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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3687 
Big 3687 
Old house? 3687 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3687 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3687 
For a Given Room 3686 
House Inspections & Warranties 3686 
A min Room size.... 3680 
Charging the Large Room 3680 
A bit deeper. 3680 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3679 
Comfort 3679 
Choices 3678 
Value 3678 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3678 
"romantic" illusion... 3678 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3678 
My kids... 3678 
Bingo 3678 
Interesting discussion indeed 3678 
The High Demands System 3677 
Paul S -- 3677 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3677 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3674 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3674 
Happiness 3674 
Various Stages of Young 3674 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3673 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3673 
Using the real estate 3673 
Through the roof 3670 
Sideways 3669 
If not a midbass horn? 3667 
What Comes Naturally 3667 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3667 
In That Case... 3667 
The game is on. 3665 
Mazel Tov! 3665 
Great news 3665 
Wonderful! 3665 
I think it will be better with time. 3665 
Gaddis House 3665 
Congratulations! 3664 
View vs. Practicality 3661 
Multi-Tasking 3661 
Exactly! 3661 
Equipment between speakers... 3661 
Top Gear 3661 
I see no problems with "between". 3661 
Oh well... 3661 
Wall of nature 3661 
Big Window 3661 
Shades and Night Vision 3661 
...they do image wonderfully... 3661 
Another attic project? 3660 
Infinite baffle 3660 
IB 3660 
Mold 3660 
Attic Ventilation 3660 
Possible 3659 
Just strategizing 3659 
Normal orientation 3659 
Confusion. 3659 
Specifics 3659 
Driver Orientation 3659 
That all need to be though out. 3659 
It nigh be a problem 3659 
Ideas 3659 
Opposing woofers 3659 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3659 
Blow hard 3659 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3659 
Couple of things 3659 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3647 
That's not a problem :) 3647 
A LF solution for a new room 3590 
Another midbass?!!? 3587 
Another option to consider 3585 
Room comfort upgrades 3584 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3582 
The color of the listening room. 3568 
This would be nice...... 3565 
That is it. 3555 
Congratulations 3555 
Well, 3555 
The last week of moving... 3546 
We are home! 3542 
Congratulations! 3542 
We found a new room in House.... 3536 
Bass in bass-ment? 3535 
True, but. . . 3535 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3534 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3534 
It took for a while. 3497 
Time/Change 3496 
In regards to chairs... 3496 
This week. 3494 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3494 
The first day. 3492 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3492 
Sounds like a nice time... 3492 
For now.... 3491 
Soft Bass 3491 
Getting somewhere. 3490 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3490 
Diffusion 3489 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3488 
Space behind 3488 
Slowly going back to the business. 3473 
Keep on truckin' 3473 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3471 
Audio vs Video playback. 3468 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3467 
AV 3467 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3467 
A good configuration. 3466 
Injection Channel 3466 
It will come later. 3466 
Going there.... 3464 
Toddler Listeners 3463 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3463 
The honeymoon night. 3461 
Proximity 3461 
A chicken and egg situation 3452 
So far so good. 3447 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3445 
Ok, a first objective look. 3440 
Some room dealing basics 3439 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3438 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3437 
Bass trap 3437 
I will see... 3437 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3437 
Other absorbtion methods 3437 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3436 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3429 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3429 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3427 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3427 
Zarathustra 3423 
Very very nice. 3404 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3404 
Theoretically possible? 3402 
So True 3401 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3390 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3385 
7 moths and one event... 3264 
The next day 3262 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3262 
Choose your poisons 3262 
Thank you 3261 
It is very nice. 3260 
Great day 3259 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3258 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3253 
Macondo listening distance. 3169 
Measured from? 3168 
The Listening Room July 7 3168 
8' all around 3167 
Some comments... 3167 
I am looking for inspiration. 3165 
Vent that woofer 3165 
I do not know yet what to do. 3165 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3164 
Ported 3164 
No port for me, if possible... 3164 
Might...... be.... 3164 
K-Horns? 3164 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3164 
They do appear 3164 
Path length of khorn 3164 
The memory lane. 3164 
Outside 3164 
KHorn facts and truth 3164 
Khorn extension 3164 
The options available.... 3164 
The last night looking… 3163 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3163 
About the use of reading my own site. 3162 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3162 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3162 
Just thinking out loud... 3162 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3162 
Driver? 3162 
Two separate individuals 3162 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3162 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3162 
One more simple idea 3162 
A good thinking. 3160 
A next day. 3160 
Deja vu 3159 
It is all depend of your roo 3159 
What the holly garbage. 3149 
What about at a lower volume... 3149 
I do not know why. 3148 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3095 
SSET ;-) 3094 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3094 
More of the same? 3093 
Yes, this is an option too. 3093 
Actually… 3093 
The Scanspeaks 3093 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3093 
Ah, Winnie... 3093 
Last version 3093 
I wrote about it. 3092 
Layout 3092 
Kind of LF depression… 3089 
The one that got away 3089 
Updated. 3089 
Respect! 3088 
There are plenty things to think about. 3088 
Devil invented the room :) 3088 
The way how I see it… 3088 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3087 
One more theoretical solution 3086 
Almost familiar 3086 
This weekend 3082 
Sum and Difference 3082 
It is in the picture... 3082 
Nice bias 3082 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3082 
The grilling analogy 3082 
Some listening today. 3081 
Back to the drawing table. 3075 
Bring them forward 3075 
Promising.... 3075 
Aligned how? 3074 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3074 
Nice but need more work 3067 
Getting there... 3062 
It all looks very nice... 3062 
It is still all for grabs. 3062 
Great Morning!!! 3061 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3061 
Some thinking required… 3060 
I never done anything like this… 3059 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3058 
Phase and Room Modes 3058 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3057 
I am back. 3056 
I need some volume… 3055 
Line Gain 3055 
What a brilliant idea! 3055 
The full monty 3055 
Yep. I know. 3054 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3054 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3054 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3051 
You know the voices are right... 3051 
Some freaking magic. 3050 
Explanation 3050 
11 feet apart 3049 
Juts a proposal. 3049 
Stronger preamp 3048 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3047 
Sick? No. 3047 
Strong pre 3047 
I think it will be no 312.... 3047 
The new room is officially open. 3034 
A picture… 3020 
What a beautiful set-up! 3020 
Dream place 3019 
Headphones sound from playback 3018 
The headphone analogy 3017 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3017 
Wrong way 3017 
Sounds like an insult to me 3017 
Imaging. 3017 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3011 
Learn to forget 3010 
The infrabass injection. 2900 
The number 20 2900 
Undertones? 2899 
Resonance distortion 2899 
There are many options 2899 
I want it... 2899 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2899 
Clarity in the murk 2899 
The gentle exit 2899 
I understand 2899 
Low frequency dithering 2899 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2899 
Eventually! 2715 
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