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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3926 
Big 3926 
Old house? 3926 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3926 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3926 
For a Given Room 3925 
House Inspections & Warranties 3925 
A min Room size.... 3919 
Charging the Large Room 3919 
A bit deeper. 3919 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3918 
Comfort 3918 
Choices 3917 
Value 3917 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3917 
"romantic" illusion... 3917 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3917 
My kids... 3917 
Bingo 3917 
Interesting discussion indeed 3917 
The High Demands System 3916 
Paul S -- 3916 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3916 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3913 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3913 
Happiness 3913 
Various Stages of Young 3913 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3912 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3912 
Using the real estate 3912 
Through the roof 3909 
Sideways 3908 
If not a midbass horn? 3906 
What Comes Naturally 3906 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3906 
In That Case... 3906 
The game is on. 3904 
Mazel Tov! 3904 
Great news 3904 
Wonderful! 3904 
I think it will be better with time. 3904 
Gaddis House 3904 
Congratulations! 3903 
View vs. Practicality 3900 
Multi-Tasking 3900 
Exactly! 3900 
Equipment between speakers... 3900 
Top Gear 3900 
I see no problems with "between". 3900 
Oh well... 3900 
Wall of nature 3900 
Big Window 3900 
Shades and Night Vision 3900 
...they do image wonderfully... 3900 
Another attic project? 3899 
Infinite baffle 3899 
IB 3899 
Mold 3899 
Attic Ventilation 3899 
Possible 3898 
Just strategizing 3898 
Normal orientation 3898 
Confusion. 3898 
Specifics 3898 
Driver Orientation 3898 
That all need to be though out. 3898 
It nigh be a problem 3898 
Ideas 3898 
Opposing woofers 3898 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3898 
Blow hard 3898 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3898 
Couple of things 3898 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3886 
That's not a problem :) 3886 
A LF solution for a new room 3829 
Another midbass?!!? 3826 
Another option to consider 3824 
Room comfort upgrades 3823 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3821 
The color of the listening room. 3807 
This would be nice...... 3804 
That is it. 3794 
Congratulations 3794 
Well, 3794 
The last week of moving... 3785 
We are home! 3781 
Congratulations! 3781 
We found a new room in House.... 3775 
Bass in bass-ment? 3774 
True, but. . . 3774 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3773 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3773 
It took for a while. 3736 
Time/Change 3735 
In regards to chairs... 3735 
This week. 3733 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3733 
The first day. 3731 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3731 
Sounds like a nice time... 3731 
For now.... 3730 
Soft Bass 3730 
Getting somewhere. 3729 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3729 
Diffusion 3728 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3727 
Space behind 3727 
Slowly going back to the business. 3712 
Keep on truckin' 3712 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3710 
Audio vs Video playback. 3707 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3706 
AV 3706 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3706 
A good configuration. 3705 
Injection Channel 3705 
It will come later. 3705 
Going there.... 3703 
Toddler Listeners 3702 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3702 
The honeymoon night. 3700 
Proximity 3700 
A chicken and egg situation 3691 
So far so good. 3686 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3684 
Ok, a first objective look. 3679 
Some room dealing basics 3678 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3677 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3676 
Bass trap 3676 
I will see... 3676 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3676 
Other absorbtion methods 3676 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3675 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3668 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3668 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3666 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3666 
Zarathustra 3662 
Very very nice. 3643 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3643 
Theoretically possible? 3641 
So True 3640 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3629 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3624 
7 moths and one event... 3503 
The next day 3501 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3501 
Choose your poisons 3501 
Thank you 3500 
It is very nice. 3499 
Great day 3498 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3497 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3492 
Macondo listening distance. 3408 
Measured from? 3407 
The Listening Room July 7 3407 
8' all around 3406 
Some comments... 3406 
I am looking for inspiration. 3404 
Vent that woofer 3404 
I do not know yet what to do. 3404 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3403 
Ported 3403 
No port for me, if possible... 3403 
Might...... be.... 3403 
K-Horns? 3403 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3403 
They do appear 3403 
Path length of khorn 3403 
The memory lane. 3403 
Outside 3403 
KHorn facts and truth 3403 
Khorn extension 3403 
The options available.... 3403 
The last night looking… 3402 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3402 
About the use of reading my own site. 3401 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3401 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3401 
Just thinking out loud... 3401 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3401 
Driver? 3401 
Two separate individuals 3401 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3401 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3401 
One more simple idea 3401 
A good thinking. 3399 
A next day. 3399 
Deja vu 3398 
It is all depend of your roo 3398 
What the holly garbage. 3388 
What about at a lower volume... 3388 
I do not know why. 3387 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3334 
SSET ;-) 3333 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3333 
More of the same? 3332 
Yes, this is an option too. 3332 
Actually… 3332 
The Scanspeaks 3332 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3332 
Ah, Winnie... 3332 
Last version 3332 
I wrote about it. 3331 
Layout 3331 
Kind of LF depression… 3328 
The one that got away 3328 
Updated. 3328 
Respect! 3327 
There are plenty things to think about. 3327 
Devil invented the room :) 3327 
The way how I see it… 3327 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3326 
One more theoretical solution 3325 
Almost familiar 3325 
This weekend 3321 
Sum and Difference 3321 
It is in the picture... 3321 
Nice bias 3321 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3321 
The grilling analogy 3321 
Some listening today. 3320 
Back to the drawing table. 3314 
Bring them forward 3314 
Promising.... 3314 
Aligned how? 3313 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3313 
Nice but need more work 3306 
Getting there... 3301 
It all looks very nice... 3301 
It is still all for grabs. 3301 
Great Morning!!! 3300 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3300 
Some thinking required… 3299 
I never done anything like this… 3298 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3297 
Phase and Room Modes 3297 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3296 
I am back. 3295 
I need some volume… 3294 
Line Gain 3294 
What a brilliant idea! 3294 
The full monty 3294 
Yep. I know. 3293 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3293 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3293 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3290 
You know the voices are right... 3290 
Some freaking magic. 3289 
Explanation 3289 
11 feet apart 3288 
Juts a proposal. 3288 
Stronger preamp 3287 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3286 
Sick? No. 3286 
Strong pre 3286 
I think it will be no 312.... 3286 
The new room is officially open. 3273 
A picture… 3259 
What a beautiful set-up! 3259 
Dream place 3258 
Headphones sound from playback 3257 
The headphone analogy 3256 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3256 
Wrong way 3256 
Sounds like an insult to me 3256 
Imaging. 3256 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3250 
Learn to forget 3249 
The infrabass injection. 3139 
The number 20 3139 
Undertones? 3138 
Resonance distortion 3138 
There are many options 3138 
I want it... 3138 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3138 
Clarity in the murk 3138 
The gentle exit 3138 
I understand 3138 
Low frequency dithering 3138 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3138 
Eventually! 2954 
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