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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3838 
Big 3838 
Old house? 3838 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3838 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3838 
For a Given Room 3837 
House Inspections & Warranties 3837 
A min Room size.... 3831 
Charging the Large Room 3831 
A bit deeper. 3831 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3830 
Comfort 3830 
Choices 3829 
Value 3829 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3829 
"romantic" illusion... 3829 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3829 
My kids... 3829 
Bingo 3829 
Interesting discussion indeed 3829 
The High Demands System 3828 
Paul S -- 3828 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3828 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3825 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3825 
Happiness 3825 
Various Stages of Young 3825 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3824 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3824 
Using the real estate 3824 
Through the roof 3821 
Sideways 3820 
If not a midbass horn? 3818 
What Comes Naturally 3818 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3818 
In That Case... 3818 
The game is on. 3816 
Mazel Tov! 3816 
Great news 3816 
Wonderful! 3816 
I think it will be better with time. 3816 
Gaddis House 3816 
Congratulations! 3815 
View vs. Practicality 3812 
Multi-Tasking 3812 
Exactly! 3812 
Equipment between speakers... 3812 
Top Gear 3812 
I see no problems with "between". 3812 
Oh well... 3812 
Wall of nature 3812 
Big Window 3812 
Shades and Night Vision 3812 
...they do image wonderfully... 3812 
Another attic project? 3811 
Infinite baffle 3811 
IB 3811 
Mold 3811 
Attic Ventilation 3811 
Possible 3810 
Just strategizing 3810 
Normal orientation 3810 
Confusion. 3810 
Specifics 3810 
Driver Orientation 3810 
That all need to be though out. 3810 
It nigh be a problem 3810 
Ideas 3810 
Opposing woofers 3810 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3810 
Blow hard 3810 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3810 
Couple of things 3810 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3798 
That's not a problem :) 3798 
A LF solution for a new room 3741 
Another midbass?!!? 3738 
Another option to consider 3736 
Room comfort upgrades 3735 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3733 
The color of the listening room. 3719 
This would be nice...... 3716 
That is it. 3706 
Congratulations 3706 
Well, 3706 
The last week of moving... 3697 
We are home! 3693 
Congratulations! 3693 
We found a new room in House.... 3687 
Bass in bass-ment? 3686 
True, but. . . 3686 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3685 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3685 
It took for a while. 3648 
Time/Change 3647 
In regards to chairs... 3647 
This week. 3645 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3645 
The first day. 3643 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3643 
Sounds like a nice time... 3643 
For now.... 3642 
Soft Bass 3642 
Getting somewhere. 3641 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3641 
Diffusion 3640 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3639 
Space behind 3639 
Slowly going back to the business. 3624 
Keep on truckin' 3624 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3622 
Audio vs Video playback. 3619 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3618 
AV 3618 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3618 
A good configuration. 3617 
Injection Channel 3617 
It will come later. 3617 
Going there.... 3615 
Toddler Listeners 3614 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3614 
The honeymoon night. 3612 
Proximity 3612 
A chicken and egg situation 3603 
So far so good. 3598 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3596 
Ok, a first objective look. 3591 
Some room dealing basics 3590 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3589 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3588 
Bass trap 3588 
I will see... 3588 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3588 
Other absorbtion methods 3588 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3587 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3580 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3580 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3578 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3578 
Zarathustra 3574 
Very very nice. 3555 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3555 
Theoretically possible? 3553 
So True 3552 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3541 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3536 
7 moths and one event... 3415 
The next day 3413 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3413 
Choose your poisons 3413 
Thank you 3412 
It is very nice. 3411 
Great day 3410 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3409 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3404 
Macondo listening distance. 3320 
Measured from? 3319 
The Listening Room July 7 3319 
8' all around 3318 
Some comments... 3318 
I am looking for inspiration. 3316 
Vent that woofer 3316 
I do not know yet what to do. 3316 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3315 
Ported 3315 
No port for me, if possible... 3315 
Might...... be.... 3315 
K-Horns? 3315 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3315 
They do appear 3315 
Path length of khorn 3315 
The memory lane. 3315 
Outside 3315 
KHorn facts and truth 3315 
Khorn extension 3315 
The options available.... 3315 
The last night looking… 3314 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3314 
About the use of reading my own site. 3313 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3313 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3313 
Just thinking out loud... 3313 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3313 
Driver? 3313 
Two separate individuals 3313 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3313 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3313 
One more simple idea 3313 
A good thinking. 3311 
A next day. 3311 
Deja vu 3310 
It is all depend of your roo 3310 
What the holly garbage. 3300 
What about at a lower volume... 3300 
I do not know why. 3299 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3246 
SSET ;-) 3245 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3245 
More of the same? 3244 
Yes, this is an option too. 3244 
Actually… 3244 
The Scanspeaks 3244 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3244 
Ah, Winnie... 3244 
Last version 3244 
I wrote about it. 3243 
Layout 3243 
Kind of LF depression… 3240 
The one that got away 3240 
Updated. 3240 
Respect! 3239 
There are plenty things to think about. 3239 
Devil invented the room :) 3239 
The way how I see it… 3239 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3238 
One more theoretical solution 3237 
Almost familiar 3237 
This weekend 3233 
Sum and Difference 3233 
It is in the picture... 3233 
Nice bias 3233 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3233 
The grilling analogy 3233 
Some listening today. 3232 
Back to the drawing table. 3226 
Bring them forward 3226 
Promising.... 3226 
Aligned how? 3225 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3225 
Nice but need more work 3218 
Getting there... 3213 
It all looks very nice... 3213 
It is still all for grabs. 3213 
Great Morning!!! 3212 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3212 
Some thinking required… 3211 
I never done anything like this… 3210 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3209 
Phase and Room Modes 3209 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3208 
I am back. 3207 
I need some volume… 3206 
Line Gain 3206 
What a brilliant idea! 3206 
The full monty 3206 
Yep. I know. 3205 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3205 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3205 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3202 
You know the voices are right... 3202 
Some freaking magic. 3201 
Explanation 3201 
11 feet apart 3200 
Juts a proposal. 3200 
Stronger preamp 3199 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3198 
Sick? No. 3198 
Strong pre 3198 
I think it will be no 312.... 3198 
The new room is officially open. 3185 
A picture… 3171 
What a beautiful set-up! 3171 
Dream place 3170 
Headphones sound from playback 3169 
The headphone analogy 3168 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3168 
Wrong way 3168 
Sounds like an insult to me 3168 
Imaging. 3168 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3162 
Learn to forget 3161 
The infrabass injection. 3051 
The number 20 3051 
Undertones? 3050 
Resonance distortion 3050 
There are many options 3050 
I want it... 3050 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3050 
Clarity in the murk 3050 
The gentle exit 3050 
I understand 3050 
Low frequency dithering 3050 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3050 
Eventually! 2866 
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