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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3720 
Big 3720 
Old house? 3720 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3720 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3720 
For a Given Room 3719 
House Inspections & Warranties 3719 
A min Room size.... 3713 
Charging the Large Room 3713 
A bit deeper. 3713 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3712 
Comfort 3712 
Choices 3711 
Value 3711 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3711 
"romantic" illusion... 3711 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3711 
My kids... 3711 
Bingo 3711 
Interesting discussion indeed 3711 
The High Demands System 3710 
Paul S -- 3710 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3710 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3707 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3707 
Happiness 3707 
Various Stages of Young 3707 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3706 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3706 
Using the real estate 3706 
Through the roof 3703 
Sideways 3702 
If not a midbass horn? 3700 
What Comes Naturally 3700 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3700 
In That Case... 3700 
The game is on. 3698 
Mazel Tov! 3698 
Great news 3698 
Wonderful! 3698 
I think it will be better with time. 3698 
Gaddis House 3698 
Congratulations! 3697 
View vs. Practicality 3694 
Multi-Tasking 3694 
Exactly! 3694 
Equipment between speakers... 3694 
Top Gear 3694 
I see no problems with "between". 3694 
Oh well... 3694 
Wall of nature 3694 
Big Window 3694 
Shades and Night Vision 3694 
...they do image wonderfully... 3694 
Another attic project? 3693 
Infinite baffle 3693 
IB 3693 
Mold 3693 
Attic Ventilation 3693 
Possible 3692 
Just strategizing 3692 
Normal orientation 3692 
Confusion. 3692 
Specifics 3692 
Driver Orientation 3692 
That all need to be though out. 3692 
It nigh be a problem 3692 
Ideas 3692 
Opposing woofers 3692 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3692 
Blow hard 3692 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3692 
Couple of things 3692 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3680 
That's not a problem :) 3680 
A LF solution for a new room 3623 
Another midbass?!!? 3620 
Another option to consider 3618 
Room comfort upgrades 3617 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3615 
The color of the listening room. 3601 
This would be nice...... 3598 
That is it. 3588 
Congratulations 3588 
Well, 3588 
The last week of moving... 3579 
We are home! 3575 
Congratulations! 3575 
We found a new room in House.... 3569 
Bass in bass-ment? 3568 
True, but. . . 3568 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3567 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3567 
It took for a while. 3530 
Time/Change 3529 
In regards to chairs... 3529 
This week. 3527 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3527 
The first day. 3525 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3525 
Sounds like a nice time... 3525 
For now.... 3524 
Soft Bass 3524 
Getting somewhere. 3523 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3523 
Diffusion 3522 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3521 
Space behind 3521 
Slowly going back to the business. 3506 
Keep on truckin' 3506 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3504 
Audio vs Video playback. 3501 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3500 
AV 3500 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3500 
A good configuration. 3499 
Injection Channel 3499 
It will come later. 3499 
Going there.... 3497 
Toddler Listeners 3496 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3496 
The honeymoon night. 3494 
Proximity 3494 
A chicken and egg situation 3485 
So far so good. 3480 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3478 
Ok, a first objective look. 3473 
Some room dealing basics 3472 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3471 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3470 
Bass trap 3470 
I will see... 3470 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3470 
Other absorbtion methods 3470 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3469 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3462 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3462 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3460 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3460 
Zarathustra 3456 
Very very nice. 3437 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3437 
Theoretically possible? 3435 
So True 3434 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3423 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3418 
7 moths and one event... 3297 
The next day 3295 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3295 
Choose your poisons 3295 
Thank you 3294 
It is very nice. 3293 
Great day 3292 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3291 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3286 
Macondo listening distance. 3202 
Measured from? 3201 
The Listening Room July 7 3201 
8' all around 3200 
Some comments... 3200 
I am looking for inspiration. 3198 
Vent that woofer 3198 
I do not know yet what to do. 3198 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3197 
Ported 3197 
No port for me, if possible... 3197 
Might...... be.... 3197 
K-Horns? 3197 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3197 
They do appear 3197 
Path length of khorn 3197 
The memory lane. 3197 
Outside 3197 
KHorn facts and truth 3197 
Khorn extension 3197 
The options available.... 3197 
The last night looking… 3196 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3196 
About the use of reading my own site. 3195 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3195 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3195 
Just thinking out loud... 3195 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3195 
Driver? 3195 
Two separate individuals 3195 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3195 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3195 
One more simple idea 3195 
A good thinking. 3193 
A next day. 3193 
Deja vu 3192 
It is all depend of your roo 3192 
What the holly garbage. 3182 
What about at a lower volume... 3182 
I do not know why. 3181 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3128 
SSET ;-) 3127 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3127 
More of the same? 3126 
Yes, this is an option too. 3126 
Actually… 3126 
The Scanspeaks 3126 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3126 
Ah, Winnie... 3126 
Last version 3126 
I wrote about it. 3125 
Layout 3125 
Kind of LF depression… 3122 
The one that got away 3122 
Updated. 3122 
Respect! 3121 
There are plenty things to think about. 3121 
Devil invented the room :) 3121 
The way how I see it… 3121 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3120 
One more theoretical solution 3119 
Almost familiar 3119 
This weekend 3115 
Sum and Difference 3115 
It is in the picture... 3115 
Nice bias 3115 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3115 
The grilling analogy 3115 
Some listening today. 3114 
Back to the drawing table. 3108 
Bring them forward 3108 
Promising.... 3108 
Aligned how? 3107 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3107 
Nice but need more work 3100 
Getting there... 3095 
It all looks very nice... 3095 
It is still all for grabs. 3095 
Great Morning!!! 3094 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3094 
Some thinking required… 3093 
I never done anything like this… 3092 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3091 
Phase and Room Modes 3091 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3090 
I am back. 3089 
I need some volume… 3088 
Line Gain 3088 
What a brilliant idea! 3088 
The full monty 3088 
Yep. I know. 3087 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3087 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3087 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3084 
You know the voices are right... 3084 
Some freaking magic. 3083 
Explanation 3083 
11 feet apart 3082 
Juts a proposal. 3082 
Stronger preamp 3081 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3080 
Sick? No. 3080 
Strong pre 3080 
I think it will be no 312.... 3080 
The new room is officially open. 3067 
A picture… 3053 
What a beautiful set-up! 3053 
Dream place 3052 
Headphones sound from playback 3051 
The headphone analogy 3050 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3050 
Wrong way 3050 
Sounds like an insult to me 3050 
Imaging. 3050 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3044 
Learn to forget 3043 
The infrabass injection. 2933 
The number 20 2933 
Undertones? 2932 
Resonance distortion 2932 
There are many options 2932 
I want it... 2932 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2932 
Clarity in the murk 2932 
The gentle exit 2932 
I understand 2932 
Low frequency dithering 2932 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2932 
Eventually! 2748 
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