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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3749 
Big 3749 
Old house? 3749 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3749 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3749 
For a Given Room 3748 
House Inspections & Warranties 3748 
A min Room size.... 3742 
Charging the Large Room 3742 
A bit deeper. 3742 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3741 
Comfort 3741 
Choices 3740 
Value 3740 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3740 
"romantic" illusion... 3740 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3740 
My kids... 3740 
Bingo 3740 
Interesting discussion indeed 3740 
The High Demands System 3739 
Paul S -- 3739 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3739 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3736 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3736 
Happiness 3736 
Various Stages of Young 3736 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3735 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3735 
Using the real estate 3735 
Through the roof 3732 
Sideways 3731 
If not a midbass horn? 3729 
What Comes Naturally 3729 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3729 
In That Case... 3729 
The game is on. 3727 
Mazel Tov! 3727 
Great news 3727 
Wonderful! 3727 
I think it will be better with time. 3727 
Gaddis House 3727 
Congratulations! 3726 
View vs. Practicality 3723 
Multi-Tasking 3723 
Exactly! 3723 
Equipment between speakers... 3723 
Top Gear 3723 
I see no problems with "between". 3723 
Oh well... 3723 
Wall of nature 3723 
Big Window 3723 
Shades and Night Vision 3723 
...they do image wonderfully... 3723 
Another attic project? 3722 
Infinite baffle 3722 
IB 3722 
Mold 3722 
Attic Ventilation 3722 
Possible 3721 
Just strategizing 3721 
Normal orientation 3721 
Confusion. 3721 
Specifics 3721 
Driver Orientation 3721 
That all need to be though out. 3721 
It nigh be a problem 3721 
Ideas 3721 
Opposing woofers 3721 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3721 
Blow hard 3721 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3721 
Couple of things 3721 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3709 
That's not a problem :) 3709 
A LF solution for a new room 3652 
Another midbass?!!? 3649 
Another option to consider 3647 
Room comfort upgrades 3646 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3644 
The color of the listening room. 3630 
This would be nice...... 3627 
That is it. 3617 
Congratulations 3617 
Well, 3617 
The last week of moving... 3608 
We are home! 3604 
Congratulations! 3604 
We found a new room in House.... 3598 
Bass in bass-ment? 3597 
True, but. . . 3597 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3596 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3596 
It took for a while. 3559 
Time/Change 3558 
In regards to chairs... 3558 
This week. 3556 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3556 
The first day. 3554 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3554 
Sounds like a nice time... 3554 
For now.... 3553 
Soft Bass 3553 
Getting somewhere. 3552 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3552 
Diffusion 3551 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3550 
Space behind 3550 
Slowly going back to the business. 3535 
Keep on truckin' 3535 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3533 
Audio vs Video playback. 3530 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3529 
AV 3529 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3529 
A good configuration. 3528 
Injection Channel 3528 
It will come later. 3528 
Going there.... 3526 
Toddler Listeners 3525 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3525 
The honeymoon night. 3523 
Proximity 3523 
A chicken and egg situation 3514 
So far so good. 3509 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3507 
Ok, a first objective look. 3502 
Some room dealing basics 3501 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3500 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3499 
Bass trap 3499 
I will see... 3499 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3499 
Other absorbtion methods 3499 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3498 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3491 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3491 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3489 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3489 
Zarathustra 3485 
Very very nice. 3466 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3466 
Theoretically possible? 3464 
So True 3463 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3452 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3447 
7 moths and one event... 3326 
The next day 3324 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3324 
Choose your poisons 3324 
Thank you 3323 
It is very nice. 3322 
Great day 3321 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3320 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3315 
Macondo listening distance. 3231 
Measured from? 3230 
The Listening Room July 7 3230 
8' all around 3229 
Some comments... 3229 
I am looking for inspiration. 3227 
Vent that woofer 3227 
I do not know yet what to do. 3227 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3226 
Ported 3226 
No port for me, if possible... 3226 
Might...... be.... 3226 
K-Horns? 3226 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3226 
They do appear 3226 
Path length of khorn 3226 
The memory lane. 3226 
Outside 3226 
KHorn facts and truth 3226 
Khorn extension 3226 
The options available.... 3226 
The last night looking… 3225 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3225 
About the use of reading my own site. 3224 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3224 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3224 
Just thinking out loud... 3224 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3224 
Driver? 3224 
Two separate individuals 3224 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3224 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3224 
One more simple idea 3224 
A good thinking. 3222 
A next day. 3222 
Deja vu 3221 
It is all depend of your roo 3221 
What the holly garbage. 3211 
What about at a lower volume... 3211 
I do not know why. 3210 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3157 
SSET ;-) 3156 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3156 
More of the same? 3155 
Yes, this is an option too. 3155 
Actually… 3155 
The Scanspeaks 3155 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3155 
Ah, Winnie... 3155 
Last version 3155 
I wrote about it. 3154 
Layout 3154 
Kind of LF depression… 3151 
The one that got away 3151 
Updated. 3151 
Respect! 3150 
There are plenty things to think about. 3150 
Devil invented the room :) 3150 
The way how I see it… 3150 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3149 
One more theoretical solution 3148 
Almost familiar 3148 
This weekend 3144 
Sum and Difference 3144 
It is in the picture... 3144 
Nice bias 3144 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3144 
The grilling analogy 3144 
Some listening today. 3143 
Back to the drawing table. 3137 
Bring them forward 3137 
Promising.... 3137 
Aligned how? 3136 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3136 
Nice but need more work 3129 
Getting there... 3124 
It all looks very nice... 3124 
It is still all for grabs. 3124 
Great Morning!!! 3123 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3123 
Some thinking required… 3122 
I never done anything like this… 3121 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3120 
Phase and Room Modes 3120 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3119 
I am back. 3118 
I need some volume… 3117 
Line Gain 3117 
What a brilliant idea! 3117 
The full monty 3117 
Yep. I know. 3116 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3116 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3116 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3113 
You know the voices are right... 3113 
Some freaking magic. 3112 
Explanation 3112 
11 feet apart 3111 
Juts a proposal. 3111 
Stronger preamp 3110 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3109 
Sick? No. 3109 
Strong pre 3109 
I think it will be no 312.... 3109 
The new room is officially open. 3096 
A picture… 3082 
What a beautiful set-up! 3082 
Dream place 3081 
Headphones sound from playback 3080 
The headphone analogy 3079 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3079 
Wrong way 3079 
Sounds like an insult to me 3079 
Imaging. 3079 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3073 
Learn to forget 3072 
The infrabass injection. 2962 
The number 20 2962 
Undertones? 2961 
Resonance distortion 2961 
There are many options 2961 
I want it... 2961 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2961 
Clarity in the murk 2961 
The gentle exit 2961 
I understand 2961 
Low frequency dithering 2961 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2961 
Eventually! 2777 
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