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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3628 
Big 3628 
Old house? 3628 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3628 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3628 
For a Given Room 3627 
House Inspections & Warranties 3627 
A min Room size.... 3621 
Charging the Large Room 3621 
A bit deeper. 3621 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3620 
Comfort 3620 
Choices 3619 
Value 3619 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3619 
"romantic" illusion... 3619 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3619 
My kids... 3619 
Bingo 3619 
Interesting discussion indeed 3619 
The High Demands System 3618 
Paul S -- 3618 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3618 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3615 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3615 
Happiness 3615 
Various Stages of Young 3615 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3614 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3614 
Using the real estate 3614 
Through the roof 3611 
Sideways 3610 
If not a midbass horn? 3608 
What Comes Naturally 3608 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3608 
In That Case... 3608 
The game is on. 3606 
Mazel Tov! 3606 
Great news 3606 
Wonderful! 3606 
I think it will be better with time. 3606 
Gaddis House 3606 
Congratulations! 3605 
View vs. Practicality 3602 
Multi-Tasking 3602 
Exactly! 3602 
Equipment between speakers... 3602 
Top Gear 3602 
I see no problems with "between". 3602 
Oh well... 3602 
Wall of nature 3602 
Big Window 3602 
Shades and Night Vision 3602 
...they do image wonderfully... 3602 
Another attic project? 3601 
Infinite baffle 3601 
IB 3601 
Mold 3601 
Attic Ventilation 3601 
Possible 3600 
Just strategizing 3600 
Normal orientation 3600 
Confusion. 3600 
Specifics 3600 
Driver Orientation 3600 
That all need to be though out. 3600 
It nigh be a problem 3600 
Ideas 3600 
Opposing woofers 3600 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3600 
Blow hard 3600 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3600 
Couple of things 3600 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3588 
That's not a problem :) 3588 
A LF solution for a new room 3531 
Another midbass?!!? 3528 
Another option to consider 3526 
Room comfort upgrades 3525 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3523 
The color of the listening room. 3509 
This would be nice...... 3506 
That is it. 3496 
Congratulations 3496 
Well, 3496 
The last week of moving... 3487 
We are home! 3483 
Congratulations! 3483 
We found a new room in House.... 3477 
Bass in bass-ment? 3476 
True, but. . . 3476 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3475 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3475 
It took for a while. 3438 
Time/Change 3437 
In regards to chairs... 3437 
This week. 3435 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3435 
The first day. 3433 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3433 
Sounds like a nice time... 3433 
For now.... 3432 
Soft Bass 3432 
Getting somewhere. 3431 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3431 
Diffusion 3430 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3429 
Space behind 3429 
Slowly going back to the business. 3414 
Keep on truckin' 3414 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3412 
Audio vs Video playback. 3409 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3408 
AV 3408 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3408 
A good configuration. 3407 
Injection Channel 3407 
It will come later. 3407 
Going there.... 3405 
Toddler Listeners 3404 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3404 
The honeymoon night. 3402 
Proximity 3402 
A chicken and egg situation 3393 
So far so good. 3388 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3386 
Ok, a first objective look. 3381 
Some room dealing basics 3380 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3379 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3378 
Bass trap 3378 
I will see... 3378 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3378 
Other absorbtion methods 3378 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3377 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3370 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3370 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3368 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3368 
Zarathustra 3364 
Very very nice. 3345 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3345 
Theoretically possible? 3343 
So True 3342 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3331 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3326 
7 moths and one event... 3205 
The next day 3203 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3203 
Choose your poisons 3203 
Thank you 3202 
It is very nice. 3201 
Great day 3200 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3199 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3194 
Macondo listening distance. 3110 
Measured from? 3109 
The Listening Room July 7 3109 
8' all around 3108 
Some comments... 3108 
I am looking for inspiration. 3106 
Vent that woofer 3106 
I do not know yet what to do. 3106 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3105 
Ported 3105 
No port for me, if possible... 3105 
Might...... be.... 3105 
K-Horns? 3105 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3105 
They do appear 3105 
Path length of khorn 3105 
The memory lane. 3105 
Outside 3105 
KHorn facts and truth 3105 
Khorn extension 3105 
The options available.... 3105 
The last night looking… 3104 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3104 
About the use of reading my own site. 3103 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3103 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3103 
Just thinking out loud... 3103 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3103 
Driver? 3103 
Two separate individuals 3103 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3103 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3103 
One more simple idea 3103 
A good thinking. 3101 
A next day. 3101 
Deja vu 3100 
It is all depend of your roo 3100 
What the holly garbage. 3090 
What about at a lower volume... 3090 
I do not know why. 3089 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3036 
SSET ;-) 3035 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3035 
More of the same? 3034 
Yes, this is an option too. 3034 
Actually… 3034 
The Scanspeaks 3034 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3034 
Ah, Winnie... 3034 
Last version 3034 
I wrote about it. 3033 
Layout 3033 
Kind of LF depression… 3030 
The one that got away 3030 
Updated. 3030 
Respect! 3029 
There are plenty things to think about. 3029 
Devil invented the room :) 3029 
The way how I see it… 3029 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3028 
One more theoretical solution 3027 
Almost familiar 3027 
This weekend 3023 
Sum and Difference 3023 
It is in the picture... 3023 
Nice bias 3023 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3023 
The grilling analogy 3023 
Some listening today. 3022 
Back to the drawing table. 3016 
Bring them forward 3016 
Promising.... 3016 
Aligned how? 3015 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3015 
Nice but need more work 3008 
Getting there... 3003 
It all looks very nice... 3003 
It is still all for grabs. 3003 
Great Morning!!! 3002 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3002 
Some thinking required… 3001 
I never done anything like this… 3000 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2999 
Phase and Room Modes 2999 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2998 
I am back. 2997 
I need some volume… 2996 
Line Gain 2996 
What a brilliant idea! 2996 
The full monty 2996 
Yep. I know. 2995 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2995 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2995 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2992 
You know the voices are right... 2992 
Some freaking magic. 2991 
Explanation 2991 
11 feet apart 2990 
Juts a proposal. 2990 
Stronger preamp 2989 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2988 
Sick? No. 2988 
Strong pre 2988 
I think it will be no 312.... 2988 
The new room is officially open. 2975 
A picture… 2961 
What a beautiful set-up! 2961 
Dream place 2960 
Headphones sound from playback 2959 
The headphone analogy 2958 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2958 
Wrong way 2958 
Sounds like an insult to me 2958 
Imaging. 2958 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2952 
Learn to forget 2951 
The infrabass injection. 2841 
The number 20 2841 
Undertones? 2840 
Resonance distortion 2840 
There are many options 2840 
I want it... 2840 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2840 
Clarity in the murk 2840 
The gentle exit 2840 
I understand 2840 
Low frequency dithering 2840 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2840 
Eventually! 2656 
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