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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3609 
Big 3609 
Old house? 3609 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3609 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3609 
For a Given Room 3608 
House Inspections & Warranties 3608 
A min Room size.... 3602 
Charging the Large Room 3602 
A bit deeper. 3602 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3601 
Comfort 3601 
Choices 3600 
Value 3600 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3600 
"romantic" illusion... 3600 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3600 
My kids... 3600 
Bingo 3600 
Interesting discussion indeed 3600 
The High Demands System 3599 
Paul S -- 3599 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3599 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3596 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3596 
Happiness 3596 
Various Stages of Young 3596 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3595 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3595 
Using the real estate 3595 
Through the roof 3592 
Sideways 3591 
If not a midbass horn? 3589 
What Comes Naturally 3589 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3589 
In That Case... 3589 
The game is on. 3587 
Mazel Tov! 3587 
Great news 3587 
Wonderful! 3587 
I think it will be better with time. 3587 
Gaddis House 3587 
Congratulations! 3586 
View vs. Practicality 3583 
Multi-Tasking 3583 
Exactly! 3583 
Equipment between speakers... 3583 
Top Gear 3583 
I see no problems with "between". 3583 
Oh well... 3583 
Wall of nature 3583 
Big Window 3583 
Shades and Night Vision 3583 
...they do image wonderfully... 3583 
Another attic project? 3582 
Infinite baffle 3582 
IB 3582 
Mold 3582 
Attic Ventilation 3582 
Possible 3581 
Just strategizing 3581 
Normal orientation 3581 
Confusion. 3581 
Specifics 3581 
Driver Orientation 3581 
That all need to be though out. 3581 
It nigh be a problem 3581 
Ideas 3581 
Opposing woofers 3581 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3581 
Blow hard 3581 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3581 
Couple of things 3581 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3569 
That's not a problem :) 3569 
A LF solution for a new room 3512 
Another midbass?!!? 3509 
Another option to consider 3507 
Room comfort upgrades 3506 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3504 
The color of the listening room. 3490 
This would be nice...... 3487 
That is it. 3477 
Congratulations 3477 
Well, 3477 
The last week of moving... 3468 
We are home! 3464 
Congratulations! 3464 
We found a new room in House.... 3458 
Bass in bass-ment? 3457 
True, but. . . 3457 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3456 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3456 
It took for a while. 3419 
Time/Change 3418 
In regards to chairs... 3418 
This week. 3416 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3416 
The first day. 3414 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3414 
Sounds like a nice time... 3414 
For now.... 3413 
Soft Bass 3413 
Getting somewhere. 3412 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3412 
Diffusion 3411 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3410 
Space behind 3410 
Slowly going back to the business. 3395 
Keep on truckin' 3395 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3393 
Audio vs Video playback. 3390 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3389 
AV 3389 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3389 
A good configuration. 3388 
Injection Channel 3388 
It will come later. 3388 
Going there.... 3386 
Toddler Listeners 3385 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3385 
The honeymoon night. 3383 
Proximity 3383 
A chicken and egg situation 3374 
So far so good. 3369 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3367 
Ok, a first objective look. 3362 
Some room dealing basics 3361 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3360 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3359 
Bass trap 3359 
I will see... 3359 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3359 
Other absorbtion methods 3359 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3358 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3351 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3351 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3349 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3349 
Zarathustra 3345 
Very very nice. 3326 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3326 
Theoretically possible? 3324 
So True 3323 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3312 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3307 
7 moths and one event... 3186 
The next day 3184 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3184 
Choose your poisons 3184 
Thank you 3183 
It is very nice. 3182 
Great day 3181 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3180 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3175 
Macondo listening distance. 3091 
Measured from? 3090 
The Listening Room July 7 3090 
8' all around 3089 
Some comments... 3089 
I am looking for inspiration. 3087 
Vent that woofer 3087 
I do not know yet what to do. 3087 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3086 
Ported 3086 
No port for me, if possible... 3086 
Might...... be.... 3086 
K-Horns? 3086 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3086 
They do appear 3086 
Path length of khorn 3086 
The memory lane. 3086 
Outside 3086 
KHorn facts and truth 3086 
Khorn extension 3086 
The options available.... 3086 
The last night looking… 3085 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3085 
About the use of reading my own site. 3084 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3084 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3084 
Just thinking out loud... 3084 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3084 
Driver? 3084 
Two separate individuals 3084 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3084 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3084 
One more simple idea 3084 
A good thinking. 3082 
A next day. 3082 
Deja vu 3081 
It is all depend of your roo 3081 
What the holly garbage. 3071 
What about at a lower volume... 3071 
I do not know why. 3070 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3017 
SSET ;-) 3016 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3016 
More of the same? 3015 
Yes, this is an option too. 3015 
Actually… 3015 
The Scanspeaks 3015 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3015 
Ah, Winnie... 3015 
Last version 3015 
I wrote about it. 3014 
Layout 3014 
Kind of LF depression… 3011 
The one that got away 3011 
Updated. 3011 
Respect! 3010 
There are plenty things to think about. 3010 
Devil invented the room :) 3010 
The way how I see it… 3010 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3009 
One more theoretical solution 3008 
Almost familiar 3008 
This weekend 3004 
Sum and Difference 3004 
It is in the picture... 3004 
Nice bias 3004 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3004 
The grilling analogy 3004 
Some listening today. 3003 
Back to the drawing table. 2997 
Bring them forward 2997 
Promising.... 2997 
Aligned how? 2996 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2996 
Nice but need more work 2989 
Getting there... 2984 
It all looks very nice... 2984 
It is still all for grabs. 2984 
Great Morning!!! 2983 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2983 
Some thinking required… 2982 
I never done anything like this… 2981 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2980 
Phase and Room Modes 2980 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2979 
I am back. 2978 
I need some volume… 2977 
Line Gain 2977 
What a brilliant idea! 2977 
The full monty 2977 
Yep. I know. 2976 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2976 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2976 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2973 
You know the voices are right... 2973 
Some freaking magic. 2972 
Explanation 2972 
11 feet apart 2971 
Juts a proposal. 2971 
Stronger preamp 2970 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2969 
Sick? No. 2969 
Strong pre 2969 
I think it will be no 312.... 2969 
The new room is officially open. 2956 
A picture… 2942 
What a beautiful set-up! 2942 
Dream place 2941 
Headphones sound from playback 2940 
The headphone analogy 2939 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2939 
Wrong way 2939 
Sounds like an insult to me 2939 
Imaging. 2939 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2933 
Learn to forget 2932 
The infrabass injection. 2822 
The number 20 2822 
Undertones? 2821 
Resonance distortion 2821 
There are many options 2821 
I want it... 2821 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2821 
Clarity in the murk 2821 
The gentle exit 2821 
I understand 2821 
Low frequency dithering 2821 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2821 
Eventually! 2637 
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