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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3691 
Big 3691 
Old house? 3691 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3691 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3691 
For a Given Room 3690 
House Inspections & Warranties 3690 
A min Room size.... 3684 
Charging the Large Room 3684 
A bit deeper. 3684 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3683 
Comfort 3683 
Choices 3682 
Value 3682 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3682 
"romantic" illusion... 3682 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3682 
My kids... 3682 
Bingo 3682 
Interesting discussion indeed 3682 
The High Demands System 3681 
Paul S -- 3681 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3681 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3678 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3678 
Happiness 3678 
Various Stages of Young 3678 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3677 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3677 
Using the real estate 3677 
Through the roof 3674 
Sideways 3673 
If not a midbass horn? 3671 
What Comes Naturally 3671 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3671 
In That Case... 3671 
The game is on. 3669 
Mazel Tov! 3669 
Great news 3669 
Wonderful! 3669 
I think it will be better with time. 3669 
Gaddis House 3669 
Congratulations! 3668 
View vs. Practicality 3665 
Multi-Tasking 3665 
Exactly! 3665 
Equipment between speakers... 3665 
Top Gear 3665 
I see no problems with "between". 3665 
Oh well... 3665 
Wall of nature 3665 
Big Window 3665 
Shades and Night Vision 3665 
...they do image wonderfully... 3665 
Another attic project? 3664 
Infinite baffle 3664 
IB 3664 
Mold 3664 
Attic Ventilation 3664 
Possible 3663 
Just strategizing 3663 
Normal orientation 3663 
Confusion. 3663 
Specifics 3663 
Driver Orientation 3663 
That all need to be though out. 3663 
It nigh be a problem 3663 
Ideas 3663 
Opposing woofers 3663 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3663 
Blow hard 3663 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3663 
Couple of things 3663 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3651 
That's not a problem :) 3651 
A LF solution for a new room 3594 
Another midbass?!!? 3591 
Another option to consider 3589 
Room comfort upgrades 3588 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3586 
The color of the listening room. 3572 
This would be nice...... 3569 
That is it. 3559 
Congratulations 3559 
Well, 3559 
The last week of moving... 3550 
We are home! 3546 
Congratulations! 3546 
We found a new room in House.... 3540 
Bass in bass-ment? 3539 
True, but. . . 3539 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3538 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3538 
It took for a while. 3501 
Time/Change 3500 
In regards to chairs... 3500 
This week. 3498 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3498 
The first day. 3496 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3496 
Sounds like a nice time... 3496 
For now.... 3495 
Soft Bass 3495 
Getting somewhere. 3494 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3494 
Diffusion 3493 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3492 
Space behind 3492 
Slowly going back to the business. 3477 
Keep on truckin' 3477 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3475 
Audio vs Video playback. 3472 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3471 
AV 3471 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3471 
A good configuration. 3470 
Injection Channel 3470 
It will come later. 3470 
Going there.... 3468 
Toddler Listeners 3467 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3467 
The honeymoon night. 3465 
Proximity 3465 
A chicken and egg situation 3456 
So far so good. 3451 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3449 
Ok, a first objective look. 3444 
Some room dealing basics 3443 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3442 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3441 
Bass trap 3441 
I will see... 3441 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3441 
Other absorbtion methods 3441 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3440 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3433 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3433 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3431 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3431 
Zarathustra 3427 
Very very nice. 3408 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3408 
Theoretically possible? 3406 
So True 3405 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3394 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3389 
7 moths and one event... 3268 
The next day 3266 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3266 
Choose your poisons 3266 
Thank you 3265 
It is very nice. 3264 
Great day 3263 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3262 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3257 
Macondo listening distance. 3173 
Measured from? 3172 
The Listening Room July 7 3172 
8' all around 3171 
Some comments... 3171 
I am looking for inspiration. 3169 
Vent that woofer 3169 
I do not know yet what to do. 3169 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3168 
Ported 3168 
No port for me, if possible... 3168 
Might...... be.... 3168 
K-Horns? 3168 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3168 
They do appear 3168 
Path length of khorn 3168 
The memory lane. 3168 
Outside 3168 
KHorn facts and truth 3168 
Khorn extension 3168 
The options available.... 3168 
The last night looking… 3167 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3167 
About the use of reading my own site. 3166 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3166 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3166 
Just thinking out loud... 3166 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3166 
Driver? 3166 
Two separate individuals 3166 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3166 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3166 
One more simple idea 3166 
A good thinking. 3164 
A next day. 3164 
Deja vu 3163 
It is all depend of your roo 3163 
What the holly garbage. 3153 
What about at a lower volume... 3153 
I do not know why. 3152 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3099 
SSET ;-) 3098 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3098 
More of the same? 3097 
Yes, this is an option too. 3097 
Actually… 3097 
The Scanspeaks 3097 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3097 
Ah, Winnie... 3097 
Last version 3097 
I wrote about it. 3096 
Layout 3096 
Kind of LF depression… 3093 
The one that got away 3093 
Updated. 3093 
Respect! 3092 
There are plenty things to think about. 3092 
Devil invented the room :) 3092 
The way how I see it… 3092 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3091 
One more theoretical solution 3090 
Almost familiar 3090 
This weekend 3086 
Sum and Difference 3086 
It is in the picture... 3086 
Nice bias 3086 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3086 
The grilling analogy 3086 
Some listening today. 3085 
Back to the drawing table. 3079 
Bring them forward 3079 
Promising.... 3079 
Aligned how? 3078 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3078 
Nice but need more work 3071 
Getting there... 3066 
It all looks very nice... 3066 
It is still all for grabs. 3066 
Great Morning!!! 3065 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3065 
Some thinking required… 3064 
I never done anything like this… 3063 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3062 
Phase and Room Modes 3062 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3061 
I am back. 3060 
I need some volume… 3059 
Line Gain 3059 
What a brilliant idea! 3059 
The full monty 3059 
Yep. I know. 3058 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3058 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3058 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3055 
You know the voices are right... 3055 
Some freaking magic. 3054 
Explanation 3054 
11 feet apart 3053 
Juts a proposal. 3053 
Stronger preamp 3052 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3051 
Sick? No. 3051 
Strong pre 3051 
I think it will be no 312.... 3051 
The new room is officially open. 3038 
A picture… 3024 
What a beautiful set-up! 3024 
Dream place 3023 
Headphones sound from playback 3022 
The headphone analogy 3021 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3021 
Wrong way 3021 
Sounds like an insult to me 3021 
Imaging. 3021 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3015 
Learn to forget 3014 
The infrabass injection. 2904 
The number 20 2904 
Undertones? 2903 
Resonance distortion 2903 
There are many options 2903 
I want it... 2903 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2903 
Clarity in the murk 2903 
The gentle exit 2903 
I understand 2903 
Low frequency dithering 2903 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2903 
Eventually! 2719 
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