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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3724 
Big 3724 
Old house? 3724 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3724 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3724 
For a Given Room 3723 
House Inspections & Warranties 3723 
A min Room size.... 3717 
Charging the Large Room 3717 
A bit deeper. 3717 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3716 
Comfort 3716 
Choices 3715 
Value 3715 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3715 
"romantic" illusion... 3715 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3715 
My kids... 3715 
Bingo 3715 
Interesting discussion indeed 3715 
The High Demands System 3714 
Paul S -- 3714 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3714 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3711 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3711 
Happiness 3711 
Various Stages of Young 3711 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3710 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3710 
Using the real estate 3710 
Through the roof 3707 
Sideways 3706 
If not a midbass horn? 3704 
What Comes Naturally 3704 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3704 
In That Case... 3704 
The game is on. 3702 
Mazel Tov! 3702 
Great news 3702 
Wonderful! 3702 
I think it will be better with time. 3702 
Gaddis House 3702 
Congratulations! 3701 
View vs. Practicality 3698 
Multi-Tasking 3698 
Exactly! 3698 
Equipment between speakers... 3698 
Top Gear 3698 
I see no problems with "between". 3698 
Oh well... 3698 
Wall of nature 3698 
Big Window 3698 
Shades and Night Vision 3698 
...they do image wonderfully... 3698 
Another attic project? 3697 
Infinite baffle 3697 
IB 3697 
Mold 3697 
Attic Ventilation 3697 
Possible 3696 
Just strategizing 3696 
Normal orientation 3696 
Confusion. 3696 
Specifics 3696 
Driver Orientation 3696 
That all need to be though out. 3696 
It nigh be a problem 3696 
Ideas 3696 
Opposing woofers 3696 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3696 
Blow hard 3696 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3696 
Couple of things 3696 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3684 
That's not a problem :) 3684 
A LF solution for a new room 3627 
Another midbass?!!? 3624 
Another option to consider 3622 
Room comfort upgrades 3621 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3619 
The color of the listening room. 3605 
This would be nice...... 3602 
That is it. 3592 
Congratulations 3592 
Well, 3592 
The last week of moving... 3583 
We are home! 3579 
Congratulations! 3579 
We found a new room in House.... 3573 
Bass in bass-ment? 3572 
True, but. . . 3572 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3571 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3571 
It took for a while. 3534 
Time/Change 3533 
In regards to chairs... 3533 
This week. 3531 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3531 
The first day. 3529 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3529 
Sounds like a nice time... 3529 
For now.... 3528 
Soft Bass 3528 
Getting somewhere. 3527 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3527 
Diffusion 3526 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3525 
Space behind 3525 
Slowly going back to the business. 3510 
Keep on truckin' 3510 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3508 
Audio vs Video playback. 3505 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3504 
AV 3504 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3504 
A good configuration. 3503 
Injection Channel 3503 
It will come later. 3503 
Going there.... 3501 
Toddler Listeners 3500 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3500 
The honeymoon night. 3498 
Proximity 3498 
A chicken and egg situation 3489 
So far so good. 3484 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3482 
Ok, a first objective look. 3477 
Some room dealing basics 3476 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3475 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3474 
Bass trap 3474 
I will see... 3474 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3474 
Other absorbtion methods 3474 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3473 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3466 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3466 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3464 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3464 
Zarathustra 3460 
Very very nice. 3441 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3441 
Theoretically possible? 3439 
So True 3438 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3427 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3422 
7 moths and one event... 3301 
The next day 3299 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3299 
Choose your poisons 3299 
Thank you 3298 
It is very nice. 3297 
Great day 3296 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3295 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3290 
Macondo listening distance. 3206 
Measured from? 3205 
The Listening Room July 7 3205 
8' all around 3204 
Some comments... 3204 
I am looking for inspiration. 3202 
Vent that woofer 3202 
I do not know yet what to do. 3202 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3201 
Ported 3201 
No port for me, if possible... 3201 
Might...... be.... 3201 
K-Horns? 3201 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3201 
They do appear 3201 
Path length of khorn 3201 
The memory lane. 3201 
Outside 3201 
KHorn facts and truth 3201 
Khorn extension 3201 
The options available.... 3201 
The last night looking… 3200 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3200 
About the use of reading my own site. 3199 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3199 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3199 
Just thinking out loud... 3199 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3199 
Driver? 3199 
Two separate individuals 3199 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3199 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3199 
One more simple idea 3199 
A good thinking. 3197 
A next day. 3197 
Deja vu 3196 
It is all depend of your roo 3196 
What the holly garbage. 3186 
What about at a lower volume... 3186 
I do not know why. 3185 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3132 
SSET ;-) 3131 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3131 
More of the same? 3130 
Yes, this is an option too. 3130 
Actually… 3130 
The Scanspeaks 3130 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3130 
Ah, Winnie... 3130 
Last version 3130 
I wrote about it. 3129 
Layout 3129 
Kind of LF depression… 3126 
The one that got away 3126 
Updated. 3126 
Respect! 3125 
There are plenty things to think about. 3125 
Devil invented the room :) 3125 
The way how I see it… 3125 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3124 
One more theoretical solution 3123 
Almost familiar 3123 
This weekend 3119 
Sum and Difference 3119 
It is in the picture... 3119 
Nice bias 3119 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3119 
The grilling analogy 3119 
Some listening today. 3118 
Back to the drawing table. 3112 
Bring them forward 3112 
Promising.... 3112 
Aligned how? 3111 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3111 
Nice but need more work 3104 
Getting there... 3099 
It all looks very nice... 3099 
It is still all for grabs. 3099 
Great Morning!!! 3098 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3098 
Some thinking required… 3097 
I never done anything like this… 3096 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3095 
Phase and Room Modes 3095 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3094 
I am back. 3093 
I need some volume… 3092 
Line Gain 3092 
What a brilliant idea! 3092 
The full monty 3092 
Yep. I know. 3091 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3091 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3091 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3088 
You know the voices are right... 3088 
Some freaking magic. 3087 
Explanation 3087 
11 feet apart 3086 
Juts a proposal. 3086 
Stronger preamp 3085 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3084 
Sick? No. 3084 
Strong pre 3084 
I think it will be no 312.... 3084 
The new room is officially open. 3071 
A picture… 3057 
What a beautiful set-up! 3057 
Dream place 3056 
Headphones sound from playback 3055 
The headphone analogy 3054 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3054 
Wrong way 3054 
Sounds like an insult to me 3054 
Imaging. 3054 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3048 
Learn to forget 3047 
The infrabass injection. 2937 
The number 20 2937 
Undertones? 2936 
Resonance distortion 2936 
There are many options 2936 
I want it... 2936 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2936 
Clarity in the murk 2936 
The gentle exit 2936 
I understand 2936 
Low frequency dithering 2936 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2936 
Eventually! 2752 
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