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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3711 
Big 3711 
Old house? 3711 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3711 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3711 
For a Given Room 3710 
House Inspections & Warranties 3710 
A min Room size.... 3704 
Charging the Large Room 3704 
A bit deeper. 3704 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3703 
Comfort 3703 
Choices 3702 
Value 3702 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3702 
"romantic" illusion... 3702 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3702 
My kids... 3702 
Bingo 3702 
Interesting discussion indeed 3702 
The High Demands System 3701 
Paul S -- 3701 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3701 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3698 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3698 
Happiness 3698 
Various Stages of Young 3698 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3697 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3697 
Using the real estate 3697 
Through the roof 3694 
Sideways 3693 
If not a midbass horn? 3691 
What Comes Naturally 3691 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3691 
In That Case... 3691 
The game is on. 3689 
Mazel Tov! 3689 
Great news 3689 
Wonderful! 3689 
I think it will be better with time. 3689 
Gaddis House 3689 
Congratulations! 3688 
View vs. Practicality 3685 
Multi-Tasking 3685 
Exactly! 3685 
Equipment between speakers... 3685 
Top Gear 3685 
I see no problems with "between". 3685 
Oh well... 3685 
Wall of nature 3685 
Big Window 3685 
Shades and Night Vision 3685 
...they do image wonderfully... 3685 
Another attic project? 3684 
Infinite baffle 3684 
IB 3684 
Mold 3684 
Attic Ventilation 3684 
Possible 3683 
Just strategizing 3683 
Normal orientation 3683 
Confusion. 3683 
Specifics 3683 
Driver Orientation 3683 
That all need to be though out. 3683 
It nigh be a problem 3683 
Ideas 3683 
Opposing woofers 3683 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3683 
Blow hard 3683 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3683 
Couple of things 3683 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3671 
That's not a problem :) 3671 
A LF solution for a new room 3614 
Another midbass?!!? 3611 
Another option to consider 3609 
Room comfort upgrades 3608 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3606 
The color of the listening room. 3592 
This would be nice...... 3589 
That is it. 3579 
Congratulations 3579 
Well, 3579 
The last week of moving... 3570 
We are home! 3566 
Congratulations! 3566 
We found a new room in House.... 3560 
Bass in bass-ment? 3559 
True, but. . . 3559 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3558 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3558 
It took for a while. 3521 
Time/Change 3520 
In regards to chairs... 3520 
This week. 3518 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3518 
The first day. 3516 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3516 
Sounds like a nice time... 3516 
For now.... 3515 
Soft Bass 3515 
Getting somewhere. 3514 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3514 
Diffusion 3513 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3512 
Space behind 3512 
Slowly going back to the business. 3497 
Keep on truckin' 3497 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3495 
Audio vs Video playback. 3492 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3491 
AV 3491 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3491 
A good configuration. 3490 
Injection Channel 3490 
It will come later. 3490 
Going there.... 3488 
Toddler Listeners 3487 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3487 
The honeymoon night. 3485 
Proximity 3485 
A chicken and egg situation 3476 
So far so good. 3471 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3469 
Ok, a first objective look. 3464 
Some room dealing basics 3463 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3462 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3461 
Bass trap 3461 
I will see... 3461 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3461 
Other absorbtion methods 3461 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3460 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3453 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3453 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3451 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3451 
Zarathustra 3447 
Very very nice. 3428 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3428 
Theoretically possible? 3426 
So True 3425 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3414 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3409 
7 moths and one event... 3288 
The next day 3286 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3286 
Choose your poisons 3286 
Thank you 3285 
It is very nice. 3284 
Great day 3283 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3282 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3277 
Macondo listening distance. 3193 
Measured from? 3192 
The Listening Room July 7 3192 
8' all around 3191 
Some comments... 3191 
I am looking for inspiration. 3189 
Vent that woofer 3189 
I do not know yet what to do. 3189 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3188 
Ported 3188 
No port for me, if possible... 3188 
Might...... be.... 3188 
K-Horns? 3188 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3188 
They do appear 3188 
Path length of khorn 3188 
The memory lane. 3188 
Outside 3188 
KHorn facts and truth 3188 
Khorn extension 3188 
The options available.... 3188 
The last night looking… 3187 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3187 
About the use of reading my own site. 3186 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3186 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3186 
Just thinking out loud... 3186 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3186 
Driver? 3186 
Two separate individuals 3186 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3186 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3186 
One more simple idea 3186 
A good thinking. 3184 
A next day. 3184 
Deja vu 3183 
It is all depend of your roo 3183 
What the holly garbage. 3173 
What about at a lower volume... 3173 
I do not know why. 3172 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3119 
SSET ;-) 3118 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3118 
More of the same? 3117 
Yes, this is an option too. 3117 
Actually… 3117 
The Scanspeaks 3117 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3117 
Ah, Winnie... 3117 
Last version 3117 
I wrote about it. 3116 
Layout 3116 
Kind of LF depression… 3113 
The one that got away 3113 
Updated. 3113 
Respect! 3112 
There are plenty things to think about. 3112 
Devil invented the room :) 3112 
The way how I see it… 3112 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3111 
One more theoretical solution 3110 
Almost familiar 3110 
This weekend 3106 
Sum and Difference 3106 
It is in the picture... 3106 
Nice bias 3106 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3106 
The grilling analogy 3106 
Some listening today. 3105 
Back to the drawing table. 3099 
Bring them forward 3099 
Promising.... 3099 
Aligned how? 3098 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3098 
Nice but need more work 3091 
Getting there... 3086 
It all looks very nice... 3086 
It is still all for grabs. 3086 
Great Morning!!! 3085 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3085 
Some thinking required… 3084 
I never done anything like this… 3083 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3082 
Phase and Room Modes 3082 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3081 
I am back. 3080 
I need some volume… 3079 
Line Gain 3079 
What a brilliant idea! 3079 
The full monty 3079 
Yep. I know. 3078 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3078 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3078 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3075 
You know the voices are right... 3075 
Some freaking magic. 3074 
Explanation 3074 
11 feet apart 3073 
Juts a proposal. 3073 
Stronger preamp 3072 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3071 
Sick? No. 3071 
Strong pre 3071 
I think it will be no 312.... 3071 
The new room is officially open. 3058 
A picture… 3044 
What a beautiful set-up! 3044 
Dream place 3043 
Headphones sound from playback 3042 
The headphone analogy 3041 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3041 
Wrong way 3041 
Sounds like an insult to me 3041 
Imaging. 3041 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3035 
Learn to forget 3034 
The infrabass injection. 2924 
The number 20 2924 
Undertones? 2923 
Resonance distortion 2923 
There are many options 2923 
I want it... 2923 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2923 
Clarity in the murk 2923 
The gentle exit 2923 
I understand 2923 
Low frequency dithering 2923 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2923 
Eventually! 2739 
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