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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3786 
Big 3786 
Old house? 3786 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3786 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3786 
For a Given Room 3785 
House Inspections & Warranties 3785 
A min Room size.... 3779 
Charging the Large Room 3779 
A bit deeper. 3779 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3778 
Comfort 3778 
Choices 3777 
Value 3777 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3777 
"romantic" illusion... 3777 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3777 
My kids... 3777 
Bingo 3777 
Interesting discussion indeed 3777 
The High Demands System 3776 
Paul S -- 3776 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3776 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3773 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3773 
Happiness 3773 
Various Stages of Young 3773 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3772 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3772 
Using the real estate 3772 
Through the roof 3769 
Sideways 3768 
If not a midbass horn? 3766 
What Comes Naturally 3766 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3766 
In That Case... 3766 
The game is on. 3764 
Mazel Tov! 3764 
Great news 3764 
Wonderful! 3764 
I think it will be better with time. 3764 
Gaddis House 3764 
Congratulations! 3763 
View vs. Practicality 3760 
Multi-Tasking 3760 
Exactly! 3760 
Equipment between speakers... 3760 
Top Gear 3760 
I see no problems with "between". 3760 
Oh well... 3760 
Wall of nature 3760 
Big Window 3760 
Shades and Night Vision 3760 
...they do image wonderfully... 3760 
Another attic project? 3759 
Infinite baffle 3759 
IB 3759 
Mold 3759 
Attic Ventilation 3759 
Possible 3758 
Just strategizing 3758 
Normal orientation 3758 
Confusion. 3758 
Specifics 3758 
Driver Orientation 3758 
That all need to be though out. 3758 
It nigh be a problem 3758 
Ideas 3758 
Opposing woofers 3758 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3758 
Blow hard 3758 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3758 
Couple of things 3758 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3746 
That's not a problem :) 3746 
A LF solution for a new room 3689 
Another midbass?!!? 3686 
Another option to consider 3684 
Room comfort upgrades 3683 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3681 
The color of the listening room. 3667 
This would be nice...... 3664 
That is it. 3654 
Congratulations 3654 
Well, 3654 
The last week of moving... 3645 
We are home! 3641 
Congratulations! 3641 
We found a new room in House.... 3635 
Bass in bass-ment? 3634 
True, but. . . 3634 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3633 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3633 
It took for a while. 3596 
Time/Change 3595 
In regards to chairs... 3595 
This week. 3593 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3593 
The first day. 3591 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3591 
Sounds like a nice time... 3591 
For now.... 3590 
Soft Bass 3590 
Getting somewhere. 3589 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3589 
Diffusion 3588 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3587 
Space behind 3587 
Slowly going back to the business. 3572 
Keep on truckin' 3572 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3570 
Audio vs Video playback. 3567 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3566 
AV 3566 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3566 
A good configuration. 3565 
Injection Channel 3565 
It will come later. 3565 
Going there.... 3563 
Toddler Listeners 3562 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3562 
The honeymoon night. 3560 
Proximity 3560 
A chicken and egg situation 3551 
So far so good. 3546 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3544 
Ok, a first objective look. 3539 
Some room dealing basics 3538 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3537 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3536 
Bass trap 3536 
I will see... 3536 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3536 
Other absorbtion methods 3536 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3535 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3528 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3528 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3526 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3526 
Zarathustra 3522 
Very very nice. 3503 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3503 
Theoretically possible? 3501 
So True 3500 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3489 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3484 
7 moths and one event... 3363 
The next day 3361 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3361 
Choose your poisons 3361 
Thank you 3360 
It is very nice. 3359 
Great day 3358 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3357 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3352 
Macondo listening distance. 3268 
Measured from? 3267 
The Listening Room July 7 3267 
8' all around 3266 
Some comments... 3266 
I am looking for inspiration. 3264 
Vent that woofer 3264 
I do not know yet what to do. 3264 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3263 
Ported 3263 
No port for me, if possible... 3263 
Might...... be.... 3263 
K-Horns? 3263 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3263 
They do appear 3263 
Path length of khorn 3263 
The memory lane. 3263 
Outside 3263 
KHorn facts and truth 3263 
Khorn extension 3263 
The options available.... 3263 
The last night looking… 3262 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3262 
About the use of reading my own site. 3261 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3261 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3261 
Just thinking out loud... 3261 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3261 
Driver? 3261 
Two separate individuals 3261 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3261 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3261 
One more simple idea 3261 
A good thinking. 3259 
A next day. 3259 
Deja vu 3258 
It is all depend of your roo 3258 
What the holly garbage. 3248 
What about at a lower volume... 3248 
I do not know why. 3247 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3194 
SSET ;-) 3193 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3193 
More of the same? 3192 
Yes, this is an option too. 3192 
Actually… 3192 
The Scanspeaks 3192 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3192 
Ah, Winnie... 3192 
Last version 3192 
I wrote about it. 3191 
Layout 3191 
Kind of LF depression… 3188 
The one that got away 3188 
Updated. 3188 
Respect! 3187 
There are plenty things to think about. 3187 
Devil invented the room :) 3187 
The way how I see it… 3187 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3186 
One more theoretical solution 3185 
Almost familiar 3185 
This weekend 3181 
Sum and Difference 3181 
It is in the picture... 3181 
Nice bias 3181 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3181 
The grilling analogy 3181 
Some listening today. 3180 
Back to the drawing table. 3174 
Bring them forward 3174 
Promising.... 3174 
Aligned how? 3173 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3173 
Nice but need more work 3166 
Getting there... 3161 
It all looks very nice... 3161 
It is still all for grabs. 3161 
Great Morning!!! 3160 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3160 
Some thinking required… 3159 
I never done anything like this… 3158 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3157 
Phase and Room Modes 3157 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3156 
I am back. 3155 
I need some volume… 3154 
Line Gain 3154 
What a brilliant idea! 3154 
The full monty 3154 
Yep. I know. 3153 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3153 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3153 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3150 
You know the voices are right... 3150 
Some freaking magic. 3149 
Explanation 3149 
11 feet apart 3148 
Juts a proposal. 3148 
Stronger preamp 3147 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3146 
Sick? No. 3146 
Strong pre 3146 
I think it will be no 312.... 3146 
The new room is officially open. 3133 
A picture… 3119 
What a beautiful set-up! 3119 
Dream place 3118 
Headphones sound from playback 3117 
The headphone analogy 3116 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3116 
Wrong way 3116 
Sounds like an insult to me 3116 
Imaging. 3116 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3110 
Learn to forget 3109 
The infrabass injection. 2999 
The number 20 2999 
Undertones? 2998 
Resonance distortion 2998 
There are many options 2998 
I want it... 2998 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2998 
Clarity in the murk 2998 
The gentle exit 2998 
I understand 2998 
Low frequency dithering 2998 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2998 
Eventually! 2814 
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