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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3613 
Big 3613 
Old house? 3613 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3613 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3613 
For a Given Room 3612 
House Inspections & Warranties 3612 
A min Room size.... 3606 
Charging the Large Room 3606 
A bit deeper. 3606 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3605 
Comfort 3605 
Choices 3604 
Value 3604 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3604 
"romantic" illusion... 3604 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3604 
My kids... 3604 
Bingo 3604 
Interesting discussion indeed 3604 
The High Demands System 3603 
Paul S -- 3603 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3603 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3600 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3600 
Happiness 3600 
Various Stages of Young 3600 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3599 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3599 
Using the real estate 3599 
Through the roof 3596 
Sideways 3595 
If not a midbass horn? 3593 
What Comes Naturally 3593 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3593 
In That Case... 3593 
The game is on. 3591 
Mazel Tov! 3591 
Great news 3591 
Wonderful! 3591 
I think it will be better with time. 3591 
Gaddis House 3591 
Congratulations! 3590 
View vs. Practicality 3587 
Multi-Tasking 3587 
Exactly! 3587 
Equipment between speakers... 3587 
Top Gear 3587 
I see no problems with "between". 3587 
Oh well... 3587 
Wall of nature 3587 
Big Window 3587 
Shades and Night Vision 3587 
...they do image wonderfully... 3587 
Another attic project? 3586 
Infinite baffle 3586 
IB 3586 
Mold 3586 
Attic Ventilation 3586 
Possible 3585 
Just strategizing 3585 
Normal orientation 3585 
Confusion. 3585 
Specifics 3585 
Driver Orientation 3585 
That all need to be though out. 3585 
It nigh be a problem 3585 
Ideas 3585 
Opposing woofers 3585 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3585 
Blow hard 3585 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3585 
Couple of things 3585 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3573 
That's not a problem :) 3573 
A LF solution for a new room 3516 
Another midbass?!!? 3513 
Another option to consider 3511 
Room comfort upgrades 3510 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3508 
The color of the listening room. 3494 
This would be nice...... 3491 
That is it. 3481 
Congratulations 3481 
Well, 3481 
The last week of moving... 3472 
We are home! 3468 
Congratulations! 3468 
We found a new room in House.... 3462 
Bass in bass-ment? 3461 
True, but. . . 3461 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3460 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3460 
It took for a while. 3423 
Time/Change 3422 
In regards to chairs... 3422 
This week. 3420 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3420 
The first day. 3418 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3418 
Sounds like a nice time... 3418 
For now.... 3417 
Soft Bass 3417 
Getting somewhere. 3416 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3416 
Diffusion 3415 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3414 
Space behind 3414 
Slowly going back to the business. 3399 
Keep on truckin' 3399 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3397 
Audio vs Video playback. 3394 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3393 
AV 3393 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3393 
A good configuration. 3392 
Injection Channel 3392 
It will come later. 3392 
Going there.... 3390 
Toddler Listeners 3389 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3389 
The honeymoon night. 3387 
Proximity 3387 
A chicken and egg situation 3378 
So far so good. 3373 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3371 
Ok, a first objective look. 3366 
Some room dealing basics 3365 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3364 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3363 
Bass trap 3363 
I will see... 3363 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3363 
Other absorbtion methods 3363 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3362 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3355 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3355 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3353 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3353 
Zarathustra 3349 
Very very nice. 3330 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3330 
Theoretically possible? 3328 
So True 3327 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3316 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3311 
7 moths and one event... 3190 
The next day 3188 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3188 
Choose your poisons 3188 
Thank you 3187 
It is very nice. 3186 
Great day 3185 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3184 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3179 
Macondo listening distance. 3095 
Measured from? 3094 
The Listening Room July 7 3094 
8' all around 3093 
Some comments... 3093 
I am looking for inspiration. 3091 
Vent that woofer 3091 
I do not know yet what to do. 3091 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3090 
Ported 3090 
No port for me, if possible... 3090 
Might...... be.... 3090 
K-Horns? 3090 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3090 
They do appear 3090 
Path length of khorn 3090 
The memory lane. 3090 
Outside 3090 
KHorn facts and truth 3090 
Khorn extension 3090 
The options available.... 3090 
The last night looking… 3089 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3089 
About the use of reading my own site. 3088 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3088 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3088 
Just thinking out loud... 3088 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3088 
Driver? 3088 
Two separate individuals 3088 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3088 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3088 
One more simple idea 3088 
A good thinking. 3086 
A next day. 3086 
Deja vu 3085 
It is all depend of your roo 3085 
What the holly garbage. 3075 
What about at a lower volume... 3075 
I do not know why. 3074 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3021 
SSET ;-) 3020 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3020 
More of the same? 3019 
Yes, this is an option too. 3019 
Actually… 3019 
The Scanspeaks 3019 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3019 
Ah, Winnie... 3019 
Last version 3019 
I wrote about it. 3018 
Layout 3018 
Kind of LF depression… 3015 
The one that got away 3015 
Updated. 3015 
Respect! 3014 
There are plenty things to think about. 3014 
Devil invented the room :) 3014 
The way how I see it… 3014 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3013 
One more theoretical solution 3012 
Almost familiar 3012 
This weekend 3008 
Sum and Difference 3008 
It is in the picture... 3008 
Nice bias 3008 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3008 
The grilling analogy 3008 
Some listening today. 3007 
Back to the drawing table. 3001 
Bring them forward 3001 
Promising.... 3001 
Aligned how? 3000 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3000 
Nice but need more work 2993 
Getting there... 2988 
It all looks very nice... 2988 
It is still all for grabs. 2988 
Great Morning!!! 2987 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2987 
Some thinking required… 2986 
I never done anything like this… 2985 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2984 
Phase and Room Modes 2984 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2983 
I am back. 2982 
I need some volume… 2981 
Line Gain 2981 
What a brilliant idea! 2981 
The full monty 2981 
Yep. I know. 2980 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2980 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2980 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2977 
You know the voices are right... 2977 
Some freaking magic. 2976 
Explanation 2976 
11 feet apart 2975 
Juts a proposal. 2975 
Stronger preamp 2974 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2973 
Sick? No. 2973 
Strong pre 2973 
I think it will be no 312.... 2973 
The new room is officially open. 2960 
A picture… 2946 
What a beautiful set-up! 2946 
Dream place 2945 
Headphones sound from playback 2944 
The headphone analogy 2943 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2943 
Wrong way 2943 
Sounds like an insult to me 2943 
Imaging. 2943 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2937 
Learn to forget 2936 
The infrabass injection. 2826 
The number 20 2826 
Undertones? 2825 
Resonance distortion 2825 
There are many options 2825 
I want it... 2825 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2825 
Clarity in the murk 2825 
The gentle exit 2825 
I understand 2825 
Low frequency dithering 2825 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2825 
Eventually! 2641 
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