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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3685 
Big 3685 
Old house? 3685 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3685 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3685 
For a Given Room 3684 
House Inspections & Warranties 3684 
A min Room size.... 3678 
Charging the Large Room 3678 
A bit deeper. 3678 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3677 
Comfort 3677 
Choices 3676 
Value 3676 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3676 
"romantic" illusion... 3676 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3676 
My kids... 3676 
Bingo 3676 
Interesting discussion indeed 3676 
The High Demands System 3675 
Paul S -- 3675 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3675 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3672 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3672 
Happiness 3672 
Various Stages of Young 3672 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3671 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3671 
Using the real estate 3671 
Through the roof 3668 
Sideways 3667 
If not a midbass horn? 3665 
What Comes Naturally 3665 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3665 
In That Case... 3665 
The game is on. 3663 
Mazel Tov! 3663 
Great news 3663 
Wonderful! 3663 
I think it will be better with time. 3663 
Gaddis House 3663 
Congratulations! 3662 
View vs. Practicality 3659 
Multi-Tasking 3659 
Exactly! 3659 
Equipment between speakers... 3659 
Top Gear 3659 
I see no problems with "between". 3659 
Oh well... 3659 
Wall of nature 3659 
Big Window 3659 
Shades and Night Vision 3659 
...they do image wonderfully... 3659 
Another attic project? 3658 
Infinite baffle 3658 
IB 3658 
Mold 3658 
Attic Ventilation 3658 
Possible 3657 
Just strategizing 3657 
Normal orientation 3657 
Confusion. 3657 
Specifics 3657 
Driver Orientation 3657 
That all need to be though out. 3657 
It nigh be a problem 3657 
Ideas 3657 
Opposing woofers 3657 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3657 
Blow hard 3657 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3657 
Couple of things 3657 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3645 
That's not a problem :) 3645 
A LF solution for a new room 3588 
Another midbass?!!? 3585 
Another option to consider 3583 
Room comfort upgrades 3582 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3580 
The color of the listening room. 3566 
This would be nice...... 3563 
That is it. 3553 
Congratulations 3553 
Well, 3553 
The last week of moving... 3544 
We are home! 3540 
Congratulations! 3540 
We found a new room in House.... 3534 
Bass in bass-ment? 3533 
True, but. . . 3533 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3532 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3532 
It took for a while. 3495 
Time/Change 3494 
In regards to chairs... 3494 
This week. 3492 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3492 
The first day. 3490 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3490 
Sounds like a nice time... 3490 
For now.... 3489 
Soft Bass 3489 
Getting somewhere. 3488 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3488 
Diffusion 3487 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3486 
Space behind 3486 
Slowly going back to the business. 3471 
Keep on truckin' 3471 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3469 
Audio vs Video playback. 3466 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3465 
AV 3465 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3465 
A good configuration. 3464 
Injection Channel 3464 
It will come later. 3464 
Going there.... 3462 
Toddler Listeners 3461 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3461 
The honeymoon night. 3459 
Proximity 3459 
A chicken and egg situation 3450 
So far so good. 3445 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3443 
Ok, a first objective look. 3438 
Some room dealing basics 3437 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3436 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3435 
Bass trap 3435 
I will see... 3435 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3435 
Other absorbtion methods 3435 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3434 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3427 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3427 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3425 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3425 
Zarathustra 3421 
Very very nice. 3402 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3402 
Theoretically possible? 3400 
So True 3399 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3388 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3383 
7 moths and one event... 3262 
The next day 3260 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3260 
Choose your poisons 3260 
Thank you 3259 
It is very nice. 3258 
Great day 3257 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3256 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3251 
Macondo listening distance. 3167 
Measured from? 3166 
The Listening Room July 7 3166 
8' all around 3165 
Some comments... 3165 
I am looking for inspiration. 3163 
Vent that woofer 3163 
I do not know yet what to do. 3163 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3162 
Ported 3162 
No port for me, if possible... 3162 
Might...... be.... 3162 
K-Horns? 3162 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3162 
They do appear 3162 
Path length of khorn 3162 
The memory lane. 3162 
Outside 3162 
KHorn facts and truth 3162 
Khorn extension 3162 
The options available.... 3162 
The last night looking… 3161 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3161 
About the use of reading my own site. 3160 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3160 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3160 
Just thinking out loud... 3160 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3160 
Driver? 3160 
Two separate individuals 3160 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3160 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3160 
One more simple idea 3160 
A good thinking. 3158 
A next day. 3158 
Deja vu 3157 
It is all depend of your roo 3157 
What the holly garbage. 3147 
What about at a lower volume... 3147 
I do not know why. 3146 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3093 
SSET ;-) 3092 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3092 
More of the same? 3091 
Yes, this is an option too. 3091 
Actually… 3091 
The Scanspeaks 3091 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3091 
Ah, Winnie... 3091 
Last version 3091 
I wrote about it. 3090 
Layout 3090 
Kind of LF depression… 3087 
The one that got away 3087 
Updated. 3087 
Respect! 3086 
There are plenty things to think about. 3086 
Devil invented the room :) 3086 
The way how I see it… 3086 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3085 
One more theoretical solution 3084 
Almost familiar 3084 
This weekend 3080 
Sum and Difference 3080 
It is in the picture... 3080 
Nice bias 3080 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3080 
The grilling analogy 3080 
Some listening today. 3079 
Back to the drawing table. 3073 
Bring them forward 3073 
Promising.... 3073 
Aligned how? 3072 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3072 
Nice but need more work 3065 
Getting there... 3060 
It all looks very nice... 3060 
It is still all for grabs. 3060 
Great Morning!!! 3059 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3059 
Some thinking required… 3058 
I never done anything like this… 3057 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3056 
Phase and Room Modes 3056 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3055 
I am back. 3054 
I need some volume… 3053 
Line Gain 3053 
What a brilliant idea! 3053 
The full monty 3053 
Yep. I know. 3052 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3052 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3052 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3049 
You know the voices are right... 3049 
Some freaking magic. 3048 
Explanation 3048 
11 feet apart 3047 
Juts a proposal. 3047 
Stronger preamp 3046 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3045 
Sick? No. 3045 
Strong pre 3045 
I think it will be no 312.... 3045 
The new room is officially open. 3032 
A picture… 3018 
What a beautiful set-up! 3018 
Dream place 3017 
Headphones sound from playback 3016 
The headphone analogy 3015 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3015 
Wrong way 3015 
Sounds like an insult to me 3015 
Imaging. 3015 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3009 
Learn to forget 3008 
The infrabass injection. 2898 
The number 20 2898 
Undertones? 2897 
Resonance distortion 2897 
There are many options 2897 
I want it... 2897 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2897 
Clarity in the murk 2897 
The gentle exit 2897 
I understand 2897 
Low frequency dithering 2897 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2897 
Eventually! 2713 
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