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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3659 
Big 3659 
Old house? 3659 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3659 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3659 
For a Given Room 3658 
House Inspections & Warranties 3658 
A min Room size.... 3652 
Charging the Large Room 3652 
A bit deeper. 3652 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3651 
Comfort 3651 
Choices 3650 
Value 3650 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3650 
"romantic" illusion... 3650 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3650 
My kids... 3650 
Bingo 3650 
Interesting discussion indeed 3650 
The High Demands System 3649 
Paul S -- 3649 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3649 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3646 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3646 
Happiness 3646 
Various Stages of Young 3646 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3645 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3645 
Using the real estate 3645 
Through the roof 3642 
Sideways 3641 
If not a midbass horn? 3639 
What Comes Naturally 3639 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3639 
In That Case... 3639 
The game is on. 3637 
Mazel Tov! 3637 
Great news 3637 
Wonderful! 3637 
I think it will be better with time. 3637 
Gaddis House 3637 
Congratulations! 3636 
View vs. Practicality 3633 
Multi-Tasking 3633 
Exactly! 3633 
Equipment between speakers... 3633 
Top Gear 3633 
I see no problems with "between". 3633 
Oh well... 3633 
Wall of nature 3633 
Big Window 3633 
Shades and Night Vision 3633 
...they do image wonderfully... 3633 
Another attic project? 3632 
Infinite baffle 3632 
IB 3632 
Mold 3632 
Attic Ventilation 3632 
Possible 3631 
Just strategizing 3631 
Normal orientation 3631 
Confusion. 3631 
Specifics 3631 
Driver Orientation 3631 
That all need to be though out. 3631 
It nigh be a problem 3631 
Ideas 3631 
Opposing woofers 3631 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3631 
Blow hard 3631 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3631 
Couple of things 3631 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3619 
That's not a problem :) 3619 
A LF solution for a new room 3562 
Another midbass?!!? 3559 
Another option to consider 3557 
Room comfort upgrades 3556 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3554 
The color of the listening room. 3540 
This would be nice...... 3537 
That is it. 3527 
Congratulations 3527 
Well, 3527 
The last week of moving... 3518 
We are home! 3514 
Congratulations! 3514 
We found a new room in House.... 3508 
Bass in bass-ment? 3507 
True, but. . . 3507 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3506 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3506 
It took for a while. 3469 
Time/Change 3468 
In regards to chairs... 3468 
This week. 3466 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3466 
The first day. 3464 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3464 
Sounds like a nice time... 3464 
For now.... 3463 
Soft Bass 3463 
Getting somewhere. 3462 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3462 
Diffusion 3461 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3460 
Space behind 3460 
Slowly going back to the business. 3445 
Keep on truckin' 3445 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3443 
Audio vs Video playback. 3440 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3439 
AV 3439 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3439 
A good configuration. 3438 
Injection Channel 3438 
It will come later. 3438 
Going there.... 3436 
Toddler Listeners 3435 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3435 
The honeymoon night. 3433 
Proximity 3433 
A chicken and egg situation 3424 
So far so good. 3419 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3417 
Ok, a first objective look. 3412 
Some room dealing basics 3411 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3410 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3409 
Bass trap 3409 
I will see... 3409 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3409 
Other absorbtion methods 3409 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3408 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3401 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3401 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3399 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3399 
Zarathustra 3395 
Very very nice. 3376 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3376 
Theoretically possible? 3374 
So True 3373 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3362 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3357 
7 moths and one event... 3236 
The next day 3234 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3234 
Choose your poisons 3234 
Thank you 3233 
It is very nice. 3232 
Great day 3231 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3230 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3225 
Macondo listening distance. 3141 
Measured from? 3140 
The Listening Room July 7 3140 
8' all around 3139 
Some comments... 3139 
I am looking for inspiration. 3137 
Vent that woofer 3137 
I do not know yet what to do. 3137 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3136 
Ported 3136 
No port for me, if possible... 3136 
Might...... be.... 3136 
K-Horns? 3136 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3136 
They do appear 3136 
Path length of khorn 3136 
The memory lane. 3136 
Outside 3136 
KHorn facts and truth 3136 
Khorn extension 3136 
The options available.... 3136 
The last night looking… 3135 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3135 
About the use of reading my own site. 3134 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3134 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3134 
Just thinking out loud... 3134 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3134 
Driver? 3134 
Two separate individuals 3134 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3134 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3134 
One more simple idea 3134 
A good thinking. 3132 
A next day. 3132 
Deja vu 3131 
It is all depend of your roo 3131 
What the holly garbage. 3121 
What about at a lower volume... 3121 
I do not know why. 3120 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3067 
SSET ;-) 3066 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3066 
More of the same? 3065 
Yes, this is an option too. 3065 
Actually… 3065 
The Scanspeaks 3065 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3065 
Ah, Winnie... 3065 
Last version 3065 
I wrote about it. 3064 
Layout 3064 
Kind of LF depression… 3061 
The one that got away 3061 
Updated. 3061 
Respect! 3060 
There are plenty things to think about. 3060 
Devil invented the room :) 3060 
The way how I see it… 3060 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3059 
One more theoretical solution 3058 
Almost familiar 3058 
This weekend 3054 
Sum and Difference 3054 
It is in the picture... 3054 
Nice bias 3054 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3054 
The grilling analogy 3054 
Some listening today. 3053 
Back to the drawing table. 3047 
Bring them forward 3047 
Promising.... 3047 
Aligned how? 3046 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3046 
Nice but need more work 3039 
Getting there... 3034 
It all looks very nice... 3034 
It is still all for grabs. 3034 
Great Morning!!! 3033 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3033 
Some thinking required… 3032 
I never done anything like this… 3031 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3030 
Phase and Room Modes 3030 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3029 
I am back. 3028 
I need some volume… 3027 
Line Gain 3027 
What a brilliant idea! 3027 
The full monty 3027 
Yep. I know. 3026 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3026 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3026 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3023 
You know the voices are right... 3023 
Some freaking magic. 3022 
Explanation 3022 
11 feet apart 3021 
Juts a proposal. 3021 
Stronger preamp 3020 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3019 
Sick? No. 3019 
Strong pre 3019 
I think it will be no 312.... 3019 
The new room is officially open. 3006 
A picture… 2992 
What a beautiful set-up! 2992 
Dream place 2991 
Headphones sound from playback 2990 
The headphone analogy 2989 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2989 
Wrong way 2989 
Sounds like an insult to me 2989 
Imaging. 2989 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2983 
Learn to forget 2982 
The infrabass injection. 2872 
The number 20 2872 
Undertones? 2871 
Resonance distortion 2871 
There are many options 2871 
I want it... 2871 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2871 
Clarity in the murk 2871 
The gentle exit 2871 
I understand 2871 
Low frequency dithering 2871 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2871 
Eventually! 2687 
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