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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3739 
Big 3739 
Old house? 3739 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3739 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3739 
For a Given Room 3738 
House Inspections & Warranties 3738 
A min Room size.... 3732 
Charging the Large Room 3732 
A bit deeper. 3732 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3731 
Comfort 3731 
Choices 3730 
Value 3730 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3730 
"romantic" illusion... 3730 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3730 
My kids... 3730 
Bingo 3730 
Interesting discussion indeed 3730 
The High Demands System 3729 
Paul S -- 3729 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3729 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3726 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3726 
Happiness 3726 
Various Stages of Young 3726 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3725 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3725 
Using the real estate 3725 
Through the roof 3722 
Sideways 3721 
If not a midbass horn? 3719 
What Comes Naturally 3719 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3719 
In That Case... 3719 
The game is on. 3717 
Mazel Tov! 3717 
Great news 3717 
Wonderful! 3717 
I think it will be better with time. 3717 
Gaddis House 3717 
Congratulations! 3716 
View vs. Practicality 3713 
Multi-Tasking 3713 
Exactly! 3713 
Equipment between speakers... 3713 
Top Gear 3713 
I see no problems with "between". 3713 
Oh well... 3713 
Wall of nature 3713 
Big Window 3713 
Shades and Night Vision 3713 
...they do image wonderfully... 3713 
Another attic project? 3712 
Infinite baffle 3712 
IB 3712 
Mold 3712 
Attic Ventilation 3712 
Possible 3711 
Just strategizing 3711 
Normal orientation 3711 
Confusion. 3711 
Specifics 3711 
Driver Orientation 3711 
That all need to be though out. 3711 
It nigh be a problem 3711 
Ideas 3711 
Opposing woofers 3711 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3711 
Blow hard 3711 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3711 
Couple of things 3711 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3699 
That's not a problem :) 3699 
A LF solution for a new room 3642 
Another midbass?!!? 3639 
Another option to consider 3637 
Room comfort upgrades 3636 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3634 
The color of the listening room. 3620 
This would be nice...... 3617 
That is it. 3607 
Congratulations 3607 
Well, 3607 
The last week of moving... 3598 
We are home! 3594 
Congratulations! 3594 
We found a new room in House.... 3588 
Bass in bass-ment? 3587 
True, but. . . 3587 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3586 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3586 
It took for a while. 3549 
Time/Change 3548 
In regards to chairs... 3548 
This week. 3546 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3546 
The first day. 3544 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3544 
Sounds like a nice time... 3544 
For now.... 3543 
Soft Bass 3543 
Getting somewhere. 3542 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3542 
Diffusion 3541 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3540 
Space behind 3540 
Slowly going back to the business. 3525 
Keep on truckin' 3525 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3523 
Audio vs Video playback. 3520 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3519 
AV 3519 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3519 
A good configuration. 3518 
Injection Channel 3518 
It will come later. 3518 
Going there.... 3516 
Toddler Listeners 3515 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3515 
The honeymoon night. 3513 
Proximity 3513 
A chicken and egg situation 3504 
So far so good. 3499 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3497 
Ok, a first objective look. 3492 
Some room dealing basics 3491 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3490 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3489 
Bass trap 3489 
I will see... 3489 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3489 
Other absorbtion methods 3489 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3488 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3481 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3481 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3479 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3479 
Zarathustra 3475 
Very very nice. 3456 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3456 
Theoretically possible? 3454 
So True 3453 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3442 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3437 
7 moths and one event... 3316 
The next day 3314 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3314 
Choose your poisons 3314 
Thank you 3313 
It is very nice. 3312 
Great day 3311 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3310 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3305 
Macondo listening distance. 3221 
Measured from? 3220 
The Listening Room July 7 3220 
8' all around 3219 
Some comments... 3219 
I am looking for inspiration. 3217 
Vent that woofer 3217 
I do not know yet what to do. 3217 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3216 
Ported 3216 
No port for me, if possible... 3216 
Might...... be.... 3216 
K-Horns? 3216 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3216 
They do appear 3216 
Path length of khorn 3216 
The memory lane. 3216 
Outside 3216 
KHorn facts and truth 3216 
Khorn extension 3216 
The options available.... 3216 
The last night looking… 3215 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3215 
About the use of reading my own site. 3214 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3214 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3214 
Just thinking out loud... 3214 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3214 
Driver? 3214 
Two separate individuals 3214 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3214 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3214 
One more simple idea 3214 
A good thinking. 3212 
A next day. 3212 
Deja vu 3211 
It is all depend of your roo 3211 
What the holly garbage. 3201 
What about at a lower volume... 3201 
I do not know why. 3200 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3147 
SSET ;-) 3146 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3146 
More of the same? 3145 
Yes, this is an option too. 3145 
Actually… 3145 
The Scanspeaks 3145 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3145 
Ah, Winnie... 3145 
Last version 3145 
I wrote about it. 3144 
Layout 3144 
Kind of LF depression… 3141 
The one that got away 3141 
Updated. 3141 
Respect! 3140 
There are plenty things to think about. 3140 
Devil invented the room :) 3140 
The way how I see it… 3140 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3139 
One more theoretical solution 3138 
Almost familiar 3138 
This weekend 3134 
Sum and Difference 3134 
It is in the picture... 3134 
Nice bias 3134 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3134 
The grilling analogy 3134 
Some listening today. 3133 
Back to the drawing table. 3127 
Bring them forward 3127 
Promising.... 3127 
Aligned how? 3126 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3126 
Nice but need more work 3119 
Getting there... 3114 
It all looks very nice... 3114 
It is still all for grabs. 3114 
Great Morning!!! 3113 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3113 
Some thinking required… 3112 
I never done anything like this… 3111 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3110 
Phase and Room Modes 3110 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3109 
I am back. 3108 
I need some volume… 3107 
Line Gain 3107 
What a brilliant idea! 3107 
The full monty 3107 
Yep. I know. 3106 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3106 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3106 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3103 
You know the voices are right... 3103 
Some freaking magic. 3102 
Explanation 3102 
11 feet apart 3101 
Juts a proposal. 3101 
Stronger preamp 3100 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3099 
Sick? No. 3099 
Strong pre 3099 
I think it will be no 312.... 3099 
The new room is officially open. 3086 
A picture… 3072 
What a beautiful set-up! 3072 
Dream place 3071 
Headphones sound from playback 3070 
The headphone analogy 3069 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3069 
Wrong way 3069 
Sounds like an insult to me 3069 
Imaging. 3069 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3063 
Learn to forget 3062 
The infrabass injection. 2952 
The number 20 2952 
Undertones? 2951 
Resonance distortion 2951 
There are many options 2951 
I want it... 2951 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2951 
Clarity in the murk 2951 
The gentle exit 2951 
I understand 2951 
Low frequency dithering 2951 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2951 
Eventually! 2767 
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