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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3601 
Big 3601 
Old house? 3601 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3601 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3601 
For a Given Room 3600 
House Inspections & Warranties 3600 
A min Room size.... 3594 
Charging the Large Room 3594 
A bit deeper. 3594 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3593 
Comfort 3593 
Choices 3592 
Value 3592 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3592 
"romantic" illusion... 3592 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3592 
My kids... 3592 
Bingo 3592 
Interesting discussion indeed 3592 
The High Demands System 3591 
Paul S -- 3591 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3591 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3588 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3588 
Happiness 3588 
Various Stages of Young 3588 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3587 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3587 
Using the real estate 3587 
Through the roof 3584 
Sideways 3583 
If not a midbass horn? 3581 
What Comes Naturally 3581 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3581 
In That Case... 3581 
The game is on. 3579 
Mazel Tov! 3579 
Great news 3579 
Wonderful! 3579 
I think it will be better with time. 3579 
Gaddis House 3579 
Congratulations! 3578 
View vs. Practicality 3575 
Multi-Tasking 3575 
Exactly! 3575 
Equipment between speakers... 3575 
Top Gear 3575 
I see no problems with "between". 3575 
Oh well... 3575 
Wall of nature 3575 
Big Window 3575 
Shades and Night Vision 3575 
...they do image wonderfully... 3575 
Another attic project? 3574 
Infinite baffle 3574 
IB 3574 
Mold 3574 
Attic Ventilation 3574 
Possible 3573 
Just strategizing 3573 
Normal orientation 3573 
Confusion. 3573 
Specifics 3573 
Driver Orientation 3573 
That all need to be though out. 3573 
It nigh be a problem 3573 
Ideas 3573 
Opposing woofers 3573 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3573 
Blow hard 3573 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3573 
Couple of things 3573 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3561 
That's not a problem :) 3561 
A LF solution for a new room 3504 
Another midbass?!!? 3501 
Another option to consider 3499 
Room comfort upgrades 3498 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3496 
The color of the listening room. 3482 
This would be nice...... 3479 
That is it. 3469 
Congratulations 3469 
Well, 3469 
The last week of moving... 3460 
We are home! 3456 
Congratulations! 3456 
We found a new room in House.... 3450 
Bass in bass-ment? 3449 
True, but. . . 3449 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3448 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3448 
It took for a while. 3411 
Time/Change 3410 
In regards to chairs... 3410 
This week. 3408 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3408 
The first day. 3406 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3406 
Sounds like a nice time... 3406 
For now.... 3405 
Soft Bass 3405 
Getting somewhere. 3404 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3404 
Diffusion 3403 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3402 
Space behind 3402 
Slowly going back to the business. 3387 
Keep on truckin' 3387 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3385 
Audio vs Video playback. 3382 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3381 
AV 3381 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3381 
A good configuration. 3380 
Injection Channel 3380 
It will come later. 3380 
Going there.... 3378 
Toddler Listeners 3377 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3377 
The honeymoon night. 3375 
Proximity 3375 
A chicken and egg situation 3366 
So far so good. 3361 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3359 
Ok, a first objective look. 3354 
Some room dealing basics 3353 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3352 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3351 
Bass trap 3351 
I will see... 3351 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3351 
Other absorbtion methods 3351 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3350 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3343 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3343 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3341 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3341 
Zarathustra 3337 
Very very nice. 3318 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3318 
Theoretically possible? 3316 
So True 3315 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3304 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3299 
7 moths and one event... 3178 
The next day 3176 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3176 
Choose your poisons 3176 
Thank you 3175 
It is very nice. 3174 
Great day 3173 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3172 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3167 
Macondo listening distance. 3083 
Measured from? 3082 
The Listening Room July 7 3082 
8' all around 3081 
Some comments... 3081 
I am looking for inspiration. 3079 
Vent that woofer 3079 
I do not know yet what to do. 3079 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3078 
Ported 3078 
No port for me, if possible... 3078 
Might...... be.... 3078 
K-Horns? 3078 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3078 
They do appear 3078 
Path length of khorn 3078 
The memory lane. 3078 
Outside 3078 
KHorn facts and truth 3078 
Khorn extension 3078 
The options available.... 3078 
The last night looking… 3077 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3077 
About the use of reading my own site. 3076 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3076 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3076 
Just thinking out loud... 3076 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3076 
Driver? 3076 
Two separate individuals 3076 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3076 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3076 
One more simple idea 3076 
A good thinking. 3074 
A next day. 3074 
Deja vu 3073 
It is all depend of your roo 3073 
What the holly garbage. 3063 
What about at a lower volume... 3063 
I do not know why. 3062 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3009 
SSET ;-) 3008 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3008 
More of the same? 3007 
Yes, this is an option too. 3007 
Actually… 3007 
The Scanspeaks 3007 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3007 
Ah, Winnie... 3007 
Last version 3007 
I wrote about it. 3006 
Layout 3006 
Kind of LF depression… 3003 
The one that got away 3003 
Updated. 3003 
Respect! 3002 
There are plenty things to think about. 3002 
Devil invented the room :) 3002 
The way how I see it… 3002 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3001 
One more theoretical solution 3000 
Almost familiar 3000 
This weekend 2996 
Sum and Difference 2996 
It is in the picture... 2996 
Nice bias 2996 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2996 
The grilling analogy 2996 
Some listening today. 2995 
Back to the drawing table. 2989 
Bring them forward 2989 
Promising.... 2989 
Aligned how? 2988 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2988 
Nice but need more work 2981 
Getting there... 2976 
It all looks very nice... 2976 
It is still all for grabs. 2976 
Great Morning!!! 2975 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2975 
Some thinking required… 2974 
I never done anything like this… 2973 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2972 
Phase and Room Modes 2972 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2971 
I am back. 2970 
I need some volume… 2969 
Line Gain 2969 
What a brilliant idea! 2969 
The full monty 2969 
Yep. I know. 2968 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2968 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2968 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2965 
You know the voices are right... 2965 
Some freaking magic. 2964 
Explanation 2964 
11 feet apart 2963 
Juts a proposal. 2963 
Stronger preamp 2962 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2961 
Sick? No. 2961 
Strong pre 2961 
I think it will be no 312.... 2961 
The new room is officially open. 2948 
A picture… 2934 
What a beautiful set-up! 2934 
Dream place 2933 
Headphones sound from playback 2932 
The headphone analogy 2931 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2931 
Wrong way 2931 
Sounds like an insult to me 2931 
Imaging. 2931 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2925 
Learn to forget 2924 
The infrabass injection. 2814 
The number 20 2814 
Undertones? 2813 
Resonance distortion 2813 
There are many options 2813 
I want it... 2813 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2813 
Clarity in the murk 2813 
The gentle exit 2813 
I understand 2813 
Low frequency dithering 2813 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2813 
Eventually! 2629 
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