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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3590 
Big 3590 
Old house? 3590 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3590 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3590 
For a Given Room 3589 
House Inspections & Warranties 3589 
A min Room size.... 3583 
Charging the Large Room 3583 
A bit deeper. 3583 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3582 
Comfort 3582 
Choices 3581 
Value 3581 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3581 
"romantic" illusion... 3581 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3581 
My kids... 3581 
Bingo 3581 
Interesting discussion indeed 3581 
The High Demands System 3580 
Paul S -- 3580 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3580 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3577 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3577 
Happiness 3577 
Various Stages of Young 3577 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3576 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3576 
Using the real estate 3576 
Through the roof 3573 
Sideways 3572 
If not a midbass horn? 3570 
What Comes Naturally 3570 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3570 
In That Case... 3570 
The game is on. 3568 
Mazel Tov! 3568 
Great news 3568 
Wonderful! 3568 
I think it will be better with time. 3568 
Gaddis House 3568 
Congratulations! 3567 
View vs. Practicality 3564 
Multi-Tasking 3564 
Exactly! 3564 
Equipment between speakers... 3564 
Top Gear 3564 
I see no problems with "between". 3564 
Oh well... 3564 
Wall of nature 3564 
Big Window 3564 
Shades and Night Vision 3564 
...they do image wonderfully... 3564 
Another attic project? 3563 
Infinite baffle 3563 
IB 3563 
Mold 3563 
Attic Ventilation 3563 
Possible 3562 
Just strategizing 3562 
Normal orientation 3562 
Confusion. 3562 
Specifics 3562 
Driver Orientation 3562 
That all need to be though out. 3562 
It nigh be a problem 3562 
Ideas 3562 
Opposing woofers 3562 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3562 
Blow hard 3562 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3562 
Couple of things 3562 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3550 
That's not a problem :) 3550 
A LF solution for a new room 3493 
Another midbass?!!? 3490 
Another option to consider 3488 
Room comfort upgrades 3487 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3485 
The color of the listening room. 3471 
This would be nice...... 3468 
That is it. 3458 
Congratulations 3458 
Well, 3458 
The last week of moving... 3449 
We are home! 3445 
Congratulations! 3445 
We found a new room in House.... 3439 
Bass in bass-ment? 3438 
True, but. . . 3438 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3437 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3437 
It took for a while. 3400 
Time/Change 3399 
In regards to chairs... 3399 
This week. 3397 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3397 
The first day. 3395 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3395 
Sounds like a nice time... 3395 
For now.... 3394 
Soft Bass 3394 
Getting somewhere. 3393 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3393 
Diffusion 3392 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3391 
Space behind 3391 
Slowly going back to the business. 3376 
Keep on truckin' 3376 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3374 
Audio vs Video playback. 3371 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3370 
AV 3370 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3370 
A good configuration. 3369 
Injection Channel 3369 
It will come later. 3369 
Going there.... 3367 
Toddler Listeners 3366 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3366 
The honeymoon night. 3364 
Proximity 3364 
A chicken and egg situation 3355 
So far so good. 3350 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3348 
Ok, a first objective look. 3343 
Some room dealing basics 3342 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3341 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3340 
Bass trap 3340 
I will see... 3340 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3340 
Other absorbtion methods 3340 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3339 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3332 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3332 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3330 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3330 
Zarathustra 3326 
Very very nice. 3307 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3307 
Theoretically possible? 3305 
So True 3304 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3293 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3288 
7 moths and one event... 3167 
The next day 3165 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3165 
Choose your poisons 3165 
Thank you 3164 
It is very nice. 3163 
Great day 3162 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3161 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3156 
Macondo listening distance. 3072 
Measured from? 3071 
The Listening Room July 7 3071 
8' all around 3070 
Some comments... 3070 
I am looking for inspiration. 3068 
Vent that woofer 3068 
I do not know yet what to do. 3068 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3067 
Ported 3067 
No port for me, if possible... 3067 
Might...... be.... 3067 
K-Horns? 3067 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3067 
They do appear 3067 
Path length of khorn 3067 
The memory lane. 3067 
Outside 3067 
KHorn facts and truth 3067 
Khorn extension 3067 
The options available.... 3067 
The last night looking… 3066 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3066 
About the use of reading my own site. 3065 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3065 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3065 
Just thinking out loud... 3065 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3065 
Driver? 3065 
Two separate individuals 3065 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3065 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3065 
One more simple idea 3065 
A good thinking. 3063 
A next day. 3063 
Deja vu 3062 
It is all depend of your roo 3062 
What the holly garbage. 3052 
What about at a lower volume... 3052 
I do not know why. 3051 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2998 
SSET ;-) 2997 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2997 
More of the same? 2996 
Yes, this is an option too. 2996 
Actually… 2996 
The Scanspeaks 2996 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2996 
Ah, Winnie... 2996 
Last version 2996 
I wrote about it. 2995 
Layout 2995 
Kind of LF depression… 2992 
The one that got away 2992 
Updated. 2992 
Respect! 2991 
There are plenty things to think about. 2991 
Devil invented the room :) 2991 
The way how I see it… 2991 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2990 
One more theoretical solution 2989 
Almost familiar 2989 
This weekend 2985 
Sum and Difference 2985 
It is in the picture... 2985 
Nice bias 2985 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2985 
The grilling analogy 2985 
Some listening today. 2984 
Back to the drawing table. 2978 
Bring them forward 2978 
Promising.... 2978 
Aligned how? 2977 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2977 
Nice but need more work 2970 
Getting there... 2965 
It all looks very nice... 2965 
It is still all for grabs. 2965 
Great Morning!!! 2964 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2964 
Some thinking required… 2963 
I never done anything like this… 2962 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2961 
Phase and Room Modes 2961 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2960 
I am back. 2959 
I need some volume… 2958 
Line Gain 2958 
What a brilliant idea! 2958 
The full monty 2958 
Yep. I know. 2957 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2957 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2957 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2954 
You know the voices are right... 2954 
Some freaking magic. 2953 
Explanation 2953 
11 feet apart 2952 
Juts a proposal. 2952 
Stronger preamp 2951 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2950 
Sick? No. 2950 
Strong pre 2950 
I think it will be no 312.... 2950 
The new room is officially open. 2937 
A picture… 2923 
What a beautiful set-up! 2923 
Dream place 2922 
Headphones sound from playback 2921 
The headphone analogy 2920 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2920 
Wrong way 2920 
Sounds like an insult to me 2920 
Imaging. 2920 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2914 
Learn to forget 2913 
The infrabass injection. 2803 
The number 20 2803 
Undertones? 2802 
Resonance distortion 2802 
There are many options 2802 
I want it... 2802 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2802 
Clarity in the murk 2802 
The gentle exit 2802 
I understand 2802 
Low frequency dithering 2802 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2802 
Eventually! 2618 
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