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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3626 
Big 3626 
Old house? 3626 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3626 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3626 
For a Given Room 3625 
House Inspections & Warranties 3625 
A min Room size.... 3619 
Charging the Large Room 3619 
A bit deeper. 3619 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3618 
Comfort 3618 
Choices 3617 
Value 3617 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3617 
"romantic" illusion... 3617 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3617 
My kids... 3617 
Bingo 3617 
Interesting discussion indeed 3617 
The High Demands System 3616 
Paul S -- 3616 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3616 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3613 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3613 
Happiness 3613 
Various Stages of Young 3613 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3612 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3612 
Using the real estate 3612 
Through the roof 3609 
Sideways 3608 
If not a midbass horn? 3606 
What Comes Naturally 3606 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3606 
In That Case... 3606 
The game is on. 3604 
Mazel Tov! 3604 
Great news 3604 
Wonderful! 3604 
I think it will be better with time. 3604 
Gaddis House 3604 
Congratulations! 3603 
View vs. Practicality 3600 
Multi-Tasking 3600 
Exactly! 3600 
Equipment between speakers... 3600 
Top Gear 3600 
I see no problems with "between". 3600 
Oh well... 3600 
Wall of nature 3600 
Big Window 3600 
Shades and Night Vision 3600 
...they do image wonderfully... 3600 
Another attic project? 3599 
Infinite baffle 3599 
IB 3599 
Mold 3599 
Attic Ventilation 3599 
Possible 3598 
Just strategizing 3598 
Normal orientation 3598 
Confusion. 3598 
Specifics 3598 
Driver Orientation 3598 
That all need to be though out. 3598 
It nigh be a problem 3598 
Ideas 3598 
Opposing woofers 3598 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3598 
Blow hard 3598 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3598 
Couple of things 3598 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3586 
That's not a problem :) 3586 
A LF solution for a new room 3529 
Another midbass?!!? 3526 
Another option to consider 3524 
Room comfort upgrades 3523 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3521 
The color of the listening room. 3507 
This would be nice...... 3504 
That is it. 3494 
Congratulations 3494 
Well, 3494 
The last week of moving... 3485 
We are home! 3481 
Congratulations! 3481 
We found a new room in House.... 3475 
Bass in bass-ment? 3474 
True, but. . . 3474 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3473 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3473 
It took for a while. 3436 
Time/Change 3435 
In regards to chairs... 3435 
This week. 3433 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3433 
The first day. 3431 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3431 
Sounds like a nice time... 3431 
For now.... 3430 
Soft Bass 3430 
Getting somewhere. 3429 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3429 
Diffusion 3428 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3427 
Space behind 3427 
Slowly going back to the business. 3412 
Keep on truckin' 3412 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3410 
Audio vs Video playback. 3407 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3406 
AV 3406 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3406 
A good configuration. 3405 
Injection Channel 3405 
It will come later. 3405 
Going there.... 3403 
Toddler Listeners 3402 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3402 
The honeymoon night. 3400 
Proximity 3400 
A chicken and egg situation 3391 
So far so good. 3386 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3384 
Ok, a first objective look. 3379 
Some room dealing basics 3378 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3377 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3376 
Bass trap 3376 
I will see... 3376 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3376 
Other absorbtion methods 3376 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3375 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3368 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3368 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3366 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3366 
Zarathustra 3362 
Very very nice. 3343 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3343 
Theoretically possible? 3341 
So True 3340 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3329 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3324 
7 moths and one event... 3203 
The next day 3201 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3201 
Choose your poisons 3201 
Thank you 3200 
It is very nice. 3199 
Great day 3198 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3197 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3192 
Macondo listening distance. 3108 
Measured from? 3107 
The Listening Room July 7 3107 
8' all around 3106 
Some comments... 3106 
I am looking for inspiration. 3104 
Vent that woofer 3104 
I do not know yet what to do. 3104 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3103 
Ported 3103 
No port for me, if possible... 3103 
Might...... be.... 3103 
K-Horns? 3103 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3103 
They do appear 3103 
Path length of khorn 3103 
The memory lane. 3103 
Outside 3103 
KHorn facts and truth 3103 
Khorn extension 3103 
The options available.... 3103 
The last night looking… 3102 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3102 
About the use of reading my own site. 3101 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3101 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3101 
Just thinking out loud... 3101 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3101 
Driver? 3101 
Two separate individuals 3101 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3101 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3101 
One more simple idea 3101 
A good thinking. 3099 
A next day. 3099 
Deja vu 3098 
It is all depend of your roo 3098 
What the holly garbage. 3088 
What about at a lower volume... 3088 
I do not know why. 3087 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3034 
SSET ;-) 3033 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3033 
More of the same? 3032 
Yes, this is an option too. 3032 
Actually… 3032 
The Scanspeaks 3032 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3032 
Ah, Winnie... 3032 
Last version 3032 
I wrote about it. 3031 
Layout 3031 
Kind of LF depression… 3028 
The one that got away 3028 
Updated. 3028 
Respect! 3027 
There are plenty things to think about. 3027 
Devil invented the room :) 3027 
The way how I see it… 3027 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3026 
One more theoretical solution 3025 
Almost familiar 3025 
This weekend 3021 
Sum and Difference 3021 
It is in the picture... 3021 
Nice bias 3021 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3021 
The grilling analogy 3021 
Some listening today. 3020 
Back to the drawing table. 3014 
Bring them forward 3014 
Promising.... 3014 
Aligned how? 3013 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3013 
Nice but need more work 3006 
Getting there... 3001 
It all looks very nice... 3001 
It is still all for grabs. 3001 
Great Morning!!! 3000 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3000 
Some thinking required… 2999 
I never done anything like this… 2998 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2997 
Phase and Room Modes 2997 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2996 
I am back. 2995 
I need some volume… 2994 
Line Gain 2994 
What a brilliant idea! 2994 
The full monty 2994 
Yep. I know. 2993 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2993 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2993 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2990 
You know the voices are right... 2990 
Some freaking magic. 2989 
Explanation 2989 
11 feet apart 2988 
Juts a proposal. 2988 
Stronger preamp 2987 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2986 
Sick? No. 2986 
Strong pre 2986 
I think it will be no 312.... 2986 
The new room is officially open. 2973 
A picture… 2959 
What a beautiful set-up! 2959 
Dream place 2958 
Headphones sound from playback 2957 
The headphone analogy 2956 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2956 
Wrong way 2956 
Sounds like an insult to me 2956 
Imaging. 2956 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2950 
Learn to forget 2949 
The infrabass injection. 2839 
The number 20 2839 
Undertones? 2838 
Resonance distortion 2838 
There are many options 2838 
I want it... 2838 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2838 
Clarity in the murk 2838 
The gentle exit 2838 
I understand 2838 
Low frequency dithering 2838 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2838 
Eventually! 2654 
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