 
Keep on truckin' 3523 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3521 
Audio vs Video playback. 3518 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3517 
AV 3517 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3517 
A good configuration. 3516 
Injection Channel 3516 
It will come later. 3516 
Going there.... 3514 
Toddler Listeners 3513 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3513 
The honeymoon night. 3511 
Proximity 3511 
A chicken and egg situation 3502 
So far so good. 3497 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3495 
Ok, a first objective look. 3490 
Some room dealing basics 3489 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3488 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3487 
Bass trap 3487 
I will see... 3487 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3487 
Other absorbtion methods 3487 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3486 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3479 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3479 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3477 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3477 
Zarathustra 3473 
Very very nice. 3454 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3454 
Theoretically possible? 3452 
So True 3451 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3440 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3435 
7 moths and one event... 3314 
The next day 3312 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3312 
Choose your poisons 3312 
Thank you 3311 
It is very nice. 3310 
Great day 3309 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3308 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3303 
Macondo listening distance. 3219 
Measured from? 3218 
The Listening Room July 7 3218 
8' all around 3217 
Some comments... 3217 
I am looking for inspiration. 3215 
Vent that woofer 3215 
I do not know yet what to do. 3215 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3214 
Ported 3214 
No port for me, if possible... 3214 
Might...... be.... 3214 
K-Horns? 3214 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3214 
They do appear 3214 
Path length of khorn 3214 
The memory lane. 3214 
Outside 3214 
KHorn facts and truth 3214 
Khorn extension 3214 
The options available.... 3214 
The last night looking… 3213 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3213 
About the use of reading my own site. 3212 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3212 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3212 
Just thinking out loud... 3212 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3212 
Driver? 3212 
Two separate individuals 3212 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3212 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3212 
One more simple idea 3212 
A good thinking. 3210 
A next day. 3210 
Deja vu 3209 
It is all depend of your roo 3209 
What the holly garbage. 3199 
What about at a lower volume... 3199 
I do not know why. 3198 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3145 
SSET ;-) 3144 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3144 
More of the same? 3143 
Yes, this is an option too. 3143 
Actually… 3143 
The Scanspeaks 3143 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3143 
Ah, Winnie... 3143 
Last version 3143 
I wrote about it. 3142 
Layout 3142 
Kind of LF depression… 3139 
The one that got away 3139 
Updated. 3139 
Respect! 3138 
There are plenty things to think about. 3138 
Devil invented the room :) 3138 
The way how I see it… 3138 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3137 
One more theoretical solution 3136 
Almost familiar 3136 
This weekend 3132 
Sum and Difference 3132 
It is in the picture... 3132 
Nice bias 3132 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3132 
The grilling analogy 3132 
Some listening today. 3131 
Back to the drawing table. 3125 
Bring them forward 3125 
Promising.... 3125 
Aligned how? 3124 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3124 
Nice but need more work 3117 
Getting there... 3112 
It all looks very nice... 3112 
It is still all for grabs. 3112 
Great Morning!!! 3111 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3111 
Some thinking required… 3110 
I never done anything like this… 3109 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3108 
Phase and Room Modes 3108 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3107 
I am back. 3106 
I need some volume… 3105 
Line Gain 3105 
What a brilliant idea! 3105 
The full monty 3105 
Yep. I know. 3104 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3104 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3104 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3101 
You know the voices are right... 3101 
Some freaking magic. 3100 
Explanation 3100 
11 feet apart 3099 
Juts a proposal. 3099 
Stronger preamp 3098 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3097 
Sick? No. 3097 
Strong pre 3097 
I think it will be no 312.... 3097 
The new room is officially open. 3084 
A picture… 3070 
What a beautiful set-up! 3070 
Dream place 3069 
Headphones sound from playback 3068 
The headphone analogy 3067 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3067 
Wrong way 3067 
Sounds like an insult to me 3067 
Imaging. 3067 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3061 
Learn to forget 3060 
The infrabass injection. 2950 
The number 20 2950 
Undertones? 2949 
Resonance distortion 2949 
There are many options 2949 
I want it... 2949 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2949 
Clarity in the murk 2949 
The gentle exit 2949 
I understand 2949 
Low frequency dithering 2949 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2949 
Eventually! 2765 
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