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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3658 
Big 3658 
Old house? 3658 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3658 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3658 
For a Given Room 3657 
House Inspections & Warranties 3657 
A min Room size.... 3651 
Charging the Large Room 3651 
A bit deeper. 3651 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3650 
Comfort 3650 
Choices 3649 
Value 3649 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3649 
"romantic" illusion... 3649 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3649 
My kids... 3649 
Bingo 3649 
Interesting discussion indeed 3649 
The High Demands System 3648 
Paul S -- 3648 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3648 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3645 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3645 
Happiness 3645 
Various Stages of Young 3645 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3644 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3644 
Using the real estate 3644 
Through the roof 3641 
Sideways 3640 
If not a midbass horn? 3638 
What Comes Naturally 3638 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3638 
In That Case... 3638 
The game is on. 3636 
Mazel Tov! 3636 
Great news 3636 
Wonderful! 3636 
I think it will be better with time. 3636 
Gaddis House 3636 
Congratulations! 3635 
View vs. Practicality 3632 
Multi-Tasking 3632 
Exactly! 3632 
Equipment between speakers... 3632 
Top Gear 3632 
I see no problems with "between". 3632 
Oh well... 3632 
Wall of nature 3632 
Big Window 3632 
Shades and Night Vision 3632 
...they do image wonderfully... 3632 
Another attic project? 3631 
Infinite baffle 3631 
IB 3631 
Mold 3631 
Attic Ventilation 3631 
Possible 3630 
Just strategizing 3630 
Normal orientation 3630 
Confusion. 3630 
Specifics 3630 
Driver Orientation 3630 
That all need to be though out. 3630 
It nigh be a problem 3630 
Ideas 3630 
Opposing woofers 3630 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3630 
Blow hard 3630 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3630 
Couple of things 3630 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3618 
That's not a problem :) 3618 
A LF solution for a new room 3561 
Another midbass?!!? 3558 
Another option to consider 3556 
Room comfort upgrades 3555 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3553 
The color of the listening room. 3539 
This would be nice...... 3536 
That is it. 3526 
Congratulations 3526 
Well, 3526 
The last week of moving... 3517 
We are home! 3513 
Congratulations! 3513 
We found a new room in House.... 3507 
Bass in bass-ment? 3506 
True, but. . . 3506 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3505 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3505 
It took for a while. 3468 
Time/Change 3467 
In regards to chairs... 3467 
This week. 3465 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3465 
The first day. 3463 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3463 
Sounds like a nice time... 3463 
For now.... 3462 
Soft Bass 3462 
Getting somewhere. 3461 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3461 
Diffusion 3460 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3459 
Space behind 3459 
Slowly going back to the business. 3444 
Keep on truckin' 3444 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3442 
Audio vs Video playback. 3439 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3438 
AV 3438 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3438 
A good configuration. 3437 
Injection Channel 3437 
It will come later. 3437 
Going there.... 3435 
Toddler Listeners 3434 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3434 
The honeymoon night. 3432 
Proximity 3432 
A chicken and egg situation 3423 
So far so good. 3418 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3416 
Ok, a first objective look. 3411 
Some room dealing basics 3410 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3409 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3408 
Bass trap 3408 
I will see... 3408 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3408 
Other absorbtion methods 3408 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3407 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3400 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3400 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3398 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3398 
Zarathustra 3394 
Very very nice. 3375 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3375 
Theoretically possible? 3373 
So True 3372 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3361 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3356 
7 moths and one event... 3235 
The next day 3233 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3233 
Choose your poisons 3233 
Thank you 3232 
It is very nice. 3231 
Great day 3230 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3229 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3224 
Macondo listening distance. 3140 
Measured from? 3139 
The Listening Room July 7 3139 
8' all around 3138 
Some comments... 3138 
I am looking for inspiration. 3136 
Vent that woofer 3136 
I do not know yet what to do. 3136 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3135 
Ported 3135 
No port for me, if possible... 3135 
Might...... be.... 3135 
K-Horns? 3135 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3135 
They do appear 3135 
Path length of khorn 3135 
The memory lane. 3135 
Outside 3135 
KHorn facts and truth 3135 
Khorn extension 3135 
The options available.... 3135 
The last night looking… 3134 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3134 
About the use of reading my own site. 3133 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3133 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3133 
Just thinking out loud... 3133 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3133 
Driver? 3133 
Two separate individuals 3133 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3133 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3133 
One more simple idea 3133 
A good thinking. 3131 
A next day. 3131 
Deja vu 3130 
It is all depend of your roo 3130 
What the holly garbage. 3120 
What about at a lower volume... 3120 
I do not know why. 3119 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3066 
SSET ;-) 3065 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3065 
More of the same? 3064 
Yes, this is an option too. 3064 
Actually… 3064 
The Scanspeaks 3064 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3064 
Ah, Winnie... 3064 
Last version 3064 
I wrote about it. 3063 
Layout 3063 
Kind of LF depression… 3060 
The one that got away 3060 
Updated. 3060 
Respect! 3059 
There are plenty things to think about. 3059 
Devil invented the room :) 3059 
The way how I see it… 3059 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3058 
One more theoretical solution 3057 
Almost familiar 3057 
This weekend 3053 
Sum and Difference 3053 
It is in the picture... 3053 
Nice bias 3053 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3053 
The grilling analogy 3053 
Some listening today. 3052 
Back to the drawing table. 3046 
Bring them forward 3046 
Promising.... 3046 
Aligned how? 3045 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3045 
Nice but need more work 3038 
Getting there... 3033 
It all looks very nice... 3033 
It is still all for grabs. 3033 
Great Morning!!! 3032 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3032 
Some thinking required… 3031 
I never done anything like this… 3030 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3029 
Phase and Room Modes 3029 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3028 
I am back. 3027 
I need some volume… 3026 
Line Gain 3026 
What a brilliant idea! 3026 
The full monty 3026 
Yep. I know. 3025 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3025 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3025 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3022 
You know the voices are right... 3022 
Some freaking magic. 3021 
Explanation 3021 
11 feet apart 3020 
Juts a proposal. 3020 
Stronger preamp 3019 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3018 
Sick? No. 3018 
Strong pre 3018 
I think it will be no 312.... 3018 
The new room is officially open. 3005 
A picture… 2991 
What a beautiful set-up! 2991 
Dream place 2990 
Headphones sound from playback 2989 
The headphone analogy 2988 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2988 
Wrong way 2988 
Sounds like an insult to me 2988 
Imaging. 2988 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2982 
Learn to forget 2981 
The infrabass injection. 2871 
The number 20 2871 
Undertones? 2870 
Resonance distortion 2870 
There are many options 2870 
I want it... 2870 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2870 
Clarity in the murk 2870 
The gentle exit 2870 
I understand 2870 
Low frequency dithering 2870 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2870 
Eventually! 2686 
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