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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3598 
Big 3598 
Old house? 3598 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3598 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3598 
For a Given Room 3597 
House Inspections & Warranties 3597 
A min Room size.... 3591 
Charging the Large Room 3591 
A bit deeper. 3591 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3590 
Comfort 3590 
Choices 3589 
Value 3589 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3589 
"romantic" illusion... 3589 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3589 
My kids... 3589 
Bingo 3589 
Interesting discussion indeed 3589 
The High Demands System 3588 
Paul S -- 3588 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3588 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3585 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3585 
Happiness 3585 
Various Stages of Young 3585 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3584 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3584 
Using the real estate 3584 
Through the roof 3581 
Sideways 3580 
If not a midbass horn? 3578 
What Comes Naturally 3578 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3578 
In That Case... 3578 
The game is on. 3576 
Mazel Tov! 3576 
Great news 3576 
Wonderful! 3576 
I think it will be better with time. 3576 
Gaddis House 3576 
Congratulations! 3575 
View vs. Practicality 3572 
Multi-Tasking 3572 
Exactly! 3572 
Equipment between speakers... 3572 
Top Gear 3572 
I see no problems with "between". 3572 
Oh well... 3572 
Wall of nature 3572 
Big Window 3572 
Shades and Night Vision 3572 
...they do image wonderfully... 3572 
Another attic project? 3571 
Infinite baffle 3571 
IB 3571 
Mold 3571 
Attic Ventilation 3571 
Possible 3570 
Just strategizing 3570 
Normal orientation 3570 
Confusion. 3570 
Specifics 3570 
Driver Orientation 3570 
That all need to be though out. 3570 
It nigh be a problem 3570 
Ideas 3570 
Opposing woofers 3570 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3570 
Blow hard 3570 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3570 
Couple of things 3570 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3558 
That's not a problem :) 3558 
A LF solution for a new room 3501 
Another midbass?!!? 3498 
Another option to consider 3496 
Room comfort upgrades 3495 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3493 
The color of the listening room. 3479 
This would be nice...... 3476 
That is it. 3466 
Congratulations 3466 
Well, 3466 
The last week of moving... 3457 
We are home! 3453 
Congratulations! 3453 
We found a new room in House.... 3447 
Bass in bass-ment? 3446 
True, but. . . 3446 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3445 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3445 
It took for a while. 3408 
Time/Change 3407 
In regards to chairs... 3407 
This week. 3405 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3405 
The first day. 3403 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3403 
Sounds like a nice time... 3403 
For now.... 3402 
Soft Bass 3402 
Getting somewhere. 3401 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3401 
Diffusion 3400 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3399 
Space behind 3399 
Slowly going back to the business. 3384 
Keep on truckin' 3384 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3382 
Audio vs Video playback. 3379 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3378 
AV 3378 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3378 
A good configuration. 3377 
Injection Channel 3377 
It will come later. 3377 
Going there.... 3375 
Toddler Listeners 3374 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3374 
The honeymoon night. 3372 
Proximity 3372 
A chicken and egg situation 3363 
So far so good. 3358 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3356 
Ok, a first objective look. 3351 
Some room dealing basics 3350 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3349 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3348 
Bass trap 3348 
I will see... 3348 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3348 
Other absorbtion methods 3348 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3347 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3340 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3340 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3338 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3338 
Zarathustra 3334 
Very very nice. 3315 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3315 
Theoretically possible? 3313 
So True 3312 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3301 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3296 
7 moths and one event... 3175 
The next day 3173 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3173 
Choose your poisons 3173 
Thank you 3172 
It is very nice. 3171 
Great day 3170 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3169 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3164 
Macondo listening distance. 3080 
Measured from? 3079 
The Listening Room July 7 3079 
8' all around 3078 
Some comments... 3078 
I am looking for inspiration. 3076 
Vent that woofer 3076 
I do not know yet what to do. 3076 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3075 
Ported 3075 
No port for me, if possible... 3075 
Might...... be.... 3075 
K-Horns? 3075 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3075 
They do appear 3075 
Path length of khorn 3075 
The memory lane. 3075 
Outside 3075 
KHorn facts and truth 3075 
Khorn extension 3075 
The options available.... 3075 
The last night looking… 3074 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3074 
About the use of reading my own site. 3073 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3073 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3073 
Just thinking out loud... 3073 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3073 
Driver? 3073 
Two separate individuals 3073 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3073 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3073 
One more simple idea 3073 
A good thinking. 3071 
A next day. 3071 
Deja vu 3070 
It is all depend of your roo 3070 
What the holly garbage. 3060 
What about at a lower volume... 3060 
I do not know why. 3059 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3006 
SSET ;-) 3005 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3005 
More of the same? 3004 
Yes, this is an option too. 3004 
Actually… 3004 
The Scanspeaks 3004 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3004 
Ah, Winnie... 3004 
Last version 3004 
I wrote about it. 3003 
Layout 3003 
Kind of LF depression… 3000 
The one that got away 3000 
Updated. 3000 
Respect! 2999 
There are plenty things to think about. 2999 
Devil invented the room :) 2999 
The way how I see it… 2999 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2998 
One more theoretical solution 2997 
Almost familiar 2997 
This weekend 2993 
Sum and Difference 2993 
It is in the picture... 2993 
Nice bias 2993 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2993 
The grilling analogy 2993 
Some listening today. 2992 
Back to the drawing table. 2986 
Bring them forward 2986 
Promising.... 2986 
Aligned how? 2985 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2985 
Nice but need more work 2978 
Getting there... 2973 
It all looks very nice... 2973 
It is still all for grabs. 2973 
Great Morning!!! 2972 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2972 
Some thinking required… 2971 
I never done anything like this… 2970 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2969 
Phase and Room Modes 2969 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2968 
I am back. 2967 
I need some volume… 2966 
Line Gain 2966 
What a brilliant idea! 2966 
The full monty 2966 
Yep. I know. 2965 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2965 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2965 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2962 
You know the voices are right... 2962 
Some freaking magic. 2961 
Explanation 2961 
11 feet apart 2960 
Juts a proposal. 2960 
Stronger preamp 2959 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2958 
Sick? No. 2958 
Strong pre 2958 
I think it will be no 312.... 2958 
The new room is officially open. 2945 
A picture… 2931 
What a beautiful set-up! 2931 
Dream place 2930 
Headphones sound from playback 2929 
The headphone analogy 2928 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2928 
Wrong way 2928 
Sounds like an insult to me 2928 
Imaging. 2928 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2922 
Learn to forget 2921 
The infrabass injection. 2811 
The number 20 2811 
Undertones? 2810 
Resonance distortion 2810 
There are many options 2810 
I want it... 2810 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2810 
Clarity in the murk 2810 
The gentle exit 2810 
I understand 2810 
Low frequency dithering 2810 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2810 
Eventually! 2626 
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