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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3754 
Big 3754 
Old house? 3754 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3754 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3754 
For a Given Room 3753 
House Inspections & Warranties 3753 
A min Room size.... 3747 
Charging the Large Room 3747 
A bit deeper. 3747 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3746 
Comfort 3746 
Choices 3745 
Value 3745 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3745 
"romantic" illusion... 3745 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3745 
My kids... 3745 
Bingo 3745 
Interesting discussion indeed 3745 
The High Demands System 3744 
Paul S -- 3744 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3744 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3741 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3741 
Happiness 3741 
Various Stages of Young 3741 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3740 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3740 
Using the real estate 3740 
Through the roof 3737 
Sideways 3736 
If not a midbass horn? 3734 
What Comes Naturally 3734 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3734 
In That Case... 3734 
The game is on. 3732 
Mazel Tov! 3732 
Great news 3732 
Wonderful! 3732 
I think it will be better with time. 3732 
Gaddis House 3732 
Congratulations! 3731 
View vs. Practicality 3728 
Multi-Tasking 3728 
Exactly! 3728 
Equipment between speakers... 3728 
Top Gear 3728 
I see no problems with "between". 3728 
Oh well... 3728 
Wall of nature 3728 
Big Window 3728 
Shades and Night Vision 3728 
...they do image wonderfully... 3728 
Another attic project? 3727 
Infinite baffle 3727 
IB 3727 
Mold 3727 
Attic Ventilation 3727 
Possible 3726 
Just strategizing 3726 
Normal orientation 3726 
Confusion. 3726 
Specifics 3726 
Driver Orientation 3726 
That all need to be though out. 3726 
It nigh be a problem 3726 
Ideas 3726 
Opposing woofers 3726 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3726 
Blow hard 3726 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3726 
Couple of things 3726 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3714 
That's not a problem :) 3714 
A LF solution for a new room 3657 
Another midbass?!!? 3654 
Another option to consider 3652 
Room comfort upgrades 3651 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3649 
The color of the listening room. 3635 
This would be nice...... 3632 
That is it. 3622 
Congratulations 3622 
Well, 3622 
The last week of moving... 3613 
We are home! 3609 
Congratulations! 3609 
We found a new room in House.... 3603 
Bass in bass-ment? 3602 
True, but. . . 3602 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3601 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3601 
It took for a while. 3564 
Time/Change 3563 
In regards to chairs... 3563 
This week. 3561 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3561 
The first day. 3559 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3559 
Sounds like a nice time... 3559 
For now.... 3558 
Soft Bass 3558 
Getting somewhere. 3557 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3557 
Diffusion 3556 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3555 
Space behind 3555 
Slowly going back to the business. 3540 
Keep on truckin' 3540 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3538 
Audio vs Video playback. 3535 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3534 
AV 3534 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3534 
A good configuration. 3533 
Injection Channel 3533 
It will come later. 3533 
Going there.... 3531 
Toddler Listeners 3530 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3530 
The honeymoon night. 3528 
Proximity 3528 
A chicken and egg situation 3519 
So far so good. 3514 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3512 
Ok, a first objective look. 3507 
Some room dealing basics 3506 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3505 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3504 
Bass trap 3504 
I will see... 3504 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3504 
Other absorbtion methods 3504 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3503 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3496 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3496 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3494 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3494 
Zarathustra 3490 
Very very nice. 3471 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3471 
Theoretically possible? 3469 
So True 3468 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3457 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3452 
7 moths and one event... 3331 
The next day 3329 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3329 
Choose your poisons 3329 
Thank you 3328 
It is very nice. 3327 
Great day 3326 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3325 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3320 
Macondo listening distance. 3236 
Measured from? 3235 
The Listening Room July 7 3235 
8' all around 3234 
Some comments... 3234 
I am looking for inspiration. 3232 
Vent that woofer 3232 
I do not know yet what to do. 3232 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3231 
Ported 3231 
No port for me, if possible... 3231 
Might...... be.... 3231 
K-Horns? 3231 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3231 
They do appear 3231 
Path length of khorn 3231 
The memory lane. 3231 
Outside 3231 
KHorn facts and truth 3231 
Khorn extension 3231 
The options available.... 3231 
The last night looking… 3230 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3230 
About the use of reading my own site. 3229 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3229 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3229 
Just thinking out loud... 3229 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3229 
Driver? 3229 
Two separate individuals 3229 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3229 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3229 
One more simple idea 3229 
A good thinking. 3227 
A next day. 3227 
Deja vu 3226 
It is all depend of your roo 3226 
What the holly garbage. 3216 
What about at a lower volume... 3216 
I do not know why. 3215 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3162 
SSET ;-) 3161 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3161 
More of the same? 3160 
Yes, this is an option too. 3160 
Actually… 3160 
The Scanspeaks 3160 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3160 
Ah, Winnie... 3160 
Last version 3160 
I wrote about it. 3159 
Layout 3159 
Kind of LF depression… 3156 
The one that got away 3156 
Updated. 3156 
Respect! 3155 
There are plenty things to think about. 3155 
Devil invented the room :) 3155 
The way how I see it… 3155 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3154 
One more theoretical solution 3153 
Almost familiar 3153 
This weekend 3149 
Sum and Difference 3149 
It is in the picture... 3149 
Nice bias 3149 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3149 
The grilling analogy 3149 
Some listening today. 3148 
Back to the drawing table. 3142 
Bring them forward 3142 
Promising.... 3142 
Aligned how? 3141 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3141 
Nice but need more work 3134 
Getting there... 3129 
It all looks very nice... 3129 
It is still all for grabs. 3129 
Great Morning!!! 3128 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3128 
Some thinking required… 3127 
I never done anything like this… 3126 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3125 
Phase and Room Modes 3125 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3124 
I am back. 3123 
I need some volume… 3122 
Line Gain 3122 
What a brilliant idea! 3122 
The full monty 3122 
Yep. I know. 3121 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3121 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3121 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3118 
You know the voices are right... 3118 
Some freaking magic. 3117 
Explanation 3117 
11 feet apart 3116 
Juts a proposal. 3116 
Stronger preamp 3115 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3114 
Sick? No. 3114 
Strong pre 3114 
I think it will be no 312.... 3114 
The new room is officially open. 3101 
A picture… 3087 
What a beautiful set-up! 3087 
Dream place 3086 
Headphones sound from playback 3085 
The headphone analogy 3084 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3084 
Wrong way 3084 
Sounds like an insult to me 3084 
Imaging. 3084 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3078 
Learn to forget 3077 
The infrabass injection. 2967 
The number 20 2967 
Undertones? 2966 
Resonance distortion 2966 
There are many options 2966 
I want it... 2966 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2966 
Clarity in the murk 2966 
The gentle exit 2966 
I understand 2966 
Low frequency dithering 2966 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2966 
Eventually! 2782 
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