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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3686 
Big 3686 
Old house? 3686 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3686 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3686 
For a Given Room 3685 
House Inspections & Warranties 3685 
A min Room size.... 3679 
Charging the Large Room 3679 
A bit deeper. 3679 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3678 
Comfort 3678 
Choices 3677 
Value 3677 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3677 
"romantic" illusion... 3677 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3677 
My kids... 3677 
Bingo 3677 
Interesting discussion indeed 3677 
The High Demands System 3676 
Paul S -- 3676 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3676 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3673 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3673 
Happiness 3673 
Various Stages of Young 3673 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3672 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3672 
Using the real estate 3672 
Through the roof 3669 
Sideways 3668 
If not a midbass horn? 3666 
What Comes Naturally 3666 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3666 
In That Case... 3666 
The game is on. 3664 
Mazel Tov! 3664 
Great news 3664 
Wonderful! 3664 
I think it will be better with time. 3664 
Gaddis House 3664 
Congratulations! 3663 
View vs. Practicality 3660 
Multi-Tasking 3660 
Exactly! 3660 
Equipment between speakers... 3660 
Top Gear 3660 
I see no problems with "between". 3660 
Oh well... 3660 
Wall of nature 3660 
Big Window 3660 
Shades and Night Vision 3660 
...they do image wonderfully... 3660 
Another attic project? 3659 
Infinite baffle 3659 
IB 3659 
Mold 3659 
Attic Ventilation 3659 
Possible 3658 
Just strategizing 3658 
Normal orientation 3658 
Confusion. 3658 
Specifics 3658 
Driver Orientation 3658 
That all need to be though out. 3658 
It nigh be a problem 3658 
Ideas 3658 
Opposing woofers 3658 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3658 
Blow hard 3658 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3658 
Couple of things 3658 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3646 
That's not a problem :) 3646 
A LF solution for a new room 3589 
Another midbass?!!? 3586 
Another option to consider 3584 
Room comfort upgrades 3583 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3581 
The color of the listening room. 3567 
This would be nice...... 3564 
That is it. 3554 
Congratulations 3554 
Well, 3554 
The last week of moving... 3545 
We are home! 3541 
Congratulations! 3541 
We found a new room in House.... 3535 
Bass in bass-ment? 3534 
True, but. . . 3534 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3533 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3533 
It took for a while. 3496 
Time/Change 3495 
In regards to chairs... 3495 
This week. 3493 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3493 
The first day. 3491 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3491 
Sounds like a nice time... 3491 
For now.... 3490 
Soft Bass 3490 
Getting somewhere. 3489 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3489 
Diffusion 3488 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3487 
Space behind 3487 
Slowly going back to the business. 3472 
Keep on truckin' 3472 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3470 
Audio vs Video playback. 3467 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3466 
AV 3466 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3466 
A good configuration. 3465 
Injection Channel 3465 
It will come later. 3465 
Going there.... 3463 
Toddler Listeners 3462 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3462 
The honeymoon night. 3460 
Proximity 3460 
A chicken and egg situation 3451 
So far so good. 3446 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3444 
Ok, a first objective look. 3439 
Some room dealing basics 3438 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3437 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3436 
Bass trap 3436 
I will see... 3436 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3436 
Other absorbtion methods 3436 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3435 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3428 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3428 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3426 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3426 
Zarathustra 3422 
Very very nice. 3403 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3403 
Theoretically possible? 3401 
So True 3400 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3389 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3384 
7 moths and one event... 3263 
The next day 3261 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3261 
Choose your poisons 3261 
Thank you 3260 
It is very nice. 3259 
Great day 3258 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3257 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3252 
Macondo listening distance. 3168 
Measured from? 3167 
The Listening Room July 7 3167 
8' all around 3166 
Some comments... 3166 
I am looking for inspiration. 3164 
Vent that woofer 3164 
I do not know yet what to do. 3164 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3163 
Ported 3163 
No port for me, if possible... 3163 
Might...... be.... 3163 
K-Horns? 3163 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3163 
They do appear 3163 
Path length of khorn 3163 
The memory lane. 3163 
Outside 3163 
KHorn facts and truth 3163 
Khorn extension 3163 
The options available.... 3163 
The last night looking… 3162 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3162 
About the use of reading my own site. 3161 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3161 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3161 
Just thinking out loud... 3161 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3161 
Driver? 3161 
Two separate individuals 3161 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3161 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3161 
One more simple idea 3161 
A good thinking. 3159 
A next day. 3159 
Deja vu 3158 
It is all depend of your roo 3158 
What the holly garbage. 3148 
What about at a lower volume... 3148 
I do not know why. 3147 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3094 
SSET ;-) 3093 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3093 
More of the same? 3092 
Yes, this is an option too. 3092 
Actually… 3092 
The Scanspeaks 3092 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3092 
Ah, Winnie... 3092 
Last version 3092 
I wrote about it. 3091 
Layout 3091 
Kind of LF depression… 3088 
The one that got away 3088 
Updated. 3088 
Respect! 3087 
There are plenty things to think about. 3087 
Devil invented the room :) 3087 
The way how I see it… 3087 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3086 
One more theoretical solution 3085 
Almost familiar 3085 
This weekend 3081 
Sum and Difference 3081 
It is in the picture... 3081 
Nice bias 3081 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3081 
The grilling analogy 3081 
Some listening today. 3080 
Back to the drawing table. 3074 
Bring them forward 3074 
Promising.... 3074 
Aligned how? 3073 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3073 
Nice but need more work 3066 
Getting there... 3061 
It all looks very nice... 3061 
It is still all for grabs. 3061 
Great Morning!!! 3060 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3060 
Some thinking required… 3059 
I never done anything like this… 3058 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3057 
Phase and Room Modes 3057 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3056 
I am back. 3055 
I need some volume… 3054 
Line Gain 3054 
What a brilliant idea! 3054 
The full monty 3054 
Yep. I know. 3053 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3053 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3053 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3050 
You know the voices are right... 3050 
Some freaking magic. 3049 
Explanation 3049 
11 feet apart 3048 
Juts a proposal. 3048 
Stronger preamp 3047 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3046 
Sick? No. 3046 
Strong pre 3046 
I think it will be no 312.... 3046 
The new room is officially open. 3033 
A picture… 3019 
What a beautiful set-up! 3019 
Dream place 3018 
Headphones sound from playback 3017 
The headphone analogy 3016 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3016 
Wrong way 3016 
Sounds like an insult to me 3016 
Imaging. 3016 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3010 
Learn to forget 3009 
The infrabass injection. 2899 
The number 20 2899 
Undertones? 2898 
Resonance distortion 2898 
There are many options 2898 
I want it... 2898 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2898 
Clarity in the murk 2898 
The gentle exit 2898 
I understand 2898 
Low frequency dithering 2898 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2898 
Eventually! 2714 
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