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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3836 
Big 3836 
Old house? 3836 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3836 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3836 
For a Given Room 3835 
House Inspections & Warranties 3835 
A min Room size.... 3829 
Charging the Large Room 3829 
A bit deeper. 3829 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3828 
Comfort 3828 
Choices 3827 
Value 3827 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3827 
"romantic" illusion... 3827 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3827 
My kids... 3827 
Bingo 3827 
Interesting discussion indeed 3827 
The High Demands System 3826 
Paul S -- 3826 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3826 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3823 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3823 
Happiness 3823 
Various Stages of Young 3823 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3822 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3822 
Using the real estate 3822 
Through the roof 3819 
Sideways 3818 
If not a midbass horn? 3816 
What Comes Naturally 3816 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3816 
In That Case... 3816 
The game is on. 3814 
Mazel Tov! 3814 
Great news 3814 
Wonderful! 3814 
I think it will be better with time. 3814 
Gaddis House 3814 
Congratulations! 3813 
View vs. Practicality 3810 
Multi-Tasking 3810 
Exactly! 3810 
Equipment between speakers... 3810 
Top Gear 3810 
I see no problems with "between". 3810 
Oh well... 3810 
Wall of nature 3810 
Big Window 3810 
Shades and Night Vision 3810 
...they do image wonderfully... 3810 
Another attic project? 3809 
Infinite baffle 3809 
IB 3809 
Mold 3809 
Attic Ventilation 3809 
Possible 3808 
Just strategizing 3808 
Normal orientation 3808 
Confusion. 3808 
Specifics 3808 
Driver Orientation 3808 
That all need to be though out. 3808 
It nigh be a problem 3808 
Ideas 3808 
Opposing woofers 3808 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3808 
Blow hard 3808 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3808 
Couple of things 3808 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3796 
That's not a problem :) 3796 
A LF solution for a new room 3739 
Another midbass?!!? 3736 
Another option to consider 3734 
Room comfort upgrades 3733 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3731 
The color of the listening room. 3717 
This would be nice...... 3714 
That is it. 3704 
Congratulations 3704 
Well, 3704 
The last week of moving... 3695 
We are home! 3691 
Congratulations! 3691 
We found a new room in House.... 3685 
Bass in bass-ment? 3684 
True, but. . . 3684 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3683 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3683 
It took for a while. 3646 
Time/Change 3645 
In regards to chairs... 3645 
This week. 3643 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3643 
The first day. 3641 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3641 
Sounds like a nice time... 3641 
For now.... 3640 
Soft Bass 3640 
Getting somewhere. 3639 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3639 
Diffusion 3638 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3637 
Space behind 3637 
Slowly going back to the business. 3622 
Keep on truckin' 3622 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3620 
Audio vs Video playback. 3617 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3616 
AV 3616 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3616 
A good configuration. 3615 
Injection Channel 3615 
It will come later. 3615 
Going there.... 3613 
Toddler Listeners 3612 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3612 
The honeymoon night. 3610 
Proximity 3610 
A chicken and egg situation 3601 
So far so good. 3596 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3594 
Ok, a first objective look. 3589 
Some room dealing basics 3588 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3587 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3586 
Bass trap 3586 
I will see... 3586 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3586 
Other absorbtion methods 3586 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3585 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3578 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3578 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3576 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3576 
Zarathustra 3572 
Very very nice. 3553 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3553 
Theoretically possible? 3551 
So True 3550 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3539 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3534 
7 moths and one event... 3413 
The next day 3411 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3411 
Choose your poisons 3411 
Thank you 3410 
It is very nice. 3409 
Great day 3408 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3407 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3402 
Macondo listening distance. 3318 
Measured from? 3317 
The Listening Room July 7 3317 
8' all around 3316 
Some comments... 3316 
I am looking for inspiration. 3314 
Vent that woofer 3314 
I do not know yet what to do. 3314 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3313 
Ported 3313 
No port for me, if possible... 3313 
Might...... be.... 3313 
K-Horns? 3313 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3313 
They do appear 3313 
Path length of khorn 3313 
The memory lane. 3313 
Outside 3313 
KHorn facts and truth 3313 
Khorn extension 3313 
The options available.... 3313 
The last night looking… 3312 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3312 
About the use of reading my own site. 3311 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3311 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3311 
Just thinking out loud... 3311 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3311 
Driver? 3311 
Two separate individuals 3311 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3311 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3311 
One more simple idea 3311 
A good thinking. 3309 
A next day. 3309 
Deja vu 3308 
It is all depend of your roo 3308 
What the holly garbage. 3298 
What about at a lower volume... 3298 
I do not know why. 3297 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3244 
SSET ;-) 3243 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3243 
More of the same? 3242 
Yes, this is an option too. 3242 
Actually… 3242 
The Scanspeaks 3242 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3242 
Ah, Winnie... 3242 
Last version 3242 
I wrote about it. 3241 
Layout 3241 
Kind of LF depression… 3238 
The one that got away 3238 
Updated. 3238 
Respect! 3237 
There are plenty things to think about. 3237 
Devil invented the room :) 3237 
The way how I see it… 3237 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3236 
One more theoretical solution 3235 
Almost familiar 3235 
This weekend 3231 
Sum and Difference 3231 
It is in the picture... 3231 
Nice bias 3231 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3231 
The grilling analogy 3231 
Some listening today. 3230 
Back to the drawing table. 3224 
Bring them forward 3224 
Promising.... 3224 
Aligned how? 3223 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3223 
Nice but need more work 3216 
Getting there... 3211 
It all looks very nice... 3211 
It is still all for grabs. 3211 
Great Morning!!! 3210 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3210 
Some thinking required… 3209 
I never done anything like this… 3208 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3207 
Phase and Room Modes 3207 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3206 
I am back. 3205 
I need some volume… 3204 
Line Gain 3204 
What a brilliant idea! 3204 
The full monty 3204 
Yep. I know. 3203 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3203 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3203 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3200 
You know the voices are right... 3200 
Some freaking magic. 3199 
Explanation 3199 
11 feet apart 3198 
Juts a proposal. 3198 
Stronger preamp 3197 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3196 
Sick? No. 3196 
Strong pre 3196 
I think it will be no 312.... 3196 
The new room is officially open. 3183 
A picture… 3169 
What a beautiful set-up! 3169 
Dream place 3168 
Headphones sound from playback 3167 
The headphone analogy 3166 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3166 
Wrong way 3166 
Sounds like an insult to me 3166 
Imaging. 3166 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3160 
Learn to forget 3159 
The infrabass injection. 3049 
The number 20 3049 
Undertones? 3048 
Resonance distortion 3048 
There are many options 3048 
I want it... 3048 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3048 
Clarity in the murk 3048 
The gentle exit 3048 
I understand 3048 
Low frequency dithering 3048 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3048 
Eventually! 2864 
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