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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3604 
Big 3604 
Old house? 3604 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3604 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3604 
For a Given Room 3603 
House Inspections & Warranties 3603 
A min Room size.... 3597 
Charging the Large Room 3597 
A bit deeper. 3597 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3596 
Comfort 3596 
Choices 3595 
Value 3595 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3595 
"romantic" illusion... 3595 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3595 
My kids... 3595 
Bingo 3595 
Interesting discussion indeed 3595 
The High Demands System 3594 
Paul S -- 3594 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3594 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3591 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3591 
Happiness 3591 
Various Stages of Young 3591 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3590 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3590 
Using the real estate 3590 
Through the roof 3587 
Sideways 3586 
If not a midbass horn? 3584 
What Comes Naturally 3584 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3584 
In That Case... 3584 
The game is on. 3582 
Mazel Tov! 3582 
Great news 3582 
Wonderful! 3582 
I think it will be better with time. 3582 
Gaddis House 3582 
Congratulations! 3581 
View vs. Practicality 3578 
Multi-Tasking 3578 
Exactly! 3578 
Equipment between speakers... 3578 
Top Gear 3578 
I see no problems with "between". 3578 
Oh well... 3578 
Wall of nature 3578 
Big Window 3578 
Shades and Night Vision 3578 
...they do image wonderfully... 3578 
Another attic project? 3577 
Infinite baffle 3577 
IB 3577 
Mold 3577 
Attic Ventilation 3577 
Possible 3576 
Just strategizing 3576 
Normal orientation 3576 
Confusion. 3576 
Specifics 3576 
Driver Orientation 3576 
That all need to be though out. 3576 
It nigh be a problem 3576 
Ideas 3576 
Opposing woofers 3576 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3576 
Blow hard 3576 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3576 
Couple of things 3576 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3564 
That's not a problem :) 3564 
A LF solution for a new room 3507 
Another midbass?!!? 3504 
Another option to consider 3502 
Room comfort upgrades 3501 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3499 
The color of the listening room. 3485 
This would be nice...... 3482 
That is it. 3472 
Congratulations 3472 
Well, 3472 
The last week of moving... 3463 
We are home! 3459 
Congratulations! 3459 
We found a new room in House.... 3453 
Bass in bass-ment? 3452 
True, but. . . 3452 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3451 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3451 
It took for a while. 3414 
Time/Change 3413 
In regards to chairs... 3413 
This week. 3411 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3411 
The first day. 3409 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3409 
Sounds like a nice time... 3409 
For now.... 3408 
Soft Bass 3408 
Getting somewhere. 3407 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3407 
Diffusion 3406 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3405 
Space behind 3405 
Slowly going back to the business. 3390 
Keep on truckin' 3390 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3388 
Audio vs Video playback. 3385 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3384 
AV 3384 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3384 
A good configuration. 3383 
Injection Channel 3383 
It will come later. 3383 
Going there.... 3381 
Toddler Listeners 3380 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3380 
The honeymoon night. 3378 
Proximity 3378 
A chicken and egg situation 3369 
So far so good. 3364 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3362 
Ok, a first objective look. 3357 
Some room dealing basics 3356 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3355 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3354 
Bass trap 3354 
I will see... 3354 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3354 
Other absorbtion methods 3354 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3353 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3346 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3346 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3344 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3344 
Zarathustra 3340 
Very very nice. 3321 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3321 
Theoretically possible? 3319 
So True 3318 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3307 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3302 
7 moths and one event... 3181 
The next day 3179 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3179 
Choose your poisons 3179 
Thank you 3178 
It is very nice. 3177 
Great day 3176 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3175 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3170 
Macondo listening distance. 3086 
Measured from? 3085 
The Listening Room July 7 3085 
8' all around 3084 
Some comments... 3084 
I am looking for inspiration. 3082 
Vent that woofer 3082 
I do not know yet what to do. 3082 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3081 
Ported 3081 
No port for me, if possible... 3081 
Might...... be.... 3081 
K-Horns? 3081 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3081 
They do appear 3081 
Path length of khorn 3081 
The memory lane. 3081 
Outside 3081 
KHorn facts and truth 3081 
Khorn extension 3081 
The options available.... 3081 
The last night looking… 3080 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3080 
About the use of reading my own site. 3079 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3079 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3079 
Just thinking out loud... 3079 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3079 
Driver? 3079 
Two separate individuals 3079 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3079 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3079 
One more simple idea 3079 
A good thinking. 3077 
A next day. 3077 
Deja vu 3076 
It is all depend of your roo 3076 
What the holly garbage. 3066 
What about at a lower volume... 3066 
I do not know why. 3065 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3012 
SSET ;-) 3011 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3011 
More of the same? 3010 
Yes, this is an option too. 3010 
Actually… 3010 
The Scanspeaks 3010 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3010 
Ah, Winnie... 3010 
Last version 3010 
I wrote about it. 3009 
Layout 3009 
Kind of LF depression… 3006 
The one that got away 3006 
Updated. 3006 
Respect! 3005 
There are plenty things to think about. 3005 
Devil invented the room :) 3005 
The way how I see it… 3005 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3004 
One more theoretical solution 3003 
Almost familiar 3003 
This weekend 2999 
Sum and Difference 2999 
It is in the picture... 2999 
Nice bias 2999 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2999 
The grilling analogy 2999 
Some listening today. 2998 
Back to the drawing table. 2992 
Bring them forward 2992 
Promising.... 2992 
Aligned how? 2991 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2991 
Nice but need more work 2984 
Getting there... 2979 
It all looks very nice... 2979 
It is still all for grabs. 2979 
Great Morning!!! 2978 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2978 
Some thinking required… 2977 
I never done anything like this… 2976 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2975 
Phase and Room Modes 2975 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2974 
I am back. 2973 
I need some volume… 2972 
Line Gain 2972 
What a brilliant idea! 2972 
The full monty 2972 
Yep. I know. 2971 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2971 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2971 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2968 
You know the voices are right... 2968 
Some freaking magic. 2967 
Explanation 2967 
11 feet apart 2966 
Juts a proposal. 2966 
Stronger preamp 2965 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2964 
Sick? No. 2964 
Strong pre 2964 
I think it will be no 312.... 2964 
The new room is officially open. 2951 
A picture… 2937 
What a beautiful set-up! 2937 
Dream place 2936 
Headphones sound from playback 2935 
The headphone analogy 2934 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2934 
Wrong way 2934 
Sounds like an insult to me 2934 
Imaging. 2934 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2928 
Learn to forget 2927 
The infrabass injection. 2817 
The number 20 2817 
Undertones? 2816 
Resonance distortion 2816 
There are many options 2816 
I want it... 2816 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2816 
Clarity in the murk 2816 
The gentle exit 2816 
I understand 2816 
Low frequency dithering 2816 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2816 
Eventually! 2632 
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