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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3668 
Big 3668 
Old house? 3668 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3668 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3668 
For a Given Room 3667 
House Inspections & Warranties 3667 
A min Room size.... 3661 
Charging the Large Room 3661 
A bit deeper. 3661 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3660 
Comfort 3660 
Choices 3659 
Value 3659 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3659 
"romantic" illusion... 3659 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3659 
My kids... 3659 
Bingo 3659 
Interesting discussion indeed 3659 
The High Demands System 3658 
Paul S -- 3658 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3658 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3655 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3655 
Happiness 3655 
Various Stages of Young 3655 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3654 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3654 
Using the real estate 3654 
Through the roof 3651 
Sideways 3650 
If not a midbass horn? 3648 
What Comes Naturally 3648 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3648 
In That Case... 3648 
The game is on. 3646 
Mazel Tov! 3646 
Great news 3646 
Wonderful! 3646 
I think it will be better with time. 3646 
Gaddis House 3646 
Congratulations! 3645 
View vs. Practicality 3642 
Multi-Tasking 3642 
Exactly! 3642 
Equipment between speakers... 3642 
Top Gear 3642 
I see no problems with "between". 3642 
Oh well... 3642 
Wall of nature 3642 
Big Window 3642 
Shades and Night Vision 3642 
...they do image wonderfully... 3642 
Another attic project? 3641 
Infinite baffle 3641 
IB 3641 
Mold 3641 
Attic Ventilation 3641 
Possible 3640 
Just strategizing 3640 
Normal orientation 3640 
Confusion. 3640 
Specifics 3640 
Driver Orientation 3640 
That all need to be though out. 3640 
It nigh be a problem 3640 
Ideas 3640 
Opposing woofers 3640 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3640 
Blow hard 3640 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3640 
Couple of things 3640 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3628 
That's not a problem :) 3628 
A LF solution for a new room 3571 
Another midbass?!!? 3568 
Another option to consider 3566 
Room comfort upgrades 3565 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3563 
The color of the listening room. 3549 
This would be nice...... 3546 
That is it. 3536 
Congratulations 3536 
Well, 3536 
The last week of moving... 3527 
We are home! 3523 
Congratulations! 3523 
We found a new room in House.... 3517 
Bass in bass-ment? 3516 
True, but. . . 3516 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3515 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3515 
It took for a while. 3478 
Time/Change 3477 
In regards to chairs... 3477 
This week. 3475 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3475 
The first day. 3473 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3473 
Sounds like a nice time... 3473 
For now.... 3472 
Soft Bass 3472 
Getting somewhere. 3471 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3471 
Diffusion 3470 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3469 
Space behind 3469 
Slowly going back to the business. 3454 
Keep on truckin' 3454 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3452 
Audio vs Video playback. 3449 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3448 
AV 3448 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3448 
A good configuration. 3447 
Injection Channel 3447 
It will come later. 3447 
Going there.... 3445 
Toddler Listeners 3444 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3444 
The honeymoon night. 3442 
Proximity 3442 
A chicken and egg situation 3433 
So far so good. 3428 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3426 
Ok, a first objective look. 3421 
Some room dealing basics 3420 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3419 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3418 
Bass trap 3418 
I will see... 3418 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3418 
Other absorbtion methods 3418 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3417 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3410 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3410 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3408 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3408 
Zarathustra 3404 
Very very nice. 3385 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3385 
Theoretically possible? 3383 
So True 3382 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3371 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3366 
7 moths and one event... 3245 
The next day 3243 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3243 
Choose your poisons 3243 
Thank you 3242 
It is very nice. 3241 
Great day 3240 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3239 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3234 
Macondo listening distance. 3150 
Measured from? 3149 
The Listening Room July 7 3149 
8' all around 3148 
Some comments... 3148 
I am looking for inspiration. 3146 
Vent that woofer 3146 
I do not know yet what to do. 3146 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3145 
Ported 3145 
No port for me, if possible... 3145 
Might...... be.... 3145 
K-Horns? 3145 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3145 
They do appear 3145 
Path length of khorn 3145 
The memory lane. 3145 
Outside 3145 
KHorn facts and truth 3145 
Khorn extension 3145 
The options available.... 3145 
The last night looking… 3144 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3144 
About the use of reading my own site. 3143 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3143 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3143 
Just thinking out loud... 3143 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3143 
Driver? 3143 
Two separate individuals 3143 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3143 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3143 
One more simple idea 3143 
A good thinking. 3141 
A next day. 3141 
Deja vu 3140 
It is all depend of your roo 3140 
What the holly garbage. 3130 
What about at a lower volume... 3130 
I do not know why. 3129 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3076 
SSET ;-) 3075 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3075 
More of the same? 3074 
Yes, this is an option too. 3074 
Actually… 3074 
The Scanspeaks 3074 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3074 
Ah, Winnie... 3074 
Last version 3074 
I wrote about it. 3073 
Layout 3073 
Kind of LF depression… 3070 
The one that got away 3070 
Updated. 3070 
Respect! 3069 
There are plenty things to think about. 3069 
Devil invented the room :) 3069 
The way how I see it… 3069 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3068 
One more theoretical solution 3067 
Almost familiar 3067 
This weekend 3063 
Sum and Difference 3063 
It is in the picture... 3063 
Nice bias 3063 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3063 
The grilling analogy 3063 
Some listening today. 3062 
Back to the drawing table. 3056 
Bring them forward 3056 
Promising.... 3056 
Aligned how? 3055 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3055 
Nice but need more work 3048 
Getting there... 3043 
It all looks very nice... 3043 
It is still all for grabs. 3043 
Great Morning!!! 3042 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3042 
Some thinking required… 3041 
I never done anything like this… 3040 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3039 
Phase and Room Modes 3039 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3038 
I am back. 3037 
I need some volume… 3036 
Line Gain 3036 
What a brilliant idea! 3036 
The full monty 3036 
Yep. I know. 3035 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3035 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3035 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3032 
You know the voices are right... 3032 
Some freaking magic. 3031 
Explanation 3031 
11 feet apart 3030 
Juts a proposal. 3030 
Stronger preamp 3029 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3028 
Sick? No. 3028 
Strong pre 3028 
I think it will be no 312.... 3028 
The new room is officially open. 3015 
A picture… 3001 
What a beautiful set-up! 3001 
Dream place 3000 
Headphones sound from playback 2999 
The headphone analogy 2998 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2998 
Wrong way 2998 
Sounds like an insult to me 2998 
Imaging. 2998 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2992 
Learn to forget 2991 
The infrabass injection. 2881 
The number 20 2881 
Undertones? 2880 
Resonance distortion 2880 
There are many options 2880 
I want it... 2880 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2880 
Clarity in the murk 2880 
The gentle exit 2880 
I understand 2880 
Low frequency dithering 2880 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2880 
Eventually! 2696 
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