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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3588 
Big 3588 
Old house? 3588 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3588 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3588 
For a Given Room 3587 
House Inspections & Warranties 3587 
A min Room size.... 3581 
Charging the Large Room 3581 
A bit deeper. 3581 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3580 
Comfort 3580 
Choices 3579 
Value 3579 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3579 
"romantic" illusion... 3579 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3579 
My kids... 3579 
Bingo 3579 
Interesting discussion indeed 3579 
The High Demands System 3578 
Paul S -- 3578 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3578 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3575 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3575 
Happiness 3575 
Various Stages of Young 3575 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3574 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3574 
Using the real estate 3574 
Through the roof 3571 
Sideways 3570 
If not a midbass horn? 3568 
What Comes Naturally 3568 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3568 
In That Case... 3568 
The game is on. 3566 
Mazel Tov! 3566 
Great news 3566 
Wonderful! 3566 
I think it will be better with time. 3566 
Gaddis House 3566 
Congratulations! 3565 
View vs. Practicality 3562 
Multi-Tasking 3562 
Exactly! 3562 
Equipment between speakers... 3562 
Top Gear 3562 
I see no problems with "between". 3562 
Oh well... 3562 
Wall of nature 3562 
Big Window 3562 
Shades and Night Vision 3562 
...they do image wonderfully... 3562 
Another attic project? 3561 
Infinite baffle 3561 
IB 3561 
Mold 3561 
Attic Ventilation 3561 
Possible 3560 
Just strategizing 3560 
Normal orientation 3560 
Confusion. 3560 
Specifics 3560 
Driver Orientation 3560 
That all need to be though out. 3560 
It nigh be a problem 3560 
Ideas 3560 
Opposing woofers 3560 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3560 
Blow hard 3560 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3560 
Couple of things 3560 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3548 
That's not a problem :) 3548 
A LF solution for a new room 3491 
Another midbass?!!? 3488 
Another option to consider 3486 
Room comfort upgrades 3485 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3483 
The color of the listening room. 3469 
This would be nice...... 3466 
That is it. 3456 
Congratulations 3456 
Well, 3456 
The last week of moving... 3447 
We are home! 3443 
Congratulations! 3443 
We found a new room in House.... 3437 
Bass in bass-ment? 3436 
True, but. . . 3436 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3435 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3435 
It took for a while. 3398 
Time/Change 3397 
In regards to chairs... 3397 
This week. 3395 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3395 
The first day. 3393 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3393 
Sounds like a nice time... 3393 
For now.... 3392 
Soft Bass 3392 
Getting somewhere. 3391 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3391 
Diffusion 3390 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3389 
Space behind 3389 
Slowly going back to the business. 3374 
Keep on truckin' 3374 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3372 
Audio vs Video playback. 3369 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3368 
AV 3368 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3368 
A good configuration. 3367 
Injection Channel 3367 
It will come later. 3367 
Going there.... 3365 
Toddler Listeners 3364 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3364 
The honeymoon night. 3362 
Proximity 3362 
A chicken and egg situation 3353 
So far so good. 3348 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3346 
Ok, a first objective look. 3341 
Some room dealing basics 3340 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3339 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3338 
Bass trap 3338 
I will see... 3338 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3338 
Other absorbtion methods 3338 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3337 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3330 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3330 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3328 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3328 
Zarathustra 3324 
Very very nice. 3305 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3305 
Theoretically possible? 3303 
So True 3302 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3291 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3286 
7 moths and one event... 3165 
The next day 3163 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3163 
Choose your poisons 3163 
Thank you 3162 
It is very nice. 3161 
Great day 3160 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3159 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3154 
Macondo listening distance. 3070 
Measured from? 3069 
The Listening Room July 7 3069 
8' all around 3068 
Some comments... 3068 
I am looking for inspiration. 3066 
Vent that woofer 3066 
I do not know yet what to do. 3066 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3065 
Ported 3065 
No port for me, if possible... 3065 
Might...... be.... 3065 
K-Horns? 3065 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3065 
They do appear 3065 
Path length of khorn 3065 
The memory lane. 3065 
Outside 3065 
KHorn facts and truth 3065 
Khorn extension 3065 
The options available.... 3065 
The last night looking… 3064 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3064 
About the use of reading my own site. 3063 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3063 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3063 
Just thinking out loud... 3063 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3063 
Driver? 3063 
Two separate individuals 3063 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3063 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3063 
One more simple idea 3063 
A good thinking. 3061 
A next day. 3061 
Deja vu 3060 
It is all depend of your roo 3060 
What the holly garbage. 3050 
What about at a lower volume... 3050 
I do not know why. 3049 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2996 
SSET ;-) 2995 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2995 
More of the same? 2994 
Yes, this is an option too. 2994 
Actually… 2994 
The Scanspeaks 2994 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2994 
Ah, Winnie... 2994 
Last version 2994 
I wrote about it. 2993 
Layout 2993 
Kind of LF depression… 2990 
The one that got away 2990 
Updated. 2990 
Respect! 2989 
There are plenty things to think about. 2989 
Devil invented the room :) 2989 
The way how I see it… 2989 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2988 
One more theoretical solution 2987 
Almost familiar 2987 
This weekend 2983 
Sum and Difference 2983 
It is in the picture... 2983 
Nice bias 2983 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2983 
The grilling analogy 2983 
Some listening today. 2982 
Back to the drawing table. 2976 
Bring them forward 2976 
Promising.... 2976 
Aligned how? 2975 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2975 
Nice but need more work 2968 
Getting there... 2963 
It all looks very nice... 2963 
It is still all for grabs. 2963 
Great Morning!!! 2962 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2962 
Some thinking required… 2961 
I never done anything like this… 2960 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2959 
Phase and Room Modes 2959 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2958 
I am back. 2957 
I need some volume… 2956 
Line Gain 2956 
What a brilliant idea! 2956 
The full monty 2956 
Yep. I know. 2955 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2955 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2955 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2952 
You know the voices are right... 2952 
Some freaking magic. 2951 
Explanation 2951 
11 feet apart 2950 
Juts a proposal. 2950 
Stronger preamp 2949 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2948 
Sick? No. 2948 
Strong pre 2948 
I think it will be no 312.... 2948 
The new room is officially open. 2935 
A picture… 2921 
What a beautiful set-up! 2921 
Dream place 2920 
Headphones sound from playback 2919 
The headphone analogy 2918 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2918 
Wrong way 2918 
Sounds like an insult to me 2918 
Imaging. 2918 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2912 
Learn to forget 2911 
The infrabass injection. 2801 
The number 20 2801 
Undertones? 2800 
Resonance distortion 2800 
There are many options 2800 
I want it... 2800 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2800 
Clarity in the murk 2800 
The gentle exit 2800 
I understand 2800 
Low frequency dithering 2800 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2800 
Eventually! 2616 
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