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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3722 
Big 3722 
Old house? 3722 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3722 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3722 
For a Given Room 3721 
House Inspections & Warranties 3721 
A min Room size.... 3715 
Charging the Large Room 3715 
A bit deeper. 3715 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3714 
Comfort 3714 
Choices 3713 
Value 3713 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3713 
"romantic" illusion... 3713 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3713 
My kids... 3713 
Bingo 3713 
Interesting discussion indeed 3713 
The High Demands System 3712 
Paul S -- 3712 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3712 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3709 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3709 
Happiness 3709 
Various Stages of Young 3709 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3708 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3708 
Using the real estate 3708 
Through the roof 3705 
Sideways 3704 
If not a midbass horn? 3702 
What Comes Naturally 3702 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3702 
In That Case... 3702 
The game is on. 3700 
Mazel Tov! 3700 
Great news 3700 
Wonderful! 3700 
I think it will be better with time. 3700 
Gaddis House 3700 
Congratulations! 3699 
View vs. Practicality 3696 
Multi-Tasking 3696 
Exactly! 3696 
Equipment between speakers... 3696 
Top Gear 3696 
I see no problems with "between". 3696 
Oh well... 3696 
Wall of nature 3696 
Big Window 3696 
Shades and Night Vision 3696 
...they do image wonderfully... 3696 
Another attic project? 3695 
Infinite baffle 3695 
IB 3695 
Mold 3695 
Attic Ventilation 3695 
Possible 3694 
Just strategizing 3694 
Normal orientation 3694 
Confusion. 3694 
Specifics 3694 
Driver Orientation 3694 
That all need to be though out. 3694 
It nigh be a problem 3694 
Ideas 3694 
Opposing woofers 3694 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3694 
Blow hard 3694 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3694 
Couple of things 3694 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3682 
That's not a problem :) 3682 
A LF solution for a new room 3625 
Another midbass?!!? 3622 
Another option to consider 3620 
Room comfort upgrades 3619 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3617 
The color of the listening room. 3603 
This would be nice...... 3600 
That is it. 3590 
Congratulations 3590 
Well, 3590 
The last week of moving... 3581 
We are home! 3577 
Congratulations! 3577 
We found a new room in House.... 3571 
Bass in bass-ment? 3570 
True, but. . . 3570 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3569 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3569 
It took for a while. 3532 
Time/Change 3531 
In regards to chairs... 3531 
This week. 3529 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3529 
The first day. 3527 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3527 
Sounds like a nice time... 3527 
For now.... 3526 
Soft Bass 3526 
Getting somewhere. 3525 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3525 
Diffusion 3524 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3523 
Space behind 3523 
Slowly going back to the business. 3508 
Keep on truckin' 3508 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3506 
Audio vs Video playback. 3503 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3502 
AV 3502 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3502 
A good configuration. 3501 
Injection Channel 3501 
It will come later. 3501 
Going there.... 3499 
Toddler Listeners 3498 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3498 
The honeymoon night. 3496 
Proximity 3496 
A chicken and egg situation 3487 
So far so good. 3482 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3480 
Ok, a first objective look. 3475 
Some room dealing basics 3474 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3473 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3472 
Bass trap 3472 
I will see... 3472 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3472 
Other absorbtion methods 3472 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3471 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3464 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3464 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3462 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3462 
Zarathustra 3458 
Very very nice. 3439 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3439 
Theoretically possible? 3437 
So True 3436 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3425 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3420 
7 moths and one event... 3299 
The next day 3297 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3297 
Choose your poisons 3297 
Thank you 3296 
It is very nice. 3295 
Great day 3294 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3293 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3288 
Macondo listening distance. 3204 
Measured from? 3203 
The Listening Room July 7 3203 
8' all around 3202 
Some comments... 3202 
I am looking for inspiration. 3200 
Vent that woofer 3200 
I do not know yet what to do. 3200 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3199 
Ported 3199 
No port for me, if possible... 3199 
Might...... be.... 3199 
K-Horns? 3199 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3199 
They do appear 3199 
Path length of khorn 3199 
The memory lane. 3199 
Outside 3199 
KHorn facts and truth 3199 
Khorn extension 3199 
The options available.... 3199 
The last night looking… 3198 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3198 
About the use of reading my own site. 3197 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3197 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3197 
Just thinking out loud... 3197 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3197 
Driver? 3197 
Two separate individuals 3197 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3197 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3197 
One more simple idea 3197 
A good thinking. 3195 
A next day. 3195 
Deja vu 3194 
It is all depend of your roo 3194 
What the holly garbage. 3184 
What about at a lower volume... 3184 
I do not know why. 3183 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3130 
SSET ;-) 3129 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3129 
More of the same? 3128 
Yes, this is an option too. 3128 
Actually… 3128 
The Scanspeaks 3128 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3128 
Ah, Winnie... 3128 
Last version 3128 
I wrote about it. 3127 
Layout 3127 
Kind of LF depression… 3124 
The one that got away 3124 
Updated. 3124 
Respect! 3123 
There are plenty things to think about. 3123 
Devil invented the room :) 3123 
The way how I see it… 3123 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3122 
One more theoretical solution 3121 
Almost familiar 3121 
This weekend 3117 
Sum and Difference 3117 
It is in the picture... 3117 
Nice bias 3117 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3117 
The grilling analogy 3117 
Some listening today. 3116 
Back to the drawing table. 3110 
Bring them forward 3110 
Promising.... 3110 
Aligned how? 3109 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3109 
Nice but need more work 3102 
Getting there... 3097 
It all looks very nice... 3097 
It is still all for grabs. 3097 
Great Morning!!! 3096 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3096 
Some thinking required… 3095 
I never done anything like this… 3094 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3093 
Phase and Room Modes 3093 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3092 
I am back. 3091 
I need some volume… 3090 
Line Gain 3090 
What a brilliant idea! 3090 
The full monty 3090 
Yep. I know. 3089 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3089 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3089 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3086 
You know the voices are right... 3086 
Some freaking magic. 3085 
Explanation 3085 
11 feet apart 3084 
Juts a proposal. 3084 
Stronger preamp 3083 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3082 
Sick? No. 3082 
Strong pre 3082 
I think it will be no 312.... 3082 
The new room is officially open. 3069 
A picture… 3055 
What a beautiful set-up! 3055 
Dream place 3054 
Headphones sound from playback 3053 
The headphone analogy 3052 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3052 
Wrong way 3052 
Sounds like an insult to me 3052 
Imaging. 3052 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3046 
Learn to forget 3045 
The infrabass injection. 2935 
The number 20 2935 
Undertones? 2934 
Resonance distortion 2934 
There are many options 2934 
I want it... 2934 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2934 
Clarity in the murk 2934 
The gentle exit 2934 
I understand 2934 
Low frequency dithering 2934 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2934 
Eventually! 2750 
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