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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3760 
Big 3760 
Old house? 3760 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3760 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3760 
For a Given Room 3759 
House Inspections & Warranties 3759 
A min Room size.... 3753 
Charging the Large Room 3753 
A bit deeper. 3753 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3752 
Comfort 3752 
Choices 3751 
Value 3751 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3751 
"romantic" illusion... 3751 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3751 
My kids... 3751 
Bingo 3751 
Interesting discussion indeed 3751 
The High Demands System 3750 
Paul S -- 3750 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3750 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3747 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3747 
Happiness 3747 
Various Stages of Young 3747 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3746 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3746 
Using the real estate 3746 
Through the roof 3743 
Sideways 3742 
If not a midbass horn? 3740 
What Comes Naturally 3740 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3740 
In That Case... 3740 
The game is on. 3738 
Mazel Tov! 3738 
Great news 3738 
Wonderful! 3738 
I think it will be better with time. 3738 
Gaddis House 3738 
Congratulations! 3737 
View vs. Practicality 3734 
Multi-Tasking 3734 
Exactly! 3734 
Equipment between speakers... 3734 
Top Gear 3734 
I see no problems with "between". 3734 
Oh well... 3734 
Wall of nature 3734 
Big Window 3734 
Shades and Night Vision 3734 
...they do image wonderfully... 3734 
Another attic project? 3733 
Infinite baffle 3733 
IB 3733 
Mold 3733 
Attic Ventilation 3733 
Possible 3732 
Just strategizing 3732 
Normal orientation 3732 
Confusion. 3732 
Specifics 3732 
Driver Orientation 3732 
That all need to be though out. 3732 
It nigh be a problem 3732 
Ideas 3732 
Opposing woofers 3732 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3732 
Blow hard 3732 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3732 
Couple of things 3732 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3720 
That's not a problem :) 3720 
A LF solution for a new room 3663 
Another midbass?!!? 3660 
Another option to consider 3658 
Room comfort upgrades 3657 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3655 
The color of the listening room. 3641 
This would be nice...... 3638 
That is it. 3628 
Congratulations 3628 
Well, 3628 
The last week of moving... 3619 
We are home! 3615 
Congratulations! 3615 
We found a new room in House.... 3609 
Bass in bass-ment? 3608 
True, but. . . 3608 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3607 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3607 
It took for a while. 3570 
Time/Change 3569 
In regards to chairs... 3569 
This week. 3567 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3567 
The first day. 3565 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3565 
Sounds like a nice time... 3565 
For now.... 3564 
Soft Bass 3564 
Getting somewhere. 3563 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3563 
Diffusion 3562 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3561 
Space behind 3561 
Slowly going back to the business. 3546 
Keep on truckin' 3546 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3544 
Audio vs Video playback. 3541 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3540 
AV 3540 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3540 
A good configuration. 3539 
Injection Channel 3539 
It will come later. 3539 
Going there.... 3537 
Toddler Listeners 3536 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3536 
The honeymoon night. 3534 
Proximity 3534 
A chicken and egg situation 3525 
So far so good. 3520 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3518 
Ok, a first objective look. 3513 
Some room dealing basics 3512 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3511 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3510 
Bass trap 3510 
I will see... 3510 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3510 
Other absorbtion methods 3510 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3509 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3502 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3502 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3500 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3500 
Zarathustra 3496 
Very very nice. 3477 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3477 
Theoretically possible? 3475 
So True 3474 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3463 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3458 
7 moths and one event... 3337 
The next day 3335 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3335 
Choose your poisons 3335 
Thank you 3334 
It is very nice. 3333 
Great day 3332 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3331 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3326 
Macondo listening distance. 3242 
Measured from? 3241 
The Listening Room July 7 3241 
8' all around 3240 
Some comments... 3240 
I am looking for inspiration. 3238 
Vent that woofer 3238 
I do not know yet what to do. 3238 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3237 
Ported 3237 
No port for me, if possible... 3237 
Might...... be.... 3237 
K-Horns? 3237 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3237 
They do appear 3237 
Path length of khorn 3237 
The memory lane. 3237 
Outside 3237 
KHorn facts and truth 3237 
Khorn extension 3237 
The options available.... 3237 
The last night looking… 3236 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3236 
About the use of reading my own site. 3235 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3235 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3235 
Just thinking out loud... 3235 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3235 
Driver? 3235 
Two separate individuals 3235 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3235 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3235 
One more simple idea 3235 
A good thinking. 3233 
A next day. 3233 
Deja vu 3232 
It is all depend of your roo 3232 
What the holly garbage. 3222 
What about at a lower volume... 3222 
I do not know why. 3221 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3168 
SSET ;-) 3167 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3167 
More of the same? 3166 
Yes, this is an option too. 3166 
Actually… 3166 
The Scanspeaks 3166 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3166 
Ah, Winnie... 3166 
Last version 3166 
I wrote about it. 3165 
Layout 3165 
Kind of LF depression… 3162 
The one that got away 3162 
Updated. 3162 
Respect! 3161 
There are plenty things to think about. 3161 
Devil invented the room :) 3161 
The way how I see it… 3161 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3160 
One more theoretical solution 3159 
Almost familiar 3159 
This weekend 3155 
Sum and Difference 3155 
It is in the picture... 3155 
Nice bias 3155 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3155 
The grilling analogy 3155 
Some listening today. 3154 
Back to the drawing table. 3148 
Bring them forward 3148 
Promising.... 3148 
Aligned how? 3147 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3147 
Nice but need more work 3140 
Getting there... 3135 
It all looks very nice... 3135 
It is still all for grabs. 3135 
Great Morning!!! 3134 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3134 
Some thinking required… 3133 
I never done anything like this… 3132 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3131 
Phase and Room Modes 3131 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3130 
I am back. 3129 
I need some volume… 3128 
Line Gain 3128 
What a brilliant idea! 3128 
The full monty 3128 
Yep. I know. 3127 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3127 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3127 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3124 
You know the voices are right... 3124 
Some freaking magic. 3123 
Explanation 3123 
11 feet apart 3122 
Juts a proposal. 3122 
Stronger preamp 3121 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3120 
Sick? No. 3120 
Strong pre 3120 
I think it will be no 312.... 3120 
The new room is officially open. 3107 
A picture… 3093 
What a beautiful set-up! 3093 
Dream place 3092 
Headphones sound from playback 3091 
The headphone analogy 3090 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3090 
Wrong way 3090 
Sounds like an insult to me 3090 
Imaging. 3090 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3084 
Learn to forget 3083 
The infrabass injection. 2973 
The number 20 2973 
Undertones? 2972 
Resonance distortion 2972 
There are many options 2972 
I want it... 2972 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2972 
Clarity in the murk 2972 
The gentle exit 2972 
I understand 2972 
Low frequency dithering 2972 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2972 
Eventually! 2788 
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