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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3921 
Big 3921 
Old house? 3921 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3921 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3921 
For a Given Room 3920 
House Inspections & Warranties 3920 
A min Room size.... 3914 
Charging the Large Room 3914 
A bit deeper. 3914 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3913 
Comfort 3913 
Choices 3912 
Value 3912 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3912 
"romantic" illusion... 3912 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3912 
My kids... 3912 
Bingo 3912 
Interesting discussion indeed 3912 
The High Demands System 3911 
Paul S -- 3911 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3911 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3908 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3908 
Happiness 3908 
Various Stages of Young 3908 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3907 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3907 
Using the real estate 3907 
Through the roof 3904 
Sideways 3903 
If not a midbass horn? 3901 
What Comes Naturally 3901 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3901 
In That Case... 3901 
The game is on. 3899 
Mazel Tov! 3899 
Great news 3899 
Wonderful! 3899 
I think it will be better with time. 3899 
Gaddis House 3899 
Congratulations! 3898 
View vs. Practicality 3895 
Multi-Tasking 3895 
Exactly! 3895 
Equipment between speakers... 3895 
Top Gear 3895 
I see no problems with "between". 3895 
Oh well... 3895 
Wall of nature 3895 
Big Window 3895 
Shades and Night Vision 3895 
...they do image wonderfully... 3895 
Another attic project? 3894 
Infinite baffle 3894 
IB 3894 
Mold 3894 
Attic Ventilation 3894 
Possible 3893 
Just strategizing 3893 
Normal orientation 3893 
Confusion. 3893 
Specifics 3893 
Driver Orientation 3893 
That all need to be though out. 3893 
It nigh be a problem 3893 
Ideas 3893 
Opposing woofers 3893 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3893 
Blow hard 3893 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3893 
Couple of things 3893 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3881 
That's not a problem :) 3881 
A LF solution for a new room 3824 
Another midbass?!!? 3821 
Another option to consider 3819 
Room comfort upgrades 3818 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3816 
The color of the listening room. 3802 
This would be nice...... 3799 
That is it. 3789 
Congratulations 3789 
Well, 3789 
The last week of moving... 3780 
We are home! 3776 
Congratulations! 3776 
We found a new room in House.... 3770 
Bass in bass-ment? 3769 
True, but. . . 3769 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3768 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3768 
It took for a while. 3731 
Time/Change 3730 
In regards to chairs... 3730 
This week. 3728 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3728 
The first day. 3726 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3726 
Sounds like a nice time... 3726 
For now.... 3725 
Soft Bass 3725 
Getting somewhere. 3724 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3724 
Diffusion 3723 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3722 
Space behind 3722 
Slowly going back to the business. 3707 
Keep on truckin' 3707 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3705 
Audio vs Video playback. 3702 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3701 
AV 3701 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3701 
A good configuration. 3700 
Injection Channel 3700 
It will come later. 3700 
Going there.... 3698 
Toddler Listeners 3697 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3697 
The honeymoon night. 3695 
Proximity 3695 
A chicken and egg situation 3686 
So far so good. 3681 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3679 
Ok, a first objective look. 3674 
Some room dealing basics 3673 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3672 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3671 
Bass trap 3671 
I will see... 3671 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3671 
Other absorbtion methods 3671 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3670 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3663 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3663 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3661 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3661 
Zarathustra 3657 
Very very nice. 3638 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3638 
Theoretically possible? 3636 
So True 3635 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3624 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3619 
7 moths and one event... 3498 
The next day 3496 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3496 
Choose your poisons 3496 
Thank you 3495 
It is very nice. 3494 
Great day 3493 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3492 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3487 
Macondo listening distance. 3403 
Measured from? 3402 
The Listening Room July 7 3402 
8' all around 3401 
Some comments... 3401 
I am looking for inspiration. 3399 
Vent that woofer 3399 
I do not know yet what to do. 3399 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3398 
Ported 3398 
No port for me, if possible... 3398 
Might...... be.... 3398 
K-Horns? 3398 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3398 
They do appear 3398 
Path length of khorn 3398 
The memory lane. 3398 
Outside 3398 
KHorn facts and truth 3398 
Khorn extension 3398 
The options available.... 3398 
The last night looking… 3397 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3397 
About the use of reading my own site. 3396 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3396 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3396 
Just thinking out loud... 3396 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3396 
Driver? 3396 
Two separate individuals 3396 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3396 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3396 
One more simple idea 3396 
A good thinking. 3394 
A next day. 3394 
Deja vu 3393 
It is all depend of your roo 3393 
What the holly garbage. 3383 
What about at a lower volume... 3383 
I do not know why. 3382 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3329 
SSET ;-) 3328 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3328 
More of the same? 3327 
Yes, this is an option too. 3327 
Actually… 3327 
The Scanspeaks 3327 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3327 
Ah, Winnie... 3327 
Last version 3327 
I wrote about it. 3326 
Layout 3326 
Kind of LF depression… 3323 
The one that got away 3323 
Updated. 3323 
Respect! 3322 
There are plenty things to think about. 3322 
Devil invented the room :) 3322 
The way how I see it… 3322 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3321 
One more theoretical solution 3320 
Almost familiar 3320 
This weekend 3316 
Sum and Difference 3316 
It is in the picture... 3316 
Nice bias 3316 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3316 
The grilling analogy 3316 
Some listening today. 3315 
Back to the drawing table. 3309 
Bring them forward 3309 
Promising.... 3309 
Aligned how? 3308 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3308 
Nice but need more work 3301 
Getting there... 3296 
It all looks very nice... 3296 
It is still all for grabs. 3296 
Great Morning!!! 3295 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3295 
Some thinking required… 3294 
I never done anything like this… 3293 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3292 
Phase and Room Modes 3292 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3291 
I am back. 3290 
I need some volume… 3289 
Line Gain 3289 
What a brilliant idea! 3289 
The full monty 3289 
Yep. I know. 3288 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3288 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3288 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3285 
You know the voices are right... 3285 
Some freaking magic. 3284 
Explanation 3284 
11 feet apart 3283 
Juts a proposal. 3283 
Stronger preamp 3282 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3281 
Sick? No. 3281 
Strong pre 3281 
I think it will be no 312.... 3281 
The new room is officially open. 3268 
A picture… 3254 
What a beautiful set-up! 3254 
Dream place 3253 
Headphones sound from playback 3252 
The headphone analogy 3251 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3251 
Wrong way 3251 
Sounds like an insult to me 3251 
Imaging. 3251 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3245 
Learn to forget 3244 
The infrabass injection. 3134 
The number 20 3134 
Undertones? 3133 
Resonance distortion 3133 
There are many options 3133 
I want it... 3133 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3133 
Clarity in the murk 3133 
The gentle exit 3133 
I understand 3133 
Low frequency dithering 3133 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3133 
Eventually! 2949 
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