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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3712 
Big 3712 
Old house? 3712 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3712 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3712 
For a Given Room 3711 
House Inspections & Warranties 3711 
A min Room size.... 3705 
Charging the Large Room 3705 
A bit deeper. 3705 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3704 
Comfort 3704 
Choices 3703 
Value 3703 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3703 
"romantic" illusion... 3703 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3703 
My kids... 3703 
Bingo 3703 
Interesting discussion indeed 3703 
The High Demands System 3702 
Paul S -- 3702 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3702 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3699 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3699 
Happiness 3699 
Various Stages of Young 3699 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3698 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3698 
Using the real estate 3698 
Through the roof 3695 
Sideways 3694 
If not a midbass horn? 3692 
What Comes Naturally 3692 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3692 
In That Case... 3692 
The game is on. 3690 
Mazel Tov! 3690 
Great news 3690 
Wonderful! 3690 
I think it will be better with time. 3690 
Gaddis House 3690 
Congratulations! 3689 
View vs. Practicality 3686 
Multi-Tasking 3686 
Exactly! 3686 
Equipment between speakers... 3686 
Top Gear 3686 
I see no problems with "between". 3686 
Oh well... 3686 
Wall of nature 3686 
Big Window 3686 
Shades and Night Vision 3686 
...they do image wonderfully... 3686 
Another attic project? 3685 
Infinite baffle 3685 
IB 3685 
Mold 3685 
Attic Ventilation 3685 
Possible 3684 
Just strategizing 3684 
Normal orientation 3684 
Confusion. 3684 
Specifics 3684 
Driver Orientation 3684 
That all need to be though out. 3684 
It nigh be a problem 3684 
Ideas 3684 
Opposing woofers 3684 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3684 
Blow hard 3684 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3684 
Couple of things 3684 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3672 
That's not a problem :) 3672 
A LF solution for a new room 3615 
Another midbass?!!? 3612 
Another option to consider 3610 
Room comfort upgrades 3609 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3607 
The color of the listening room. 3593 
This would be nice...... 3590 
That is it. 3580 
Congratulations 3580 
Well, 3580 
The last week of moving... 3571 
We are home! 3567 
Congratulations! 3567 
We found a new room in House.... 3561 
Bass in bass-ment? 3560 
True, but. . . 3560 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3559 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3559 
It took for a while. 3522 
Time/Change 3521 
In regards to chairs... 3521 
This week. 3519 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3519 
The first day. 3517 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3517 
Sounds like a nice time... 3517 
For now.... 3516 
Soft Bass 3516 
Getting somewhere. 3515 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3515 
Diffusion 3514 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3513 
Space behind 3513 
Slowly going back to the business. 3498 
Keep on truckin' 3498 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3496 
Audio vs Video playback. 3493 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3492 
AV 3492 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3492 
A good configuration. 3491 
Injection Channel 3491 
It will come later. 3491 
Going there.... 3489 
Toddler Listeners 3488 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3488 
The honeymoon night. 3486 
Proximity 3486 
A chicken and egg situation 3477 
So far so good. 3472 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3470 
Ok, a first objective look. 3465 
Some room dealing basics 3464 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3463 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3462 
Bass trap 3462 
I will see... 3462 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3462 
Other absorbtion methods 3462 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3461 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3454 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3454 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3452 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3452 
Zarathustra 3448 
Very very nice. 3429 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3429 
Theoretically possible? 3427 
So True 3426 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3415 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3410 
7 moths and one event... 3289 
The next day 3287 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3287 
Choose your poisons 3287 
Thank you 3286 
It is very nice. 3285 
Great day 3284 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3283 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3278 
Macondo listening distance. 3194 
Measured from? 3193 
The Listening Room July 7 3193 
8' all around 3192 
Some comments... 3192 
I am looking for inspiration. 3190 
Vent that woofer 3190 
I do not know yet what to do. 3190 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3189 
Ported 3189 
No port for me, if possible... 3189 
Might...... be.... 3189 
K-Horns? 3189 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3189 
They do appear 3189 
Path length of khorn 3189 
The memory lane. 3189 
Outside 3189 
KHorn facts and truth 3189 
Khorn extension 3189 
The options available.... 3189 
The last night looking… 3188 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3188 
About the use of reading my own site. 3187 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3187 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3187 
Just thinking out loud... 3187 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3187 
Driver? 3187 
Two separate individuals 3187 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3187 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3187 
One more simple idea 3187 
A good thinking. 3185 
A next day. 3185 
Deja vu 3184 
It is all depend of your roo 3184 
What the holly garbage. 3174 
What about at a lower volume... 3174 
I do not know why. 3173 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3120 
SSET ;-) 3119 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3119 
More of the same? 3118 
Yes, this is an option too. 3118 
Actually… 3118 
The Scanspeaks 3118 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3118 
Ah, Winnie... 3118 
Last version 3118 
I wrote about it. 3117 
Layout 3117 
Kind of LF depression… 3114 
The one that got away 3114 
Updated. 3114 
Respect! 3113 
There are plenty things to think about. 3113 
Devil invented the room :) 3113 
The way how I see it… 3113 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3112 
One more theoretical solution 3111 
Almost familiar 3111 
This weekend 3107 
Sum and Difference 3107 
It is in the picture... 3107 
Nice bias 3107 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3107 
The grilling analogy 3107 
Some listening today. 3106 
Back to the drawing table. 3100 
Bring them forward 3100 
Promising.... 3100 
Aligned how? 3099 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3099 
Nice but need more work 3092 
Getting there... 3087 
It all looks very nice... 3087 
It is still all for grabs. 3087 
Great Morning!!! 3086 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3086 
Some thinking required… 3085 
I never done anything like this… 3084 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3083 
Phase and Room Modes 3083 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3082 
I am back. 3081 
I need some volume… 3080 
Line Gain 3080 
What a brilliant idea! 3080 
The full monty 3080 
Yep. I know. 3079 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3079 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3079 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3076 
You know the voices are right... 3076 
Some freaking magic. 3075 
Explanation 3075 
11 feet apart 3074 
Juts a proposal. 3074 
Stronger preamp 3073 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3072 
Sick? No. 3072 
Strong pre 3072 
I think it will be no 312.... 3072 
The new room is officially open. 3059 
A picture… 3045 
What a beautiful set-up! 3045 
Dream place 3044 
Headphones sound from playback 3043 
The headphone analogy 3042 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3042 
Wrong way 3042 
Sounds like an insult to me 3042 
Imaging. 3042 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3036 
Learn to forget 3035 
The infrabass injection. 2925 
The number 20 2925 
Undertones? 2924 
Resonance distortion 2924 
There are many options 2924 
I want it... 2924 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2924 
Clarity in the murk 2924 
The gentle exit 2924 
I understand 2924 
Low frequency dithering 2924 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2924 
Eventually! 2740 
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