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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3597 
Big 3597 
Old house? 3597 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3597 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3597 
For a Given Room 3596 
House Inspections & Warranties 3596 
A min Room size.... 3590 
Charging the Large Room 3590 
A bit deeper. 3590 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3589 
Comfort 3589 
Choices 3588 
Value 3588 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3588 
"romantic" illusion... 3588 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3588 
My kids... 3588 
Bingo 3588 
Interesting discussion indeed 3588 
The High Demands System 3587 
Paul S -- 3587 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3587 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3584 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3584 
Happiness 3584 
Various Stages of Young 3584 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3583 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3583 
Using the real estate 3583 
Through the roof 3580 
Sideways 3579 
If not a midbass horn? 3577 
What Comes Naturally 3577 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3577 
In That Case... 3577 
The game is on. 3575 
Mazel Tov! 3575 
Great news 3575 
Wonderful! 3575 
I think it will be better with time. 3575 
Gaddis House 3575 
Congratulations! 3574 
View vs. Practicality 3571 
Multi-Tasking 3571 
Exactly! 3571 
Equipment between speakers... 3571 
Top Gear 3571 
I see no problems with "between". 3571 
Oh well... 3571 
Wall of nature 3571 
Big Window 3571 
Shades and Night Vision 3571 
...they do image wonderfully... 3571 
Another attic project? 3570 
Infinite baffle 3570 
IB 3570 
Mold 3570 
Attic Ventilation 3570 
Possible 3569 
Just strategizing 3569 
Normal orientation 3569 
Confusion. 3569 
Specifics 3569 
Driver Orientation 3569 
That all need to be though out. 3569 
It nigh be a problem 3569 
Ideas 3569 
Opposing woofers 3569 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3569 
Blow hard 3569 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3569 
Couple of things 3569 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3557 
That's not a problem :) 3557 
A LF solution for a new room 3500 
Another midbass?!!? 3497 
Another option to consider 3495 
Room comfort upgrades 3494 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3492 
The color of the listening room. 3478 
This would be nice...... 3475 
That is it. 3465 
Congratulations 3465 
Well, 3465 
The last week of moving... 3456 
We are home! 3452 
Congratulations! 3452 
We found a new room in House.... 3446 
Bass in bass-ment? 3445 
True, but. . . 3445 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3444 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3444 
It took for a while. 3407 
Time/Change 3406 
In regards to chairs... 3406 
This week. 3404 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3404 
The first day. 3402 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3402 
Sounds like a nice time... 3402 
For now.... 3401 
Soft Bass 3401 
Getting somewhere. 3400 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3400 
Diffusion 3399 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3398 
Space behind 3398 
Slowly going back to the business. 3383 
Keep on truckin' 3383 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3381 
Audio vs Video playback. 3378 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3377 
AV 3377 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3377 
A good configuration. 3376 
Injection Channel 3376 
It will come later. 3376 
Going there.... 3374 
Toddler Listeners 3373 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3373 
The honeymoon night. 3371 
Proximity 3371 
A chicken and egg situation 3362 
So far so good. 3357 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3355 
Ok, a first objective look. 3350 
Some room dealing basics 3349 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3348 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3347 
Bass trap 3347 
I will see... 3347 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3347 
Other absorbtion methods 3347 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3346 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3339 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3339 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3337 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3337 
Zarathustra 3333 
Very very nice. 3314 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3314 
Theoretically possible? 3312 
So True 3311 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3300 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3295 
7 moths and one event... 3174 
The next day 3172 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3172 
Choose your poisons 3172 
Thank you 3171 
It is very nice. 3170 
Great day 3169 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3168 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3163 
Macondo listening distance. 3079 
Measured from? 3078 
The Listening Room July 7 3078 
8' all around 3077 
Some comments... 3077 
I am looking for inspiration. 3075 
Vent that woofer 3075 
I do not know yet what to do. 3075 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3074 
Ported 3074 
No port for me, if possible... 3074 
Might...... be.... 3074 
K-Horns? 3074 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3074 
They do appear 3074 
Path length of khorn 3074 
The memory lane. 3074 
Outside 3074 
KHorn facts and truth 3074 
Khorn extension 3074 
The options available.... 3074 
The last night looking… 3073 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3073 
About the use of reading my own site. 3072 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3072 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3072 
Just thinking out loud... 3072 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3072 
Driver? 3072 
Two separate individuals 3072 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3072 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3072 
One more simple idea 3072 
A good thinking. 3070 
A next day. 3070 
Deja vu 3069 
It is all depend of your roo 3069 
What the holly garbage. 3059 
What about at a lower volume... 3059 
I do not know why. 3058 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3005 
SSET ;-) 3004 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3004 
More of the same? 3003 
Yes, this is an option too. 3003 
Actually… 3003 
The Scanspeaks 3003 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3003 
Ah, Winnie... 3003 
Last version 3003 
I wrote about it. 3002 
Layout 3002 
Kind of LF depression… 2999 
The one that got away 2999 
Updated. 2999 
Respect! 2998 
There are plenty things to think about. 2998 
Devil invented the room :) 2998 
The way how I see it… 2998 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2997 
One more theoretical solution 2996 
Almost familiar 2996 
This weekend 2992 
Sum and Difference 2992 
It is in the picture... 2992 
Nice bias 2992 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2992 
The grilling analogy 2992 
Some listening today. 2991 
Back to the drawing table. 2985 
Bring them forward 2985 
Promising.... 2985 
Aligned how? 2984 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2984 
Nice but need more work 2977 
Getting there... 2972 
It all looks very nice... 2972 
It is still all for grabs. 2972 
Great Morning!!! 2971 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2971 
Some thinking required… 2970 
I never done anything like this… 2969 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2968 
Phase and Room Modes 2968 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2967 
I am back. 2966 
I need some volume… 2965 
Line Gain 2965 
What a brilliant idea! 2965 
The full monty 2965 
Yep. I know. 2964 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2964 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2964 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2961 
You know the voices are right... 2961 
Some freaking magic. 2960 
Explanation 2960 
11 feet apart 2959 
Juts a proposal. 2959 
Stronger preamp 2958 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2957 
Sick? No. 2957 
Strong pre 2957 
I think it will be no 312.... 2957 
The new room is officially open. 2944 
A picture… 2930 
What a beautiful set-up! 2930 
Dream place 2929 
Headphones sound from playback 2928 
The headphone analogy 2927 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2927 
Wrong way 2927 
Sounds like an insult to me 2927 
Imaging. 2927 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2921 
Learn to forget 2920 
The infrabass injection. 2810 
The number 20 2810 
Undertones? 2809 
Resonance distortion 2809 
There are many options 2809 
I want it... 2809 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2809 
Clarity in the murk 2809 
The gentle exit 2809 
I understand 2809 
Low frequency dithering 2809 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2809 
Eventually! 2625 
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