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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3719 
Big 3719 
Old house? 3719 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3719 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3719 
For a Given Room 3718 
House Inspections & Warranties 3718 
A min Room size.... 3712 
Charging the Large Room 3712 
A bit deeper. 3712 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3711 
Comfort 3711 
Choices 3710 
Value 3710 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3710 
"romantic" illusion... 3710 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3710 
My kids... 3710 
Bingo 3710 
Interesting discussion indeed 3710 
The High Demands System 3709 
Paul S -- 3709 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3709 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3706 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3706 
Happiness 3706 
Various Stages of Young 3706 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3705 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3705 
Using the real estate 3705 
Through the roof 3702 
Sideways 3701 
If not a midbass horn? 3699 
What Comes Naturally 3699 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3699 
In That Case... 3699 
The game is on. 3697 
Mazel Tov! 3697 
Great news 3697 
Wonderful! 3697 
I think it will be better with time. 3697 
Gaddis House 3697 
Congratulations! 3696 
View vs. Practicality 3693 
Multi-Tasking 3693 
Exactly! 3693 
Equipment between speakers... 3693 
Top Gear 3693 
I see no problems with "between". 3693 
Oh well... 3693 
Wall of nature 3693 
Big Window 3693 
Shades and Night Vision 3693 
...they do image wonderfully... 3693 
Another attic project? 3692 
Infinite baffle 3692 
IB 3692 
Mold 3692 
Attic Ventilation 3692 
Possible 3691 
Just strategizing 3691 
Normal orientation 3691 
Confusion. 3691 
Specifics 3691 
Driver Orientation 3691 
That all need to be though out. 3691 
It nigh be a problem 3691 
Ideas 3691 
Opposing woofers 3691 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3691 
Blow hard 3691 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3691 
Couple of things 3691 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3679 
That's not a problem :) 3679 
A LF solution for a new room 3622 
Another midbass?!!? 3619 
Another option to consider 3617 
Room comfort upgrades 3616 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3614 
The color of the listening room. 3600 
This would be nice...... 3597 
That is it. 3587 
Congratulations 3587 
Well, 3587 
The last week of moving... 3578 
We are home! 3574 
Congratulations! 3574 
We found a new room in House.... 3568 
Bass in bass-ment? 3567 
True, but. . . 3567 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3566 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3566 
It took for a while. 3529 
Time/Change 3528 
In regards to chairs... 3528 
This week. 3526 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3526 
The first day. 3524 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3524 
Sounds like a nice time... 3524 
For now.... 3523 
Soft Bass 3523 
Getting somewhere. 3522 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3522 
Diffusion 3521 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3520 
Space behind 3520 
Slowly going back to the business. 3505 
Keep on truckin' 3505 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3503 
Audio vs Video playback. 3500 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3499 
AV 3499 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3499 
A good configuration. 3498 
Injection Channel 3498 
It will come later. 3498 
Going there.... 3496 
Toddler Listeners 3495 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3495 
The honeymoon night. 3493 
Proximity 3493 
A chicken and egg situation 3484 
So far so good. 3479 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3477 
Ok, a first objective look. 3472 
Some room dealing basics 3471 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3470 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3469 
Bass trap 3469 
I will see... 3469 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3469 
Other absorbtion methods 3469 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3468 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3461 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3461 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3459 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3459 
Zarathustra 3455 
Very very nice. 3436 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3436 
Theoretically possible? 3434 
So True 3433 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3422 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3417 
7 moths and one event... 3296 
The next day 3294 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3294 
Choose your poisons 3294 
Thank you 3293 
It is very nice. 3292 
Great day 3291 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3290 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3285 
Macondo listening distance. 3201 
Measured from? 3200 
The Listening Room July 7 3200 
8' all around 3199 
Some comments... 3199 
I am looking for inspiration. 3197 
Vent that woofer 3197 
I do not know yet what to do. 3197 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3196 
Ported 3196 
No port for me, if possible... 3196 
Might...... be.... 3196 
K-Horns? 3196 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3196 
They do appear 3196 
Path length of khorn 3196 
The memory lane. 3196 
Outside 3196 
KHorn facts and truth 3196 
Khorn extension 3196 
The options available.... 3196 
The last night looking… 3195 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3195 
About the use of reading my own site. 3194 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3194 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3194 
Just thinking out loud... 3194 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3194 
Driver? 3194 
Two separate individuals 3194 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3194 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3194 
One more simple idea 3194 
A good thinking. 3192 
A next day. 3192 
Deja vu 3191 
It is all depend of your roo 3191 
What the holly garbage. 3181 
What about at a lower volume... 3181 
I do not know why. 3180 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3127 
SSET ;-) 3126 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3126 
More of the same? 3125 
Yes, this is an option too. 3125 
Actually… 3125 
The Scanspeaks 3125 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3125 
Ah, Winnie... 3125 
Last version 3125 
I wrote about it. 3124 
Layout 3124 
Kind of LF depression… 3121 
The one that got away 3121 
Updated. 3121 
Respect! 3120 
There are plenty things to think about. 3120 
Devil invented the room :) 3120 
The way how I see it… 3120 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3119 
One more theoretical solution 3118 
Almost familiar 3118 
This weekend 3114 
Sum and Difference 3114 
It is in the picture... 3114 
Nice bias 3114 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3114 
The grilling analogy 3114 
Some listening today. 3113 
Back to the drawing table. 3107 
Bring them forward 3107 
Promising.... 3107 
Aligned how? 3106 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3106 
Nice but need more work 3099 
Getting there... 3094 
It all looks very nice... 3094 
It is still all for grabs. 3094 
Great Morning!!! 3093 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3093 
Some thinking required… 3092 
I never done anything like this… 3091 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3090 
Phase and Room Modes 3090 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3089 
I am back. 3088 
I need some volume… 3087 
Line Gain 3087 
What a brilliant idea! 3087 
The full monty 3087 
Yep. I know. 3086 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3086 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3086 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3083 
You know the voices are right... 3083 
Some freaking magic. 3082 
Explanation 3082 
11 feet apart 3081 
Juts a proposal. 3081 
Stronger preamp 3080 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3079 
Sick? No. 3079 
Strong pre 3079 
I think it will be no 312.... 3079 
The new room is officially open. 3066 
A picture… 3052 
What a beautiful set-up! 3052 
Dream place 3051 
Headphones sound from playback 3050 
The headphone analogy 3049 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3049 
Wrong way 3049 
Sounds like an insult to me 3049 
Imaging. 3049 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3043 
Learn to forget 3042 
The infrabass injection. 2932 
The number 20 2932 
Undertones? 2931 
Resonance distortion 2931 
There are many options 2931 
I want it... 2931 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2931 
Clarity in the murk 2931 
The gentle exit 2931 
I understand 2931 
Low frequency dithering 2931 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2931 
Eventually! 2747 
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