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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3513 
Big 3513 
Old house? 3513 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3513 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3513 
For a Given Room 3512 
House Inspections & Warranties 3512 
A min Room size.... 3506 
Charging the Large Room 3506 
A bit deeper. 3506 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3505 
Comfort 3505 
Choices 3504 
Value 3504 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3504 
"romantic" illusion... 3504 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3504 
My kids... 3504 
Bingo 3504 
Interesting discussion indeed 3504 
The High Demands System 3503 
Paul S -- 3503 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3503 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3500 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3500 
Happiness 3500 
Various Stages of Young 3500 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3499 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3499 
Using the real estate 3499 
Through the roof 3496 
Sideways 3495 
If not a midbass horn? 3493 
What Comes Naturally 3493 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3493 
In That Case... 3493 
The game is on. 3491 
Mazel Tov! 3491 
Great news 3491 
Wonderful! 3491 
I think it will be better with time. 3491 
Gaddis House 3491 
Congratulations! 3490 
View vs. Practicality 3487 
Multi-Tasking 3487 
Exactly! 3487 
Equipment between speakers... 3487 
Top Gear 3487 
I see no problems with "between". 3487 
Oh well... 3487 
Wall of nature 3487 
Big Window 3487 
Shades and Night Vision 3487 
...they do image wonderfully... 3487 
Another attic project? 3486 
Infinite baffle 3486 
IB 3486 
Mold 3486 
Attic Ventilation 3486 
Possible 3485 
Just strategizing 3485 
Normal orientation 3485 
Confusion. 3485 
Specifics 3485 
Driver Orientation 3485 
That all need to be though out. 3485 
It nigh be a problem 3485 
Ideas 3485 
Opposing woofers 3485 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3485 
Blow hard 3485 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3485 
Couple of things 3485 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3473 
That's not a problem :) 3473 
A LF solution for a new room 3416 
Another midbass?!!? 3413 
Another option to consider 3411 
Room comfort upgrades 3410 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3408 
The color of the listening room. 3394 
This would be nice...... 3391 
That is it. 3381 
Congratulations 3381 
Well, 3381 
The last week of moving... 3372 
We are home! 3368 
Congratulations! 3368 
We found a new room in House.... 3362 
Bass in bass-ment? 3361 
True, but. . . 3361 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3360 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3360 
It took for a while. 3323 
Time/Change 3322 
In regards to chairs... 3322 
This week. 3320 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3320 
The first day. 3318 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3318 
Sounds like a nice time... 3318 
For now.... 3317 
Soft Bass 3317 
Getting somewhere. 3316 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3316 
Diffusion 3315 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3314 
Space behind 3314 
Slowly going back to the business. 3299 
Keep on truckin' 3299 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3297 
Audio vs Video playback. 3294 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3293 
AV 3293 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3293 
A good configuration. 3292 
Injection Channel 3292 
It will come later. 3292 
Going there.... 3290 
Toddler Listeners 3289 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3289 
The honeymoon night. 3287 
Proximity 3287 
A chicken and egg situation 3278 
So far so good. 3273 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3271 
Ok, a first objective look. 3266 
Some room dealing basics 3265 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3264 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3263 
Bass trap 3263 
I will see... 3263 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3263 
Other absorbtion methods 3263 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3262 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3255 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3255 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3253 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3253 
Zarathustra 3249 
Very very nice. 3230 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3230 
Theoretically possible? 3228 
So True 3227 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3216 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3211 
7 moths and one event... 3090 
The next day 3088 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3088 
Choose your poisons 3088 
Thank you 3087 
It is very nice. 3086 
Great day 3085 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3084 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3079 
Macondo listening distance. 2995 
Measured from? 2994 
The Listening Room July 7 2994 
8' all around 2993 
Some comments... 2993 
I am looking for inspiration. 2991 
Vent that woofer 2991 
I do not know yet what to do. 2991 
Port vs. Not Sealed 2990 
Ported 2990 
No port for me, if possible... 2990 
Might...... be.... 2990 
K-Horns? 2990 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 2990 
They do appear 2990 
Path length of khorn 2990 
The memory lane. 2990 
Outside 2990 
KHorn facts and truth 2990 
Khorn extension 2990 
The options available.... 2990 
The last night looking… 2989 
LF Circuit Mysteries 2989 
About the use of reading my own site. 2988 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 2988 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 2988 
Just thinking out loud... 2988 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 2988 
Driver? 2988 
Two separate individuals 2988 
Not a fan of weak magnets 2988 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 2988 
One more simple idea 2988 
A good thinking. 2986 
A next day. 2986 
Deja vu 2985 
It is all depend of your roo 2985 
What the holly garbage. 2975 
What about at a lower volume... 2975 
I do not know why. 2974 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2921 
SSET ;-) 2920 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2920 
More of the same? 2919 
Yes, this is an option too. 2919 
Actually… 2919 
The Scanspeaks 2919 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2919 
Ah, Winnie... 2919 
Last version 2919 
I wrote about it. 2918 
Layout 2918 
Kind of LF depression… 2915 
The one that got away 2915 
Updated. 2915 
Respect! 2914 
There are plenty things to think about. 2914 
Devil invented the room :) 2914 
The way how I see it… 2914 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2913 
One more theoretical solution 2912 
Almost familiar 2912 
This weekend 2908 
Sum and Difference 2908 
It is in the picture... 2908 
Nice bias 2908 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2908 
The grilling analogy 2908 
Some listening today. 2907 
Back to the drawing table. 2901 
Bring them forward 2901 
Promising.... 2901 
Aligned how? 2900 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2900 
Nice but need more work 2893 
Getting there... 2888 
It all looks very nice... 2888 
It is still all for grabs. 2888 
Great Morning!!! 2887 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2887 
Some thinking required… 2886 
I never done anything like this… 2885 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2884 
Phase and Room Modes 2884 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2883 
I am back. 2882 
I need some volume… 2881 
Line Gain 2881 
What a brilliant idea! 2881 
The full monty 2881 
Yep. I know. 2880 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2880 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2880 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2877 
You know the voices are right... 2877 
Some freaking magic. 2876 
Explanation 2876 
11 feet apart 2875 
Juts a proposal. 2875 
Stronger preamp 2874 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2873 
Sick? No. 2873 
Strong pre 2873 
I think it will be no 312.... 2873 
The new room is officially open. 2860 
A picture… 2846 
What a beautiful set-up! 2846 
Dream place 2845 
Headphones sound from playback 2844 
The headphone analogy 2843 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2843 
Wrong way 2843 
Sounds like an insult to me 2843 
Imaging. 2843 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2837 
Learn to forget 2836 
The infrabass injection. 2726 
The number 20 2726 
Undertones? 2725 
Resonance distortion 2725 
There are many options 2725 
I want it... 2725 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2725 
Clarity in the murk 2725 
The gentle exit 2725 
I understand 2725 
Low frequency dithering 2725 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2725 
Eventually! 2541 
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