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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3769 
Big 3769 
Old house? 3769 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3769 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3769 
For a Given Room 3768 
House Inspections & Warranties 3768 
A min Room size.... 3762 
Charging the Large Room 3762 
A bit deeper. 3762 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3761 
Comfort 3761 
Choices 3760 
Value 3760 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3760 
"romantic" illusion... 3760 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3760 
My kids... 3760 
Bingo 3760 
Interesting discussion indeed 3760 
The High Demands System 3759 
Paul S -- 3759 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3759 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3756 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3756 
Happiness 3756 
Various Stages of Young 3756 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3755 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3755 
Using the real estate 3755 
Through the roof 3752 
Sideways 3751 
If not a midbass horn? 3749 
What Comes Naturally 3749 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3749 
In That Case... 3749 
The game is on. 3747 
Mazel Tov! 3747 
Great news 3747 
Wonderful! 3747 
I think it will be better with time. 3747 
Gaddis House 3747 
Congratulations! 3746 
View vs. Practicality 3743 
Multi-Tasking 3743 
Exactly! 3743 
Equipment between speakers... 3743 
Top Gear 3743 
I see no problems with "between". 3743 
Oh well... 3743 
Wall of nature 3743 
Big Window 3743 
Shades and Night Vision 3743 
...they do image wonderfully... 3743 
Another attic project? 3742 
Infinite baffle 3742 
IB 3742 
Mold 3742 
Attic Ventilation 3742 
Possible 3741 
Just strategizing 3741 
Normal orientation 3741 
Confusion. 3741 
Specifics 3741 
Driver Orientation 3741 
That all need to be though out. 3741 
It nigh be a problem 3741 
Ideas 3741 
Opposing woofers 3741 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3741 
Blow hard 3741 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3741 
Couple of things 3741 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3729 
That's not a problem :) 3729 
A LF solution for a new room 3672 
Another midbass?!!? 3669 
Another option to consider 3667 
Room comfort upgrades 3666 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3664 
The color of the listening room. 3650 
This would be nice...... 3647 
That is it. 3637 
Congratulations 3637 
Well, 3637 
The last week of moving... 3628 
We are home! 3624 
Congratulations! 3624 
We found a new room in House.... 3618 
Bass in bass-ment? 3617 
True, but. . . 3617 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3616 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3616 
It took for a while. 3579 
Time/Change 3578 
In regards to chairs... 3578 
This week. 3576 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3576 
The first day. 3574 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3574 
Sounds like a nice time... 3574 
For now.... 3573 
Soft Bass 3573 
Getting somewhere. 3572 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3572 
Diffusion 3571 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3570 
Space behind 3570 
Slowly going back to the business. 3555 
Keep on truckin' 3555 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3553 
Audio vs Video playback. 3550 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3549 
AV 3549 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3549 
A good configuration. 3548 
Injection Channel 3548 
It will come later. 3548 
Going there.... 3546 
Toddler Listeners 3545 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3545 
The honeymoon night. 3543 
Proximity 3543 
A chicken and egg situation 3534 
So far so good. 3529 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3527 
Ok, a first objective look. 3522 
Some room dealing basics 3521 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3520 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3519 
Bass trap 3519 
I will see... 3519 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3519 
Other absorbtion methods 3519 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3518 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3511 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3511 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3509 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3509 
Zarathustra 3505 
Very very nice. 3486 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3486 
Theoretically possible? 3484 
So True 3483 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3472 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3467 
7 moths and one event... 3346 
The next day 3344 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3344 
Choose your poisons 3344 
Thank you 3343 
It is very nice. 3342 
Great day 3341 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3340 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3335 
Macondo listening distance. 3251 
Measured from? 3250 
The Listening Room July 7 3250 
8' all around 3249 
Some comments... 3249 
I am looking for inspiration. 3247 
Vent that woofer 3247 
I do not know yet what to do. 3247 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3246 
Ported 3246 
No port for me, if possible... 3246 
Might...... be.... 3246 
K-Horns? 3246 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3246 
They do appear 3246 
Path length of khorn 3246 
The memory lane. 3246 
Outside 3246 
KHorn facts and truth 3246 
Khorn extension 3246 
The options available.... 3246 
The last night looking… 3245 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3245 
About the use of reading my own site. 3244 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3244 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3244 
Just thinking out loud... 3244 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3244 
Driver? 3244 
Two separate individuals 3244 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3244 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3244 
One more simple idea 3244 
A good thinking. 3242 
A next day. 3242 
Deja vu 3241 
It is all depend of your roo 3241 
What the holly garbage. 3231 
What about at a lower volume... 3231 
I do not know why. 3230 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3177 
SSET ;-) 3176 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3176 
More of the same? 3175 
Yes, this is an option too. 3175 
Actually… 3175 
The Scanspeaks 3175 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3175 
Ah, Winnie... 3175 
Last version 3175 
I wrote about it. 3174 
Layout 3174 
Kind of LF depression… 3171 
The one that got away 3171 
Updated. 3171 
Respect! 3170 
There are plenty things to think about. 3170 
Devil invented the room :) 3170 
The way how I see it… 3170 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3169 
One more theoretical solution 3168 
Almost familiar 3168 
This weekend 3164 
Sum and Difference 3164 
It is in the picture... 3164 
Nice bias 3164 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3164 
The grilling analogy 3164 
Some listening today. 3163 
Back to the drawing table. 3157 
Bring them forward 3157 
Promising.... 3157 
Aligned how? 3156 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3156 
Nice but need more work 3149 
Getting there... 3144 
It all looks very nice... 3144 
It is still all for grabs. 3144 
Great Morning!!! 3143 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3143 
Some thinking required… 3142 
I never done anything like this… 3141 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3140 
Phase and Room Modes 3140 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3139 
I am back. 3138 
I need some volume… 3137 
Line Gain 3137 
What a brilliant idea! 3137 
The full monty 3137 
Yep. I know. 3136 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3136 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3136 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3133 
You know the voices are right... 3133 
Some freaking magic. 3132 
Explanation 3132 
11 feet apart 3131 
Juts a proposal. 3131 
Stronger preamp 3130 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3129 
Sick? No. 3129 
Strong pre 3129 
I think it will be no 312.... 3129 
The new room is officially open. 3116 
A picture… 3102 
What a beautiful set-up! 3102 
Dream place 3101 
Headphones sound from playback 3100 
The headphone analogy 3099 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3099 
Wrong way 3099 
Sounds like an insult to me 3099 
Imaging. 3099 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3093 
Learn to forget 3092 
The infrabass injection. 2982 
The number 20 2982 
Undertones? 2981 
Resonance distortion 2981 
There are many options 2981 
I want it... 2981 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2981 
Clarity in the murk 2981 
The gentle exit 2981 
I understand 2981 
Low frequency dithering 2981 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2981 
Eventually! 2797 
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