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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3821 
Big 3821 
Old house? 3821 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3821 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3821 
For a Given Room 3820 
House Inspections & Warranties 3820 
A min Room size.... 3814 
Charging the Large Room 3814 
A bit deeper. 3814 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3813 
Comfort 3813 
Choices 3812 
Value 3812 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3812 
"romantic" illusion... 3812 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3812 
My kids... 3812 
Bingo 3812 
Interesting discussion indeed 3812 
The High Demands System 3811 
Paul S -- 3811 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3811 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3808 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3808 
Happiness 3808 
Various Stages of Young 3808 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3807 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3807 
Using the real estate 3807 
Through the roof 3804 
Sideways 3803 
If not a midbass horn? 3801 
What Comes Naturally 3801 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3801 
In That Case... 3801 
The game is on. 3799 
Mazel Tov! 3799 
Great news 3799 
Wonderful! 3799 
I think it will be better with time. 3799 
Gaddis House 3799 
Congratulations! 3798 
View vs. Practicality 3795 
Multi-Tasking 3795 
Exactly! 3795 
Equipment between speakers... 3795 
Top Gear 3795 
I see no problems with "between". 3795 
Oh well... 3795 
Wall of nature 3795 
Big Window 3795 
Shades and Night Vision 3795 
...they do image wonderfully... 3795 
Another attic project? 3794 
Infinite baffle 3794 
IB 3794 
Mold 3794 
Attic Ventilation 3794 
Possible 3793 
Just strategizing 3793 
Normal orientation 3793 
Confusion. 3793 
Specifics 3793 
Driver Orientation 3793 
That all need to be though out. 3793 
It nigh be a problem 3793 
Ideas 3793 
Opposing woofers 3793 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3793 
Blow hard 3793 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3793 
Couple of things 3793 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3781 
That's not a problem :) 3781 
A LF solution for a new room 3724 
Another midbass?!!? 3721 
Another option to consider 3719 
Room comfort upgrades 3718 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3716 
The color of the listening room. 3702 
This would be nice...... 3699 
That is it. 3689 
Congratulations 3689 
Well, 3689 
The last week of moving... 3680 
We are home! 3676 
Congratulations! 3676 
We found a new room in House.... 3670 
Bass in bass-ment? 3669 
True, but. . . 3669 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3668 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3668 
It took for a while. 3631 
Time/Change 3630 
In regards to chairs... 3630 
This week. 3628 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3628 
The first day. 3626 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3626 
Sounds like a nice time... 3626 
For now.... 3625 
Soft Bass 3625 
Getting somewhere. 3624 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3624 
Diffusion 3623 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3622 
Space behind 3622 
Slowly going back to the business. 3607 
Keep on truckin' 3607 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3605 
Audio vs Video playback. 3602 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3601 
AV 3601 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3601 
A good configuration. 3600 
Injection Channel 3600 
It will come later. 3600 
Going there.... 3598 
Toddler Listeners 3597 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3597 
The honeymoon night. 3595 
Proximity 3595 
A chicken and egg situation 3586 
So far so good. 3581 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3579 
Ok, a first objective look. 3574 
Some room dealing basics 3573 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3572 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3571 
Bass trap 3571 
I will see... 3571 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3571 
Other absorbtion methods 3571 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3570 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3563 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3563 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3561 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3561 
Zarathustra 3557 
Very very nice. 3538 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3538 
Theoretically possible? 3536 
So True 3535 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3524 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3519 
7 moths and one event... 3398 
The next day 3396 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3396 
Choose your poisons 3396 
Thank you 3395 
It is very nice. 3394 
Great day 3393 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3392 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3387 
Macondo listening distance. 3303 
Measured from? 3302 
The Listening Room July 7 3302 
8' all around 3301 
Some comments... 3301 
I am looking for inspiration. 3299 
Vent that woofer 3299 
I do not know yet what to do. 3299 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3298 
Ported 3298 
No port for me, if possible... 3298 
Might...... be.... 3298 
K-Horns? 3298 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3298 
They do appear 3298 
Path length of khorn 3298 
The memory lane. 3298 
Outside 3298 
KHorn facts and truth 3298 
Khorn extension 3298 
The options available.... 3298 
The last night looking… 3297 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3297 
About the use of reading my own site. 3296 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3296 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3296 
Just thinking out loud... 3296 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3296 
Driver? 3296 
Two separate individuals 3296 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3296 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3296 
One more simple idea 3296 
A good thinking. 3294 
A next day. 3294 
Deja vu 3293 
It is all depend of your roo 3293 
What the holly garbage. 3283 
What about at a lower volume... 3283 
I do not know why. 3282 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3229 
SSET ;-) 3228 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3228 
More of the same? 3227 
Yes, this is an option too. 3227 
Actually… 3227 
The Scanspeaks 3227 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3227 
Ah, Winnie... 3227 
Last version 3227 
I wrote about it. 3226 
Layout 3226 
Kind of LF depression… 3223 
The one that got away 3223 
Updated. 3223 
Respect! 3222 
There are plenty things to think about. 3222 
Devil invented the room :) 3222 
The way how I see it… 3222 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3221 
One more theoretical solution 3220 
Almost familiar 3220 
This weekend 3216 
Sum and Difference 3216 
It is in the picture... 3216 
Nice bias 3216 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3216 
The grilling analogy 3216 
Some listening today. 3215 
Back to the drawing table. 3209 
Bring them forward 3209 
Promising.... 3209 
Aligned how? 3208 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3208 
Nice but need more work 3201 
Getting there... 3196 
It all looks very nice... 3196 
It is still all for grabs. 3196 
Great Morning!!! 3195 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3195 
Some thinking required… 3194 
I never done anything like this… 3193 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3192 
Phase and Room Modes 3192 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3191 
I am back. 3190 
I need some volume… 3189 
Line Gain 3189 
What a brilliant idea! 3189 
The full monty 3189 
Yep. I know. 3188 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3188 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3188 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3185 
You know the voices are right... 3185 
Some freaking magic. 3184 
Explanation 3184 
11 feet apart 3183 
Juts a proposal. 3183 
Stronger preamp 3182 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3181 
Sick? No. 3181 
Strong pre 3181 
I think it will be no 312.... 3181 
The new room is officially open. 3168 
A picture… 3154 
What a beautiful set-up! 3154 
Dream place 3153 
Headphones sound from playback 3152 
The headphone analogy 3151 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3151 
Wrong way 3151 
Sounds like an insult to me 3151 
Imaging. 3151 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3145 
Learn to forget 3144 
The infrabass injection. 3034 
The number 20 3034 
Undertones? 3033 
Resonance distortion 3033 
There are many options 3033 
I want it... 3033 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3033 
Clarity in the murk 3033 
The gentle exit 3033 
I understand 3033 
Low frequency dithering 3033 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3033 
Eventually! 2849 
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