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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3788 
Big 3788 
Old house? 3788 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3788 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3788 
For a Given Room 3787 
House Inspections & Warranties 3787 
A min Room size.... 3781 
Charging the Large Room 3781 
A bit deeper. 3781 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3780 
Comfort 3780 
Choices 3779 
Value 3779 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3779 
"romantic" illusion... 3779 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3779 
My kids... 3779 
Bingo 3779 
Interesting discussion indeed 3779 
The High Demands System 3778 
Paul S -- 3778 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3778 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3775 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3775 
Happiness 3775 
Various Stages of Young 3775 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3774 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3774 
Using the real estate 3774 
Through the roof 3771 
Sideways 3770 
If not a midbass horn? 3768 
What Comes Naturally 3768 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3768 
In That Case... 3768 
The game is on. 3766 
Mazel Tov! 3766 
Great news 3766 
Wonderful! 3766 
I think it will be better with time. 3766 
Gaddis House 3766 
Congratulations! 3765 
View vs. Practicality 3762 
Multi-Tasking 3762 
Exactly! 3762 
Equipment between speakers... 3762 
Top Gear 3762 
I see no problems with "between". 3762 
Oh well... 3762 
Wall of nature 3762 
Big Window 3762 
Shades and Night Vision 3762 
...they do image wonderfully... 3762 
Another attic project? 3761 
Infinite baffle 3761 
IB 3761 
Mold 3761 
Attic Ventilation 3761 
Possible 3760 
Just strategizing 3760 
Normal orientation 3760 
Confusion. 3760 
Specifics 3760 
Driver Orientation 3760 
That all need to be though out. 3760 
It nigh be a problem 3760 
Ideas 3760 
Opposing woofers 3760 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3760 
Blow hard 3760 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3760 
Couple of things 3760 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3748 
That's not a problem :) 3748 
A LF solution for a new room 3691 
Another midbass?!!? 3688 
Another option to consider 3686 
Room comfort upgrades 3685 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3683 
The color of the listening room. 3669 
This would be nice...... 3666 
That is it. 3656 
Congratulations 3656 
Well, 3656 
The last week of moving... 3647 
We are home! 3643 
Congratulations! 3643 
We found a new room in House.... 3637 
Bass in bass-ment? 3636 
True, but. . . 3636 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3635 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3635 
It took for a while. 3598 
Time/Change 3597 
In regards to chairs... 3597 
This week. 3595 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3595 
The first day. 3593 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3593 
Sounds like a nice time... 3593 
For now.... 3592 
Soft Bass 3592 
Getting somewhere. 3591 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3591 
Diffusion 3590 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3589 
Space behind 3589 
Slowly going back to the business. 3574 
Keep on truckin' 3574 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3572 
Audio vs Video playback. 3569 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3568 
AV 3568 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3568 
A good configuration. 3567 
Injection Channel 3567 
It will come later. 3567 
Going there.... 3565 
Toddler Listeners 3564 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3564 
The honeymoon night. 3562 
Proximity 3562 
A chicken and egg situation 3553 
So far so good. 3548 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3546 
Ok, a first objective look. 3541 
Some room dealing basics 3540 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3539 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3538 
Bass trap 3538 
I will see... 3538 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3538 
Other absorbtion methods 3538 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3537 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3530 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3530 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3528 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3528 
Zarathustra 3524 
Very very nice. 3505 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3505 
Theoretically possible? 3503 
So True 3502 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3491 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3486 
7 moths and one event... 3365 
The next day 3363 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3363 
Choose your poisons 3363 
Thank you 3362 
It is very nice. 3361 
Great day 3360 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3359 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3354 
Macondo listening distance. 3270 
Measured from? 3269 
The Listening Room July 7 3269 
8' all around 3268 
Some comments... 3268 
I am looking for inspiration. 3266 
Vent that woofer 3266 
I do not know yet what to do. 3266 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3265 
Ported 3265 
No port for me, if possible... 3265 
Might...... be.... 3265 
K-Horns? 3265 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3265 
They do appear 3265 
Path length of khorn 3265 
The memory lane. 3265 
Outside 3265 
KHorn facts and truth 3265 
Khorn extension 3265 
The options available.... 3265 
The last night looking… 3264 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3264 
About the use of reading my own site. 3263 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3263 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3263 
Just thinking out loud... 3263 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3263 
Driver? 3263 
Two separate individuals 3263 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3263 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3263 
One more simple idea 3263 
A good thinking. 3261 
A next day. 3261 
Deja vu 3260 
It is all depend of your roo 3260 
What the holly garbage. 3250 
What about at a lower volume... 3250 
I do not know why. 3249 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3196 
SSET ;-) 3195 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3195 
More of the same? 3194 
Yes, this is an option too. 3194 
Actually… 3194 
The Scanspeaks 3194 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3194 
Ah, Winnie... 3194 
Last version 3194 
I wrote about it. 3193 
Layout 3193 
Kind of LF depression… 3190 
The one that got away 3190 
Updated. 3190 
Respect! 3189 
There are plenty things to think about. 3189 
Devil invented the room :) 3189 
The way how I see it… 3189 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3188 
One more theoretical solution 3187 
Almost familiar 3187 
This weekend 3183 
Sum and Difference 3183 
It is in the picture... 3183 
Nice bias 3183 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3183 
The grilling analogy 3183 
Some listening today. 3182 
Back to the drawing table. 3176 
Bring them forward 3176 
Promising.... 3176 
Aligned how? 3175 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3175 
Nice but need more work 3168 
Getting there... 3163 
It all looks very nice... 3163 
It is still all for grabs. 3163 
Great Morning!!! 3162 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3162 
Some thinking required… 3161 
I never done anything like this… 3160 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3159 
Phase and Room Modes 3159 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3158 
I am back. 3157 
I need some volume… 3156 
Line Gain 3156 
What a brilliant idea! 3156 
The full monty 3156 
Yep. I know. 3155 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3155 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3155 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3152 
You know the voices are right... 3152 
Some freaking magic. 3151 
Explanation 3151 
11 feet apart 3150 
Juts a proposal. 3150 
Stronger preamp 3149 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3148 
Sick? No. 3148 
Strong pre 3148 
I think it will be no 312.... 3148 
The new room is officially open. 3135 
A picture… 3121 
What a beautiful set-up! 3121 
Dream place 3120 
Headphones sound from playback 3119 
The headphone analogy 3118 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3118 
Wrong way 3118 
Sounds like an insult to me 3118 
Imaging. 3118 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3112 
Learn to forget 3111 
The infrabass injection. 3001 
The number 20 3001 
Undertones? 3000 
Resonance distortion 3000 
There are many options 3000 
I want it... 3000 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3000 
Clarity in the murk 3000 
The gentle exit 3000 
I understand 3000 
Low frequency dithering 3000 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3000 
Eventually! 2816 
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