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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3608 
Big 3608 
Old house? 3608 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3608 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3608 
For a Given Room 3607 
House Inspections & Warranties 3607 
A min Room size.... 3601 
Charging the Large Room 3601 
A bit deeper. 3601 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3600 
Comfort 3600 
Choices 3599 
Value 3599 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3599 
"romantic" illusion... 3599 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3599 
My kids... 3599 
Bingo 3599 
Interesting discussion indeed 3599 
The High Demands System 3598 
Paul S -- 3598 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3598 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3595 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3595 
Happiness 3595 
Various Stages of Young 3595 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3594 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3594 
Using the real estate 3594 
Through the roof 3591 
Sideways 3590 
If not a midbass horn? 3588 
What Comes Naturally 3588 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3588 
In That Case... 3588 
The game is on. 3586 
Mazel Tov! 3586 
Great news 3586 
Wonderful! 3586 
I think it will be better with time. 3586 
Gaddis House 3586 
Congratulations! 3585 
View vs. Practicality 3582 
Multi-Tasking 3582 
Exactly! 3582 
Equipment between speakers... 3582 
Top Gear 3582 
I see no problems with "between". 3582 
Oh well... 3582 
Wall of nature 3582 
Big Window 3582 
Shades and Night Vision 3582 
...they do image wonderfully... 3582 
Another attic project? 3581 
Infinite baffle 3581 
IB 3581 
Mold 3581 
Attic Ventilation 3581 
Possible 3580 
Just strategizing 3580 
Normal orientation 3580 
Confusion. 3580 
Specifics 3580 
Driver Orientation 3580 
That all need to be though out. 3580 
It nigh be a problem 3580 
Ideas 3580 
Opposing woofers 3580 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3580 
Blow hard 3580 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3580 
Couple of things 3580 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3568 
That's not a problem :) 3568 
A LF solution for a new room 3511 
Another midbass?!!? 3508 
Another option to consider 3506 
Room comfort upgrades 3505 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3503 
The color of the listening room. 3489 
This would be nice...... 3486 
That is it. 3476 
Congratulations 3476 
Well, 3476 
The last week of moving... 3467 
We are home! 3463 
Congratulations! 3463 
We found a new room in House.... 3457 
Bass in bass-ment? 3456 
True, but. . . 3456 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3455 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3455 
It took for a while. 3418 
Time/Change 3417 
In regards to chairs... 3417 
This week. 3415 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3415 
The first day. 3413 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3413 
Sounds like a nice time... 3413 
For now.... 3412 
Soft Bass 3412 
Getting somewhere. 3411 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3411 
Diffusion 3410 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3409 
Space behind 3409 
Slowly going back to the business. 3394 
Keep on truckin' 3394 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3392 
Audio vs Video playback. 3389 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3388 
AV 3388 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3388 
A good configuration. 3387 
Injection Channel 3387 
It will come later. 3387 
Going there.... 3385 
Toddler Listeners 3384 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3384 
The honeymoon night. 3382 
Proximity 3382 
A chicken and egg situation 3373 
So far so good. 3368 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3366 
Ok, a first objective look. 3361 
Some room dealing basics 3360 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3359 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3358 
Bass trap 3358 
I will see... 3358 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3358 
Other absorbtion methods 3358 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3357 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3350 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3350 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3348 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3348 
Zarathustra 3344 
Very very nice. 3325 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3325 
Theoretically possible? 3323 
So True 3322 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3311 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3306 
7 moths and one event... 3185 
The next day 3183 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3183 
Choose your poisons 3183 
Thank you 3182 
It is very nice. 3181 
Great day 3180 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3179 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3174 
Macondo listening distance. 3090 
Measured from? 3089 
The Listening Room July 7 3089 
8' all around 3088 
Some comments... 3088 
I am looking for inspiration. 3086 
Vent that woofer 3086 
I do not know yet what to do. 3086 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3085 
Ported 3085 
No port for me, if possible... 3085 
Might...... be.... 3085 
K-Horns? 3085 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3085 
They do appear 3085 
Path length of khorn 3085 
The memory lane. 3085 
Outside 3085 
KHorn facts and truth 3085 
Khorn extension 3085 
The options available.... 3085 
The last night looking… 3084 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3084 
About the use of reading my own site. 3083 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3083 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3083 
Just thinking out loud... 3083 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3083 
Driver? 3083 
Two separate individuals 3083 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3083 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3083 
One more simple idea 3083 
A good thinking. 3081 
A next day. 3081 
Deja vu 3080 
It is all depend of your roo 3080 
What the holly garbage. 3070 
What about at a lower volume... 3070 
I do not know why. 3069 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3016 
SSET ;-) 3015 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3015 
More of the same? 3014 
Yes, this is an option too. 3014 
Actually… 3014 
The Scanspeaks 3014 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3014 
Ah, Winnie... 3014 
Last version 3014 
I wrote about it. 3013 
Layout 3013 
Kind of LF depression… 3010 
The one that got away 3010 
Updated. 3010 
Respect! 3009 
There are plenty things to think about. 3009 
Devil invented the room :) 3009 
The way how I see it… 3009 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3008 
One more theoretical solution 3007 
Almost familiar 3007 
This weekend 3003 
Sum and Difference 3003 
It is in the picture... 3003 
Nice bias 3003 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3003 
The grilling analogy 3003 
Some listening today. 3002 
Back to the drawing table. 2996 
Bring them forward 2996 
Promising.... 2996 
Aligned how? 2995 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2995 
Nice but need more work 2988 
Getting there... 2983 
It all looks very nice... 2983 
It is still all for grabs. 2983 
Great Morning!!! 2982 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2982 
Some thinking required… 2981 
I never done anything like this… 2980 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2979 
Phase and Room Modes 2979 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2978 
I am back. 2977 
I need some volume… 2976 
Line Gain 2976 
What a brilliant idea! 2976 
The full monty 2976 
Yep. I know. 2975 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2975 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2975 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2972 
You know the voices are right... 2972 
Some freaking magic. 2971 
Explanation 2971 
11 feet apart 2970 
Juts a proposal. 2970 
Stronger preamp 2969 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2968 
Sick? No. 2968 
Strong pre 2968 
I think it will be no 312.... 2968 
The new room is officially open. 2955 
A picture… 2941 
What a beautiful set-up! 2941 
Dream place 2940 
Headphones sound from playback 2939 
The headphone analogy 2938 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2938 
Wrong way 2938 
Sounds like an insult to me 2938 
Imaging. 2938 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2932 
Learn to forget 2931 
The infrabass injection. 2821 
The number 20 2821 
Undertones? 2820 
Resonance distortion 2820 
There are many options 2820 
I want it... 2820 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2820 
Clarity in the murk 2820 
The gentle exit 2820 
I understand 2820 
Low frequency dithering 2820 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2820 
Eventually! 2636 
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