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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3762 
Big 3762 
Old house? 3762 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3762 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3762 
For a Given Room 3761 
House Inspections & Warranties 3761 
A min Room size.... 3755 
Charging the Large Room 3755 
A bit deeper. 3755 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3754 
Comfort 3754 
Choices 3753 
Value 3753 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3753 
"romantic" illusion... 3753 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3753 
My kids... 3753 
Bingo 3753 
Interesting discussion indeed 3753 
The High Demands System 3752 
Paul S -- 3752 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3752 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3749 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3749 
Happiness 3749 
Various Stages of Young 3749 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3748 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3748 
Using the real estate 3748 
Through the roof 3745 
Sideways 3744 
If not a midbass horn? 3742 
What Comes Naturally 3742 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3742 
In That Case... 3742 
The game is on. 3740 
Mazel Tov! 3740 
Great news 3740 
Wonderful! 3740 
I think it will be better with time. 3740 
Gaddis House 3740 
Congratulations! 3739 
View vs. Practicality 3736 
Multi-Tasking 3736 
Exactly! 3736 
Equipment between speakers... 3736 
Top Gear 3736 
I see no problems with "between". 3736 
Oh well... 3736 
Wall of nature 3736 
Big Window 3736 
Shades and Night Vision 3736 
...they do image wonderfully... 3736 
Another attic project? 3735 
Infinite baffle 3735 
IB 3735 
Mold 3735 
Attic Ventilation 3735 
Possible 3734 
Just strategizing 3734 
Normal orientation 3734 
Confusion. 3734 
Specifics 3734 
Driver Orientation 3734 
That all need to be though out. 3734 
It nigh be a problem 3734 
Ideas 3734 
Opposing woofers 3734 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3734 
Blow hard 3734 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3734 
Couple of things 3734 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3722 
That's not a problem :) 3722 
A LF solution for a new room 3665 
Another midbass?!!? 3662 
Another option to consider 3660 
Room comfort upgrades 3659 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3657 
The color of the listening room. 3643 
This would be nice...... 3640 
That is it. 3630 
Congratulations 3630 
Well, 3630 
The last week of moving... 3621 
We are home! 3617 
Congratulations! 3617 
We found a new room in House.... 3611 
Bass in bass-ment? 3610 
True, but. . . 3610 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3609 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3609 
It took for a while. 3572 
Time/Change 3571 
In regards to chairs... 3571 
This week. 3569 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3569 
The first day. 3567 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3567 
Sounds like a nice time... 3567 
For now.... 3566 
Soft Bass 3566 
Getting somewhere. 3565 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3565 
Diffusion 3564 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3563 
Space behind 3563 
Slowly going back to the business. 3548 
Keep on truckin' 3548 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3546 
Audio vs Video playback. 3543 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3542 
AV 3542 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3542 
A good configuration. 3541 
Injection Channel 3541 
It will come later. 3541 
Going there.... 3539 
Toddler Listeners 3538 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3538 
The honeymoon night. 3536 
Proximity 3536 
A chicken and egg situation 3527 
So far so good. 3522 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3520 
Ok, a first objective look. 3515 
Some room dealing basics 3514 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3513 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3512 
Bass trap 3512 
I will see... 3512 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3512 
Other absorbtion methods 3512 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3511 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3504 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3504 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3502 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3502 
Zarathustra 3498 
Very very nice. 3479 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3479 
Theoretically possible? 3477 
So True 3476 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3465 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3460 
7 moths and one event... 3339 
The next day 3337 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3337 
Choose your poisons 3337 
Thank you 3336 
It is very nice. 3335 
Great day 3334 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3333 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3328 
Macondo listening distance. 3244 
Measured from? 3243 
The Listening Room July 7 3243 
8' all around 3242 
Some comments... 3242 
I am looking for inspiration. 3240 
Vent that woofer 3240 
I do not know yet what to do. 3240 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3239 
Ported 3239 
No port for me, if possible... 3239 
Might...... be.... 3239 
K-Horns? 3239 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3239 
They do appear 3239 
Path length of khorn 3239 
The memory lane. 3239 
Outside 3239 
KHorn facts and truth 3239 
Khorn extension 3239 
The options available.... 3239 
The last night looking… 3238 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3238 
About the use of reading my own site. 3237 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3237 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3237 
Just thinking out loud... 3237 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3237 
Driver? 3237 
Two separate individuals 3237 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3237 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3237 
One more simple idea 3237 
A good thinking. 3235 
A next day. 3235 
Deja vu 3234 
It is all depend of your roo 3234 
What the holly garbage. 3224 
What about at a lower volume... 3224 
I do not know why. 3223 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3170 
SSET ;-) 3169 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3169 
More of the same? 3168 
Yes, this is an option too. 3168 
Actually… 3168 
The Scanspeaks 3168 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3168 
Ah, Winnie... 3168 
Last version 3168 
I wrote about it. 3167 
Layout 3167 
Kind of LF depression… 3164 
The one that got away 3164 
Updated. 3164 
Respect! 3163 
There are plenty things to think about. 3163 
Devil invented the room :) 3163 
The way how I see it… 3163 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3162 
One more theoretical solution 3161 
Almost familiar 3161 
This weekend 3157 
Sum and Difference 3157 
It is in the picture... 3157 
Nice bias 3157 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3157 
The grilling analogy 3157 
Some listening today. 3156 
Back to the drawing table. 3150 
Bring them forward 3150 
Promising.... 3150 
Aligned how? 3149 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3149 
Nice but need more work 3142 
Getting there... 3137 
It all looks very nice... 3137 
It is still all for grabs. 3137 
Great Morning!!! 3136 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3136 
Some thinking required… 3135 
I never done anything like this… 3134 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3133 
Phase and Room Modes 3133 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3132 
I am back. 3131 
I need some volume… 3130 
Line Gain 3130 
What a brilliant idea! 3130 
The full monty 3130 
Yep. I know. 3129 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3129 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3129 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3126 
You know the voices are right... 3126 
Some freaking magic. 3125 
Explanation 3125 
11 feet apart 3124 
Juts a proposal. 3124 
Stronger preamp 3123 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3122 
Sick? No. 3122 
Strong pre 3122 
I think it will be no 312.... 3122 
The new room is officially open. 3109 
A picture… 3095 
What a beautiful set-up! 3095 
Dream place 3094 
Headphones sound from playback 3093 
The headphone analogy 3092 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3092 
Wrong way 3092 
Sounds like an insult to me 3092 
Imaging. 3092 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3086 
Learn to forget 3085 
The infrabass injection. 2975 
The number 20 2975 
Undertones? 2974 
Resonance distortion 2974 
There are many options 2974 
I want it... 2974 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2974 
Clarity in the murk 2974 
The gentle exit 2974 
I understand 2974 
Low frequency dithering 2974 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2974 
Eventually! 2790 
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