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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3584 
Big 3584 
Old house? 3584 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3584 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3584 
For a Given Room 3583 
House Inspections & Warranties 3583 
A min Room size.... 3577 
Charging the Large Room 3577 
A bit deeper. 3577 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3576 
Comfort 3576 
Choices 3575 
Value 3575 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3575 
"romantic" illusion... 3575 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3575 
My kids... 3575 
Bingo 3575 
Interesting discussion indeed 3575 
The High Demands System 3574 
Paul S -- 3574 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3574 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3571 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3571 
Happiness 3571 
Various Stages of Young 3571 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3570 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3570 
Using the real estate 3570 
Through the roof 3567 
Sideways 3566 
If not a midbass horn? 3564 
What Comes Naturally 3564 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3564 
In That Case... 3564 
The game is on. 3562 
Mazel Tov! 3562 
Great news 3562 
Wonderful! 3562 
I think it will be better with time. 3562 
Gaddis House 3562 
Congratulations! 3561 
View vs. Practicality 3558 
Multi-Tasking 3558 
Exactly! 3558 
Equipment between speakers... 3558 
Top Gear 3558 
I see no problems with "between". 3558 
Oh well... 3558 
Wall of nature 3558 
Big Window 3558 
Shades and Night Vision 3558 
...they do image wonderfully... 3558 
Another attic project? 3557 
Infinite baffle 3557 
IB 3557 
Mold 3557 
Attic Ventilation 3557 
Possible 3556 
Just strategizing 3556 
Normal orientation 3556 
Confusion. 3556 
Specifics 3556 
Driver Orientation 3556 
That all need to be though out. 3556 
It nigh be a problem 3556 
Ideas 3556 
Opposing woofers 3556 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3556 
Blow hard 3556 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3556 
Couple of things 3556 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3544 
That's not a problem :) 3544 
A LF solution for a new room 3487 
Another midbass?!!? 3484 
Another option to consider 3482 
Room comfort upgrades 3481 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3479 
The color of the listening room. 3465 
This would be nice...... 3462 
That is it. 3452 
Congratulations 3452 
Well, 3452 
The last week of moving... 3443 
We are home! 3439 
Congratulations! 3439 
We found a new room in House.... 3433 
Bass in bass-ment? 3432 
True, but. . . 3432 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3431 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3431 
It took for a while. 3394 
Time/Change 3393 
In regards to chairs... 3393 
This week. 3391 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3391 
The first day. 3389 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3389 
Sounds like a nice time... 3389 
For now.... 3388 
Soft Bass 3388 
Getting somewhere. 3387 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3387 
Diffusion 3386 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3385 
Space behind 3385 
Slowly going back to the business. 3370 
Keep on truckin' 3370 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3368 
Audio vs Video playback. 3365 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3364 
AV 3364 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3364 
A good configuration. 3363 
Injection Channel 3363 
It will come later. 3363 
Going there.... 3361 
Toddler Listeners 3360 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3360 
The honeymoon night. 3358 
Proximity 3358 
A chicken and egg situation 3349 
So far so good. 3344 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3342 
Ok, a first objective look. 3337 
Some room dealing basics 3336 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3335 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3334 
Bass trap 3334 
I will see... 3334 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3334 
Other absorbtion methods 3334 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3333 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3326 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3326 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3324 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3324 
Zarathustra 3320 
Very very nice. 3301 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3301 
Theoretically possible? 3299 
So True 3298 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3287 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3282 
7 moths and one event... 3161 
The next day 3159 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3159 
Choose your poisons 3159 
Thank you 3158 
It is very nice. 3157 
Great day 3156 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3155 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3150 
Macondo listening distance. 3066 
Measured from? 3065 
The Listening Room July 7 3065 
8' all around 3064 
Some comments... 3064 
I am looking for inspiration. 3062 
Vent that woofer 3062 
I do not know yet what to do. 3062 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3061 
Ported 3061 
No port for me, if possible... 3061 
Might...... be.... 3061 
K-Horns? 3061 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3061 
They do appear 3061 
Path length of khorn 3061 
The memory lane. 3061 
Outside 3061 
KHorn facts and truth 3061 
Khorn extension 3061 
The options available.... 3061 
The last night looking… 3060 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3060 
About the use of reading my own site. 3059 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3059 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3059 
Just thinking out loud... 3059 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3059 
Driver? 3059 
Two separate individuals 3059 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3059 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3059 
One more simple idea 3059 
A good thinking. 3057 
A next day. 3057 
Deja vu 3056 
It is all depend of your roo 3056 
What the holly garbage. 3046 
What about at a lower volume... 3046 
I do not know why. 3045 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2992 
SSET ;-) 2991 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2991 
More of the same? 2990 
Yes, this is an option too. 2990 
Actually… 2990 
The Scanspeaks 2990 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2990 
Ah, Winnie... 2990 
Last version 2990 
I wrote about it. 2989 
Layout 2989 
Kind of LF depression… 2986 
The one that got away 2986 
Updated. 2986 
Respect! 2985 
There are plenty things to think about. 2985 
Devil invented the room :) 2985 
The way how I see it… 2985 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2984 
One more theoretical solution 2983 
Almost familiar 2983 
This weekend 2979 
Sum and Difference 2979 
It is in the picture... 2979 
Nice bias 2979 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2979 
The grilling analogy 2979 
Some listening today. 2978 
Back to the drawing table. 2972 
Bring them forward 2972 
Promising.... 2972 
Aligned how? 2971 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2971 
Nice but need more work 2964 
Getting there... 2959 
It all looks very nice... 2959 
It is still all for grabs. 2959 
Great Morning!!! 2958 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2958 
Some thinking required… 2957 
I never done anything like this… 2956 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2955 
Phase and Room Modes 2955 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2954 
I am back. 2953 
I need some volume… 2952 
Line Gain 2952 
What a brilliant idea! 2952 
The full monty 2952 
Yep. I know. 2951 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2951 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2951 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2948 
You know the voices are right... 2948 
Some freaking magic. 2947 
Explanation 2947 
11 feet apart 2946 
Juts a proposal. 2946 
Stronger preamp 2945 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2944 
Sick? No. 2944 
Strong pre 2944 
I think it will be no 312.... 2944 
The new room is officially open. 2931 
A picture… 2917 
What a beautiful set-up! 2917 
Dream place 2916 
Headphones sound from playback 2915 
The headphone analogy 2914 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2914 
Wrong way 2914 
Sounds like an insult to me 2914 
Imaging. 2914 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2908 
Learn to forget 2907 
The infrabass injection. 2797 
The number 20 2797 
Undertones? 2796 
Resonance distortion 2796 
There are many options 2796 
I want it... 2796 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2796 
Clarity in the murk 2796 
The gentle exit 2796 
I understand 2796 
Low frequency dithering 2796 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2796 
Eventually! 2612 
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