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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3701 
Big 3701 
Old house? 3701 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3701 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3701 
For a Given Room 3700 
House Inspections & Warranties 3700 
A min Room size.... 3694 
Charging the Large Room 3694 
A bit deeper. 3694 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3693 
Comfort 3693 
Choices 3692 
Value 3692 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3692 
"romantic" illusion... 3692 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3692 
My kids... 3692 
Bingo 3692 
Interesting discussion indeed 3692 
The High Demands System 3691 
Paul S -- 3691 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3691 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3688 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3688 
Happiness 3688 
Various Stages of Young 3688 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3687 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3687 
Using the real estate 3687 
Through the roof 3684 
Sideways 3683 
If not a midbass horn? 3681 
What Comes Naturally 3681 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3681 
In That Case... 3681 
The game is on. 3679 
Mazel Tov! 3679 
Great news 3679 
Wonderful! 3679 
I think it will be better with time. 3679 
Gaddis House 3679 
Congratulations! 3678 
View vs. Practicality 3675 
Multi-Tasking 3675 
Exactly! 3675 
Equipment between speakers... 3675 
Top Gear 3675 
I see no problems with "between". 3675 
Oh well... 3675 
Wall of nature 3675 
Big Window 3675 
Shades and Night Vision 3675 
...they do image wonderfully... 3675 
Another attic project? 3674 
Infinite baffle 3674 
IB 3674 
Mold 3674 
Attic Ventilation 3674 
Possible 3673 
Just strategizing 3673 
Normal orientation 3673 
Confusion. 3673 
Specifics 3673 
Driver Orientation 3673 
That all need to be though out. 3673 
It nigh be a problem 3673 
Ideas 3673 
Opposing woofers 3673 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3673 
Blow hard 3673 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3673 
Couple of things 3673 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3661 
That's not a problem :) 3661 
A LF solution for a new room 3604 
Another midbass?!!? 3601 
Another option to consider 3599 
Room comfort upgrades 3598 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3596 
The color of the listening room. 3582 
This would be nice...... 3579 
That is it. 3569 
Congratulations 3569 
Well, 3569 
The last week of moving... 3560 
We are home! 3556 
Congratulations! 3556 
We found a new room in House.... 3550 
Bass in bass-ment? 3549 
True, but. . . 3549 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3548 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3548 
It took for a while. 3511 
Time/Change 3510 
In regards to chairs... 3510 
This week. 3508 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3508 
The first day. 3506 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3506 
Sounds like a nice time... 3506 
For now.... 3505 
Soft Bass 3505 
Getting somewhere. 3504 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3504 
Diffusion 3503 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3502 
Space behind 3502 
Slowly going back to the business. 3487 
Keep on truckin' 3487 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3485 
Audio vs Video playback. 3482 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3481 
AV 3481 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3481 
A good configuration. 3480 
Injection Channel 3480 
It will come later. 3480 
Going there.... 3478 
Toddler Listeners 3477 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3477 
The honeymoon night. 3475 
Proximity 3475 
A chicken and egg situation 3466 
So far so good. 3461 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3459 
Ok, a first objective look. 3454 
Some room dealing basics 3453 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3452 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3451 
Bass trap 3451 
I will see... 3451 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3451 
Other absorbtion methods 3451 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3450 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3443 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3443 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3441 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3441 
Zarathustra 3437 
Very very nice. 3418 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3418 
Theoretically possible? 3416 
So True 3415 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3404 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3399 
7 moths and one event... 3278 
The next day 3276 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3276 
Choose your poisons 3276 
Thank you 3275 
It is very nice. 3274 
Great day 3273 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3272 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3267 
Macondo listening distance. 3183 
Measured from? 3182 
The Listening Room July 7 3182 
8' all around 3181 
Some comments... 3181 
I am looking for inspiration. 3179 
Vent that woofer 3179 
I do not know yet what to do. 3179 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3178 
Ported 3178 
No port for me, if possible... 3178 
Might...... be.... 3178 
K-Horns? 3178 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3178 
They do appear 3178 
Path length of khorn 3178 
The memory lane. 3178 
Outside 3178 
KHorn facts and truth 3178 
Khorn extension 3178 
The options available.... 3178 
The last night looking… 3177 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3177 
About the use of reading my own site. 3176 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3176 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3176 
Just thinking out loud... 3176 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3176 
Driver? 3176 
Two separate individuals 3176 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3176 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3176 
One more simple idea 3176 
A good thinking. 3174 
A next day. 3174 
Deja vu 3173 
It is all depend of your roo 3173 
What the holly garbage. 3163 
What about at a lower volume... 3163 
I do not know why. 3162 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3109 
SSET ;-) 3108 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3108 
More of the same? 3107 
Yes, this is an option too. 3107 
Actually… 3107 
The Scanspeaks 3107 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3107 
Ah, Winnie... 3107 
Last version 3107 
I wrote about it. 3106 
Layout 3106 
Kind of LF depression… 3103 
The one that got away 3103 
Updated. 3103 
Respect! 3102 
There are plenty things to think about. 3102 
Devil invented the room :) 3102 
The way how I see it… 3102 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3101 
One more theoretical solution 3100 
Almost familiar 3100 
This weekend 3096 
Sum and Difference 3096 
It is in the picture... 3096 
Nice bias 3096 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3096 
The grilling analogy 3096 
Some listening today. 3095 
Back to the drawing table. 3089 
Bring them forward 3089 
Promising.... 3089 
Aligned how? 3088 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3088 
Nice but need more work 3081 
Getting there... 3076 
It all looks very nice... 3076 
It is still all for grabs. 3076 
Great Morning!!! 3075 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3075 
Some thinking required… 3074 
I never done anything like this… 3073 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3072 
Phase and Room Modes 3072 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3071 
I am back. 3070 
I need some volume… 3069 
Line Gain 3069 
What a brilliant idea! 3069 
The full monty 3069 
Yep. I know. 3068 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3068 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3068 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3065 
You know the voices are right... 3065 
Some freaking magic. 3064 
Explanation 3064 
11 feet apart 3063 
Juts a proposal. 3063 
Stronger preamp 3062 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3061 
Sick? No. 3061 
Strong pre 3061 
I think it will be no 312.... 3061 
The new room is officially open. 3048 
A picture… 3034 
What a beautiful set-up! 3034 
Dream place 3033 
Headphones sound from playback 3032 
The headphone analogy 3031 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3031 
Wrong way 3031 
Sounds like an insult to me 3031 
Imaging. 3031 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3025 
Learn to forget 3024 
The infrabass injection. 2914 
The number 20 2914 
Undertones? 2913 
Resonance distortion 2913 
There are many options 2913 
I want it... 2913 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2913 
Clarity in the murk 2913 
The gentle exit 2913 
I understand 2913 
Low frequency dithering 2913 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2913 
Eventually! 2729 
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