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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3706 
Big 3706 
Old house? 3706 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3706 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3706 
For a Given Room 3705 
House Inspections & Warranties 3705 
A min Room size.... 3699 
Charging the Large Room 3699 
A bit deeper. 3699 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3698 
Comfort 3698 
Choices 3697 
Value 3697 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3697 
"romantic" illusion... 3697 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3697 
My kids... 3697 
Bingo 3697 
Interesting discussion indeed 3697 
The High Demands System 3696 
Paul S -- 3696 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3696 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3693 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3693 
Happiness 3693 
Various Stages of Young 3693 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3692 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3692 
Using the real estate 3692 
Through the roof 3689 
Sideways 3688 
If not a midbass horn? 3686 
What Comes Naturally 3686 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3686 
In That Case... 3686 
The game is on. 3684 
Mazel Tov! 3684 
Great news 3684 
Wonderful! 3684 
I think it will be better with time. 3684 
Gaddis House 3684 
Congratulations! 3683 
View vs. Practicality 3680 
Multi-Tasking 3680 
Exactly! 3680 
Equipment between speakers... 3680 
Top Gear 3680 
I see no problems with "between". 3680 
Oh well... 3680 
Wall of nature 3680 
Big Window 3680 
Shades and Night Vision 3680 
...they do image wonderfully... 3680 
Another attic project? 3679 
Infinite baffle 3679 
IB 3679 
Mold 3679 
Attic Ventilation 3679 
Possible 3678 
Just strategizing 3678 
Normal orientation 3678 
Confusion. 3678 
Specifics 3678 
Driver Orientation 3678 
That all need to be though out. 3678 
It nigh be a problem 3678 
Ideas 3678 
Opposing woofers 3678 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3678 
Blow hard 3678 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3678 
Couple of things 3678 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3666 
That's not a problem :) 3666 
A LF solution for a new room 3609 
Another midbass?!!? 3606 
Another option to consider 3604 
Room comfort upgrades 3603 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3601 
The color of the listening room. 3587 
This would be nice...... 3584 
That is it. 3574 
Congratulations 3574 
Well, 3574 
The last week of moving... 3565 
We are home! 3561 
Congratulations! 3561 
We found a new room in House.... 3555 
Bass in bass-ment? 3554 
True, but. . . 3554 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3553 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3553 
It took for a while. 3516 
Time/Change 3515 
In regards to chairs... 3515 
This week. 3513 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3513 
The first day. 3511 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3511 
Sounds like a nice time... 3511 
For now.... 3510 
Soft Bass 3510 
Getting somewhere. 3509 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3509 
Diffusion 3508 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3507 
Space behind 3507 
Slowly going back to the business. 3492 
Keep on truckin' 3492 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3490 
Audio vs Video playback. 3487 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3486 
AV 3486 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3486 
A good configuration. 3485 
Injection Channel 3485 
It will come later. 3485 
Going there.... 3483 
Toddler Listeners 3482 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3482 
The honeymoon night. 3480 
Proximity 3480 
A chicken and egg situation 3471 
So far so good. 3466 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3464 
Ok, a first objective look. 3459 
Some room dealing basics 3458 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3457 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3456 
Bass trap 3456 
I will see... 3456 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3456 
Other absorbtion methods 3456 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3455 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3448 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3448 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3446 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3446 
Zarathustra 3442 
Very very nice. 3423 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3423 
Theoretically possible? 3421 
So True 3420 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3409 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3404 
7 moths and one event... 3283 
The next day 3281 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3281 
Choose your poisons 3281 
Thank you 3280 
It is very nice. 3279 
Great day 3278 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3277 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3272 
Macondo listening distance. 3188 
Measured from? 3187 
The Listening Room July 7 3187 
8' all around 3186 
Some comments... 3186 
I am looking for inspiration. 3184 
Vent that woofer 3184 
I do not know yet what to do. 3184 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3183 
Ported 3183 
No port for me, if possible... 3183 
Might...... be.... 3183 
K-Horns? 3183 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3183 
They do appear 3183 
Path length of khorn 3183 
The memory lane. 3183 
Outside 3183 
KHorn facts and truth 3183 
Khorn extension 3183 
The options available.... 3183 
The last night looking… 3182 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3182 
About the use of reading my own site. 3181 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3181 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3181 
Just thinking out loud... 3181 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3181 
Driver? 3181 
Two separate individuals 3181 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3181 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3181 
One more simple idea 3181 
A good thinking. 3179 
A next day. 3179 
Deja vu 3178 
It is all depend of your roo 3178 
What the holly garbage. 3168 
What about at a lower volume... 3168 
I do not know why. 3167 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3114 
SSET ;-) 3113 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3113 
More of the same? 3112 
Yes, this is an option too. 3112 
Actually… 3112 
The Scanspeaks 3112 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3112 
Ah, Winnie... 3112 
Last version 3112 
I wrote about it. 3111 
Layout 3111 
Kind of LF depression… 3108 
The one that got away 3108 
Updated. 3108 
Respect! 3107 
There are plenty things to think about. 3107 
Devil invented the room :) 3107 
The way how I see it… 3107 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3106 
One more theoretical solution 3105 
Almost familiar 3105 
This weekend 3101 
Sum and Difference 3101 
It is in the picture... 3101 
Nice bias 3101 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3101 
The grilling analogy 3101 
Some listening today. 3100 
Back to the drawing table. 3094 
Bring them forward 3094 
Promising.... 3094 
Aligned how? 3093 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3093 
Nice but need more work 3086 
Getting there... 3081 
It all looks very nice... 3081 
It is still all for grabs. 3081 
Great Morning!!! 3080 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3080 
Some thinking required… 3079 
I never done anything like this… 3078 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3077 
Phase and Room Modes 3077 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3076 
I am back. 3075 
I need some volume… 3074 
Line Gain 3074 
What a brilliant idea! 3074 
The full monty 3074 
Yep. I know. 3073 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3073 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3073 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3070 
You know the voices are right... 3070 
Some freaking magic. 3069 
Explanation 3069 
11 feet apart 3068 
Juts a proposal. 3068 
Stronger preamp 3067 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3066 
Sick? No. 3066 
Strong pre 3066 
I think it will be no 312.... 3066 
The new room is officially open. 3053 
A picture… 3039 
What a beautiful set-up! 3039 
Dream place 3038 
Headphones sound from playback 3037 
The headphone analogy 3036 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3036 
Wrong way 3036 
Sounds like an insult to me 3036 
Imaging. 3036 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3030 
Learn to forget 3029 
The infrabass injection. 2919 
The number 20 2919 
Undertones? 2918 
Resonance distortion 2918 
There are many options 2918 
I want it... 2918 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2918 
Clarity in the murk 2918 
The gentle exit 2918 
I understand 2918 
Low frequency dithering 2918 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2918 
Eventually! 2734 
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