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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3583 
Big 3583 
Old house? 3583 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3583 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3583 
For a Given Room 3582 
House Inspections & Warranties 3582 
A min Room size.... 3576 
Charging the Large Room 3576 
A bit deeper. 3576 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3575 
Comfort 3575 
Choices 3574 
Value 3574 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3574 
"romantic" illusion... 3574 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3574 
My kids... 3574 
Bingo 3574 
Interesting discussion indeed 3574 
The High Demands System 3573 
Paul S -- 3573 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3573 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3570 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3570 
Happiness 3570 
Various Stages of Young 3570 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3569 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3569 
Using the real estate 3569 
Through the roof 3566 
Sideways 3565 
If not a midbass horn? 3563 
What Comes Naturally 3563 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3563 
In That Case... 3563 
The game is on. 3561 
Mazel Tov! 3561 
Great news 3561 
Wonderful! 3561 
I think it will be better with time. 3561 
Gaddis House 3561 
Congratulations! 3560 
View vs. Practicality 3557 
Multi-Tasking 3557 
Exactly! 3557 
Equipment between speakers... 3557 
Top Gear 3557 
I see no problems with "between". 3557 
Oh well... 3557 
Wall of nature 3557 
Big Window 3557 
Shades and Night Vision 3557 
...they do image wonderfully... 3557 
Another attic project? 3556 
Infinite baffle 3556 
IB 3556 
Mold 3556 
Attic Ventilation 3556 
Possible 3555 
Just strategizing 3555 
Normal orientation 3555 
Confusion. 3555 
Specifics 3555 
Driver Orientation 3555 
That all need to be though out. 3555 
It nigh be a problem 3555 
Ideas 3555 
Opposing woofers 3555 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3555 
Blow hard 3555 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3555 
Couple of things 3555 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3543 
That's not a problem :) 3543 
A LF solution for a new room 3486 
Another midbass?!!? 3483 
Another option to consider 3481 
Room comfort upgrades 3480 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3478 
The color of the listening room. 3464 
This would be nice...... 3461 
That is it. 3451 
Congratulations 3451 
Well, 3451 
The last week of moving... 3442 
We are home! 3438 
Congratulations! 3438 
We found a new room in House.... 3432 
Bass in bass-ment? 3431 
True, but. . . 3431 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3430 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3430 
It took for a while. 3393 
Time/Change 3392 
In regards to chairs... 3392 
This week. 3390 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3390 
The first day. 3388 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3388 
Sounds like a nice time... 3388 
For now.... 3387 
Soft Bass 3387 
Getting somewhere. 3386 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3386 
Diffusion 3385 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3384 
Space behind 3384 
Slowly going back to the business. 3369 
Keep on truckin' 3369 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3367 
Audio vs Video playback. 3364 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3363 
AV 3363 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3363 
A good configuration. 3362 
Injection Channel 3362 
It will come later. 3362 
Going there.... 3360 
Toddler Listeners 3359 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3359 
The honeymoon night. 3357 
Proximity 3357 
A chicken and egg situation 3348 
So far so good. 3343 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3341 
Ok, a first objective look. 3336 
Some room dealing basics 3335 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3334 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3333 
Bass trap 3333 
I will see... 3333 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3333 
Other absorbtion methods 3333 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3332 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3325 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3325 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3323 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3323 
Zarathustra 3319 
Very very nice. 3300 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3300 
Theoretically possible? 3298 
So True 3297 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3286 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3281 
7 moths and one event... 3160 
The next day 3158 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3158 
Choose your poisons 3158 
Thank you 3157 
It is very nice. 3156 
Great day 3155 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3154 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3149 
Macondo listening distance. 3065 
Measured from? 3064 
The Listening Room July 7 3064 
8' all around 3063 
Some comments... 3063 
I am looking for inspiration. 3061 
Vent that woofer 3061 
I do not know yet what to do. 3061 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3060 
Ported 3060 
No port for me, if possible... 3060 
Might...... be.... 3060 
K-Horns? 3060 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3060 
They do appear 3060 
Path length of khorn 3060 
The memory lane. 3060 
Outside 3060 
KHorn facts and truth 3060 
Khorn extension 3060 
The options available.... 3060 
The last night looking… 3059 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3059 
About the use of reading my own site. 3058 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3058 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3058 
Just thinking out loud... 3058 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3058 
Driver? 3058 
Two separate individuals 3058 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3058 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3058 
One more simple idea 3058 
A good thinking. 3056 
A next day. 3056 
Deja vu 3055 
It is all depend of your roo 3055 
What the holly garbage. 3045 
What about at a lower volume... 3045 
I do not know why. 3044 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2991 
SSET ;-) 2990 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2990 
More of the same? 2989 
Yes, this is an option too. 2989 
Actually… 2989 
The Scanspeaks 2989 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2989 
Ah, Winnie... 2989 
Last version 2989 
I wrote about it. 2988 
Layout 2988 
Kind of LF depression… 2985 
The one that got away 2985 
Updated. 2985 
Respect! 2984 
There are plenty things to think about. 2984 
Devil invented the room :) 2984 
The way how I see it… 2984 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2983 
One more theoretical solution 2982 
Almost familiar 2982 
This weekend 2978 
Sum and Difference 2978 
It is in the picture... 2978 
Nice bias 2978 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2978 
The grilling analogy 2978 
Some listening today. 2977 
Back to the drawing table. 2971 
Bring them forward 2971 
Promising.... 2971 
Aligned how? 2970 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2970 
Nice but need more work 2963 
Getting there... 2958 
It all looks very nice... 2958 
It is still all for grabs. 2958 
Great Morning!!! 2957 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2957 
Some thinking required… 2956 
I never done anything like this… 2955 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2954 
Phase and Room Modes 2954 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2953 
I am back. 2952 
I need some volume… 2951 
Line Gain 2951 
What a brilliant idea! 2951 
The full monty 2951 
Yep. I know. 2950 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2950 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2950 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2947 
You know the voices are right... 2947 
Some freaking magic. 2946 
Explanation 2946 
11 feet apart 2945 
Juts a proposal. 2945 
Stronger preamp 2944 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2943 
Sick? No. 2943 
Strong pre 2943 
I think it will be no 312.... 2943 
The new room is officially open. 2930 
A picture… 2916 
What a beautiful set-up! 2916 
Dream place 2915 
Headphones sound from playback 2914 
The headphone analogy 2913 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2913 
Wrong way 2913 
Sounds like an insult to me 2913 
Imaging. 2913 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2907 
Learn to forget 2906 
The infrabass injection. 2796 
The number 20 2796 
Undertones? 2795 
Resonance distortion 2795 
There are many options 2795 
I want it... 2795 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2795 
Clarity in the murk 2795 
The gentle exit 2795 
I understand 2795 
Low frequency dithering 2795 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2795 
Eventually! 2611 
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