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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3819 
Big 3819 
Old house? 3819 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3819 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3819 
For a Given Room 3818 
House Inspections & Warranties 3818 
A min Room size.... 3812 
Charging the Large Room 3812 
A bit deeper. 3812 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3811 
Comfort 3811 
Choices 3810 
Value 3810 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3810 
"romantic" illusion... 3810 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3810 
My kids... 3810 
Bingo 3810 
Interesting discussion indeed 3810 
The High Demands System 3809 
Paul S -- 3809 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3809 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3806 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3806 
Happiness 3806 
Various Stages of Young 3806 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3805 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3805 
Using the real estate 3805 
Through the roof 3802 
Sideways 3801 
If not a midbass horn? 3799 
What Comes Naturally 3799 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3799 
In That Case... 3799 
The game is on. 3797 
Mazel Tov! 3797 
Great news 3797 
Wonderful! 3797 
I think it will be better with time. 3797 
Gaddis House 3797 
Congratulations! 3796 
View vs. Practicality 3793 
Multi-Tasking 3793 
Exactly! 3793 
Equipment between speakers... 3793 
Top Gear 3793 
I see no problems with "between". 3793 
Oh well... 3793 
Wall of nature 3793 
Big Window 3793 
Shades and Night Vision 3793 
...they do image wonderfully... 3793 
Another attic project? 3792 
Infinite baffle 3792 
IB 3792 
Mold 3792 
Attic Ventilation 3792 
Possible 3791 
Just strategizing 3791 
Normal orientation 3791 
Confusion. 3791 
Specifics 3791 
Driver Orientation 3791 
That all need to be though out. 3791 
It nigh be a problem 3791 
Ideas 3791 
Opposing woofers 3791 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3791 
Blow hard 3791 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3791 
Couple of things 3791 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3779 
That's not a problem :) 3779 
A LF solution for a new room 3722 
Another midbass?!!? 3719 
Another option to consider 3717 
Room comfort upgrades 3716 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3714 
The color of the listening room. 3700 
This would be nice...... 3697 
That is it. 3687 
Congratulations 3687 
Well, 3687 
The last week of moving... 3678 
We are home! 3674 
Congratulations! 3674 
We found a new room in House.... 3668 
Bass in bass-ment? 3667 
True, but. . . 3667 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3666 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3666 
It took for a while. 3629 
Time/Change 3628 
In regards to chairs... 3628 
This week. 3626 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3626 
The first day. 3624 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3624 
Sounds like a nice time... 3624 
For now.... 3623 
Soft Bass 3623 
Getting somewhere. 3622 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3622 
Diffusion 3621 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3620 
Space behind 3620 
Slowly going back to the business. 3605 
Keep on truckin' 3605 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3603 
Audio vs Video playback. 3600 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3599 
AV 3599 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3599 
A good configuration. 3598 
Injection Channel 3598 
It will come later. 3598 
Going there.... 3596 
Toddler Listeners 3595 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3595 
The honeymoon night. 3593 
Proximity 3593 
A chicken and egg situation 3584 
So far so good. 3579 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3577 
Ok, a first objective look. 3572 
Some room dealing basics 3571 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3570 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3569 
Bass trap 3569 
I will see... 3569 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3569 
Other absorbtion methods 3569 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3568 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3561 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3561 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3559 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3559 
Zarathustra 3555 
Very very nice. 3536 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3536 
Theoretically possible? 3534 
So True 3533 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3522 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3517 
7 moths and one event... 3396 
The next day 3394 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3394 
Choose your poisons 3394 
Thank you 3393 
It is very nice. 3392 
Great day 3391 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3390 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3385 
Macondo listening distance. 3301 
Measured from? 3300 
The Listening Room July 7 3300 
8' all around 3299 
Some comments... 3299 
I am looking for inspiration. 3297 
Vent that woofer 3297 
I do not know yet what to do. 3297 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3296 
Ported 3296 
No port for me, if possible... 3296 
Might...... be.... 3296 
K-Horns? 3296 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3296 
They do appear 3296 
Path length of khorn 3296 
The memory lane. 3296 
Outside 3296 
KHorn facts and truth 3296 
Khorn extension 3296 
The options available.... 3296 
The last night looking… 3295 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3295 
About the use of reading my own site. 3294 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3294 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3294 
Just thinking out loud... 3294 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3294 
Driver? 3294 
Two separate individuals 3294 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3294 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3294 
One more simple idea 3294 
A good thinking. 3292 
A next day. 3292 
Deja vu 3291 
It is all depend of your roo 3291 
What the holly garbage. 3281 
What about at a lower volume... 3281 
I do not know why. 3280 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3227 
SSET ;-) 3226 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3226 
More of the same? 3225 
Yes, this is an option too. 3225 
Actually… 3225 
The Scanspeaks 3225 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3225 
Ah, Winnie... 3225 
Last version 3225 
I wrote about it. 3224 
Layout 3224 
Kind of LF depression… 3221 
The one that got away 3221 
Updated. 3221 
Respect! 3220 
There are plenty things to think about. 3220 
Devil invented the room :) 3220 
The way how I see it… 3220 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3219 
One more theoretical solution 3218 
Almost familiar 3218 
This weekend 3214 
Sum and Difference 3214 
It is in the picture... 3214 
Nice bias 3214 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3214 
The grilling analogy 3214 
Some listening today. 3213 
Back to the drawing table. 3207 
Bring them forward 3207 
Promising.... 3207 
Aligned how? 3206 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3206 
Nice but need more work 3199 
Getting there... 3194 
It all looks very nice... 3194 
It is still all for grabs. 3194 
Great Morning!!! 3193 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3193 
Some thinking required… 3192 
I never done anything like this… 3191 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3190 
Phase and Room Modes 3190 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3189 
I am back. 3188 
I need some volume… 3187 
Line Gain 3187 
What a brilliant idea! 3187 
The full monty 3187 
Yep. I know. 3186 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3186 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3186 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3183 
You know the voices are right... 3183 
Some freaking magic. 3182 
Explanation 3182 
11 feet apart 3181 
Juts a proposal. 3181 
Stronger preamp 3180 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3179 
Sick? No. 3179 
Strong pre 3179 
I think it will be no 312.... 3179 
The new room is officially open. 3166 
A picture… 3152 
What a beautiful set-up! 3152 
Dream place 3151 
Headphones sound from playback 3150 
The headphone analogy 3149 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3149 
Wrong way 3149 
Sounds like an insult to me 3149 
Imaging. 3149 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3143 
Learn to forget 3142 
The infrabass injection. 3032 
The number 20 3032 
Undertones? 3031 
Resonance distortion 3031 
There are many options 3031 
I want it... 3031 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3031 
Clarity in the murk 3031 
The gentle exit 3031 
I understand 3031 
Low frequency dithering 3031 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3031 
Eventually! 2847 
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