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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3741 
Big 3741 
Old house? 3741 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3741 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3741 
For a Given Room 3740 
House Inspections & Warranties 3740 
A min Room size.... 3734 
Charging the Large Room 3734 
A bit deeper. 3734 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3733 
Comfort 3733 
Choices 3732 
Value 3732 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3732 
"romantic" illusion... 3732 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3732 
My kids... 3732 
Bingo 3732 
Interesting discussion indeed 3732 
The High Demands System 3731 
Paul S -- 3731 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3731 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3728 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3728 
Happiness 3728 
Various Stages of Young 3728 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3727 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3727 
Using the real estate 3727 
Through the roof 3724 
Sideways 3723 
If not a midbass horn? 3721 
What Comes Naturally 3721 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3721 
In That Case... 3721 
The game is on. 3719 
Mazel Tov! 3719 
Great news 3719 
Wonderful! 3719 
I think it will be better with time. 3719 
Gaddis House 3719 
Congratulations! 3718 
View vs. Practicality 3715 
Multi-Tasking 3715 
Exactly! 3715 
Equipment between speakers... 3715 
Top Gear 3715 
I see no problems with "between". 3715 
Oh well... 3715 
Wall of nature 3715 
Big Window 3715 
Shades and Night Vision 3715 
...they do image wonderfully... 3715 
Another attic project? 3714 
Infinite baffle 3714 
IB 3714 
Mold 3714 
Attic Ventilation 3714 
Possible 3713 
Just strategizing 3713 
Normal orientation 3713 
Confusion. 3713 
Specifics 3713 
Driver Orientation 3713 
That all need to be though out. 3713 
It nigh be a problem 3713 
Ideas 3713 
Opposing woofers 3713 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3713 
Blow hard 3713 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3713 
Couple of things 3713 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3701 
That's not a problem :) 3701 
A LF solution for a new room 3644 
Another midbass?!!? 3641 
Another option to consider 3639 
Room comfort upgrades 3638 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3636 
The color of the listening room. 3622 
This would be nice...... 3619 
That is it. 3609 
Congratulations 3609 
Well, 3609 
The last week of moving... 3600 
We are home! 3596 
Congratulations! 3596 
We found a new room in House.... 3590 
Bass in bass-ment? 3589 
True, but. . . 3589 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3588 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3588 
It took for a while. 3551 
Time/Change 3550 
In regards to chairs... 3550 
This week. 3548 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3548 
The first day. 3546 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3546 
Sounds like a nice time... 3546 
For now.... 3545 
Soft Bass 3545 
Getting somewhere. 3544 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3544 
Diffusion 3543 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3542 
Space behind 3542 
Slowly going back to the business. 3527 
Keep on truckin' 3527 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3525 
Audio vs Video playback. 3522 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3521 
AV 3521 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3521 
A good configuration. 3520 
Injection Channel 3520 
It will come later. 3520 
Going there.... 3518 
Toddler Listeners 3517 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3517 
The honeymoon night. 3515 
Proximity 3515 
A chicken and egg situation 3506 
So far so good. 3501 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3499 
Ok, a first objective look. 3494 
Some room dealing basics 3493 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3492 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3491 
Bass trap 3491 
I will see... 3491 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3491 
Other absorbtion methods 3491 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3490 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3483 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3483 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3481 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3481 
Zarathustra 3477 
Very very nice. 3458 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3458 
Theoretically possible? 3456 
So True 3455 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3444 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3439 
7 moths and one event... 3318 
The next day 3316 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3316 
Choose your poisons 3316 
Thank you 3315 
It is very nice. 3314 
Great day 3313 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3312 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3307 
Macondo listening distance. 3223 
Measured from? 3222 
The Listening Room July 7 3222 
8' all around 3221 
Some comments... 3221 
I am looking for inspiration. 3219 
Vent that woofer 3219 
I do not know yet what to do. 3219 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3218 
Ported 3218 
No port for me, if possible... 3218 
Might...... be.... 3218 
K-Horns? 3218 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3218 
They do appear 3218 
Path length of khorn 3218 
The memory lane. 3218 
Outside 3218 
KHorn facts and truth 3218 
Khorn extension 3218 
The options available.... 3218 
The last night looking… 3217 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3217 
About the use of reading my own site. 3216 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3216 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3216 
Just thinking out loud... 3216 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3216 
Driver? 3216 
Two separate individuals 3216 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3216 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3216 
One more simple idea 3216 
A good thinking. 3214 
A next day. 3214 
Deja vu 3213 
It is all depend of your roo 3213 
What the holly garbage. 3203 
What about at a lower volume... 3203 
I do not know why. 3202 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3149 
SSET ;-) 3148 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3148 
More of the same? 3147 
Yes, this is an option too. 3147 
Actually… 3147 
The Scanspeaks 3147 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3147 
Ah, Winnie... 3147 
Last version 3147 
I wrote about it. 3146 
Layout 3146 
Kind of LF depression… 3143 
The one that got away 3143 
Updated. 3143 
Respect! 3142 
There are plenty things to think about. 3142 
Devil invented the room :) 3142 
The way how I see it… 3142 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3141 
One more theoretical solution 3140 
Almost familiar 3140 
This weekend 3136 
Sum and Difference 3136 
It is in the picture... 3136 
Nice bias 3136 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3136 
The grilling analogy 3136 
Some listening today. 3135 
Back to the drawing table. 3129 
Bring them forward 3129 
Promising.... 3129 
Aligned how? 3128 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3128 
Nice but need more work 3121 
Getting there... 3116 
It all looks very nice... 3116 
It is still all for grabs. 3116 
Great Morning!!! 3115 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3115 
Some thinking required… 3114 
I never done anything like this… 3113 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3112 
Phase and Room Modes 3112 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3111 
I am back. 3110 
I need some volume… 3109 
Line Gain 3109 
What a brilliant idea! 3109 
The full monty 3109 
Yep. I know. 3108 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3108 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3108 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3105 
You know the voices are right... 3105 
Some freaking magic. 3104 
Explanation 3104 
11 feet apart 3103 
Juts a proposal. 3103 
Stronger preamp 3102 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3101 
Sick? No. 3101 
Strong pre 3101 
I think it will be no 312.... 3101 
The new room is officially open. 3088 
A picture… 3074 
What a beautiful set-up! 3074 
Dream place 3073 
Headphones sound from playback 3072 
The headphone analogy 3071 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3071 
Wrong way 3071 
Sounds like an insult to me 3071 
Imaging. 3071 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3065 
Learn to forget 3064 
The infrabass injection. 2954 
The number 20 2954 
Undertones? 2953 
Resonance distortion 2953 
There are many options 2953 
I want it... 2953 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2953 
Clarity in the murk 2953 
The gentle exit 2953 
I understand 2953 
Low frequency dithering 2953 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2953 
Eventually! 2769 
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