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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3728 
Big 3728 
Old house? 3728 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3728 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3728 
For a Given Room 3727 
House Inspections & Warranties 3727 
A min Room size.... 3721 
Charging the Large Room 3721 
A bit deeper. 3721 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3720 
Comfort 3720 
Choices 3719 
Value 3719 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3719 
"romantic" illusion... 3719 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3719 
My kids... 3719 
Bingo 3719 
Interesting discussion indeed 3719 
The High Demands System 3718 
Paul S -- 3718 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3718 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3715 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3715 
Happiness 3715 
Various Stages of Young 3715 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3714 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3714 
Using the real estate 3714 
Through the roof 3711 
Sideways 3710 
If not a midbass horn? 3708 
What Comes Naturally 3708 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3708 
In That Case... 3708 
The game is on. 3706 
Mazel Tov! 3706 
Great news 3706 
Wonderful! 3706 
I think it will be better with time. 3706 
Gaddis House 3706 
Congratulations! 3705 
View vs. Practicality 3702 
Multi-Tasking 3702 
Exactly! 3702 
Equipment between speakers... 3702 
Top Gear 3702 
I see no problems with "between". 3702 
Oh well... 3702 
Wall of nature 3702 
Big Window 3702 
Shades and Night Vision 3702 
...they do image wonderfully... 3702 
Another attic project? 3701 
Infinite baffle 3701 
IB 3701 
Mold 3701 
Attic Ventilation 3701 
Possible 3700 
Just strategizing 3700 
Normal orientation 3700 
Confusion. 3700 
Specifics 3700 
Driver Orientation 3700 
That all need to be though out. 3700 
It nigh be a problem 3700 
Ideas 3700 
Opposing woofers 3700 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3700 
Blow hard 3700 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3700 
Couple of things 3700 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3688 
That's not a problem :) 3688 
A LF solution for a new room 3631 
Another midbass?!!? 3628 
Another option to consider 3626 
Room comfort upgrades 3625 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3623 
The color of the listening room. 3609 
This would be nice...... 3606 
That is it. 3596 
Congratulations 3596 
Well, 3596 
The last week of moving... 3587 
We are home! 3583 
Congratulations! 3583 
We found a new room in House.... 3577 
Bass in bass-ment? 3576 
True, but. . . 3576 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3575 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3575 
It took for a while. 3538 
Time/Change 3537 
In regards to chairs... 3537 
This week. 3535 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3535 
The first day. 3533 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3533 
Sounds like a nice time... 3533 
For now.... 3532 
Soft Bass 3532 
Getting somewhere. 3531 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3531 
Diffusion 3530 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3529 
Space behind 3529 
Slowly going back to the business. 3514 
Keep on truckin' 3514 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3512 
Audio vs Video playback. 3509 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3508 
AV 3508 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3508 
A good configuration. 3507 
Injection Channel 3507 
It will come later. 3507 
Going there.... 3505 
Toddler Listeners 3504 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3504 
The honeymoon night. 3502 
Proximity 3502 
A chicken and egg situation 3493 
So far so good. 3488 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3486 
Ok, a first objective look. 3481 
Some room dealing basics 3480 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3479 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3478 
Bass trap 3478 
I will see... 3478 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3478 
Other absorbtion methods 3478 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3477 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3470 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3470 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3468 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3468 
Zarathustra 3464 
Very very nice. 3445 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3445 
Theoretically possible? 3443 
So True 3442 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3431 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3426 
7 moths and one event... 3305 
The next day 3303 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3303 
Choose your poisons 3303 
Thank you 3302 
It is very nice. 3301 
Great day 3300 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3299 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3294 
Macondo listening distance. 3210 
Measured from? 3209 
The Listening Room July 7 3209 
8' all around 3208 
Some comments... 3208 
I am looking for inspiration. 3206 
Vent that woofer 3206 
I do not know yet what to do. 3206 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3205 
Ported 3205 
No port for me, if possible... 3205 
Might...... be.... 3205 
K-Horns? 3205 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3205 
They do appear 3205 
Path length of khorn 3205 
The memory lane. 3205 
Outside 3205 
KHorn facts and truth 3205 
Khorn extension 3205 
The options available.... 3205 
The last night looking… 3204 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3204 
About the use of reading my own site. 3203 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3203 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3203 
Just thinking out loud... 3203 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3203 
Driver? 3203 
Two separate individuals 3203 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3203 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3203 
One more simple idea 3203 
A good thinking. 3201 
A next day. 3201 
Deja vu 3200 
It is all depend of your roo 3200 
What the holly garbage. 3190 
What about at a lower volume... 3190 
I do not know why. 3189 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3136 
SSET ;-) 3135 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3135 
More of the same? 3134 
Yes, this is an option too. 3134 
Actually… 3134 
The Scanspeaks 3134 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3134 
Ah, Winnie... 3134 
Last version 3134 
I wrote about it. 3133 
Layout 3133 
Kind of LF depression… 3130 
The one that got away 3130 
Updated. 3130 
Respect! 3129 
There are plenty things to think about. 3129 
Devil invented the room :) 3129 
The way how I see it… 3129 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3128 
One more theoretical solution 3127 
Almost familiar 3127 
This weekend 3123 
Sum and Difference 3123 
It is in the picture... 3123 
Nice bias 3123 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3123 
The grilling analogy 3123 
Some listening today. 3122 
Back to the drawing table. 3116 
Bring them forward 3116 
Promising.... 3116 
Aligned how? 3115 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3115 
Nice but need more work 3108 
Getting there... 3103 
It all looks very nice... 3103 
It is still all for grabs. 3103 
Great Morning!!! 3102 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3102 
Some thinking required… 3101 
I never done anything like this… 3100 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3099 
Phase and Room Modes 3099 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3098 
I am back. 3097 
I need some volume… 3096 
Line Gain 3096 
What a brilliant idea! 3096 
The full monty 3096 
Yep. I know. 3095 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3095 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3095 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3092 
You know the voices are right... 3092 
Some freaking magic. 3091 
Explanation 3091 
11 feet apart 3090 
Juts a proposal. 3090 
Stronger preamp 3089 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3088 
Sick? No. 3088 
Strong pre 3088 
I think it will be no 312.... 3088 
The new room is officially open. 3075 
A picture… 3061 
What a beautiful set-up! 3061 
Dream place 3060 
Headphones sound from playback 3059 
The headphone analogy 3058 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3058 
Wrong way 3058 
Sounds like an insult to me 3058 
Imaging. 3058 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3052 
Learn to forget 3051 
The infrabass injection. 2941 
The number 20 2941 
Undertones? 2940 
Resonance distortion 2940 
There are many options 2940 
I want it... 2940 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2940 
Clarity in the murk 2940 
The gentle exit 2940 
I understand 2940 
Low frequency dithering 2940 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2940 
Eventually! 2756 
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