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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3603 
Big 3603 
Old house? 3603 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3603 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3603 
For a Given Room 3602 
House Inspections & Warranties 3602 
A min Room size.... 3596 
Charging the Large Room 3596 
A bit deeper. 3596 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3595 
Comfort 3595 
Choices 3594 
Value 3594 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3594 
"romantic" illusion... 3594 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3594 
My kids... 3594 
Bingo 3594 
Interesting discussion indeed 3594 
The High Demands System 3593 
Paul S -- 3593 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3593 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3590 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3590 
Happiness 3590 
Various Stages of Young 3590 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3589 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3589 
Using the real estate 3589 
Through the roof 3586 
Sideways 3585 
If not a midbass horn? 3583 
What Comes Naturally 3583 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3583 
In That Case... 3583 
The game is on. 3581 
Mazel Tov! 3581 
Great news 3581 
Wonderful! 3581 
I think it will be better with time. 3581 
Gaddis House 3581 
Congratulations! 3580 
View vs. Practicality 3577 
Multi-Tasking 3577 
Exactly! 3577 
Equipment between speakers... 3577 
Top Gear 3577 
I see no problems with "between". 3577 
Oh well... 3577 
Wall of nature 3577 
Big Window 3577 
Shades and Night Vision 3577 
...they do image wonderfully... 3577 
Another attic project? 3576 
Infinite baffle 3576 
IB 3576 
Mold 3576 
Attic Ventilation 3576 
Possible 3575 
Just strategizing 3575 
Normal orientation 3575 
Confusion. 3575 
Specifics 3575 
Driver Orientation 3575 
That all need to be though out. 3575 
It nigh be a problem 3575 
Ideas 3575 
Opposing woofers 3575 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3575 
Blow hard 3575 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3575 
Couple of things 3575 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3563 
That's not a problem :) 3563 
A LF solution for a new room 3506 
Another midbass?!!? 3503 
Another option to consider 3501 
Room comfort upgrades 3500 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3498 
The color of the listening room. 3484 
This would be nice...... 3481 
That is it. 3471 
Congratulations 3471 
Well, 3471 
The last week of moving... 3462 
We are home! 3458 
Congratulations! 3458 
We found a new room in House.... 3452 
Bass in bass-ment? 3451 
True, but. . . 3451 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3450 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3450 
It took for a while. 3413 
Time/Change 3412 
In regards to chairs... 3412 
This week. 3410 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3410 
The first day. 3408 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3408 
Sounds like a nice time... 3408 
For now.... 3407 
Soft Bass 3407 
Getting somewhere. 3406 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3406 
Diffusion 3405 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3404 
Space behind 3404 
Slowly going back to the business. 3389 
Keep on truckin' 3389 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3387 
Audio vs Video playback. 3384 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3383 
AV 3383 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3383 
A good configuration. 3382 
Injection Channel 3382 
It will come later. 3382 
Going there.... 3380 
Toddler Listeners 3379 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3379 
The honeymoon night. 3377 
Proximity 3377 
A chicken and egg situation 3368 
So far so good. 3363 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3361 
Ok, a first objective look. 3356 
Some room dealing basics 3355 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3354 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3353 
Bass trap 3353 
I will see... 3353 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3353 
Other absorbtion methods 3353 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3352 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3345 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3345 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3343 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3343 
Zarathustra 3339 
Very very nice. 3320 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3320 
Theoretically possible? 3318 
So True 3317 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3306 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3301 
7 moths and one event... 3180 
The next day 3178 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3178 
Choose your poisons 3178 
Thank you 3177 
It is very nice. 3176 
Great day 3175 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3174 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3169 
Macondo listening distance. 3085 
Measured from? 3084 
The Listening Room July 7 3084 
8' all around 3083 
Some comments... 3083 
I am looking for inspiration. 3081 
Vent that woofer 3081 
I do not know yet what to do. 3081 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3080 
Ported 3080 
No port for me, if possible... 3080 
Might...... be.... 3080 
K-Horns? 3080 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3080 
They do appear 3080 
Path length of khorn 3080 
The memory lane. 3080 
Outside 3080 
KHorn facts and truth 3080 
Khorn extension 3080 
The options available.... 3080 
The last night looking… 3079 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3079 
About the use of reading my own site. 3078 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3078 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3078 
Just thinking out loud... 3078 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3078 
Driver? 3078 
Two separate individuals 3078 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3078 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3078 
One more simple idea 3078 
A good thinking. 3076 
A next day. 3076 
Deja vu 3075 
It is all depend of your roo 3075 
What the holly garbage. 3065 
What about at a lower volume... 3065 
I do not know why. 3064 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3011 
SSET ;-) 3010 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3010 
More of the same? 3009 
Yes, this is an option too. 3009 
Actually… 3009 
The Scanspeaks 3009 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3009 
Ah, Winnie... 3009 
Last version 3009 
I wrote about it. 3008 
Layout 3008 
Kind of LF depression… 3005 
The one that got away 3005 
Updated. 3005 
Respect! 3004 
There are plenty things to think about. 3004 
Devil invented the room :) 3004 
The way how I see it… 3004 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3003 
One more theoretical solution 3002 
Almost familiar 3002 
This weekend 2998 
Sum and Difference 2998 
It is in the picture... 2998 
Nice bias 2998 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2998 
The grilling analogy 2998 
Some listening today. 2997 
Back to the drawing table. 2991 
Bring them forward 2991 
Promising.... 2991 
Aligned how? 2990 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2990 
Nice but need more work 2983 
Getting there... 2978 
It all looks very nice... 2978 
It is still all for grabs. 2978 
Great Morning!!! 2977 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2977 
Some thinking required… 2976 
I never done anything like this… 2975 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2974 
Phase and Room Modes 2974 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2973 
I am back. 2972 
I need some volume… 2971 
Line Gain 2971 
What a brilliant idea! 2971 
The full monty 2971 
Yep. I know. 2970 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2970 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2970 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2967 
You know the voices are right... 2967 
Some freaking magic. 2966 
Explanation 2966 
11 feet apart 2965 
Juts a proposal. 2965 
Stronger preamp 2964 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2963 
Sick? No. 2963 
Strong pre 2963 
I think it will be no 312.... 2963 
The new room is officially open. 2950 
A picture… 2936 
What a beautiful set-up! 2936 
Dream place 2935 
Headphones sound from playback 2934 
The headphone analogy 2933 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2933 
Wrong way 2933 
Sounds like an insult to me 2933 
Imaging. 2933 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2927 
Learn to forget 2926 
The infrabass injection. 2816 
The number 20 2816 
Undertones? 2815 
Resonance distortion 2815 
There are many options 2815 
I want it... 2815 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2815 
Clarity in the murk 2815 
The gentle exit 2815 
I understand 2815 
Low frequency dithering 2815 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2815 
Eventually! 2631 
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