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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3589 
Big 3589 
Old house? 3589 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3589 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3589 
For a Given Room 3588 
House Inspections & Warranties 3588 
A min Room size.... 3582 
Charging the Large Room 3582 
A bit deeper. 3582 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3581 
Comfort 3581 
Choices 3580 
Value 3580 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3580 
"romantic" illusion... 3580 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3580 
My kids... 3580 
Bingo 3580 
Interesting discussion indeed 3580 
The High Demands System 3579 
Paul S -- 3579 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3579 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3576 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3576 
Happiness 3576 
Various Stages of Young 3576 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3575 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3575 
Using the real estate 3575 
Through the roof 3572 
Sideways 3571 
If not a midbass horn? 3569 
What Comes Naturally 3569 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3569 
In That Case... 3569 
The game is on. 3567 
Mazel Tov! 3567 
Great news 3567 
Wonderful! 3567 
I think it will be better with time. 3567 
Gaddis House 3567 
Congratulations! 3566 
View vs. Practicality 3563 
Multi-Tasking 3563 
Exactly! 3563 
Equipment between speakers... 3563 
Top Gear 3563 
I see no problems with "between". 3563 
Oh well... 3563 
Wall of nature 3563 
Big Window 3563 
Shades and Night Vision 3563 
...they do image wonderfully... 3563 
Another attic project? 3562 
Infinite baffle 3562 
IB 3562 
Mold 3562 
Attic Ventilation 3562 
Possible 3561 
Just strategizing 3561 
Normal orientation 3561 
Confusion. 3561 
Specifics 3561 
Driver Orientation 3561 
That all need to be though out. 3561 
It nigh be a problem 3561 
Ideas 3561 
Opposing woofers 3561 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3561 
Blow hard 3561 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3561 
Couple of things 3561 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3549 
That's not a problem :) 3549 
A LF solution for a new room 3492 
Another midbass?!!? 3489 
Another option to consider 3487 
Room comfort upgrades 3486 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3484 
The color of the listening room. 3470 
This would be nice...... 3467 
That is it. 3457 
Congratulations 3457 
Well, 3457 
The last week of moving... 3448 
We are home! 3444 
Congratulations! 3444 
We found a new room in House.... 3438 
Bass in bass-ment? 3437 
True, but. . . 3437 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3436 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3436 
It took for a while. 3399 
Time/Change 3398 
In regards to chairs... 3398 
This week. 3396 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3396 
The first day. 3394 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3394 
Sounds like a nice time... 3394 
For now.... 3393 
Soft Bass 3393 
Getting somewhere. 3392 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3392 
Diffusion 3391 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3390 
Space behind 3390 
Slowly going back to the business. 3375 
Keep on truckin' 3375 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3373 
Audio vs Video playback. 3370 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3369 
AV 3369 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3369 
A good configuration. 3368 
Injection Channel 3368 
It will come later. 3368 
Going there.... 3366 
Toddler Listeners 3365 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3365 
The honeymoon night. 3363 
Proximity 3363 
A chicken and egg situation 3354 
So far so good. 3349 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3347 
Ok, a first objective look. 3342 
Some room dealing basics 3341 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3340 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3339 
Bass trap 3339 
I will see... 3339 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3339 
Other absorbtion methods 3339 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3338 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3331 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3331 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3329 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3329 
Zarathustra 3325 
Very very nice. 3306 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3306 
Theoretically possible? 3304 
So True 3303 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3292 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3287 
7 moths and one event... 3166 
The next day 3164 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3164 
Choose your poisons 3164 
Thank you 3163 
It is very nice. 3162 
Great day 3161 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3160 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3155 
Macondo listening distance. 3071 
Measured from? 3070 
The Listening Room July 7 3070 
8' all around 3069 
Some comments... 3069 
I am looking for inspiration. 3067 
Vent that woofer 3067 
I do not know yet what to do. 3067 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3066 
Ported 3066 
No port for me, if possible... 3066 
Might...... be.... 3066 
K-Horns? 3066 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3066 
They do appear 3066 
Path length of khorn 3066 
The memory lane. 3066 
Outside 3066 
KHorn facts and truth 3066 
Khorn extension 3066 
The options available.... 3066 
The last night looking… 3065 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3065 
About the use of reading my own site. 3064 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3064 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3064 
Just thinking out loud... 3064 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3064 
Driver? 3064 
Two separate individuals 3064 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3064 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3064 
One more simple idea 3064 
A good thinking. 3062 
A next day. 3062 
Deja vu 3061 
It is all depend of your roo 3061 
What the holly garbage. 3051 
What about at a lower volume... 3051 
I do not know why. 3050 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2997 
SSET ;-) 2996 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2996 
More of the same? 2995 
Yes, this is an option too. 2995 
Actually… 2995 
The Scanspeaks 2995 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2995 
Ah, Winnie... 2995 
Last version 2995 
I wrote about it. 2994 
Layout 2994 
Kind of LF depression… 2991 
The one that got away 2991 
Updated. 2991 
Respect! 2990 
There are plenty things to think about. 2990 
Devil invented the room :) 2990 
The way how I see it… 2990 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2989 
One more theoretical solution 2988 
Almost familiar 2988 
This weekend 2984 
Sum and Difference 2984 
It is in the picture... 2984 
Nice bias 2984 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2984 
The grilling analogy 2984 
Some listening today. 2983 
Back to the drawing table. 2977 
Bring them forward 2977 
Promising.... 2977 
Aligned how? 2976 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2976 
Nice but need more work 2969 
Getting there... 2964 
It all looks very nice... 2964 
It is still all for grabs. 2964 
Great Morning!!! 2963 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2963 
Some thinking required… 2962 
I never done anything like this… 2961 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2960 
Phase and Room Modes 2960 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2959 
I am back. 2958 
I need some volume… 2957 
Line Gain 2957 
What a brilliant idea! 2957 
The full monty 2957 
Yep. I know. 2956 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2956 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2956 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2953 
You know the voices are right... 2953 
Some freaking magic. 2952 
Explanation 2952 
11 feet apart 2951 
Juts a proposal. 2951 
Stronger preamp 2950 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2949 
Sick? No. 2949 
Strong pre 2949 
I think it will be no 312.... 2949 
The new room is officially open. 2936 
A picture… 2922 
What a beautiful set-up! 2922 
Dream place 2921 
Headphones sound from playback 2920 
The headphone analogy 2919 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2919 
Wrong way 2919 
Sounds like an insult to me 2919 
Imaging. 2919 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2913 
Learn to forget 2912 
The infrabass injection. 2802 
The number 20 2802 
Undertones? 2801 
Resonance distortion 2801 
There are many options 2801 
I want it... 2801 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2801 
Clarity in the murk 2801 
The gentle exit 2801 
I understand 2801 
Low frequency dithering 2801 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2801 
Eventually! 2617 
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