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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3914 
Big 3914 
Old house? 3914 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3914 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3914 
For a Given Room 3913 
House Inspections & Warranties 3913 
A min Room size.... 3907 
Charging the Large Room 3907 
A bit deeper. 3907 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3906 
Comfort 3906 
Choices 3905 
Value 3905 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3905 
"romantic" illusion... 3905 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3905 
My kids... 3905 
Bingo 3905 
Interesting discussion indeed 3905 
The High Demands System 3904 
Paul S -- 3904 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3904 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3901 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3901 
Happiness 3901 
Various Stages of Young 3901 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3900 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3900 
Using the real estate 3900 
Through the roof 3897 
Sideways 3896 
If not a midbass horn? 3894 
What Comes Naturally 3894 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3894 
In That Case... 3894 
The game is on. 3892 
Mazel Tov! 3892 
Great news 3892 
Wonderful! 3892 
I think it will be better with time. 3892 
Gaddis House 3892 
Congratulations! 3891 
View vs. Practicality 3888 
Multi-Tasking 3888 
Exactly! 3888 
Equipment between speakers... 3888 
Top Gear 3888 
I see no problems with "between". 3888 
Oh well... 3888 
Wall of nature 3888 
Big Window 3888 
Shades and Night Vision 3888 
...they do image wonderfully... 3888 
Another attic project? 3887 
Infinite baffle 3887 
IB 3887 
Mold 3887 
Attic Ventilation 3887 
Possible 3886 
Just strategizing 3886 
Normal orientation 3886 
Confusion. 3886 
Specifics 3886 
Driver Orientation 3886 
That all need to be though out. 3886 
It nigh be a problem 3886 
Ideas 3886 
Opposing woofers 3886 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3886 
Blow hard 3886 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3886 
Couple of things 3886 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3874 
That's not a problem :) 3874 
A LF solution for a new room 3817 
Another midbass?!!? 3814 
Another option to consider 3812 
Room comfort upgrades 3811 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3809 
The color of the listening room. 3795 
This would be nice...... 3792 
That is it. 3782 
Congratulations 3782 
Well, 3782 
The last week of moving... 3773 
We are home! 3769 
Congratulations! 3769 
We found a new room in House.... 3763 
Bass in bass-ment? 3762 
True, but. . . 3762 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3761 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3761 
It took for a while. 3724 
Time/Change 3723 
In regards to chairs... 3723 
This week. 3721 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3721 
The first day. 3719 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3719 
Sounds like a nice time... 3719 
For now.... 3718 
Soft Bass 3718 
Getting somewhere. 3717 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3717 
Diffusion 3716 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3715 
Space behind 3715 
Slowly going back to the business. 3700 
Keep on truckin' 3700 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3698 
Audio vs Video playback. 3695 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3694 
AV 3694 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3694 
A good configuration. 3693 
Injection Channel 3693 
It will come later. 3693 
Going there.... 3691 
Toddler Listeners 3690 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3690 
The honeymoon night. 3688 
Proximity 3688 
A chicken and egg situation 3679 
So far so good. 3674 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3672 
Ok, a first objective look. 3667 
Some room dealing basics 3666 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3665 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3664 
Bass trap 3664 
I will see... 3664 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3664 
Other absorbtion methods 3664 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3663 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3656 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3656 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3654 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3654 
Zarathustra 3650 
Very very nice. 3631 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3631 
Theoretically possible? 3629 
So True 3628 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3617 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3612 
7 moths and one event... 3491 
The next day 3489 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3489 
Choose your poisons 3489 
Thank you 3488 
It is very nice. 3487 
Great day 3486 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3485 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3480 
Macondo listening distance. 3396 
Measured from? 3395 
The Listening Room July 7 3395 
8' all around 3394 
Some comments... 3394 
I am looking for inspiration. 3392 
Vent that woofer 3392 
I do not know yet what to do. 3392 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3391 
Ported 3391 
No port for me, if possible... 3391 
Might...... be.... 3391 
K-Horns? 3391 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3391 
They do appear 3391 
Path length of khorn 3391 
The memory lane. 3391 
Outside 3391 
KHorn facts and truth 3391 
Khorn extension 3391 
The options available.... 3391 
The last night looking… 3390 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3390 
About the use of reading my own site. 3389 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3389 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3389 
Just thinking out loud... 3389 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3389 
Driver? 3389 
Two separate individuals 3389 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3389 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3389 
One more simple idea 3389 
A good thinking. 3387 
A next day. 3387 
Deja vu 3386 
It is all depend of your roo 3386 
What the holly garbage. 3376 
What about at a lower volume... 3376 
I do not know why. 3375 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3322 
SSET ;-) 3321 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3321 
More of the same? 3320 
Yes, this is an option too. 3320 
Actually… 3320 
The Scanspeaks 3320 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3320 
Ah, Winnie... 3320 
Last version 3320 
I wrote about it. 3319 
Layout 3319 
Kind of LF depression… 3316 
The one that got away 3316 
Updated. 3316 
Respect! 3315 
There are plenty things to think about. 3315 
Devil invented the room :) 3315 
The way how I see it… 3315 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3314 
One more theoretical solution 3313 
Almost familiar 3313 
This weekend 3309 
Sum and Difference 3309 
It is in the picture... 3309 
Nice bias 3309 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3309 
The grilling analogy 3309 
Some listening today. 3308 
Back to the drawing table. 3302 
Bring them forward 3302 
Promising.... 3302 
Aligned how? 3301 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3301 
Nice but need more work 3294 
Getting there... 3289 
It all looks very nice... 3289 
It is still all for grabs. 3289 
Great Morning!!! 3288 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3288 
Some thinking required… 3287 
I never done anything like this… 3286 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3285 
Phase and Room Modes 3285 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3284 
I am back. 3283 
I need some volume… 3282 
Line Gain 3282 
What a brilliant idea! 3282 
The full monty 3282 
Yep. I know. 3281 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3281 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3281 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3278 
You know the voices are right... 3278 
Some freaking magic. 3277 
Explanation 3277 
11 feet apart 3276 
Juts a proposal. 3276 
Stronger preamp 3275 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3274 
Sick? No. 3274 
Strong pre 3274 
I think it will be no 312.... 3274 
The new room is officially open. 3261 
A picture… 3247 
What a beautiful set-up! 3247 
Dream place 3246 
Headphones sound from playback 3245 
The headphone analogy 3244 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3244 
Wrong way 3244 
Sounds like an insult to me 3244 
Imaging. 3244 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3238 
Learn to forget 3237 
The infrabass injection. 3127 
The number 20 3127 
Undertones? 3126 
Resonance distortion 3126 
There are many options 3126 
I want it... 3126 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3126 
Clarity in the murk 3126 
The gentle exit 3126 
I understand 3126 
Low frequency dithering 3126 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3126 
Eventually! 2942 
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