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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3740 
Big 3740 
Old house? 3740 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3740 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3740 
For a Given Room 3739 
House Inspections & Warranties 3739 
A min Room size.... 3733 
Charging the Large Room 3733 
A bit deeper. 3733 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3732 
Comfort 3732 
Choices 3731 
Value 3731 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3731 
"romantic" illusion... 3731 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3731 
My kids... 3731 
Bingo 3731 
Interesting discussion indeed 3731 
The High Demands System 3730 
Paul S -- 3730 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3730 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3727 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3727 
Happiness 3727 
Various Stages of Young 3727 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3726 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3726 
Using the real estate 3726 
Through the roof 3723 
Sideways 3722 
If not a midbass horn? 3720 
What Comes Naturally 3720 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3720 
In That Case... 3720 
The game is on. 3718 
Mazel Tov! 3718 
Great news 3718 
Wonderful! 3718 
I think it will be better with time. 3718 
Gaddis House 3718 
Congratulations! 3717 
View vs. Practicality 3714 
Multi-Tasking 3714 
Exactly! 3714 
Equipment between speakers... 3714 
Top Gear 3714 
I see no problems with "between". 3714 
Oh well... 3714 
Wall of nature 3714 
Big Window 3714 
Shades and Night Vision 3714 
...they do image wonderfully... 3714 
Another attic project? 3713 
Infinite baffle 3713 
IB 3713 
Mold 3713 
Attic Ventilation 3713 
Possible 3712 
Just strategizing 3712 
Normal orientation 3712 
Confusion. 3712 
Specifics 3712 
Driver Orientation 3712 
That all need to be though out. 3712 
It nigh be a problem 3712 
Ideas 3712 
Opposing woofers 3712 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3712 
Blow hard 3712 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3712 
Couple of things 3712 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3700 
That's not a problem :) 3700 
A LF solution for a new room 3643 
Another midbass?!!? 3640 
Another option to consider 3638 
Room comfort upgrades 3637 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3635 
The color of the listening room. 3621 
This would be nice...... 3618 
That is it. 3608 
Congratulations 3608 
Well, 3608 
The last week of moving... 3599 
We are home! 3595 
Congratulations! 3595 
We found a new room in House.... 3589 
Bass in bass-ment? 3588 
True, but. . . 3588 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3587 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3587 
It took for a while. 3550 
Time/Change 3549 
In regards to chairs... 3549 
This week. 3547 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3547 
The first day. 3545 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3545 
Sounds like a nice time... 3545 
For now.... 3544 
Soft Bass 3544 
Getting somewhere. 3543 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3543 
Diffusion 3542 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3541 
Space behind 3541 
Slowly going back to the business. 3526 
Keep on truckin' 3526 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3524 
Audio vs Video playback. 3521 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3520 
AV 3520 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3520 
A good configuration. 3519 
Injection Channel 3519 
It will come later. 3519 
Going there.... 3517 
Toddler Listeners 3516 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3516 
The honeymoon night. 3514 
Proximity 3514 
A chicken and egg situation 3505 
So far so good. 3500 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3498 
Ok, a first objective look. 3493 
Some room dealing basics 3492 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3491 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3490 
Bass trap 3490 
I will see... 3490 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3490 
Other absorbtion methods 3490 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3489 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3482 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3482 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3480 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3480 
Zarathustra 3476 
Very very nice. 3457 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3457 
Theoretically possible? 3455 
So True 3454 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3443 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3438 
7 moths and one event... 3317 
The next day 3315 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3315 
Choose your poisons 3315 
Thank you 3314 
It is very nice. 3313 
Great day 3312 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3311 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3306 
Macondo listening distance. 3222 
Measured from? 3221 
The Listening Room July 7 3221 
8' all around 3220 
Some comments... 3220 
I am looking for inspiration. 3218 
Vent that woofer 3218 
I do not know yet what to do. 3218 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3217 
Ported 3217 
No port for me, if possible... 3217 
Might...... be.... 3217 
K-Horns? 3217 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3217 
They do appear 3217 
Path length of khorn 3217 
The memory lane. 3217 
Outside 3217 
KHorn facts and truth 3217 
Khorn extension 3217 
The options available.... 3217 
The last night looking… 3216 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3216 
About the use of reading my own site. 3215 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3215 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3215 
Just thinking out loud... 3215 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3215 
Driver? 3215 
Two separate individuals 3215 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3215 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3215 
One more simple idea 3215 
A good thinking. 3213 
A next day. 3213 
Deja vu 3212 
It is all depend of your roo 3212 
What the holly garbage. 3202 
What about at a lower volume... 3202 
I do not know why. 3201 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3148 
SSET ;-) 3147 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3147 
More of the same? 3146 
Yes, this is an option too. 3146 
Actually… 3146 
The Scanspeaks 3146 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3146 
Ah, Winnie... 3146 
Last version 3146 
I wrote about it. 3145 
Layout 3145 
Kind of LF depression… 3142 
The one that got away 3142 
Updated. 3142 
Respect! 3141 
There are plenty things to think about. 3141 
Devil invented the room :) 3141 
The way how I see it… 3141 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3140 
One more theoretical solution 3139 
Almost familiar 3139 
This weekend 3135 
Sum and Difference 3135 
It is in the picture... 3135 
Nice bias 3135 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3135 
The grilling analogy 3135 
Some listening today. 3134 
Back to the drawing table. 3128 
Bring them forward 3128 
Promising.... 3128 
Aligned how? 3127 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3127 
Nice but need more work 3120 
Getting there... 3115 
It all looks very nice... 3115 
It is still all for grabs. 3115 
Great Morning!!! 3114 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3114 
Some thinking required… 3113 
I never done anything like this… 3112 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3111 
Phase and Room Modes 3111 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3110 
I am back. 3109 
I need some volume… 3108 
Line Gain 3108 
What a brilliant idea! 3108 
The full monty 3108 
Yep. I know. 3107 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3107 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3107 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3104 
You know the voices are right... 3104 
Some freaking magic. 3103 
Explanation 3103 
11 feet apart 3102 
Juts a proposal. 3102 
Stronger preamp 3101 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3100 
Sick? No. 3100 
Strong pre 3100 
I think it will be no 312.... 3100 
The new room is officially open. 3087 
A picture… 3073 
What a beautiful set-up! 3073 
Dream place 3072 
Headphones sound from playback 3071 
The headphone analogy 3070 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3070 
Wrong way 3070 
Sounds like an insult to me 3070 
Imaging. 3070 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3064 
Learn to forget 3063 
The infrabass injection. 2953 
The number 20 2953 
Undertones? 2952 
Resonance distortion 2952 
There are many options 2952 
I want it... 2952 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2952 
Clarity in the murk 2952 
The gentle exit 2952 
I understand 2952 
Low frequency dithering 2952 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2952 
Eventually! 2768 
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