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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3707 
Big 3707 
Old house? 3707 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3707 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3707 
For a Given Room 3706 
House Inspections & Warranties 3706 
A min Room size.... 3700 
Charging the Large Room 3700 
A bit deeper. 3700 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3699 
Comfort 3699 
Choices 3698 
Value 3698 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3698 
"romantic" illusion... 3698 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3698 
My kids... 3698 
Bingo 3698 
Interesting discussion indeed 3698 
The High Demands System 3697 
Paul S -- 3697 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3697 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3694 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3694 
Happiness 3694 
Various Stages of Young 3694 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3693 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3693 
Using the real estate 3693 
Through the roof 3690 
Sideways 3689 
If not a midbass horn? 3687 
What Comes Naturally 3687 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3687 
In That Case... 3687 
The game is on. 3685 
Mazel Tov! 3685 
Great news 3685 
Wonderful! 3685 
I think it will be better with time. 3685 
Gaddis House 3685 
Congratulations! 3684 
View vs. Practicality 3681 
Multi-Tasking 3681 
Exactly! 3681 
Equipment between speakers... 3681 
Top Gear 3681 
I see no problems with "between". 3681 
Oh well... 3681 
Wall of nature 3681 
Big Window 3681 
Shades and Night Vision 3681 
...they do image wonderfully... 3681 
Another attic project? 3680 
Infinite baffle 3680 
IB 3680 
Mold 3680 
Attic Ventilation 3680 
Possible 3679 
Just strategizing 3679 
Normal orientation 3679 
Confusion. 3679 
Specifics 3679 
Driver Orientation 3679 
That all need to be though out. 3679 
It nigh be a problem 3679 
Ideas 3679 
Opposing woofers 3679 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3679 
Blow hard 3679 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3679 
Couple of things 3679 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3667 
That's not a problem :) 3667 
A LF solution for a new room 3610 
Another midbass?!!? 3607 
Another option to consider 3605 
Room comfort upgrades 3604 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3602 
The color of the listening room. 3588 
This would be nice...... 3585 
That is it. 3575 
Congratulations 3575 
Well, 3575 
The last week of moving... 3566 
We are home! 3562 
Congratulations! 3562 
We found a new room in House.... 3556 
Bass in bass-ment? 3555 
True, but. . . 3555 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3554 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3554 
It took for a while. 3517 
Time/Change 3516 
In regards to chairs... 3516 
This week. 3514 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3514 
The first day. 3512 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3512 
Sounds like a nice time... 3512 
For now.... 3511 
Soft Bass 3511 
Getting somewhere. 3510 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3510 
Diffusion 3509 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3508 
Space behind 3508 
Slowly going back to the business. 3493 
Keep on truckin' 3493 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3491 
Audio vs Video playback. 3488 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3487 
AV 3487 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3487 
A good configuration. 3486 
Injection Channel 3486 
It will come later. 3486 
Going there.... 3484 
Toddler Listeners 3483 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3483 
The honeymoon night. 3481 
Proximity 3481 
A chicken and egg situation 3472 
So far so good. 3467 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3465 
Ok, a first objective look. 3460 
Some room dealing basics 3459 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3458 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3457 
Bass trap 3457 
I will see... 3457 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3457 
Other absorbtion methods 3457 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3456 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3449 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3449 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3447 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3447 
Zarathustra 3443 
Very very nice. 3424 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3424 
Theoretically possible? 3422 
So True 3421 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3410 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3405 
7 moths and one event... 3284 
The next day 3282 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3282 
Choose your poisons 3282 
Thank you 3281 
It is very nice. 3280 
Great day 3279 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3278 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3273 
Macondo listening distance. 3189 
Measured from? 3188 
The Listening Room July 7 3188 
8' all around 3187 
Some comments... 3187 
I am looking for inspiration. 3185 
Vent that woofer 3185 
I do not know yet what to do. 3185 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3184 
Ported 3184 
No port for me, if possible... 3184 
Might...... be.... 3184 
K-Horns? 3184 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3184 
They do appear 3184 
Path length of khorn 3184 
The memory lane. 3184 
Outside 3184 
KHorn facts and truth 3184 
Khorn extension 3184 
The options available.... 3184 
The last night looking… 3183 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3183 
About the use of reading my own site. 3182 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3182 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3182 
Just thinking out loud... 3182 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3182 
Driver? 3182 
Two separate individuals 3182 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3182 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3182 
One more simple idea 3182 
A good thinking. 3180 
A next day. 3180 
Deja vu 3179 
It is all depend of your roo 3179 
What the holly garbage. 3169 
What about at a lower volume... 3169 
I do not know why. 3168 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3115 
SSET ;-) 3114 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3114 
More of the same? 3113 
Yes, this is an option too. 3113 
Actually… 3113 
The Scanspeaks 3113 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3113 
Ah, Winnie... 3113 
Last version 3113 
I wrote about it. 3112 
Layout 3112 
Kind of LF depression… 3109 
The one that got away 3109 
Updated. 3109 
Respect! 3108 
There are plenty things to think about. 3108 
Devil invented the room :) 3108 
The way how I see it… 3108 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3107 
One more theoretical solution 3106 
Almost familiar 3106 
This weekend 3102 
Sum and Difference 3102 
It is in the picture... 3102 
Nice bias 3102 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3102 
The grilling analogy 3102 
Some listening today. 3101 
Back to the drawing table. 3095 
Bring them forward 3095 
Promising.... 3095 
Aligned how? 3094 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3094 
Nice but need more work 3087 
Getting there... 3082 
It all looks very nice... 3082 
It is still all for grabs. 3082 
Great Morning!!! 3081 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3081 
Some thinking required… 3080 
I never done anything like this… 3079 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3078 
Phase and Room Modes 3078 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3077 
I am back. 3076 
I need some volume… 3075 
Line Gain 3075 
What a brilliant idea! 3075 
The full monty 3075 
Yep. I know. 3074 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3074 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3074 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3071 
You know the voices are right... 3071 
Some freaking magic. 3070 
Explanation 3070 
11 feet apart 3069 
Juts a proposal. 3069 
Stronger preamp 3068 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3067 
Sick? No. 3067 
Strong pre 3067 
I think it will be no 312.... 3067 
The new room is officially open. 3054 
A picture… 3040 
What a beautiful set-up! 3040 
Dream place 3039 
Headphones sound from playback 3038 
The headphone analogy 3037 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3037 
Wrong way 3037 
Sounds like an insult to me 3037 
Imaging. 3037 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3031 
Learn to forget 3030 
The infrabass injection. 2920 
The number 20 2920 
Undertones? 2919 
Resonance distortion 2919 
There are many options 2919 
I want it... 2919 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2919 
Clarity in the murk 2919 
The gentle exit 2919 
I understand 2919 
Low frequency dithering 2919 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2919 
Eventually! 2735 
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