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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3716 
Big 3716 
Old house? 3716 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3716 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3716 
For a Given Room 3715 
House Inspections & Warranties 3715 
A min Room size.... 3709 
Charging the Large Room 3709 
A bit deeper. 3709 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3708 
Comfort 3708 
Choices 3707 
Value 3707 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3707 
"romantic" illusion... 3707 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3707 
My kids... 3707 
Bingo 3707 
Interesting discussion indeed 3707 
The High Demands System 3706 
Paul S -- 3706 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3706 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3703 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3703 
Happiness 3703 
Various Stages of Young 3703 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3702 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3702 
Using the real estate 3702 
Through the roof 3699 
Sideways 3698 
If not a midbass horn? 3696 
What Comes Naturally 3696 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3696 
In That Case... 3696 
The game is on. 3694 
Mazel Tov! 3694 
Great news 3694 
Wonderful! 3694 
I think it will be better with time. 3694 
Gaddis House 3694 
Congratulations! 3693 
View vs. Practicality 3690 
Multi-Tasking 3690 
Exactly! 3690 
Equipment between speakers... 3690 
Top Gear 3690 
I see no problems with "between". 3690 
Oh well... 3690 
Wall of nature 3690 
Big Window 3690 
Shades and Night Vision 3690 
...they do image wonderfully... 3690 
Another attic project? 3689 
Infinite baffle 3689 
IB 3689 
Mold 3689 
Attic Ventilation 3689 
Possible 3688 
Just strategizing 3688 
Normal orientation 3688 
Confusion. 3688 
Specifics 3688 
Driver Orientation 3688 
That all need to be though out. 3688 
It nigh be a problem 3688 
Ideas 3688 
Opposing woofers 3688 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3688 
Blow hard 3688 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3688 
Couple of things 3688 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3676 
That's not a problem :) 3676 
A LF solution for a new room 3619 
Another midbass?!!? 3616 
Another option to consider 3614 
Room comfort upgrades 3613 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3611 
The color of the listening room. 3597 
This would be nice...... 3594 
That is it. 3584 
Congratulations 3584 
Well, 3584 
The last week of moving... 3575 
We are home! 3571 
Congratulations! 3571 
We found a new room in House.... 3565 
Bass in bass-ment? 3564 
True, but. . . 3564 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3563 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3563 
It took for a while. 3526 
Time/Change 3525 
In regards to chairs... 3525 
This week. 3523 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3523 
The first day. 3521 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3521 
Sounds like a nice time... 3521 
For now.... 3520 
Soft Bass 3520 
Getting somewhere. 3519 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3519 
Diffusion 3518 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3517 
Space behind 3517 
Slowly going back to the business. 3502 
Keep on truckin' 3502 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3500 
Audio vs Video playback. 3497 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3496 
AV 3496 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3496 
A good configuration. 3495 
Injection Channel 3495 
It will come later. 3495 
Going there.... 3493 
Toddler Listeners 3492 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3492 
The honeymoon night. 3490 
Proximity 3490 
A chicken and egg situation 3481 
So far so good. 3476 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3474 
Ok, a first objective look. 3469 
Some room dealing basics 3468 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3467 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3466 
Bass trap 3466 
I will see... 3466 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3466 
Other absorbtion methods 3466 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3465 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3458 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3458 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3456 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3456 
Zarathustra 3452 
Very very nice. 3433 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3433 
Theoretically possible? 3431 
So True 3430 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3419 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3414 
7 moths and one event... 3293 
The next day 3291 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3291 
Choose your poisons 3291 
Thank you 3290 
It is very nice. 3289 
Great day 3288 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3287 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3282 
Macondo listening distance. 3198 
Measured from? 3197 
The Listening Room July 7 3197 
8' all around 3196 
Some comments... 3196 
I am looking for inspiration. 3194 
Vent that woofer 3194 
I do not know yet what to do. 3194 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3193 
Ported 3193 
No port for me, if possible... 3193 
Might...... be.... 3193 
K-Horns? 3193 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3193 
They do appear 3193 
Path length of khorn 3193 
The memory lane. 3193 
Outside 3193 
KHorn facts and truth 3193 
Khorn extension 3193 
The options available.... 3193 
The last night looking… 3192 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3192 
About the use of reading my own site. 3191 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3191 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3191 
Just thinking out loud... 3191 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3191 
Driver? 3191 
Two separate individuals 3191 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3191 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3191 
One more simple idea 3191 
A good thinking. 3189 
A next day. 3189 
Deja vu 3188 
It is all depend of your roo 3188 
What the holly garbage. 3178 
What about at a lower volume... 3178 
I do not know why. 3177 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3124 
SSET ;-) 3123 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3123 
More of the same? 3122 
Yes, this is an option too. 3122 
Actually… 3122 
The Scanspeaks 3122 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3122 
Ah, Winnie... 3122 
Last version 3122 
I wrote about it. 3121 
Layout 3121 
Kind of LF depression… 3118 
The one that got away 3118 
Updated. 3118 
Respect! 3117 
There are plenty things to think about. 3117 
Devil invented the room :) 3117 
The way how I see it… 3117 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3116 
One more theoretical solution 3115 
Almost familiar 3115 
This weekend 3111 
Sum and Difference 3111 
It is in the picture... 3111 
Nice bias 3111 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3111 
The grilling analogy 3111 
Some listening today. 3110 
Back to the drawing table. 3104 
Bring them forward 3104 
Promising.... 3104 
Aligned how? 3103 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3103 
Nice but need more work 3096 
Getting there... 3091 
It all looks very nice... 3091 
It is still all for grabs. 3091 
Great Morning!!! 3090 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3090 
Some thinking required… 3089 
I never done anything like this… 3088 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3087 
Phase and Room Modes 3087 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3086 
I am back. 3085 
I need some volume… 3084 
Line Gain 3084 
What a brilliant idea! 3084 
The full monty 3084 
Yep. I know. 3083 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3083 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3083 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3080 
You know the voices are right... 3080 
Some freaking magic. 3079 
Explanation 3079 
11 feet apart 3078 
Juts a proposal. 3078 
Stronger preamp 3077 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3076 
Sick? No. 3076 
Strong pre 3076 
I think it will be no 312.... 3076 
The new room is officially open. 3063 
A picture… 3049 
What a beautiful set-up! 3049 
Dream place 3048 
Headphones sound from playback 3047 
The headphone analogy 3046 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3046 
Wrong way 3046 
Sounds like an insult to me 3046 
Imaging. 3046 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3040 
Learn to forget 3039 
The infrabass injection. 2929 
The number 20 2929 
Undertones? 2928 
Resonance distortion 2928 
There are many options 2928 
I want it... 2928 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2928 
Clarity in the murk 2928 
The gentle exit 2928 
I understand 2928 
Low frequency dithering 2928 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2928 
Eventually! 2744 
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