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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3680 
Big 3680 
Old house? 3680 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3680 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3680 
For a Given Room 3679 
House Inspections & Warranties 3679 
A min Room size.... 3673 
Charging the Large Room 3673 
A bit deeper. 3673 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3672 
Comfort 3672 
Choices 3671 
Value 3671 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3671 
"romantic" illusion... 3671 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3671 
My kids... 3671 
Bingo 3671 
Interesting discussion indeed 3671 
The High Demands System 3670 
Paul S -- 3670 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3670 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3667 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3667 
Happiness 3667 
Various Stages of Young 3667 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3666 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3666 
Using the real estate 3666 
Through the roof 3663 
Sideways 3662 
If not a midbass horn? 3660 
What Comes Naturally 3660 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3660 
In That Case... 3660 
The game is on. 3658 
Mazel Tov! 3658 
Great news 3658 
Wonderful! 3658 
I think it will be better with time. 3658 
Gaddis House 3658 
Congratulations! 3657 
View vs. Practicality 3654 
Multi-Tasking 3654 
Exactly! 3654 
Equipment between speakers... 3654 
Top Gear 3654 
I see no problems with "between". 3654 
Oh well... 3654 
Wall of nature 3654 
Big Window 3654 
Shades and Night Vision 3654 
...they do image wonderfully... 3654 
Another attic project? 3653 
Infinite baffle 3653 
IB 3653 
Mold 3653 
Attic Ventilation 3653 
Possible 3652 
Just strategizing 3652 
Normal orientation 3652 
Confusion. 3652 
Specifics 3652 
Driver Orientation 3652 
That all need to be though out. 3652 
It nigh be a problem 3652 
Ideas 3652 
Opposing woofers 3652 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3652 
Blow hard 3652 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3652 
Couple of things 3652 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3640 
That's not a problem :) 3640 
A LF solution for a new room 3583 
Another midbass?!!? 3580 
Another option to consider 3578 
Room comfort upgrades 3577 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3575 
The color of the listening room. 3561 
This would be nice...... 3558 
That is it. 3548 
Congratulations 3548 
Well, 3548 
The last week of moving... 3539 
We are home! 3535 
Congratulations! 3535 
We found a new room in House.... 3529 
Bass in bass-ment? 3528 
True, but. . . 3528 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3527 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3527 
It took for a while. 3490 
Time/Change 3489 
In regards to chairs... 3489 
This week. 3487 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3487 
The first day. 3485 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3485 
Sounds like a nice time... 3485 
For now.... 3484 
Soft Bass 3484 
Getting somewhere. 3483 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3483 
Diffusion 3482 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3481 
Space behind 3481 
Slowly going back to the business. 3466 
Keep on truckin' 3466 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3464 
Audio vs Video playback. 3461 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3460 
AV 3460 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3460 
A good configuration. 3459 
Injection Channel 3459 
It will come later. 3459 
Going there.... 3457 
Toddler Listeners 3456 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3456 
The honeymoon night. 3454 
Proximity 3454 
A chicken and egg situation 3445 
So far so good. 3440 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3438 
Ok, a first objective look. 3433 
Some room dealing basics 3432 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3431 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3430 
Bass trap 3430 
I will see... 3430 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3430 
Other absorbtion methods 3430 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3429 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3422 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3422 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3420 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3420 
Zarathustra 3416 
Very very nice. 3397 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3397 
Theoretically possible? 3395 
So True 3394 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3383 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3378 
7 moths and one event... 3257 
The next day 3255 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3255 
Choose your poisons 3255 
Thank you 3254 
It is very nice. 3253 
Great day 3252 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3251 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3246 
Macondo listening distance. 3162 
Measured from? 3161 
The Listening Room July 7 3161 
8' all around 3160 
Some comments... 3160 
I am looking for inspiration. 3158 
Vent that woofer 3158 
I do not know yet what to do. 3158 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3157 
Ported 3157 
No port for me, if possible... 3157 
Might...... be.... 3157 
K-Horns? 3157 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3157 
They do appear 3157 
Path length of khorn 3157 
The memory lane. 3157 
Outside 3157 
KHorn facts and truth 3157 
Khorn extension 3157 
The options available.... 3157 
The last night looking… 3156 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3156 
About the use of reading my own site. 3155 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3155 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3155 
Just thinking out loud... 3155 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3155 
Driver? 3155 
Two separate individuals 3155 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3155 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3155 
One more simple idea 3155 
A good thinking. 3153 
A next day. 3153 
Deja vu 3152 
It is all depend of your roo 3152 
What the holly garbage. 3142 
What about at a lower volume... 3142 
I do not know why. 3141 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3088 
SSET ;-) 3087 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3087 
More of the same? 3086 
Yes, this is an option too. 3086 
Actually… 3086 
The Scanspeaks 3086 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3086 
Ah, Winnie... 3086 
Last version 3086 
I wrote about it. 3085 
Layout 3085 
Kind of LF depression… 3082 
The one that got away 3082 
Updated. 3082 
Respect! 3081 
There are plenty things to think about. 3081 
Devil invented the room :) 3081 
The way how I see it… 3081 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3080 
One more theoretical solution 3079 
Almost familiar 3079 
This weekend 3075 
Sum and Difference 3075 
It is in the picture... 3075 
Nice bias 3075 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3075 
The grilling analogy 3075 
Some listening today. 3074 
Back to the drawing table. 3068 
Bring them forward 3068 
Promising.... 3068 
Aligned how? 3067 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3067 
Nice but need more work 3060 
Getting there... 3055 
It all looks very nice... 3055 
It is still all for grabs. 3055 
Great Morning!!! 3054 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3054 
Some thinking required… 3053 
I never done anything like this… 3052 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3051 
Phase and Room Modes 3051 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3050 
I am back. 3049 
I need some volume… 3048 
Line Gain 3048 
What a brilliant idea! 3048 
The full monty 3048 
Yep. I know. 3047 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3047 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3047 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3044 
You know the voices are right... 3044 
Some freaking magic. 3043 
Explanation 3043 
11 feet apart 3042 
Juts a proposal. 3042 
Stronger preamp 3041 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3040 
Sick? No. 3040 
Strong pre 3040 
I think it will be no 312.... 3040 
The new room is officially open. 3027 
A picture… 3013 
What a beautiful set-up! 3013 
Dream place 3012 
Headphones sound from playback 3011 
The headphone analogy 3010 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3010 
Wrong way 3010 
Sounds like an insult to me 3010 
Imaging. 3010 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3004 
Learn to forget 3003 
The infrabass injection. 2893 
The number 20 2893 
Undertones? 2892 
Resonance distortion 2892 
There are many options 2892 
I want it... 2892 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2892 
Clarity in the murk 2892 
The gentle exit 2892 
I understand 2892 
Low frequency dithering 2892 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2892 
Eventually! 2708 
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