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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3718 
Big 3718 
Old house? 3718 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3718 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3718 
For a Given Room 3717 
House Inspections & Warranties 3717 
A min Room size.... 3711 
Charging the Large Room 3711 
A bit deeper. 3711 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3710 
Comfort 3710 
Choices 3709 
Value 3709 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3709 
"romantic" illusion... 3709 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3709 
My kids... 3709 
Bingo 3709 
Interesting discussion indeed 3709 
The High Demands System 3708 
Paul S -- 3708 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3708 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3705 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3705 
Happiness 3705 
Various Stages of Young 3705 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3704 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3704 
Using the real estate 3704 
Through the roof 3701 
Sideways 3700 
If not a midbass horn? 3698 
What Comes Naturally 3698 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3698 
In That Case... 3698 
The game is on. 3696 
Mazel Tov! 3696 
Great news 3696 
Wonderful! 3696 
I think it will be better with time. 3696 
Gaddis House 3696 
Congratulations! 3695 
View vs. Practicality 3692 
Multi-Tasking 3692 
Exactly! 3692 
Equipment between speakers... 3692 
Top Gear 3692 
I see no problems with "between". 3692 
Oh well... 3692 
Wall of nature 3692 
Big Window 3692 
Shades and Night Vision 3692 
...they do image wonderfully... 3692 
Another attic project? 3691 
Infinite baffle 3691 
IB 3691 
Mold 3691 
Attic Ventilation 3691 
Possible 3690 
Just strategizing 3690 
Normal orientation 3690 
Confusion. 3690 
Specifics 3690 
Driver Orientation 3690 
That all need to be though out. 3690 
It nigh be a problem 3690 
Ideas 3690 
Opposing woofers 3690 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3690 
Blow hard 3690 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3690 
Couple of things 3690 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3678 
That's not a problem :) 3678 
A LF solution for a new room 3621 
Another midbass?!!? 3618 
Another option to consider 3616 
Room comfort upgrades 3615 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3613 
The color of the listening room. 3599 
This would be nice...... 3596 
That is it. 3586 
Congratulations 3586 
Well, 3586 
The last week of moving... 3577 
We are home! 3573 
Congratulations! 3573 
We found a new room in House.... 3567 
Bass in bass-ment? 3566 
True, but. . . 3566 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3565 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3565 
It took for a while. 3528 
Time/Change 3527 
In regards to chairs... 3527 
This week. 3525 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3525 
The first day. 3523 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3523 
Sounds like a nice time... 3523 
For now.... 3522 
Soft Bass 3522 
Getting somewhere. 3521 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3521 
Diffusion 3520 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3519 
Space behind 3519 
Slowly going back to the business. 3504 
Keep on truckin' 3504 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3502 
Audio vs Video playback. 3499 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3498 
AV 3498 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3498 
A good configuration. 3497 
Injection Channel 3497 
It will come later. 3497 
Going there.... 3495 
Toddler Listeners 3494 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3494 
The honeymoon night. 3492 
Proximity 3492 
A chicken and egg situation 3483 
So far so good. 3478 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3476 
Ok, a first objective look. 3471 
Some room dealing basics 3470 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3469 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3468 
Bass trap 3468 
I will see... 3468 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3468 
Other absorbtion methods 3468 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3467 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3460 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3460 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3458 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3458 
Zarathustra 3454 
Very very nice. 3435 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3435 
Theoretically possible? 3433 
So True 3432 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3421 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3416 
7 moths and one event... 3295 
The next day 3293 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3293 
Choose your poisons 3293 
Thank you 3292 
It is very nice. 3291 
Great day 3290 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3289 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3284 
Macondo listening distance. 3200 
Measured from? 3199 
The Listening Room July 7 3199 
8' all around 3198 
Some comments... 3198 
I am looking for inspiration. 3196 
Vent that woofer 3196 
I do not know yet what to do. 3196 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3195 
Ported 3195 
No port for me, if possible... 3195 
Might...... be.... 3195 
K-Horns? 3195 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3195 
They do appear 3195 
Path length of khorn 3195 
The memory lane. 3195 
Outside 3195 
KHorn facts and truth 3195 
Khorn extension 3195 
The options available.... 3195 
The last night looking… 3194 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3194 
About the use of reading my own site. 3193 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3193 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3193 
Just thinking out loud... 3193 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3193 
Driver? 3193 
Two separate individuals 3193 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3193 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3193 
One more simple idea 3193 
A good thinking. 3191 
A next day. 3191 
Deja vu 3190 
It is all depend of your roo 3190 
What the holly garbage. 3180 
What about at a lower volume... 3180 
I do not know why. 3179 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3126 
SSET ;-) 3125 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3125 
More of the same? 3124 
Yes, this is an option too. 3124 
Actually… 3124 
The Scanspeaks 3124 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3124 
Ah, Winnie... 3124 
Last version 3124 
I wrote about it. 3123 
Layout 3123 
Kind of LF depression… 3120 
The one that got away 3120 
Updated. 3120 
Respect! 3119 
There are plenty things to think about. 3119 
Devil invented the room :) 3119 
The way how I see it… 3119 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3118 
One more theoretical solution 3117 
Almost familiar 3117 
This weekend 3113 
Sum and Difference 3113 
It is in the picture... 3113 
Nice bias 3113 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3113 
The grilling analogy 3113 
Some listening today. 3112 
Back to the drawing table. 3106 
Bring them forward 3106 
Promising.... 3106 
Aligned how? 3105 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3105 
Nice but need more work 3098 
Getting there... 3093 
It all looks very nice... 3093 
It is still all for grabs. 3093 
Great Morning!!! 3092 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3092 
Some thinking required… 3091 
I never done anything like this… 3090 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3089 
Phase and Room Modes 3089 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3088 
I am back. 3087 
I need some volume… 3086 
Line Gain 3086 
What a brilliant idea! 3086 
The full monty 3086 
Yep. I know. 3085 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3085 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3085 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3082 
You know the voices are right... 3082 
Some freaking magic. 3081 
Explanation 3081 
11 feet apart 3080 
Juts a proposal. 3080 
Stronger preamp 3079 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3078 
Sick? No. 3078 
Strong pre 3078 
I think it will be no 312.... 3078 
The new room is officially open. 3065 
A picture… 3051 
What a beautiful set-up! 3051 
Dream place 3050 
Headphones sound from playback 3049 
The headphone analogy 3048 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3048 
Wrong way 3048 
Sounds like an insult to me 3048 
Imaging. 3048 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3042 
Learn to forget 3041 
The infrabass injection. 2931 
The number 20 2931 
Undertones? 2930 
Resonance distortion 2930 
There are many options 2930 
I want it... 2930 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2930 
Clarity in the murk 2930 
The gentle exit 2930 
I understand 2930 
Low frequency dithering 2930 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2930 
Eventually! 2746 
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