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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3723 
Big 3723 
Old house? 3723 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3723 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3723 
For a Given Room 3722 
House Inspections & Warranties 3722 
A min Room size.... 3716 
Charging the Large Room 3716 
A bit deeper. 3716 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3715 
Comfort 3715 
Choices 3714 
Value 3714 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3714 
"romantic" illusion... 3714 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3714 
My kids... 3714 
Bingo 3714 
Interesting discussion indeed 3714 
The High Demands System 3713 
Paul S -- 3713 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3713 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3710 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3710 
Happiness 3710 
Various Stages of Young 3710 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3709 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3709 
Using the real estate 3709 
Through the roof 3706 
Sideways 3705 
If not a midbass horn? 3703 
What Comes Naturally 3703 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3703 
In That Case... 3703 
The game is on. 3701 
Mazel Tov! 3701 
Great news 3701 
Wonderful! 3701 
I think it will be better with time. 3701 
Gaddis House 3701 
Congratulations! 3700 
View vs. Practicality 3697 
Multi-Tasking 3697 
Exactly! 3697 
Equipment between speakers... 3697 
Top Gear 3697 
I see no problems with "between". 3697 
Oh well... 3697 
Wall of nature 3697 
Big Window 3697 
Shades and Night Vision 3697 
...they do image wonderfully... 3697 
Another attic project? 3696 
Infinite baffle 3696 
IB 3696 
Mold 3696 
Attic Ventilation 3696 
Possible 3695 
Just strategizing 3695 
Normal orientation 3695 
Confusion. 3695 
Specifics 3695 
Driver Orientation 3695 
That all need to be though out. 3695 
It nigh be a problem 3695 
Ideas 3695 
Opposing woofers 3695 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3695 
Blow hard 3695 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3695 
Couple of things 3695 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3683 
That's not a problem :) 3683 
A LF solution for a new room 3626 
Another midbass?!!? 3623 
Another option to consider 3621 
Room comfort upgrades 3620 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3618 
The color of the listening room. 3604 
This would be nice...... 3601 
That is it. 3591 
Congratulations 3591 
Well, 3591 
The last week of moving... 3582 
We are home! 3578 
Congratulations! 3578 
We found a new room in House.... 3572 
Bass in bass-ment? 3571 
True, but. . . 3571 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3570 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3570 
It took for a while. 3533 
Time/Change 3532 
In regards to chairs... 3532 
This week. 3530 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3530 
The first day. 3528 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3528 
Sounds like a nice time... 3528 
For now.... 3527 
Soft Bass 3527 
Getting somewhere. 3526 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3526 
Diffusion 3525 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3524 
Space behind 3524 
Slowly going back to the business. 3509 
Keep on truckin' 3509 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3507 
Audio vs Video playback. 3504 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3503 
AV 3503 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3503 
A good configuration. 3502 
Injection Channel 3502 
It will come later. 3502 
Going there.... 3500 
Toddler Listeners 3499 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3499 
The honeymoon night. 3497 
Proximity 3497 
A chicken and egg situation 3488 
So far so good. 3483 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3481 
Ok, a first objective look. 3476 
Some room dealing basics 3475 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3474 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3473 
Bass trap 3473 
I will see... 3473 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3473 
Other absorbtion methods 3473 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3472 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3465 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3465 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3463 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3463 
Zarathustra 3459 
Very very nice. 3440 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3440 
Theoretically possible? 3438 
So True 3437 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3426 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3421 
7 moths and one event... 3300 
The next day 3298 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3298 
Choose your poisons 3298 
Thank you 3297 
It is very nice. 3296 
Great day 3295 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3294 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3289 
Macondo listening distance. 3205 
Measured from? 3204 
The Listening Room July 7 3204 
8' all around 3203 
Some comments... 3203 
I am looking for inspiration. 3201 
Vent that woofer 3201 
I do not know yet what to do. 3201 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3200 
Ported 3200 
No port for me, if possible... 3200 
Might...... be.... 3200 
K-Horns? 3200 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3200 
They do appear 3200 
Path length of khorn 3200 
The memory lane. 3200 
Outside 3200 
KHorn facts and truth 3200 
Khorn extension 3200 
The options available.... 3200 
The last night looking… 3199 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3199 
About the use of reading my own site. 3198 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3198 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3198 
Just thinking out loud... 3198 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3198 
Driver? 3198 
Two separate individuals 3198 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3198 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3198 
One more simple idea 3198 
A good thinking. 3196 
A next day. 3196 
Deja vu 3195 
It is all depend of your roo 3195 
What the holly garbage. 3185 
What about at a lower volume... 3185 
I do not know why. 3184 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3131 
SSET ;-) 3130 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3130 
More of the same? 3129 
Yes, this is an option too. 3129 
Actually… 3129 
The Scanspeaks 3129 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3129 
Ah, Winnie... 3129 
Last version 3129 
I wrote about it. 3128 
Layout 3128 
Kind of LF depression… 3125 
The one that got away 3125 
Updated. 3125 
Respect! 3124 
There are plenty things to think about. 3124 
Devil invented the room :) 3124 
The way how I see it… 3124 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3123 
One more theoretical solution 3122 
Almost familiar 3122 
This weekend 3118 
Sum and Difference 3118 
It is in the picture... 3118 
Nice bias 3118 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3118 
The grilling analogy 3118 
Some listening today. 3117 
Back to the drawing table. 3111 
Bring them forward 3111 
Promising.... 3111 
Aligned how? 3110 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3110 
Nice but need more work 3103 
Getting there... 3098 
It all looks very nice... 3098 
It is still all for grabs. 3098 
Great Morning!!! 3097 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3097 
Some thinking required… 3096 
I never done anything like this… 3095 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3094 
Phase and Room Modes 3094 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3093 
I am back. 3092 
I need some volume… 3091 
Line Gain 3091 
What a brilliant idea! 3091 
The full monty 3091 
Yep. I know. 3090 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3090 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3090 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3087 
You know the voices are right... 3087 
Some freaking magic. 3086 
Explanation 3086 
11 feet apart 3085 
Juts a proposal. 3085 
Stronger preamp 3084 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3083 
Sick? No. 3083 
Strong pre 3083 
I think it will be no 312.... 3083 
The new room is officially open. 3070 
A picture… 3056 
What a beautiful set-up! 3056 
Dream place 3055 
Headphones sound from playback 3054 
The headphone analogy 3053 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3053 
Wrong way 3053 
Sounds like an insult to me 3053 
Imaging. 3053 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3047 
Learn to forget 3046 
The infrabass injection. 2936 
The number 20 2936 
Undertones? 2935 
Resonance distortion 2935 
There are many options 2935 
I want it... 2935 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2935 
Clarity in the murk 2935 
The gentle exit 2935 
I understand 2935 
Low frequency dithering 2935 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2935 
Eventually! 2751 
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