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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3746 
Big 3746 
Old house? 3746 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3746 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3746 
For a Given Room 3745 
House Inspections & Warranties 3745 
A min Room size.... 3739 
Charging the Large Room 3739 
A bit deeper. 3739 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3738 
Comfort 3738 
Choices 3737 
Value 3737 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3737 
"romantic" illusion... 3737 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3737 
My kids... 3737 
Bingo 3737 
Interesting discussion indeed 3737 
The High Demands System 3736 
Paul S -- 3736 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3736 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3733 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3733 
Happiness 3733 
Various Stages of Young 3733 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3732 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3732 
Using the real estate 3732 
Through the roof 3729 
Sideways 3728 
If not a midbass horn? 3726 
What Comes Naturally 3726 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3726 
In That Case... 3726 
The game is on. 3724 
Mazel Tov! 3724 
Great news 3724 
Wonderful! 3724 
I think it will be better with time. 3724 
Gaddis House 3724 
Congratulations! 3723 
View vs. Practicality 3720 
Multi-Tasking 3720 
Exactly! 3720 
Equipment between speakers... 3720 
Top Gear 3720 
I see no problems with "between". 3720 
Oh well... 3720 
Wall of nature 3720 
Big Window 3720 
Shades and Night Vision 3720 
...they do image wonderfully... 3720 
Another attic project? 3719 
Infinite baffle 3719 
IB 3719 
Mold 3719 
Attic Ventilation 3719 
Possible 3718 
Just strategizing 3718 
Normal orientation 3718 
Confusion. 3718 
Specifics 3718 
Driver Orientation 3718 
That all need to be though out. 3718 
It nigh be a problem 3718 
Ideas 3718 
Opposing woofers 3718 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3718 
Blow hard 3718 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3718 
Couple of things 3718 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3706 
That's not a problem :) 3706 
A LF solution for a new room 3649 
Another midbass?!!? 3646 
Another option to consider 3644 
Room comfort upgrades 3643 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3641 
The color of the listening room. 3627 
This would be nice...... 3624 
That is it. 3614 
Congratulations 3614 
Well, 3614 
The last week of moving... 3605 
We are home! 3601 
Congratulations! 3601 
We found a new room in House.... 3595 
Bass in bass-ment? 3594 
True, but. . . 3594 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3593 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3593 
It took for a while. 3556 
Time/Change 3555 
In regards to chairs... 3555 
This week. 3553 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3553 
The first day. 3551 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3551 
Sounds like a nice time... 3551 
For now.... 3550 
Soft Bass 3550 
Getting somewhere. 3549 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3549 
Diffusion 3548 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3547 
Space behind 3547 
Slowly going back to the business. 3532 
Keep on truckin' 3532 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3530 
Audio vs Video playback. 3527 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3526 
AV 3526 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3526 
A good configuration. 3525 
Injection Channel 3525 
It will come later. 3525 
Going there.... 3523 
Toddler Listeners 3522 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3522 
The honeymoon night. 3520 
Proximity 3520 
A chicken and egg situation 3511 
So far so good. 3506 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3504 
Ok, a first objective look. 3499 
Some room dealing basics 3498 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3497 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3496 
Bass trap 3496 
I will see... 3496 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3496 
Other absorbtion methods 3496 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3495 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3488 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3488 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3486 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3486 
Zarathustra 3482 
Very very nice. 3463 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3463 
Theoretically possible? 3461 
So True 3460 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3449 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3444 
7 moths and one event... 3323 
The next day 3321 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3321 
Choose your poisons 3321 
Thank you 3320 
It is very nice. 3319 
Great day 3318 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3317 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3312 
Macondo listening distance. 3228 
Measured from? 3227 
The Listening Room July 7 3227 
8' all around 3226 
Some comments... 3226 
I am looking for inspiration. 3224 
Vent that woofer 3224 
I do not know yet what to do. 3224 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3223 
Ported 3223 
No port for me, if possible... 3223 
Might...... be.... 3223 
K-Horns? 3223 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3223 
They do appear 3223 
Path length of khorn 3223 
The memory lane. 3223 
Outside 3223 
KHorn facts and truth 3223 
Khorn extension 3223 
The options available.... 3223 
The last night looking… 3222 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3222 
About the use of reading my own site. 3221 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3221 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3221 
Just thinking out loud... 3221 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3221 
Driver? 3221 
Two separate individuals 3221 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3221 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3221 
One more simple idea 3221 
A good thinking. 3219 
A next day. 3219 
Deja vu 3218 
It is all depend of your roo 3218 
What the holly garbage. 3208 
What about at a lower volume... 3208 
I do not know why. 3207 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3154 
SSET ;-) 3153 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3153 
More of the same? 3152 
Yes, this is an option too. 3152 
Actually… 3152 
The Scanspeaks 3152 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3152 
Ah, Winnie... 3152 
Last version 3152 
I wrote about it. 3151 
Layout 3151 
Kind of LF depression… 3148 
The one that got away 3148 
Updated. 3148 
Respect! 3147 
There are plenty things to think about. 3147 
Devil invented the room :) 3147 
The way how I see it… 3147 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3146 
One more theoretical solution 3145 
Almost familiar 3145 
This weekend 3141 
Sum and Difference 3141 
It is in the picture... 3141 
Nice bias 3141 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3141 
The grilling analogy 3141 
Some listening today. 3140 
Back to the drawing table. 3134 
Bring them forward 3134 
Promising.... 3134 
Aligned how? 3133 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3133 
Nice but need more work 3126 
Getting there... 3121 
It all looks very nice... 3121 
It is still all for grabs. 3121 
Great Morning!!! 3120 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3120 
Some thinking required… 3119 
I never done anything like this… 3118 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3117 
Phase and Room Modes 3117 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3116 
I am back. 3115 
I need some volume… 3114 
Line Gain 3114 
What a brilliant idea! 3114 
The full monty 3114 
Yep. I know. 3113 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3113 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3113 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3110 
You know the voices are right... 3110 
Some freaking magic. 3109 
Explanation 3109 
11 feet apart 3108 
Juts a proposal. 3108 
Stronger preamp 3107 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3106 
Sick? No. 3106 
Strong pre 3106 
I think it will be no 312.... 3106 
The new room is officially open. 3093 
A picture… 3079 
What a beautiful set-up! 3079 
Dream place 3078 
Headphones sound from playback 3077 
The headphone analogy 3076 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3076 
Wrong way 3076 
Sounds like an insult to me 3076 
Imaging. 3076 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3070 
Learn to forget 3069 
The infrabass injection. 2959 
The number 20 2959 
Undertones? 2958 
Resonance distortion 2958 
There are many options 2958 
I want it... 2958 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2958 
Clarity in the murk 2958 
The gentle exit 2958 
I understand 2958 
Low frequency dithering 2958 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2958 
Eventually! 2774 
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