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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3695 
Big 3695 
Old house? 3695 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3695 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3695 
For a Given Room 3694 
House Inspections & Warranties 3694 
A min Room size.... 3688 
Charging the Large Room 3688 
A bit deeper. 3688 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3687 
Comfort 3687 
Choices 3686 
Value 3686 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3686 
"romantic" illusion... 3686 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3686 
My kids... 3686 
Bingo 3686 
Interesting discussion indeed 3686 
The High Demands System 3685 
Paul S -- 3685 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3685 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3682 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3682 
Happiness 3682 
Various Stages of Young 3682 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3681 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3681 
Using the real estate 3681 
Through the roof 3678 
Sideways 3677 
If not a midbass horn? 3675 
What Comes Naturally 3675 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3675 
In That Case... 3675 
The game is on. 3673 
Mazel Tov! 3673 
Great news 3673 
Wonderful! 3673 
I think it will be better with time. 3673 
Gaddis House 3673 
Congratulations! 3672 
View vs. Practicality 3669 
Multi-Tasking 3669 
Exactly! 3669 
Equipment between speakers... 3669 
Top Gear 3669 
I see no problems with "between". 3669 
Oh well... 3669 
Wall of nature 3669 
Big Window 3669 
Shades and Night Vision 3669 
...they do image wonderfully... 3669 
Another attic project? 3668 
Infinite baffle 3668 
IB 3668 
Mold 3668 
Attic Ventilation 3668 
Possible 3667 
Just strategizing 3667 
Normal orientation 3667 
Confusion. 3667 
Specifics 3667 
Driver Orientation 3667 
That all need to be though out. 3667 
It nigh be a problem 3667 
Ideas 3667 
Opposing woofers 3667 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3667 
Blow hard 3667 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3667 
Couple of things 3667 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3655 
That's not a problem :) 3655 
A LF solution for a new room 3598 
Another midbass?!!? 3595 
Another option to consider 3593 
Room comfort upgrades 3592 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3590 
The color of the listening room. 3576 
This would be nice...... 3573 
That is it. 3563 
Congratulations 3563 
Well, 3563 
The last week of moving... 3554 
We are home! 3550 
Congratulations! 3550 
We found a new room in House.... 3544 
Bass in bass-ment? 3543 
True, but. . . 3543 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3542 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3542 
It took for a while. 3505 
Time/Change 3504 
In regards to chairs... 3504 
This week. 3502 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3502 
The first day. 3500 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3500 
Sounds like a nice time... 3500 
For now.... 3499 
Soft Bass 3499 
Getting somewhere. 3498 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3498 
Diffusion 3497 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3496 
Space behind 3496 
Slowly going back to the business. 3481 
Keep on truckin' 3481 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3479 
Audio vs Video playback. 3476 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3475 
AV 3475 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3475 
A good configuration. 3474 
Injection Channel 3474 
It will come later. 3474 
Going there.... 3472 
Toddler Listeners 3471 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3471 
The honeymoon night. 3469 
Proximity 3469 
A chicken and egg situation 3460 
So far so good. 3455 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3453 
Ok, a first objective look. 3448 
Some room dealing basics 3447 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3446 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3445 
Bass trap 3445 
I will see... 3445 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3445 
Other absorbtion methods 3445 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3444 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3437 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3437 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3435 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3435 
Zarathustra 3431 
Very very nice. 3412 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3412 
Theoretically possible? 3410 
So True 3409 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3398 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3393 
7 moths and one event... 3272 
The next day 3270 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3270 
Choose your poisons 3270 
Thank you 3269 
It is very nice. 3268 
Great day 3267 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3266 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3261 
Macondo listening distance. 3177 
Measured from? 3176 
The Listening Room July 7 3176 
8' all around 3175 
Some comments... 3175 
I am looking for inspiration. 3173 
Vent that woofer 3173 
I do not know yet what to do. 3173 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3172 
Ported 3172 
No port for me, if possible... 3172 
Might...... be.... 3172 
K-Horns? 3172 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3172 
They do appear 3172 
Path length of khorn 3172 
The memory lane. 3172 
Outside 3172 
KHorn facts and truth 3172 
Khorn extension 3172 
The options available.... 3172 
The last night looking… 3171 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3171 
About the use of reading my own site. 3170 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3170 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3170 
Just thinking out loud... 3170 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3170 
Driver? 3170 
Two separate individuals 3170 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3170 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3170 
One more simple idea 3170 
A good thinking. 3168 
A next day. 3168 
Deja vu 3167 
It is all depend of your roo 3167 
What the holly garbage. 3157 
What about at a lower volume... 3157 
I do not know why. 3156 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3103 
SSET ;-) 3102 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3102 
More of the same? 3101 
Yes, this is an option too. 3101 
Actually… 3101 
The Scanspeaks 3101 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3101 
Ah, Winnie... 3101 
Last version 3101 
I wrote about it. 3100 
Layout 3100 
Kind of LF depression… 3097 
The one that got away 3097 
Updated. 3097 
Respect! 3096 
There are plenty things to think about. 3096 
Devil invented the room :) 3096 
The way how I see it… 3096 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3095 
One more theoretical solution 3094 
Almost familiar 3094 
This weekend 3090 
Sum and Difference 3090 
It is in the picture... 3090 
Nice bias 3090 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3090 
The grilling analogy 3090 
Some listening today. 3089 
Back to the drawing table. 3083 
Bring them forward 3083 
Promising.... 3083 
Aligned how? 3082 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3082 
Nice but need more work 3075 
Getting there... 3070 
It all looks very nice... 3070 
It is still all for grabs. 3070 
Great Morning!!! 3069 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3069 
Some thinking required… 3068 
I never done anything like this… 3067 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3066 
Phase and Room Modes 3066 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3065 
I am back. 3064 
I need some volume… 3063 
Line Gain 3063 
What a brilliant idea! 3063 
The full monty 3063 
Yep. I know. 3062 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3062 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3062 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3059 
You know the voices are right... 3059 
Some freaking magic. 3058 
Explanation 3058 
11 feet apart 3057 
Juts a proposal. 3057 
Stronger preamp 3056 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3055 
Sick? No. 3055 
Strong pre 3055 
I think it will be no 312.... 3055 
The new room is officially open. 3042 
A picture… 3028 
What a beautiful set-up! 3028 
Dream place 3027 
Headphones sound from playback 3026 
The headphone analogy 3025 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3025 
Wrong way 3025 
Sounds like an insult to me 3025 
Imaging. 3025 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3019 
Learn to forget 3018 
The infrabass injection. 2908 
The number 20 2908 
Undertones? 2907 
Resonance distortion 2907 
There are many options 2907 
I want it... 2907 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2907 
Clarity in the murk 2907 
The gentle exit 2907 
I understand 2907 
Low frequency dithering 2907 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2907 
Eventually! 2723 
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