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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3606 
Big 3606 
Old house? 3606 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3606 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3606 
For a Given Room 3605 
House Inspections & Warranties 3605 
A min Room size.... 3599 
Charging the Large Room 3599 
A bit deeper. 3599 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3598 
Comfort 3598 
Choices 3597 
Value 3597 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3597 
"romantic" illusion... 3597 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3597 
My kids... 3597 
Bingo 3597 
Interesting discussion indeed 3597 
The High Demands System 3596 
Paul S -- 3596 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3596 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3593 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3593 
Happiness 3593 
Various Stages of Young 3593 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3592 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3592 
Using the real estate 3592 
Through the roof 3589 
Sideways 3588 
If not a midbass horn? 3586 
What Comes Naturally 3586 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3586 
In That Case... 3586 
The game is on. 3584 
Mazel Tov! 3584 
Great news 3584 
Wonderful! 3584 
I think it will be better with time. 3584 
Gaddis House 3584 
Congratulations! 3583 
View vs. Practicality 3580 
Multi-Tasking 3580 
Exactly! 3580 
Equipment between speakers... 3580 
Top Gear 3580 
I see no problems with "between". 3580 
Oh well... 3580 
Wall of nature 3580 
Big Window 3580 
Shades and Night Vision 3580 
...they do image wonderfully... 3580 
Another attic project? 3579 
Infinite baffle 3579 
IB 3579 
Mold 3579 
Attic Ventilation 3579 
Possible 3578 
Just strategizing 3578 
Normal orientation 3578 
Confusion. 3578 
Specifics 3578 
Driver Orientation 3578 
That all need to be though out. 3578 
It nigh be a problem 3578 
Ideas 3578 
Opposing woofers 3578 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3578 
Blow hard 3578 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3578 
Couple of things 3578 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3566 
That's not a problem :) 3566 
A LF solution for a new room 3509 
Another midbass?!!? 3506 
Another option to consider 3504 
Room comfort upgrades 3503 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3501 
The color of the listening room. 3487 
This would be nice...... 3484 
That is it. 3474 
Congratulations 3474 
Well, 3474 
The last week of moving... 3465 
We are home! 3461 
Congratulations! 3461 
We found a new room in House.... 3455 
Bass in bass-ment? 3454 
True, but. . . 3454 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3453 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3453 
It took for a while. 3416 
Time/Change 3415 
In regards to chairs... 3415 
This week. 3413 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3413 
The first day. 3411 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3411 
Sounds like a nice time... 3411 
For now.... 3410 
Soft Bass 3410 
Getting somewhere. 3409 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3409 
Diffusion 3408 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3407 
Space behind 3407 
Slowly going back to the business. 3392 
Keep on truckin' 3392 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3390 
Audio vs Video playback. 3387 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3386 
AV 3386 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3386 
A good configuration. 3385 
Injection Channel 3385 
It will come later. 3385 
Going there.... 3383 
Toddler Listeners 3382 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3382 
The honeymoon night. 3380 
Proximity 3380 
A chicken and egg situation 3371 
So far so good. 3366 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3364 
Ok, a first objective look. 3359 
Some room dealing basics 3358 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3357 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3356 
Bass trap 3356 
I will see... 3356 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3356 
Other absorbtion methods 3356 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3355 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3348 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3348 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3346 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3346 
Zarathustra 3342 
Very very nice. 3323 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3323 
Theoretically possible? 3321 
So True 3320 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3309 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3304 
7 moths and one event... 3183 
The next day 3181 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3181 
Choose your poisons 3181 
Thank you 3180 
It is very nice. 3179 
Great day 3178 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3177 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3172 
Macondo listening distance. 3088 
Measured from? 3087 
The Listening Room July 7 3087 
8' all around 3086 
Some comments... 3086 
I am looking for inspiration. 3084 
Vent that woofer 3084 
I do not know yet what to do. 3084 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3083 
Ported 3083 
No port for me, if possible... 3083 
Might...... be.... 3083 
K-Horns? 3083 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3083 
They do appear 3083 
Path length of khorn 3083 
The memory lane. 3083 
Outside 3083 
KHorn facts and truth 3083 
Khorn extension 3083 
The options available.... 3083 
The last night looking… 3082 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3082 
About the use of reading my own site. 3081 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3081 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3081 
Just thinking out loud... 3081 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3081 
Driver? 3081 
Two separate individuals 3081 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3081 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3081 
One more simple idea 3081 
A good thinking. 3079 
A next day. 3079 
Deja vu 3078 
It is all depend of your roo 3078 
What the holly garbage. 3068 
What about at a lower volume... 3068 
I do not know why. 3067 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3014 
SSET ;-) 3013 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3013 
More of the same? 3012 
Yes, this is an option too. 3012 
Actually… 3012 
The Scanspeaks 3012 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3012 
Ah, Winnie... 3012 
Last version 3012 
I wrote about it. 3011 
Layout 3011 
Kind of LF depression… 3008 
The one that got away 3008 
Updated. 3008 
Respect! 3007 
There are plenty things to think about. 3007 
Devil invented the room :) 3007 
The way how I see it… 3007 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3006 
One more theoretical solution 3005 
Almost familiar 3005 
This weekend 3001 
Sum and Difference 3001 
It is in the picture... 3001 
Nice bias 3001 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3001 
The grilling analogy 3001 
Some listening today. 3000 
Back to the drawing table. 2994 
Bring them forward 2994 
Promising.... 2994 
Aligned how? 2993 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2993 
Nice but need more work 2986 
Getting there... 2981 
It all looks very nice... 2981 
It is still all for grabs. 2981 
Great Morning!!! 2980 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2980 
Some thinking required… 2979 
I never done anything like this… 2978 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2977 
Phase and Room Modes 2977 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2976 
I am back. 2975 
I need some volume… 2974 
Line Gain 2974 
What a brilliant idea! 2974 
The full monty 2974 
Yep. I know. 2973 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2973 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2973 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2970 
You know the voices are right... 2970 
Some freaking magic. 2969 
Explanation 2969 
11 feet apart 2968 
Juts a proposal. 2968 
Stronger preamp 2967 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2966 
Sick? No. 2966 
Strong pre 2966 
I think it will be no 312.... 2966 
The new room is officially open. 2953 
A picture… 2939 
What a beautiful set-up! 2939 
Dream place 2938 
Headphones sound from playback 2937 
The headphone analogy 2936 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2936 
Wrong way 2936 
Sounds like an insult to me 2936 
Imaging. 2936 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2930 
Learn to forget 2929 
The infrabass injection. 2819 
The number 20 2819 
Undertones? 2818 
Resonance distortion 2818 
There are many options 2818 
I want it... 2818 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2818 
Clarity in the murk 2818 
The gentle exit 2818 
I understand 2818 
Low frequency dithering 2818 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2818 
Eventually! 2634 
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