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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3750 
Big 3750 
Old house? 3750 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3750 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3750 
For a Given Room 3749 
House Inspections & Warranties 3749 
A min Room size.... 3743 
Charging the Large Room 3743 
A bit deeper. 3743 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3742 
Comfort 3742 
Choices 3741 
Value 3741 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3741 
"romantic" illusion... 3741 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3741 
My kids... 3741 
Bingo 3741 
Interesting discussion indeed 3741 
The High Demands System 3740 
Paul S -- 3740 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3740 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3737 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3737 
Happiness 3737 
Various Stages of Young 3737 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3736 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3736 
Using the real estate 3736 
Through the roof 3733 
Sideways 3732 
If not a midbass horn? 3730 
What Comes Naturally 3730 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3730 
In That Case... 3730 
The game is on. 3728 
Mazel Tov! 3728 
Great news 3728 
Wonderful! 3728 
I think it will be better with time. 3728 
Gaddis House 3728 
Congratulations! 3727 
View vs. Practicality 3724 
Multi-Tasking 3724 
Exactly! 3724 
Equipment between speakers... 3724 
Top Gear 3724 
I see no problems with "between". 3724 
Oh well... 3724 
Wall of nature 3724 
Big Window 3724 
Shades and Night Vision 3724 
...they do image wonderfully... 3724 
Another attic project? 3723 
Infinite baffle 3723 
IB 3723 
Mold 3723 
Attic Ventilation 3723 
Possible 3722 
Just strategizing 3722 
Normal orientation 3722 
Confusion. 3722 
Specifics 3722 
Driver Orientation 3722 
That all need to be though out. 3722 
It nigh be a problem 3722 
Ideas 3722 
Opposing woofers 3722 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3722 
Blow hard 3722 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3722 
Couple of things 3722 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3710 
That's not a problem :) 3710 
A LF solution for a new room 3653 
Another midbass?!!? 3650 
Another option to consider 3648 
Room comfort upgrades 3647 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3645 
The color of the listening room. 3631 
This would be nice...... 3628 
That is it. 3618 
Congratulations 3618 
Well, 3618 
The last week of moving... 3609 
We are home! 3605 
Congratulations! 3605 
We found a new room in House.... 3599 
Bass in bass-ment? 3598 
True, but. . . 3598 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3597 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3597 
It took for a while. 3560 
Time/Change 3559 
In regards to chairs... 3559 
This week. 3557 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3557 
The first day. 3555 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3555 
Sounds like a nice time... 3555 
For now.... 3554 
Soft Bass 3554 
Getting somewhere. 3553 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3553 
Diffusion 3552 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3551 
Space behind 3551 
Slowly going back to the business. 3536 
Keep on truckin' 3536 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3534 
Audio vs Video playback. 3531 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3530 
AV 3530 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3530 
A good configuration. 3529 
Injection Channel 3529 
It will come later. 3529 
Going there.... 3527 
Toddler Listeners 3526 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3526 
The honeymoon night. 3524 
Proximity 3524 
A chicken and egg situation 3515 
So far so good. 3510 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3508 
Ok, a first objective look. 3503 
Some room dealing basics 3502 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3501 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3500 
Bass trap 3500 
I will see... 3500 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3500 
Other absorbtion methods 3500 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3499 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3492 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3492 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3490 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3490 
Zarathustra 3486 
Very very nice. 3467 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3467 
Theoretically possible? 3465 
So True 3464 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3453 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3448 
7 moths and one event... 3327 
The next day 3325 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3325 
Choose your poisons 3325 
Thank you 3324 
It is very nice. 3323 
Great day 3322 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3321 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3316 
Macondo listening distance. 3232 
Measured from? 3231 
The Listening Room July 7 3231 
8' all around 3230 
Some comments... 3230 
I am looking for inspiration. 3228 
Vent that woofer 3228 
I do not know yet what to do. 3228 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3227 
Ported 3227 
No port for me, if possible... 3227 
Might...... be.... 3227 
K-Horns? 3227 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3227 
They do appear 3227 
Path length of khorn 3227 
The memory lane. 3227 
Outside 3227 
KHorn facts and truth 3227 
Khorn extension 3227 
The options available.... 3227 
The last night looking… 3226 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3226 
About the use of reading my own site. 3225 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3225 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3225 
Just thinking out loud... 3225 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3225 
Driver? 3225 
Two separate individuals 3225 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3225 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3225 
One more simple idea 3225 
A good thinking. 3223 
A next day. 3223 
Deja vu 3222 
It is all depend of your roo 3222 
What the holly garbage. 3212 
What about at a lower volume... 3212 
I do not know why. 3211 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3158 
SSET ;-) 3157 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3157 
More of the same? 3156 
Yes, this is an option too. 3156 
Actually… 3156 
The Scanspeaks 3156 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3156 
Ah, Winnie... 3156 
Last version 3156 
I wrote about it. 3155 
Layout 3155 
Kind of LF depression… 3152 
The one that got away 3152 
Updated. 3152 
Respect! 3151 
There are plenty things to think about. 3151 
Devil invented the room :) 3151 
The way how I see it… 3151 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3150 
One more theoretical solution 3149 
Almost familiar 3149 
This weekend 3145 
Sum and Difference 3145 
It is in the picture... 3145 
Nice bias 3145 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3145 
The grilling analogy 3145 
Some listening today. 3144 
Back to the drawing table. 3138 
Bring them forward 3138 
Promising.... 3138 
Aligned how? 3137 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3137 
Nice but need more work 3130 
Getting there... 3125 
It all looks very nice... 3125 
It is still all for grabs. 3125 
Great Morning!!! 3124 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3124 
Some thinking required… 3123 
I never done anything like this… 3122 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3121 
Phase and Room Modes 3121 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3120 
I am back. 3119 
I need some volume… 3118 
Line Gain 3118 
What a brilliant idea! 3118 
The full monty 3118 
Yep. I know. 3117 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3117 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3117 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3114 
You know the voices are right... 3114 
Some freaking magic. 3113 
Explanation 3113 
11 feet apart 3112 
Juts a proposal. 3112 
Stronger preamp 3111 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3110 
Sick? No. 3110 
Strong pre 3110 
I think it will be no 312.... 3110 
The new room is officially open. 3097 
A picture… 3083 
What a beautiful set-up! 3083 
Dream place 3082 
Headphones sound from playback 3081 
The headphone analogy 3080 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3080 
Wrong way 3080 
Sounds like an insult to me 3080 
Imaging. 3080 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3074 
Learn to forget 3073 
The infrabass injection. 2963 
The number 20 2963 
Undertones? 2962 
Resonance distortion 2962 
There are many options 2962 
I want it... 2962 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2962 
Clarity in the murk 2962 
The gentle exit 2962 
I understand 2962 
Low frequency dithering 2962 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2962 
Eventually! 2778 
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