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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3721 
Big 3721 
Old house? 3721 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3721 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3721 
For a Given Room 3720 
House Inspections & Warranties 3720 
A min Room size.... 3714 
Charging the Large Room 3714 
A bit deeper. 3714 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3713 
Comfort 3713 
Choices 3712 
Value 3712 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3712 
"romantic" illusion... 3712 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3712 
My kids... 3712 
Bingo 3712 
Interesting discussion indeed 3712 
The High Demands System 3711 
Paul S -- 3711 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3711 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3708 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3708 
Happiness 3708 
Various Stages of Young 3708 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3707 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3707 
Using the real estate 3707 
Through the roof 3704 
Sideways 3703 
If not a midbass horn? 3701 
What Comes Naturally 3701 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3701 
In That Case... 3701 
The game is on. 3699 
Mazel Tov! 3699 
Great news 3699 
Wonderful! 3699 
I think it will be better with time. 3699 
Gaddis House 3699 
Congratulations! 3698 
View vs. Practicality 3695 
Multi-Tasking 3695 
Exactly! 3695 
Equipment between speakers... 3695 
Top Gear 3695 
I see no problems with "between". 3695 
Oh well... 3695 
Wall of nature 3695 
Big Window 3695 
Shades and Night Vision 3695 
...they do image wonderfully... 3695 
Another attic project? 3694 
Infinite baffle 3694 
IB 3694 
Mold 3694 
Attic Ventilation 3694 
Possible 3693 
Just strategizing 3693 
Normal orientation 3693 
Confusion. 3693 
Specifics 3693 
Driver Orientation 3693 
That all need to be though out. 3693 
It nigh be a problem 3693 
Ideas 3693 
Opposing woofers 3693 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3693 
Blow hard 3693 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3693 
Couple of things 3693 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3681 
That's not a problem :) 3681 
A LF solution for a new room 3624 
Another midbass?!!? 3621 
Another option to consider 3619 
Room comfort upgrades 3618 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3616 
The color of the listening room. 3602 
This would be nice...... 3599 
That is it. 3589 
Congratulations 3589 
Well, 3589 
The last week of moving... 3580 
We are home! 3576 
Congratulations! 3576 
We found a new room in House.... 3570 
Bass in bass-ment? 3569 
True, but. . . 3569 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3568 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3568 
It took for a while. 3531 
Time/Change 3530 
In regards to chairs... 3530 
This week. 3528 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3528 
The first day. 3526 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3526 
Sounds like a nice time... 3526 
For now.... 3525 
Soft Bass 3525 
Getting somewhere. 3524 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3524 
Diffusion 3523 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3522 
Space behind 3522 
Slowly going back to the business. 3507 
Keep on truckin' 3507 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3505 
Audio vs Video playback. 3502 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3501 
AV 3501 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3501 
A good configuration. 3500 
Injection Channel 3500 
It will come later. 3500 
Going there.... 3498 
Toddler Listeners 3497 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3497 
The honeymoon night. 3495 
Proximity 3495 
A chicken and egg situation 3486 
So far so good. 3481 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3479 
Ok, a first objective look. 3474 
Some room dealing basics 3473 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3472 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3471 
Bass trap 3471 
I will see... 3471 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3471 
Other absorbtion methods 3471 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3470 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3463 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3463 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3461 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3461 
Zarathustra 3457 
Very very nice. 3438 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3438 
Theoretically possible? 3436 
So True 3435 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3424 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3419 
7 moths and one event... 3298 
The next day 3296 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3296 
Choose your poisons 3296 
Thank you 3295 
It is very nice. 3294 
Great day 3293 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3292 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3287 
Macondo listening distance. 3203 
Measured from? 3202 
The Listening Room July 7 3202 
8' all around 3201 
Some comments... 3201 
I am looking for inspiration. 3199 
Vent that woofer 3199 
I do not know yet what to do. 3199 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3198 
Ported 3198 
No port for me, if possible... 3198 
Might...... be.... 3198 
K-Horns? 3198 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3198 
They do appear 3198 
Path length of khorn 3198 
The memory lane. 3198 
Outside 3198 
KHorn facts and truth 3198 
Khorn extension 3198 
The options available.... 3198 
The last night looking… 3197 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3197 
About the use of reading my own site. 3196 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3196 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3196 
Just thinking out loud... 3196 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3196 
Driver? 3196 
Two separate individuals 3196 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3196 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3196 
One more simple idea 3196 
A good thinking. 3194 
A next day. 3194 
Deja vu 3193 
It is all depend of your roo 3193 
What the holly garbage. 3183 
What about at a lower volume... 3183 
I do not know why. 3182 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3129 
SSET ;-) 3128 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3128 
More of the same? 3127 
Yes, this is an option too. 3127 
Actually… 3127 
The Scanspeaks 3127 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3127 
Ah, Winnie... 3127 
Last version 3127 
I wrote about it. 3126 
Layout 3126 
Kind of LF depression… 3123 
The one that got away 3123 
Updated. 3123 
Respect! 3122 
There are plenty things to think about. 3122 
Devil invented the room :) 3122 
The way how I see it… 3122 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3121 
One more theoretical solution 3120 
Almost familiar 3120 
This weekend 3116 
Sum and Difference 3116 
It is in the picture... 3116 
Nice bias 3116 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3116 
The grilling analogy 3116 
Some listening today. 3115 
Back to the drawing table. 3109 
Bring them forward 3109 
Promising.... 3109 
Aligned how? 3108 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3108 
Nice but need more work 3101 
Getting there... 3096 
It all looks very nice... 3096 
It is still all for grabs. 3096 
Great Morning!!! 3095 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3095 
Some thinking required… 3094 
I never done anything like this… 3093 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3092 
Phase and Room Modes 3092 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3091 
I am back. 3090 
I need some volume… 3089 
Line Gain 3089 
What a brilliant idea! 3089 
The full monty 3089 
Yep. I know. 3088 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3088 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3088 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3085 
You know the voices are right... 3085 
Some freaking magic. 3084 
Explanation 3084 
11 feet apart 3083 
Juts a proposal. 3083 
Stronger preamp 3082 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3081 
Sick? No. 3081 
Strong pre 3081 
I think it will be no 312.... 3081 
The new room is officially open. 3068 
A picture… 3054 
What a beautiful set-up! 3054 
Dream place 3053 
Headphones sound from playback 3052 
The headphone analogy 3051 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3051 
Wrong way 3051 
Sounds like an insult to me 3051 
Imaging. 3051 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3045 
Learn to forget 3044 
The infrabass injection. 2934 
The number 20 2934 
Undertones? 2933 
Resonance distortion 2933 
There are many options 2933 
I want it... 2933 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2933 
Clarity in the murk 2933 
The gentle exit 2933 
I understand 2933 
Low frequency dithering 2933 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2933 
Eventually! 2749 
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