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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3714 
Big 3714 
Old house? 3714 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3714 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3714 
For a Given Room 3713 
House Inspections & Warranties 3713 
A min Room size.... 3707 
Charging the Large Room 3707 
A bit deeper. 3707 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3706 
Comfort 3706 
Choices 3705 
Value 3705 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3705 
"romantic" illusion... 3705 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3705 
My kids... 3705 
Bingo 3705 
Interesting discussion indeed 3705 
The High Demands System 3704 
Paul S -- 3704 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3704 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3701 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3701 
Happiness 3701 
Various Stages of Young 3701 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3700 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3700 
Using the real estate 3700 
Through the roof 3697 
Sideways 3696 
If not a midbass horn? 3694 
What Comes Naturally 3694 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3694 
In That Case... 3694 
The game is on. 3692 
Mazel Tov! 3692 
Great news 3692 
Wonderful! 3692 
I think it will be better with time. 3692 
Gaddis House 3692 
Congratulations! 3691 
View vs. Practicality 3688 
Multi-Tasking 3688 
Exactly! 3688 
Equipment between speakers... 3688 
Top Gear 3688 
I see no problems with "between". 3688 
Oh well... 3688 
Wall of nature 3688 
Big Window 3688 
Shades and Night Vision 3688 
...they do image wonderfully... 3688 
Another attic project? 3687 
Infinite baffle 3687 
IB 3687 
Mold 3687 
Attic Ventilation 3687 
Possible 3686 
Just strategizing 3686 
Normal orientation 3686 
Confusion. 3686 
Specifics 3686 
Driver Orientation 3686 
That all need to be though out. 3686 
It nigh be a problem 3686 
Ideas 3686 
Opposing woofers 3686 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3686 
Blow hard 3686 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3686 
Couple of things 3686 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3674 
That's not a problem :) 3674 
A LF solution for a new room 3617 
Another midbass?!!? 3614 
Another option to consider 3612 
Room comfort upgrades 3611 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3609 
The color of the listening room. 3595 
This would be nice...... 3592 
That is it. 3582 
Congratulations 3582 
Well, 3582 
The last week of moving... 3573 
We are home! 3569 
Congratulations! 3569 
We found a new room in House.... 3563 
Bass in bass-ment? 3562 
True, but. . . 3562 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3561 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3561 
It took for a while. 3524 
Time/Change 3523 
In regards to chairs... 3523 
This week. 3521 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3521 
The first day. 3519 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3519 
Sounds like a nice time... 3519 
For now.... 3518 
Soft Bass 3518 
Getting somewhere. 3517 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3517 
Diffusion 3516 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3515 
Space behind 3515 
Slowly going back to the business. 3500 
Keep on truckin' 3500 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3498 
Audio vs Video playback. 3495 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3494 
AV 3494 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3494 
A good configuration. 3493 
Injection Channel 3493 
It will come later. 3493 
Going there.... 3491 
Toddler Listeners 3490 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3490 
The honeymoon night. 3488 
Proximity 3488 
A chicken and egg situation 3479 
So far so good. 3474 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3472 
Ok, a first objective look. 3467 
Some room dealing basics 3466 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3465 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3464 
Bass trap 3464 
I will see... 3464 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3464 
Other absorbtion methods 3464 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3463 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3456 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3456 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3454 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3454 
Zarathustra 3450 
Very very nice. 3431 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3431 
Theoretically possible? 3429 
So True 3428 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3417 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3412 
7 moths and one event... 3291 
The next day 3289 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3289 
Choose your poisons 3289 
Thank you 3288 
It is very nice. 3287 
Great day 3286 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3285 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3280 
Macondo listening distance. 3196 
Measured from? 3195 
The Listening Room July 7 3195 
8' all around 3194 
Some comments... 3194 
I am looking for inspiration. 3192 
Vent that woofer 3192 
I do not know yet what to do. 3192 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3191 
Ported 3191 
No port for me, if possible... 3191 
Might...... be.... 3191 
K-Horns? 3191 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3191 
They do appear 3191 
Path length of khorn 3191 
The memory lane. 3191 
Outside 3191 
KHorn facts and truth 3191 
Khorn extension 3191 
The options available.... 3191 
The last night looking… 3190 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3190 
About the use of reading my own site. 3189 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3189 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3189 
Just thinking out loud... 3189 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3189 
Driver? 3189 
Two separate individuals 3189 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3189 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3189 
One more simple idea 3189 
A good thinking. 3187 
A next day. 3187 
Deja vu 3186 
It is all depend of your roo 3186 
What the holly garbage. 3176 
What about at a lower volume... 3176 
I do not know why. 3175 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3122 
SSET ;-) 3121 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3121 
More of the same? 3120 
Yes, this is an option too. 3120 
Actually… 3120 
The Scanspeaks 3120 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3120 
Ah, Winnie... 3120 
Last version 3120 
I wrote about it. 3119 
Layout 3119 
Kind of LF depression… 3116 
The one that got away 3116 
Updated. 3116 
Respect! 3115 
There are plenty things to think about. 3115 
Devil invented the room :) 3115 
The way how I see it… 3115 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3114 
One more theoretical solution 3113 
Almost familiar 3113 
This weekend 3109 
Sum and Difference 3109 
It is in the picture... 3109 
Nice bias 3109 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3109 
The grilling analogy 3109 
Some listening today. 3108 
Back to the drawing table. 3102 
Bring them forward 3102 
Promising.... 3102 
Aligned how? 3101 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3101 
Nice but need more work 3094 
Getting there... 3089 
It all looks very nice... 3089 
It is still all for grabs. 3089 
Great Morning!!! 3088 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3088 
Some thinking required… 3087 
I never done anything like this… 3086 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3085 
Phase and Room Modes 3085 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3084 
I am back. 3083 
I need some volume… 3082 
Line Gain 3082 
What a brilliant idea! 3082 
The full monty 3082 
Yep. I know. 3081 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3081 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3081 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3078 
You know the voices are right... 3078 
Some freaking magic. 3077 
Explanation 3077 
11 feet apart 3076 
Juts a proposal. 3076 
Stronger preamp 3075 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3074 
Sick? No. 3074 
Strong pre 3074 
I think it will be no 312.... 3074 
The new room is officially open. 3061 
A picture… 3047 
What a beautiful set-up! 3047 
Dream place 3046 
Headphones sound from playback 3045 
The headphone analogy 3044 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3044 
Wrong way 3044 
Sounds like an insult to me 3044 
Imaging. 3044 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3038 
Learn to forget 3037 
The infrabass injection. 2927 
The number 20 2927 
Undertones? 2926 
Resonance distortion 2926 
There are many options 2926 
I want it... 2926 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2926 
Clarity in the murk 2926 
The gentle exit 2926 
I understand 2926 
Low frequency dithering 2926 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2926 
Eventually! 2742 
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