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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3846 
Big 3846 
Old house? 3846 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3846 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3846 
For a Given Room 3845 
House Inspections & Warranties 3845 
A min Room size.... 3839 
Charging the Large Room 3839 
A bit deeper. 3839 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3838 
Comfort 3838 
Choices 3837 
Value 3837 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3837 
"romantic" illusion... 3837 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3837 
My kids... 3837 
Bingo 3837 
Interesting discussion indeed 3837 
The High Demands System 3836 
Paul S -- 3836 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3836 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3833 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3833 
Happiness 3833 
Various Stages of Young 3833 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3832 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3832 
Using the real estate 3832 
Through the roof 3829 
Sideways 3828 
If not a midbass horn? 3826 
What Comes Naturally 3826 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3826 
In That Case... 3826 
The game is on. 3824 
Mazel Tov! 3824 
Great news 3824 
Wonderful! 3824 
I think it will be better with time. 3824 
Gaddis House 3824 
Congratulations! 3823 
View vs. Practicality 3820 
Multi-Tasking 3820 
Exactly! 3820 
Equipment between speakers... 3820 
Top Gear 3820 
I see no problems with "between". 3820 
Oh well... 3820 
Wall of nature 3820 
Big Window 3820 
Shades and Night Vision 3820 
...they do image wonderfully... 3820 
Another attic project? 3819 
Infinite baffle 3819 
IB 3819 
Mold 3819 
Attic Ventilation 3819 
Possible 3818 
Just strategizing 3818 
Normal orientation 3818 
Confusion. 3818 
Specifics 3818 
Driver Orientation 3818 
That all need to be though out. 3818 
It nigh be a problem 3818 
Ideas 3818 
Opposing woofers 3818 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3818 
Blow hard 3818 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3818 
Couple of things 3818 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3806 
That's not a problem :) 3806 
A LF solution for a new room 3749 
Another midbass?!!? 3746 
Another option to consider 3744 
Room comfort upgrades 3743 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3741 
The color of the listening room. 3727 
This would be nice...... 3724 
That is it. 3714 
Congratulations 3714 
Well, 3714 
The last week of moving... 3705 
We are home! 3701 
Congratulations! 3701 
We found a new room in House.... 3695 
Bass in bass-ment? 3694 
True, but. . . 3694 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3693 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3693 
It took for a while. 3656 
Time/Change 3655 
In regards to chairs... 3655 
This week. 3653 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3653 
The first day. 3651 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3651 
Sounds like a nice time... 3651 
For now.... 3650 
Soft Bass 3650 
Getting somewhere. 3649 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3649 
Diffusion 3648 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3647 
Space behind 3647 
Slowly going back to the business. 3632 
Keep on truckin' 3632 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3630 
Audio vs Video playback. 3627 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3626 
AV 3626 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3626 
A good configuration. 3625 
Injection Channel 3625 
It will come later. 3625 
Going there.... 3623 
Toddler Listeners 3622 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3622 
The honeymoon night. 3620 
Proximity 3620 
A chicken and egg situation 3611 
So far so good. 3606 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3604 
Ok, a first objective look. 3599 
Some room dealing basics 3598 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3597 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3596 
Bass trap 3596 
I will see... 3596 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3596 
Other absorbtion methods 3596 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3595 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3588 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3588 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3586 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3586 
Zarathustra 3582 
Very very nice. 3563 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3563 
Theoretically possible? 3561 
So True 3560 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3549 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3544 
7 moths and one event... 3423 
The next day 3421 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3421 
Choose your poisons 3421 
Thank you 3420 
It is very nice. 3419 
Great day 3418 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3417 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3412 
Macondo listening distance. 3328 
Measured from? 3327 
The Listening Room July 7 3327 
8' all around 3326 
Some comments... 3326 
I am looking for inspiration. 3324 
Vent that woofer 3324 
I do not know yet what to do. 3324 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3323 
Ported 3323 
No port for me, if possible... 3323 
Might...... be.... 3323 
K-Horns? 3323 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3323 
They do appear 3323 
Path length of khorn 3323 
The memory lane. 3323 
Outside 3323 
KHorn facts and truth 3323 
Khorn extension 3323 
The options available.... 3323 
The last night looking… 3322 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3322 
About the use of reading my own site. 3321 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3321 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3321 
Just thinking out loud... 3321 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3321 
Driver? 3321 
Two separate individuals 3321 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3321 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3321 
One more simple idea 3321 
A good thinking. 3319 
A next day. 3319 
Deja vu 3318 
It is all depend of your roo 3318 
What the holly garbage. 3308 
What about at a lower volume... 3308 
I do not know why. 3307 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3254 
SSET ;-) 3253 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3253 
More of the same? 3252 
Yes, this is an option too. 3252 
Actually… 3252 
The Scanspeaks 3252 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3252 
Ah, Winnie... 3252 
Last version 3252 
I wrote about it. 3251 
Layout 3251 
Kind of LF depression… 3248 
The one that got away 3248 
Updated. 3248 
Respect! 3247 
There are plenty things to think about. 3247 
Devil invented the room :) 3247 
The way how I see it… 3247 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3246 
One more theoretical solution 3245 
Almost familiar 3245 
This weekend 3241 
Sum and Difference 3241 
It is in the picture... 3241 
Nice bias 3241 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3241 
The grilling analogy 3241 
Some listening today. 3240 
Back to the drawing table. 3234 
Bring them forward 3234 
Promising.... 3234 
Aligned how? 3233 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3233 
Nice but need more work 3226 
Getting there... 3221 
It all looks very nice... 3221 
It is still all for grabs. 3221 
Great Morning!!! 3220 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3220 
Some thinking required… 3219 
I never done anything like this… 3218 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3217 
Phase and Room Modes 3217 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3216 
I am back. 3215 
I need some volume… 3214 
Line Gain 3214 
What a brilliant idea! 3214 
The full monty 3214 
Yep. I know. 3213 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3213 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3213 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3210 
You know the voices are right... 3210 
Some freaking magic. 3209 
Explanation 3209 
11 feet apart 3208 
Juts a proposal. 3208 
Stronger preamp 3207 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3206 
Sick? No. 3206 
Strong pre 3206 
I think it will be no 312.... 3206 
The new room is officially open. 3193 
A picture… 3179 
What a beautiful set-up! 3179 
Dream place 3178 
Headphones sound from playback 3177 
The headphone analogy 3176 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3176 
Wrong way 3176 
Sounds like an insult to me 3176 
Imaging. 3176 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3170 
Learn to forget 3169 
The infrabass injection. 3059 
The number 20 3059 
Undertones? 3058 
Resonance distortion 3058 
There are many options 3058 
I want it... 3058 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3058 
Clarity in the murk 3058 
The gentle exit 3058 
I understand 3058 
Low frequency dithering 3058 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3058 
Eventually! 2874 
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