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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3824 
Big 3824 
Old house? 3824 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3824 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3824 
For a Given Room 3823 
House Inspections & Warranties 3823 
A min Room size.... 3817 
Charging the Large Room 3817 
A bit deeper. 3817 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3816 
Comfort 3816 
Choices 3815 
Value 3815 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3815 
"romantic" illusion... 3815 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3815 
My kids... 3815 
Bingo 3815 
Interesting discussion indeed 3815 
The High Demands System 3814 
Paul S -- 3814 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3814 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3811 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3811 
Happiness 3811 
Various Stages of Young 3811 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3810 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3810 
Using the real estate 3810 
Through the roof 3807 
Sideways 3806 
If not a midbass horn? 3804 
What Comes Naturally 3804 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3804 
In That Case... 3804 
The game is on. 3802 
Mazel Tov! 3802 
Great news 3802 
Wonderful! 3802 
I think it will be better with time. 3802 
Gaddis House 3802 
Congratulations! 3801 
View vs. Practicality 3798 
Multi-Tasking 3798 
Exactly! 3798 
Equipment between speakers... 3798 
Top Gear 3798 
I see no problems with "between". 3798 
Oh well... 3798 
Wall of nature 3798 
Big Window 3798 
Shades and Night Vision 3798 
...they do image wonderfully... 3798 
Another attic project? 3797 
Infinite baffle 3797 
IB 3797 
Mold 3797 
Attic Ventilation 3797 
Possible 3796 
Just strategizing 3796 
Normal orientation 3796 
Confusion. 3796 
Specifics 3796 
Driver Orientation 3796 
That all need to be though out. 3796 
It nigh be a problem 3796 
Ideas 3796 
Opposing woofers 3796 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3796 
Blow hard 3796 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3796 
Couple of things 3796 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3784 
That's not a problem :) 3784 
A LF solution for a new room 3727 
Another midbass?!!? 3724 
Another option to consider 3722 
Room comfort upgrades 3721 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3719 
The color of the listening room. 3705 
This would be nice...... 3702 
That is it. 3692 
Congratulations 3692 
Well, 3692 
The last week of moving... 3683 
We are home! 3679 
Congratulations! 3679 
We found a new room in House.... 3673 
Bass in bass-ment? 3672 
True, but. . . 3672 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3671 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3671 
It took for a while. 3634 
Time/Change 3633 
In regards to chairs... 3633 
This week. 3631 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3631 
The first day. 3629 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3629 
Sounds like a nice time... 3629 
For now.... 3628 
Soft Bass 3628 
Getting somewhere. 3627 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3627 
Diffusion 3626 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3625 
Space behind 3625 
Slowly going back to the business. 3610 
Keep on truckin' 3610 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3608 
Audio vs Video playback. 3605 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3604 
AV 3604 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3604 
A good configuration. 3603 
Injection Channel 3603 
It will come later. 3603 
Going there.... 3601 
Toddler Listeners 3600 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3600 
The honeymoon night. 3598 
Proximity 3598 
A chicken and egg situation 3589 
So far so good. 3584 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3582 
Ok, a first objective look. 3577 
Some room dealing basics 3576 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3575 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3574 
Bass trap 3574 
I will see... 3574 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3574 
Other absorbtion methods 3574 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3573 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3566 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3566 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3564 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3564 
Zarathustra 3560 
Very very nice. 3541 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3541 
Theoretically possible? 3539 
So True 3538 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3527 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3522 
7 moths and one event... 3401 
The next day 3399 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3399 
Choose your poisons 3399 
Thank you 3398 
It is very nice. 3397 
Great day 3396 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3395 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3390 
Macondo listening distance. 3306 
Measured from? 3305 
The Listening Room July 7 3305 
8' all around 3304 
Some comments... 3304 
I am looking for inspiration. 3302 
Vent that woofer 3302 
I do not know yet what to do. 3302 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3301 
Ported 3301 
No port for me, if possible... 3301 
Might...... be.... 3301 
K-Horns? 3301 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3301 
They do appear 3301 
Path length of khorn 3301 
The memory lane. 3301 
Outside 3301 
KHorn facts and truth 3301 
Khorn extension 3301 
The options available.... 3301 
The last night looking… 3300 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3300 
About the use of reading my own site. 3299 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3299 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3299 
Just thinking out loud... 3299 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3299 
Driver? 3299 
Two separate individuals 3299 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3299 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3299 
One more simple idea 3299 
A good thinking. 3297 
A next day. 3297 
Deja vu 3296 
It is all depend of your roo 3296 
What the holly garbage. 3286 
What about at a lower volume... 3286 
I do not know why. 3285 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3232 
SSET ;-) 3231 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3231 
More of the same? 3230 
Yes, this is an option too. 3230 
Actually… 3230 
The Scanspeaks 3230 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3230 
Ah, Winnie... 3230 
Last version 3230 
I wrote about it. 3229 
Layout 3229 
Kind of LF depression… 3226 
The one that got away 3226 
Updated. 3226 
Respect! 3225 
There are plenty things to think about. 3225 
Devil invented the room :) 3225 
The way how I see it… 3225 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3224 
One more theoretical solution 3223 
Almost familiar 3223 
This weekend 3219 
Sum and Difference 3219 
It is in the picture... 3219 
Nice bias 3219 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3219 
The grilling analogy 3219 
Some listening today. 3218 
Back to the drawing table. 3212 
Bring them forward 3212 
Promising.... 3212 
Aligned how? 3211 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3211 
Nice but need more work 3204 
Getting there... 3199 
It all looks very nice... 3199 
It is still all for grabs. 3199 
Great Morning!!! 3198 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3198 
Some thinking required… 3197 
I never done anything like this… 3196 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3195 
Phase and Room Modes 3195 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3194 
I am back. 3193 
I need some volume… 3192 
Line Gain 3192 
What a brilliant idea! 3192 
The full monty 3192 
Yep. I know. 3191 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3191 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3191 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3188 
You know the voices are right... 3188 
Some freaking magic. 3187 
Explanation 3187 
11 feet apart 3186 
Juts a proposal. 3186 
Stronger preamp 3185 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3184 
Sick? No. 3184 
Strong pre 3184 
I think it will be no 312.... 3184 
The new room is officially open. 3171 
A picture… 3157 
What a beautiful set-up! 3157 
Dream place 3156 
Headphones sound from playback 3155 
The headphone analogy 3154 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3154 
Wrong way 3154 
Sounds like an insult to me 3154 
Imaging. 3154 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3148 
Learn to forget 3147 
The infrabass injection. 3037 
The number 20 3037 
Undertones? 3036 
Resonance distortion 3036 
There are many options 3036 
I want it... 3036 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3036 
Clarity in the murk 3036 
The gentle exit 3036 
I understand 3036 
Low frequency dithering 3036 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3036 
Eventually! 2852 
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