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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3782 
Big 3782 
Old house? 3782 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3782 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3782 
For a Given Room 3781 
House Inspections & Warranties 3781 
A min Room size.... 3775 
Charging the Large Room 3775 
A bit deeper. 3775 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3774 
Comfort 3774 
Choices 3773 
Value 3773 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3773 
"romantic" illusion... 3773 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3773 
My kids... 3773 
Bingo 3773 
Interesting discussion indeed 3773 
The High Demands System 3772 
Paul S -- 3772 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3772 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3769 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3769 
Happiness 3769 
Various Stages of Young 3769 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3768 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3768 
Using the real estate 3768 
Through the roof 3765 
Sideways 3764 
If not a midbass horn? 3762 
What Comes Naturally 3762 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3762 
In That Case... 3762 
The game is on. 3760 
Mazel Tov! 3760 
Great news 3760 
Wonderful! 3760 
I think it will be better with time. 3760 
Gaddis House 3760 
Congratulations! 3759 
View vs. Practicality 3756 
Multi-Tasking 3756 
Exactly! 3756 
Equipment between speakers... 3756 
Top Gear 3756 
I see no problems with "between". 3756 
Oh well... 3756 
Wall of nature 3756 
Big Window 3756 
Shades and Night Vision 3756 
...they do image wonderfully... 3756 
Another attic project? 3755 
Infinite baffle 3755 
IB 3755 
Mold 3755 
Attic Ventilation 3755 
Possible 3754 
Just strategizing 3754 
Normal orientation 3754 
Confusion. 3754 
Specifics 3754 
Driver Orientation 3754 
That all need to be though out. 3754 
It nigh be a problem 3754 
Ideas 3754 
Opposing woofers 3754 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3754 
Blow hard 3754 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3754 
Couple of things 3754 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3742 
That's not a problem :) 3742 
A LF solution for a new room 3685 
Another midbass?!!? 3682 
Another option to consider 3680 
Room comfort upgrades 3679 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3677 
The color of the listening room. 3663 
This would be nice...... 3660 
That is it. 3650 
Congratulations 3650 
Well, 3650 
The last week of moving... 3641 
We are home! 3637 
Congratulations! 3637 
We found a new room in House.... 3631 
Bass in bass-ment? 3630 
True, but. . . 3630 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3629 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3629 
It took for a while. 3592 
Time/Change 3591 
In regards to chairs... 3591 
This week. 3589 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3589 
The first day. 3587 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3587 
Sounds like a nice time... 3587 
For now.... 3586 
Soft Bass 3586 
Getting somewhere. 3585 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3585 
Diffusion 3584 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3583 
Space behind 3583 
Slowly going back to the business. 3568 
Keep on truckin' 3568 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3566 
Audio vs Video playback. 3563 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3562 
AV 3562 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3562 
A good configuration. 3561 
Injection Channel 3561 
It will come later. 3561 
Going there.... 3559 
Toddler Listeners 3558 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3558 
The honeymoon night. 3556 
Proximity 3556 
A chicken and egg situation 3547 
So far so good. 3542 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3540 
Ok, a first objective look. 3535 
Some room dealing basics 3534 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3533 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3532 
Bass trap 3532 
I will see... 3532 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3532 
Other absorbtion methods 3532 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3531 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3524 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3524 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3522 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3522 
Zarathustra 3518 
Very very nice. 3499 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3499 
Theoretically possible? 3497 
So True 3496 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3485 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3480 
7 moths and one event... 3359 
The next day 3357 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3357 
Choose your poisons 3357 
Thank you 3356 
It is very nice. 3355 
Great day 3354 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3353 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3348 
Macondo listening distance. 3264 
Measured from? 3263 
The Listening Room July 7 3263 
8' all around 3262 
Some comments... 3262 
I am looking for inspiration. 3260 
Vent that woofer 3260 
I do not know yet what to do. 3260 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3259 
Ported 3259 
No port for me, if possible... 3259 
Might...... be.... 3259 
K-Horns? 3259 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3259 
They do appear 3259 
Path length of khorn 3259 
The memory lane. 3259 
Outside 3259 
KHorn facts and truth 3259 
Khorn extension 3259 
The options available.... 3259 
The last night looking… 3258 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3258 
About the use of reading my own site. 3257 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3257 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3257 
Just thinking out loud... 3257 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3257 
Driver? 3257 
Two separate individuals 3257 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3257 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3257 
One more simple idea 3257 
A good thinking. 3255 
A next day. 3255 
Deja vu 3254 
It is all depend of your roo 3254 
What the holly garbage. 3244 
What about at a lower volume... 3244 
I do not know why. 3243 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3190 
SSET ;-) 3189 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3189 
More of the same? 3188 
Yes, this is an option too. 3188 
Actually… 3188 
The Scanspeaks 3188 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3188 
Ah, Winnie... 3188 
Last version 3188 
I wrote about it. 3187 
Layout 3187 
Kind of LF depression… 3184 
The one that got away 3184 
Updated. 3184 
Respect! 3183 
There are plenty things to think about. 3183 
Devil invented the room :) 3183 
The way how I see it… 3183 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3182 
One more theoretical solution 3181 
Almost familiar 3181 
This weekend 3177 
Sum and Difference 3177 
It is in the picture... 3177 
Nice bias 3177 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3177 
The grilling analogy 3177 
Some listening today. 3176 
Back to the drawing table. 3170 
Bring them forward 3170 
Promising.... 3170 
Aligned how? 3169 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3169 
Nice but need more work 3162 
Getting there... 3157 
It all looks very nice... 3157 
It is still all for grabs. 3157 
Great Morning!!! 3156 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3156 
Some thinking required… 3155 
I never done anything like this… 3154 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3153 
Phase and Room Modes 3153 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3152 
I am back. 3151 
I need some volume… 3150 
Line Gain 3150 
What a brilliant idea! 3150 
The full monty 3150 
Yep. I know. 3149 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3149 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3149 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3146 
You know the voices are right... 3146 
Some freaking magic. 3145 
Explanation 3145 
11 feet apart 3144 
Juts a proposal. 3144 
Stronger preamp 3143 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3142 
Sick? No. 3142 
Strong pre 3142 
I think it will be no 312.... 3142 
The new room is officially open. 3129 
A picture… 3115 
What a beautiful set-up! 3115 
Dream place 3114 
Headphones sound from playback 3113 
The headphone analogy 3112 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3112 
Wrong way 3112 
Sounds like an insult to me 3112 
Imaging. 3112 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3106 
Learn to forget 3105 
The infrabass injection. 2995 
The number 20 2995 
Undertones? 2994 
Resonance distortion 2994 
There are many options 2994 
I want it... 2994 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2994 
Clarity in the murk 2994 
The gentle exit 2994 
I understand 2994 
Low frequency dithering 2994 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2994 
Eventually! 2810 
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