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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3670 
Big 3670 
Old house? 3670 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3670 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3670 
For a Given Room 3669 
House Inspections & Warranties 3669 
A min Room size.... 3663 
Charging the Large Room 3663 
A bit deeper. 3663 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3662 
Comfort 3662 
Choices 3661 
Value 3661 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3661 
"romantic" illusion... 3661 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3661 
My kids... 3661 
Bingo 3661 
Interesting discussion indeed 3661 
The High Demands System 3660 
Paul S -- 3660 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3660 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3657 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3657 
Happiness 3657 
Various Stages of Young 3657 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3656 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3656 
Using the real estate 3656 
Through the roof 3653 
Sideways 3652 
If not a midbass horn? 3650 
What Comes Naturally 3650 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3650 
In That Case... 3650 
The game is on. 3648 
Mazel Tov! 3648 
Great news 3648 
Wonderful! 3648 
I think it will be better with time. 3648 
Gaddis House 3648 
Congratulations! 3647 
View vs. Practicality 3644 
Multi-Tasking 3644 
Exactly! 3644 
Equipment between speakers... 3644 
Top Gear 3644 
I see no problems with "between". 3644 
Oh well... 3644 
Wall of nature 3644 
Big Window 3644 
Shades and Night Vision 3644 
...they do image wonderfully... 3644 
Another attic project? 3643 
Infinite baffle 3643 
IB 3643 
Mold 3643 
Attic Ventilation 3643 
Possible 3642 
Just strategizing 3642 
Normal orientation 3642 
Confusion. 3642 
Specifics 3642 
Driver Orientation 3642 
That all need to be though out. 3642 
It nigh be a problem 3642 
Ideas 3642 
Opposing woofers 3642 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3642 
Blow hard 3642 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3642 
Couple of things 3642 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3630 
That's not a problem :) 3630 
A LF solution for a new room 3573 
Another midbass?!!? 3570 
Another option to consider 3568 
Room comfort upgrades 3567 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3565 
The color of the listening room. 3551 
This would be nice...... 3548 
That is it. 3538 
Congratulations 3538 
Well, 3538 
The last week of moving... 3529 
We are home! 3525 
Congratulations! 3525 
We found a new room in House.... 3519 
Bass in bass-ment? 3518 
True, but. . . 3518 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3517 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3517 
It took for a while. 3480 
Time/Change 3479 
In regards to chairs... 3479 
This week. 3477 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3477 
The first day. 3475 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3475 
Sounds like a nice time... 3475 
For now.... 3474 
Soft Bass 3474 
Getting somewhere. 3473 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3473 
Diffusion 3472 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3471 
Space behind 3471 
Slowly going back to the business. 3456 
Keep on truckin' 3456 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3454 
Audio vs Video playback. 3451 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3450 
AV 3450 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3450 
A good configuration. 3449 
Injection Channel 3449 
It will come later. 3449 
Going there.... 3447 
Toddler Listeners 3446 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3446 
The honeymoon night. 3444 
Proximity 3444 
A chicken and egg situation 3435 
So far so good. 3430 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3428 
Ok, a first objective look. 3423 
Some room dealing basics 3422 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3421 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3420 
Bass trap 3420 
I will see... 3420 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3420 
Other absorbtion methods 3420 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3419 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3412 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3412 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3410 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3410 
Zarathustra 3406 
Very very nice. 3387 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3387 
Theoretically possible? 3385 
So True 3384 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3373 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3368 
7 moths and one event... 3247 
The next day 3245 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3245 
Choose your poisons 3245 
Thank you 3244 
It is very nice. 3243 
Great day 3242 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3241 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3236 
Macondo listening distance. 3152 
Measured from? 3151 
The Listening Room July 7 3151 
8' all around 3150 
Some comments... 3150 
I am looking for inspiration. 3148 
Vent that woofer 3148 
I do not know yet what to do. 3148 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3147 
Ported 3147 
No port for me, if possible... 3147 
Might...... be.... 3147 
K-Horns? 3147 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3147 
They do appear 3147 
Path length of khorn 3147 
The memory lane. 3147 
Outside 3147 
KHorn facts and truth 3147 
Khorn extension 3147 
The options available.... 3147 
The last night looking… 3146 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3146 
About the use of reading my own site. 3145 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3145 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3145 
Just thinking out loud... 3145 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3145 
Driver? 3145 
Two separate individuals 3145 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3145 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3145 
One more simple idea 3145 
A good thinking. 3143 
A next day. 3143 
Deja vu 3142 
It is all depend of your roo 3142 
What the holly garbage. 3132 
What about at a lower volume... 3132 
I do not know why. 3131 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3078 
SSET ;-) 3077 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3077 
More of the same? 3076 
Yes, this is an option too. 3076 
Actually… 3076 
The Scanspeaks 3076 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3076 
Ah, Winnie... 3076 
Last version 3076 
I wrote about it. 3075 
Layout 3075 
Kind of LF depression… 3072 
The one that got away 3072 
Updated. 3072 
Respect! 3071 
There are plenty things to think about. 3071 
Devil invented the room :) 3071 
The way how I see it… 3071 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3070 
One more theoretical solution 3069 
Almost familiar 3069 
This weekend 3065 
Sum and Difference 3065 
It is in the picture... 3065 
Nice bias 3065 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3065 
The grilling analogy 3065 
Some listening today. 3064 
Back to the drawing table. 3058 
Bring them forward 3058 
Promising.... 3058 
Aligned how? 3057 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3057 
Nice but need more work 3050 
Getting there... 3045 
It all looks very nice... 3045 
It is still all for grabs. 3045 
Great Morning!!! 3044 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3044 
Some thinking required… 3043 
I never done anything like this… 3042 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3041 
Phase and Room Modes 3041 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3040 
I am back. 3039 
I need some volume… 3038 
Line Gain 3038 
What a brilliant idea! 3038 
The full monty 3038 
Yep. I know. 3037 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3037 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3037 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3034 
You know the voices are right... 3034 
Some freaking magic. 3033 
Explanation 3033 
11 feet apart 3032 
Juts a proposal. 3032 
Stronger preamp 3031 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3030 
Sick? No. 3030 
Strong pre 3030 
I think it will be no 312.... 3030 
The new room is officially open. 3017 
A picture… 3003 
What a beautiful set-up! 3003 
Dream place 3002 
Headphones sound from playback 3001 
The headphone analogy 3000 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3000 
Wrong way 3000 
Sounds like an insult to me 3000 
Imaging. 3000 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2994 
Learn to forget 2993 
The infrabass injection. 2883 
The number 20 2883 
Undertones? 2882 
Resonance distortion 2882 
There are many options 2882 
I want it... 2882 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2882 
Clarity in the murk 2882 
The gentle exit 2882 
I understand 2882 
Low frequency dithering 2882 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2882 
Eventually! 2698 
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