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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3679 
Big 3679 
Old house? 3679 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3679 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3679 
For a Given Room 3678 
House Inspections & Warranties 3678 
A min Room size.... 3672 
Charging the Large Room 3672 
A bit deeper. 3672 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3671 
Comfort 3671 
Choices 3670 
Value 3670 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3670 
"romantic" illusion... 3670 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3670 
My kids... 3670 
Bingo 3670 
Interesting discussion indeed 3670 
The High Demands System 3669 
Paul S -- 3669 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3669 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3666 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3666 
Happiness 3666 
Various Stages of Young 3666 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3665 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3665 
Using the real estate 3665 
Through the roof 3662 
Sideways 3661 
If not a midbass horn? 3659 
What Comes Naturally 3659 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3659 
In That Case... 3659 
The game is on. 3657 
Mazel Tov! 3657 
Great news 3657 
Wonderful! 3657 
I think it will be better with time. 3657 
Gaddis House 3657 
Congratulations! 3656 
View vs. Practicality 3653 
Multi-Tasking 3653 
Exactly! 3653 
Equipment between speakers... 3653 
Top Gear 3653 
I see no problems with "between". 3653 
Oh well... 3653 
Wall of nature 3653 
Big Window 3653 
Shades and Night Vision 3653 
...they do image wonderfully... 3653 
Another attic project? 3652 
Infinite baffle 3652 
IB 3652 
Mold 3652 
Attic Ventilation 3652 
Possible 3651 
Just strategizing 3651 
Normal orientation 3651 
Confusion. 3651 
Specifics 3651 
Driver Orientation 3651 
That all need to be though out. 3651 
It nigh be a problem 3651 
Ideas 3651 
Opposing woofers 3651 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3651 
Blow hard 3651 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3651 
Couple of things 3651 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3639 
That's not a problem :) 3639 
A LF solution for a new room 3582 
Another midbass?!!? 3579 
Another option to consider 3577 
Room comfort upgrades 3576 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3574 
The color of the listening room. 3560 
This would be nice...... 3557 
That is it. 3547 
Congratulations 3547 
Well, 3547 
The last week of moving... 3538 
We are home! 3534 
Congratulations! 3534 
We found a new room in House.... 3528 
Bass in bass-ment? 3527 
True, but. . . 3527 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3526 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3526 
It took for a while. 3489 
Time/Change 3488 
In regards to chairs... 3488 
This week. 3486 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3486 
The first day. 3484 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3484 
Sounds like a nice time... 3484 
For now.... 3483 
Soft Bass 3483 
Getting somewhere. 3482 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3482 
Diffusion 3481 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3480 
Space behind 3480 
Slowly going back to the business. 3465 
Keep on truckin' 3465 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3463 
Audio vs Video playback. 3460 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3459 
AV 3459 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3459 
A good configuration. 3458 
Injection Channel 3458 
It will come later. 3458 
Going there.... 3456 
Toddler Listeners 3455 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3455 
The honeymoon night. 3453 
Proximity 3453 
A chicken and egg situation 3444 
So far so good. 3439 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3437 
Ok, a first objective look. 3432 
Some room dealing basics 3431 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3430 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3429 
Bass trap 3429 
I will see... 3429 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3429 
Other absorbtion methods 3429 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3428 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3421 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3421 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3419 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3419 
Zarathustra 3415 
Very very nice. 3396 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3396 
Theoretically possible? 3394 
So True 3393 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3382 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3377 
7 moths and one event... 3256 
The next day 3254 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3254 
Choose your poisons 3254 
Thank you 3253 
It is very nice. 3252 
Great day 3251 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3250 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3245 
Macondo listening distance. 3161 
Measured from? 3160 
The Listening Room July 7 3160 
8' all around 3159 
Some comments... 3159 
I am looking for inspiration. 3157 
Vent that woofer 3157 
I do not know yet what to do. 3157 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3156 
Ported 3156 
No port for me, if possible... 3156 
Might...... be.... 3156 
K-Horns? 3156 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3156 
They do appear 3156 
Path length of khorn 3156 
The memory lane. 3156 
Outside 3156 
KHorn facts and truth 3156 
Khorn extension 3156 
The options available.... 3156 
The last night looking… 3155 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3155 
About the use of reading my own site. 3154 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3154 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3154 
Just thinking out loud... 3154 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3154 
Driver? 3154 
Two separate individuals 3154 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3154 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3154 
One more simple idea 3154 
A good thinking. 3152 
A next day. 3152 
Deja vu 3151 
It is all depend of your roo 3151 
What the holly garbage. 3141 
What about at a lower volume... 3141 
I do not know why. 3140 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3087 
SSET ;-) 3086 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3086 
More of the same? 3085 
Yes, this is an option too. 3085 
Actually… 3085 
The Scanspeaks 3085 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3085 
Ah, Winnie... 3085 
Last version 3085 
I wrote about it. 3084 
Layout 3084 
Kind of LF depression… 3081 
The one that got away 3081 
Updated. 3081 
Respect! 3080 
There are plenty things to think about. 3080 
Devil invented the room :) 3080 
The way how I see it… 3080 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3079 
One more theoretical solution 3078 
Almost familiar 3078 
This weekend 3074 
Sum and Difference 3074 
It is in the picture... 3074 
Nice bias 3074 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3074 
The grilling analogy 3074 
Some listening today. 3073 
Back to the drawing table. 3067 
Bring them forward 3067 
Promising.... 3067 
Aligned how? 3066 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3066 
Nice but need more work 3059 
Getting there... 3054 
It all looks very nice... 3054 
It is still all for grabs. 3054 
Great Morning!!! 3053 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3053 
Some thinking required… 3052 
I never done anything like this… 3051 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3050 
Phase and Room Modes 3050 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3049 
I am back. 3048 
I need some volume… 3047 
Line Gain 3047 
What a brilliant idea! 3047 
The full monty 3047 
Yep. I know. 3046 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3046 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3046 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3043 
You know the voices are right... 3043 
Some freaking magic. 3042 
Explanation 3042 
11 feet apart 3041 
Juts a proposal. 3041 
Stronger preamp 3040 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3039 
Sick? No. 3039 
Strong pre 3039 
I think it will be no 312.... 3039 
The new room is officially open. 3026 
A picture… 3012 
What a beautiful set-up! 3012 
Dream place 3011 
Headphones sound from playback 3010 
The headphone analogy 3009 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3009 
Wrong way 3009 
Sounds like an insult to me 3009 
Imaging. 3009 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3003 
Learn to forget 3002 
The infrabass injection. 2892 
The number 20 2892 
Undertones? 2891 
Resonance distortion 2891 
There are many options 2891 
I want it... 2891 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2891 
Clarity in the murk 2891 
The gentle exit 2891 
I understand 2891 
Low frequency dithering 2891 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2891 
Eventually! 2707 
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