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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3735 
Big 3735 
Old house? 3735 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3735 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3735 
For a Given Room 3734 
House Inspections & Warranties 3734 
A min Room size.... 3728 
Charging the Large Room 3728 
A bit deeper. 3728 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3727 
Comfort 3727 
Choices 3726 
Value 3726 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3726 
"romantic" illusion... 3726 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3726 
My kids... 3726 
Bingo 3726 
Interesting discussion indeed 3726 
The High Demands System 3725 
Paul S -- 3725 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3725 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3722 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3722 
Happiness 3722 
Various Stages of Young 3722 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3721 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3721 
Using the real estate 3721 
Through the roof 3718 
Sideways 3717 
If not a midbass horn? 3715 
What Comes Naturally 3715 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3715 
In That Case... 3715 
The game is on. 3713 
Mazel Tov! 3713 
Great news 3713 
Wonderful! 3713 
I think it will be better with time. 3713 
Gaddis House 3713 
Congratulations! 3712 
View vs. Practicality 3709 
Multi-Tasking 3709 
Exactly! 3709 
Equipment between speakers... 3709 
Top Gear 3709 
I see no problems with "between". 3709 
Oh well... 3709 
Wall of nature 3709 
Big Window 3709 
Shades and Night Vision 3709 
...they do image wonderfully... 3709 
Another attic project? 3708 
Infinite baffle 3708 
IB 3708 
Mold 3708 
Attic Ventilation 3708 
Possible 3707 
Just strategizing 3707 
Normal orientation 3707 
Confusion. 3707 
Specifics 3707 
Driver Orientation 3707 
That all need to be though out. 3707 
It nigh be a problem 3707 
Ideas 3707 
Opposing woofers 3707 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3707 
Blow hard 3707 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3707 
Couple of things 3707 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3695 
That's not a problem :) 3695 
A LF solution for a new room 3638 
Another midbass?!!? 3635 
Another option to consider 3633 
Room comfort upgrades 3632 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3630 
The color of the listening room. 3616 
This would be nice...... 3613 
That is it. 3603 
Congratulations 3603 
Well, 3603 
The last week of moving... 3594 
We are home! 3590 
Congratulations! 3590 
We found a new room in House.... 3584 
Bass in bass-ment? 3583 
True, but. . . 3583 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3582 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3582 
It took for a while. 3545 
Time/Change 3544 
In regards to chairs... 3544 
This week. 3542 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3542 
The first day. 3540 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3540 
Sounds like a nice time... 3540 
For now.... 3539 
Soft Bass 3539 
Getting somewhere. 3538 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3538 
Diffusion 3537 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3536 
Space behind 3536 
Slowly going back to the business. 3521 
Keep on truckin' 3521 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3519 
Audio vs Video playback. 3516 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3515 
AV 3515 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3515 
A good configuration. 3514 
Injection Channel 3514 
It will come later. 3514 
Going there.... 3512 
Toddler Listeners 3511 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3511 
The honeymoon night. 3509 
Proximity 3509 
A chicken and egg situation 3500 
So far so good. 3495 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3493 
Ok, a first objective look. 3488 
Some room dealing basics 3487 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3486 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3485 
Bass trap 3485 
I will see... 3485 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3485 
Other absorbtion methods 3485 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3484 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3477 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3477 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3475 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3475 
Zarathustra 3471 
Very very nice. 3452 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3452 
Theoretically possible? 3450 
So True 3449 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3438 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3433 
7 moths and one event... 3312 
The next day 3310 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3310 
Choose your poisons 3310 
Thank you 3309 
It is very nice. 3308 
Great day 3307 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3306 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3301 
Macondo listening distance. 3217 
Measured from? 3216 
The Listening Room July 7 3216 
8' all around 3215 
Some comments... 3215 
I am looking for inspiration. 3213 
Vent that woofer 3213 
I do not know yet what to do. 3213 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3212 
Ported 3212 
No port for me, if possible... 3212 
Might...... be.... 3212 
K-Horns? 3212 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3212 
They do appear 3212 
Path length of khorn 3212 
The memory lane. 3212 
Outside 3212 
KHorn facts and truth 3212 
Khorn extension 3212 
The options available.... 3212 
The last night looking… 3211 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3211 
About the use of reading my own site. 3210 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3210 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3210 
Just thinking out loud... 3210 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3210 
Driver? 3210 
Two separate individuals 3210 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3210 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3210 
One more simple idea 3210 
A good thinking. 3208 
A next day. 3208 
Deja vu 3207 
It is all depend of your roo 3207 
What the holly garbage. 3197 
What about at a lower volume... 3197 
I do not know why. 3196 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3143 
SSET ;-) 3142 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3142 
More of the same? 3141 
Yes, this is an option too. 3141 
Actually… 3141 
The Scanspeaks 3141 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3141 
Ah, Winnie... 3141 
Last version 3141 
I wrote about it. 3140 
Layout 3140 
Kind of LF depression… 3137 
The one that got away 3137 
Updated. 3137 
Respect! 3136 
There are plenty things to think about. 3136 
Devil invented the room :) 3136 
The way how I see it… 3136 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3135 
One more theoretical solution 3134 
Almost familiar 3134 
This weekend 3130 
Sum and Difference 3130 
It is in the picture... 3130 
Nice bias 3130 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3130 
The grilling analogy 3130 
Some listening today. 3129 
Back to the drawing table. 3123 
Bring them forward 3123 
Promising.... 3123 
Aligned how? 3122 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3122 
Nice but need more work 3115 
Getting there... 3110 
It all looks very nice... 3110 
It is still all for grabs. 3110 
Great Morning!!! 3109 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3109 
Some thinking required… 3108 
I never done anything like this… 3107 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3106 
Phase and Room Modes 3106 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3105 
I am back. 3104 
I need some volume… 3103 
Line Gain 3103 
What a brilliant idea! 3103 
The full monty 3103 
Yep. I know. 3102 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3102 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3102 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3099 
You know the voices are right... 3099 
Some freaking magic. 3098 
Explanation 3098 
11 feet apart 3097 
Juts a proposal. 3097 
Stronger preamp 3096 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3095 
Sick? No. 3095 
Strong pre 3095 
I think it will be no 312.... 3095 
The new room is officially open. 3082 
A picture… 3068 
What a beautiful set-up! 3068 
Dream place 3067 
Headphones sound from playback 3066 
The headphone analogy 3065 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3065 
Wrong way 3065 
Sounds like an insult to me 3065 
Imaging. 3065 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3059 
Learn to forget 3058 
The infrabass injection. 2948 
The number 20 2948 
Undertones? 2947 
Resonance distortion 2947 
There are many options 2947 
I want it... 2947 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2947 
Clarity in the murk 2947 
The gentle exit 2947 
I understand 2947 
Low frequency dithering 2947 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2947 
Eventually! 2763 
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