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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3726 
Big 3726 
Old house? 3726 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3726 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3726 
For a Given Room 3725 
House Inspections & Warranties 3725 
A min Room size.... 3719 
Charging the Large Room 3719 
A bit deeper. 3719 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3718 
Comfort 3718 
Choices 3717 
Value 3717 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3717 
"romantic" illusion... 3717 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3717 
My kids... 3717 
Bingo 3717 
Interesting discussion indeed 3717 
The High Demands System 3716 
Paul S -- 3716 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3716 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3713 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3713 
Happiness 3713 
Various Stages of Young 3713 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3712 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3712 
Using the real estate 3712 
Through the roof 3709 
Sideways 3708 
If not a midbass horn? 3706 
What Comes Naturally 3706 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3706 
In That Case... 3706 
The game is on. 3704 
Mazel Tov! 3704 
Great news 3704 
Wonderful! 3704 
I think it will be better with time. 3704 
Gaddis House 3704 
Congratulations! 3703 
View vs. Practicality 3700 
Multi-Tasking 3700 
Exactly! 3700 
Equipment between speakers... 3700 
Top Gear 3700 
I see no problems with "between". 3700 
Oh well... 3700 
Wall of nature 3700 
Big Window 3700 
Shades and Night Vision 3700 
...they do image wonderfully... 3700 
Another attic project? 3699 
Infinite baffle 3699 
IB 3699 
Mold 3699 
Attic Ventilation 3699 
Possible 3698 
Just strategizing 3698 
Normal orientation 3698 
Confusion. 3698 
Specifics 3698 
Driver Orientation 3698 
That all need to be though out. 3698 
It nigh be a problem 3698 
Ideas 3698 
Opposing woofers 3698 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3698 
Blow hard 3698 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3698 
Couple of things 3698 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3686 
That's not a problem :) 3686 
A LF solution for a new room 3629 
Another midbass?!!? 3626 
Another option to consider 3624 
Room comfort upgrades 3623 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3621 
The color of the listening room. 3607 
This would be nice...... 3604 
That is it. 3594 
Congratulations 3594 
Well, 3594 
The last week of moving... 3585 
We are home! 3581 
Congratulations! 3581 
We found a new room in House.... 3575 
Bass in bass-ment? 3574 
True, but. . . 3574 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3573 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3573 
It took for a while. 3536 
Time/Change 3535 
In regards to chairs... 3535 
This week. 3533 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3533 
The first day. 3531 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3531 
Sounds like a nice time... 3531 
For now.... 3530 
Soft Bass 3530 
Getting somewhere. 3529 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3529 
Diffusion 3528 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3527 
Space behind 3527 
Slowly going back to the business. 3512 
Keep on truckin' 3512 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3510 
Audio vs Video playback. 3507 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3506 
AV 3506 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3506 
A good configuration. 3505 
Injection Channel 3505 
It will come later. 3505 
Going there.... 3503 
Toddler Listeners 3502 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3502 
The honeymoon night. 3500 
Proximity 3500 
A chicken and egg situation 3491 
So far so good. 3486 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3484 
Ok, a first objective look. 3479 
Some room dealing basics 3478 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3477 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3476 
Bass trap 3476 
I will see... 3476 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3476 
Other absorbtion methods 3476 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3475 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3468 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3468 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3466 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3466 
Zarathustra 3462 
Very very nice. 3443 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3443 
Theoretically possible? 3441 
So True 3440 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3429 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3424 
7 moths and one event... 3303 
The next day 3301 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3301 
Choose your poisons 3301 
Thank you 3300 
It is very nice. 3299 
Great day 3298 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3297 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3292 
Macondo listening distance. 3208 
Measured from? 3207 
The Listening Room July 7 3207 
8' all around 3206 
Some comments... 3206 
I am looking for inspiration. 3204 
Vent that woofer 3204 
I do not know yet what to do. 3204 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3203 
Ported 3203 
No port for me, if possible... 3203 
Might...... be.... 3203 
K-Horns? 3203 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3203 
They do appear 3203 
Path length of khorn 3203 
The memory lane. 3203 
Outside 3203 
KHorn facts and truth 3203 
Khorn extension 3203 
The options available.... 3203 
The last night looking… 3202 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3202 
About the use of reading my own site. 3201 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3201 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3201 
Just thinking out loud... 3201 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3201 
Driver? 3201 
Two separate individuals 3201 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3201 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3201 
One more simple idea 3201 
A good thinking. 3199 
A next day. 3199 
Deja vu 3198 
It is all depend of your roo 3198 
What the holly garbage. 3188 
What about at a lower volume... 3188 
I do not know why. 3187 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3134 
SSET ;-) 3133 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3133 
More of the same? 3132 
Yes, this is an option too. 3132 
Actually… 3132 
The Scanspeaks 3132 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3132 
Ah, Winnie... 3132 
Last version 3132 
I wrote about it. 3131 
Layout 3131 
Kind of LF depression… 3128 
The one that got away 3128 
Updated. 3128 
Respect! 3127 
There are plenty things to think about. 3127 
Devil invented the room :) 3127 
The way how I see it… 3127 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3126 
One more theoretical solution 3125 
Almost familiar 3125 
This weekend 3121 
Sum and Difference 3121 
It is in the picture... 3121 
Nice bias 3121 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3121 
The grilling analogy 3121 
Some listening today. 3120 
Back to the drawing table. 3114 
Bring them forward 3114 
Promising.... 3114 
Aligned how? 3113 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3113 
Nice but need more work 3106 
Getting there... 3101 
It all looks very nice... 3101 
It is still all for grabs. 3101 
Great Morning!!! 3100 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3100 
Some thinking required… 3099 
I never done anything like this… 3098 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3097 
Phase and Room Modes 3097 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3096 
I am back. 3095 
I need some volume… 3094 
Line Gain 3094 
What a brilliant idea! 3094 
The full monty 3094 
Yep. I know. 3093 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3093 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3093 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3090 
You know the voices are right... 3090 
Some freaking magic. 3089 
Explanation 3089 
11 feet apart 3088 
Juts a proposal. 3088 
Stronger preamp 3087 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3086 
Sick? No. 3086 
Strong pre 3086 
I think it will be no 312.... 3086 
The new room is officially open. 3073 
A picture… 3059 
What a beautiful set-up! 3059 
Dream place 3058 
Headphones sound from playback 3057 
The headphone analogy 3056 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3056 
Wrong way 3056 
Sounds like an insult to me 3056 
Imaging. 3056 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3050 
Learn to forget 3049 
The infrabass injection. 2939 
The number 20 2939 
Undertones? 2938 
Resonance distortion 2938 
There are many options 2938 
I want it... 2938 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2938 
Clarity in the murk 2938 
The gentle exit 2938 
I understand 2938 
Low frequency dithering 2938 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2938 
Eventually! 2754 
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