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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3757 
Big 3757 
Old house? 3757 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3757 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3757 
For a Given Room 3756 
House Inspections & Warranties 3756 
A min Room size.... 3750 
Charging the Large Room 3750 
A bit deeper. 3750 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3749 
Comfort 3749 
Choices 3748 
Value 3748 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3748 
"romantic" illusion... 3748 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3748 
My kids... 3748 
Bingo 3748 
Interesting discussion indeed 3748 
The High Demands System 3747 
Paul S -- 3747 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3747 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3744 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3744 
Happiness 3744 
Various Stages of Young 3744 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3743 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3743 
Using the real estate 3743 
Through the roof 3740 
Sideways 3739 
If not a midbass horn? 3737 
What Comes Naturally 3737 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3737 
In That Case... 3737 
The game is on. 3735 
Mazel Tov! 3735 
Great news 3735 
Wonderful! 3735 
I think it will be better with time. 3735 
Gaddis House 3735 
Congratulations! 3734 
View vs. Practicality 3731 
Multi-Tasking 3731 
Exactly! 3731 
Equipment between speakers... 3731 
Top Gear 3731 
I see no problems with "between". 3731 
Oh well... 3731 
Wall of nature 3731 
Big Window 3731 
Shades and Night Vision 3731 
...they do image wonderfully... 3731 
Another attic project? 3730 
Infinite baffle 3730 
IB 3730 
Mold 3730 
Attic Ventilation 3730 
Possible 3729 
Just strategizing 3729 
Normal orientation 3729 
Confusion. 3729 
Specifics 3729 
Driver Orientation 3729 
That all need to be though out. 3729 
It nigh be a problem 3729 
Ideas 3729 
Opposing woofers 3729 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3729 
Blow hard 3729 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3729 
Couple of things 3729 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3717 
That's not a problem :) 3717 
A LF solution for a new room 3660 
Another midbass?!!? 3657 
Another option to consider 3655 
Room comfort upgrades 3654 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3652 
The color of the listening room. 3638 
This would be nice...... 3635 
That is it. 3625 
Congratulations 3625 
Well, 3625 
The last week of moving... 3616 
We are home! 3612 
Congratulations! 3612 
We found a new room in House.... 3606 
Bass in bass-ment? 3605 
True, but. . . 3605 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3604 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3604 
It took for a while. 3567 
Time/Change 3566 
In regards to chairs... 3566 
This week. 3564 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3564 
The first day. 3562 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3562 
Sounds like a nice time... 3562 
For now.... 3561 
Soft Bass 3561 
Getting somewhere. 3560 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3560 
Diffusion 3559 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3558 
Space behind 3558 
Slowly going back to the business. 3543 
Keep on truckin' 3543 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3541 
Audio vs Video playback. 3538 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3537 
AV 3537 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3537 
A good configuration. 3536 
Injection Channel 3536 
It will come later. 3536 
Going there.... 3534 
Toddler Listeners 3533 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3533 
The honeymoon night. 3531 
Proximity 3531 
A chicken and egg situation 3522 
So far so good. 3517 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3515 
Ok, a first objective look. 3510 
Some room dealing basics 3509 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3508 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3507 
Bass trap 3507 
I will see... 3507 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3507 
Other absorbtion methods 3507 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3506 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3499 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3499 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3497 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3497 
Zarathustra 3493 
Very very nice. 3474 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3474 
Theoretically possible? 3472 
So True 3471 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3460 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3455 
7 moths and one event... 3334 
The next day 3332 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3332 
Choose your poisons 3332 
Thank you 3331 
It is very nice. 3330 
Great day 3329 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3328 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3323 
Macondo listening distance. 3239 
Measured from? 3238 
The Listening Room July 7 3238 
8' all around 3237 
Some comments... 3237 
I am looking for inspiration. 3235 
Vent that woofer 3235 
I do not know yet what to do. 3235 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3234 
Ported 3234 
No port for me, if possible... 3234 
Might...... be.... 3234 
K-Horns? 3234 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3234 
They do appear 3234 
Path length of khorn 3234 
The memory lane. 3234 
Outside 3234 
KHorn facts and truth 3234 
Khorn extension 3234 
The options available.... 3234 
The last night looking… 3233 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3233 
About the use of reading my own site. 3232 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3232 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3232 
Just thinking out loud... 3232 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3232 
Driver? 3232 
Two separate individuals 3232 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3232 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3232 
One more simple idea 3232 
A good thinking. 3230 
A next day. 3230 
Deja vu 3229 
It is all depend of your roo 3229 
What the holly garbage. 3219 
What about at a lower volume... 3219 
I do not know why. 3218 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3165 
SSET ;-) 3164 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3164 
More of the same? 3163 
Yes, this is an option too. 3163 
Actually… 3163 
The Scanspeaks 3163 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3163 
Ah, Winnie... 3163 
Last version 3163 
I wrote about it. 3162 
Layout 3162 
Kind of LF depression… 3159 
The one that got away 3159 
Updated. 3159 
Respect! 3158 
There are plenty things to think about. 3158 
Devil invented the room :) 3158 
The way how I see it… 3158 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3157 
One more theoretical solution 3156 
Almost familiar 3156 
This weekend 3152 
Sum and Difference 3152 
It is in the picture... 3152 
Nice bias 3152 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3152 
The grilling analogy 3152 
Some listening today. 3151 
Back to the drawing table. 3145 
Bring them forward 3145 
Promising.... 3145 
Aligned how? 3144 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3144 
Nice but need more work 3137 
Getting there... 3132 
It all looks very nice... 3132 
It is still all for grabs. 3132 
Great Morning!!! 3131 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3131 
Some thinking required… 3130 
I never done anything like this… 3129 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3128 
Phase and Room Modes 3128 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3127 
I am back. 3126 
I need some volume… 3125 
Line Gain 3125 
What a brilliant idea! 3125 
The full monty 3125 
Yep. I know. 3124 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3124 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3124 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3121 
You know the voices are right... 3121 
Some freaking magic. 3120 
Explanation 3120 
11 feet apart 3119 
Juts a proposal. 3119 
Stronger preamp 3118 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3117 
Sick? No. 3117 
Strong pre 3117 
I think it will be no 312.... 3117 
The new room is officially open. 3104 
A picture… 3090 
What a beautiful set-up! 3090 
Dream place 3089 
Headphones sound from playback 3088 
The headphone analogy 3087 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3087 
Wrong way 3087 
Sounds like an insult to me 3087 
Imaging. 3087 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3081 
Learn to forget 3080 
The infrabass injection. 2970 
The number 20 2970 
Undertones? 2969 
Resonance distortion 2969 
There are many options 2969 
I want it... 2969 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2969 
Clarity in the murk 2969 
The gentle exit 2969 
I understand 2969 
Low frequency dithering 2969 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2969 
Eventually! 2785 
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