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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3851 
Big 3851 
Old house? 3851 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3851 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3851 
For a Given Room 3850 
House Inspections & Warranties 3850 
A min Room size.... 3844 
Charging the Large Room 3844 
A bit deeper. 3844 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3843 
Comfort 3843 
Choices 3842 
Value 3842 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3842 
"romantic" illusion... 3842 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3842 
My kids... 3842 
Bingo 3842 
Interesting discussion indeed 3842 
The High Demands System 3841 
Paul S -- 3841 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3841 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3838 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3838 
Happiness 3838 
Various Stages of Young 3838 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3837 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3837 
Using the real estate 3837 
Through the roof 3834 
Sideways 3833 
If not a midbass horn? 3831 
What Comes Naturally 3831 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3831 
In That Case... 3831 
The game is on. 3829 
Mazel Tov! 3829 
Great news 3829 
Wonderful! 3829 
I think it will be better with time. 3829 
Gaddis House 3829 
Congratulations! 3828 
View vs. Practicality 3825 
Multi-Tasking 3825 
Exactly! 3825 
Equipment between speakers... 3825 
Top Gear 3825 
I see no problems with "between". 3825 
Oh well... 3825 
Wall of nature 3825 
Big Window 3825 
Shades and Night Vision 3825 
...they do image wonderfully... 3825 
Another attic project? 3824 
Infinite baffle 3824 
IB 3824 
Mold 3824 
Attic Ventilation 3824 
Possible 3823 
Just strategizing 3823 
Normal orientation 3823 
Confusion. 3823 
Specifics 3823 
Driver Orientation 3823 
That all need to be though out. 3823 
It nigh be a problem 3823 
Ideas 3823 
Opposing woofers 3823 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3823 
Blow hard 3823 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3823 
Couple of things 3823 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3811 
That's not a problem :) 3811 
A LF solution for a new room 3754 
Another midbass?!!? 3751 
Another option to consider 3749 
Room comfort upgrades 3748 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3746 
The color of the listening room. 3732 
This would be nice...... 3729 
That is it. 3719 
Congratulations 3719 
Well, 3719 
The last week of moving... 3710 
We are home! 3706 
Congratulations! 3706 
We found a new room in House.... 3700 
Bass in bass-ment? 3699 
True, but. . . 3699 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3698 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3698 
It took for a while. 3661 
Time/Change 3660 
In regards to chairs... 3660 
This week. 3658 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3658 
The first day. 3656 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3656 
Sounds like a nice time... 3656 
For now.... 3655 
Soft Bass 3655 
Getting somewhere. 3654 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3654 
Diffusion 3653 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3652 
Space behind 3652 
Slowly going back to the business. 3637 
Keep on truckin' 3637 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3635 
Audio vs Video playback. 3632 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3631 
AV 3631 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3631 
A good configuration. 3630 
Injection Channel 3630 
It will come later. 3630 
Going there.... 3628 
Toddler Listeners 3627 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3627 
The honeymoon night. 3625 
Proximity 3625 
A chicken and egg situation 3616 
So far so good. 3611 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3609 
Ok, a first objective look. 3604 
Some room dealing basics 3603 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3602 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3601 
Bass trap 3601 
I will see... 3601 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3601 
Other absorbtion methods 3601 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3600 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3593 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3593 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3591 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3591 
Zarathustra 3587 
Very very nice. 3568 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3568 
Theoretically possible? 3566 
So True 3565 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3554 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3549 
7 moths and one event... 3428 
The next day 3426 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3426 
Choose your poisons 3426 
Thank you 3425 
It is very nice. 3424 
Great day 3423 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3422 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3417 
Macondo listening distance. 3333 
Measured from? 3332 
The Listening Room July 7 3332 
8' all around 3331 
Some comments... 3331 
I am looking for inspiration. 3329 
Vent that woofer 3329 
I do not know yet what to do. 3329 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3328 
Ported 3328 
No port for me, if possible... 3328 
Might...... be.... 3328 
K-Horns? 3328 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3328 
They do appear 3328 
Path length of khorn 3328 
The memory lane. 3328 
Outside 3328 
KHorn facts and truth 3328 
Khorn extension 3328 
The options available.... 3328 
The last night looking… 3327 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3327 
About the use of reading my own site. 3326 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3326 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3326 
Just thinking out loud... 3326 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3326 
Driver? 3326 
Two separate individuals 3326 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3326 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3326 
One more simple idea 3326 
A good thinking. 3324 
A next day. 3324 
Deja vu 3323 
It is all depend of your roo 3323 
What the holly garbage. 3313 
What about at a lower volume... 3313 
I do not know why. 3312 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3259 
SSET ;-) 3258 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3258 
More of the same? 3257 
Yes, this is an option too. 3257 
Actually… 3257 
The Scanspeaks 3257 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3257 
Ah, Winnie... 3257 
Last version 3257 
I wrote about it. 3256 
Layout 3256 
Kind of LF depression… 3253 
The one that got away 3253 
Updated. 3253 
Respect! 3252 
There are plenty things to think about. 3252 
Devil invented the room :) 3252 
The way how I see it… 3252 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3251 
One more theoretical solution 3250 
Almost familiar 3250 
This weekend 3246 
Sum and Difference 3246 
It is in the picture... 3246 
Nice bias 3246 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3246 
The grilling analogy 3246 
Some listening today. 3245 
Back to the drawing table. 3239 
Bring them forward 3239 
Promising.... 3239 
Aligned how? 3238 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3238 
Nice but need more work 3231 
Getting there... 3226 
It all looks very nice... 3226 
It is still all for grabs. 3226 
Great Morning!!! 3225 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3225 
Some thinking required… 3224 
I never done anything like this… 3223 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3222 
Phase and Room Modes 3222 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3221 
I am back. 3220 
I need some volume… 3219 
Line Gain 3219 
What a brilliant idea! 3219 
The full monty 3219 
Yep. I know. 3218 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3218 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3218 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3215 
You know the voices are right... 3215 
Some freaking magic. 3214 
Explanation 3214 
11 feet apart 3213 
Juts a proposal. 3213 
Stronger preamp 3212 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3211 
Sick? No. 3211 
Strong pre 3211 
I think it will be no 312.... 3211 
The new room is officially open. 3198 
A picture… 3184 
What a beautiful set-up! 3184 
Dream place 3183 
Headphones sound from playback 3182 
The headphone analogy 3181 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3181 
Wrong way 3181 
Sounds like an insult to me 3181 
Imaging. 3181 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3175 
Learn to forget 3174 
The infrabass injection. 3064 
The number 20 3064 
Undertones? 3063 
Resonance distortion 3063 
There are many options 3063 
I want it... 3063 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3063 
Clarity in the murk 3063 
The gentle exit 3063 
I understand 3063 
Low frequency dithering 3063 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3063 
Eventually! 2879 
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