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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3675 
Big 3675 
Old house? 3675 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3675 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3675 
For a Given Room 3674 
House Inspections & Warranties 3674 
A min Room size.... 3668 
Charging the Large Room 3668 
A bit deeper. 3668 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3667 
Comfort 3667 
Choices 3666 
Value 3666 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3666 
"romantic" illusion... 3666 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3666 
My kids... 3666 
Bingo 3666 
Interesting discussion indeed 3666 
The High Demands System 3665 
Paul S -- 3665 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3665 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3662 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3662 
Happiness 3662 
Various Stages of Young 3662 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3661 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3661 
Using the real estate 3661 
Through the roof 3658 
Sideways 3657 
If not a midbass horn? 3655 
What Comes Naturally 3655 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3655 
In That Case... 3655 
The game is on. 3653 
Mazel Tov! 3653 
Great news 3653 
Wonderful! 3653 
I think it will be better with time. 3653 
Gaddis House 3653 
Congratulations! 3652 
View vs. Practicality 3649 
Multi-Tasking 3649 
Exactly! 3649 
Equipment between speakers... 3649 
Top Gear 3649 
I see no problems with "between". 3649 
Oh well... 3649 
Wall of nature 3649 
Big Window 3649 
Shades and Night Vision 3649 
...they do image wonderfully... 3649 
Another attic project? 3648 
Infinite baffle 3648 
IB 3648 
Mold 3648 
Attic Ventilation 3648 
Possible 3647 
Just strategizing 3647 
Normal orientation 3647 
Confusion. 3647 
Specifics 3647 
Driver Orientation 3647 
That all need to be though out. 3647 
It nigh be a problem 3647 
Ideas 3647 
Opposing woofers 3647 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3647 
Blow hard 3647 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3647 
Couple of things 3647 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3635 
That's not a problem :) 3635 
A LF solution for a new room 3578 
Another midbass?!!? 3575 
Another option to consider 3573 
Room comfort upgrades 3572 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3570 
The color of the listening room. 3556 
This would be nice...... 3553 
That is it. 3543 
Congratulations 3543 
Well, 3543 
The last week of moving... 3534 
We are home! 3530 
Congratulations! 3530 
We found a new room in House.... 3524 
Bass in bass-ment? 3523 
True, but. . . 3523 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3522 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3522 
It took for a while. 3485 
Time/Change 3484 
In regards to chairs... 3484 
This week. 3482 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3482 
The first day. 3480 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3480 
Sounds like a nice time... 3480 
For now.... 3479 
Soft Bass 3479 
Getting somewhere. 3478 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3478 
Diffusion 3477 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3476 
Space behind 3476 
Slowly going back to the business. 3461 
Keep on truckin' 3461 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3459 
Audio vs Video playback. 3456 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3455 
AV 3455 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3455 
A good configuration. 3454 
Injection Channel 3454 
It will come later. 3454 
Going there.... 3452 
Toddler Listeners 3451 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3451 
The honeymoon night. 3449 
Proximity 3449 
A chicken and egg situation 3440 
So far so good. 3435 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3433 
Ok, a first objective look. 3428 
Some room dealing basics 3427 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3426 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3425 
Bass trap 3425 
I will see... 3425 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3425 
Other absorbtion methods 3425 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3424 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3417 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3417 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3415 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3415 
Zarathustra 3411 
Very very nice. 3392 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3392 
Theoretically possible? 3390 
So True 3389 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3378 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3373 
7 moths and one event... 3252 
The next day 3250 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3250 
Choose your poisons 3250 
Thank you 3249 
It is very nice. 3248 
Great day 3247 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3246 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3241 
Macondo listening distance. 3157 
Measured from? 3156 
The Listening Room July 7 3156 
8' all around 3155 
Some comments... 3155 
I am looking for inspiration. 3153 
Vent that woofer 3153 
I do not know yet what to do. 3153 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3152 
Ported 3152 
No port for me, if possible... 3152 
Might...... be.... 3152 
K-Horns? 3152 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3152 
They do appear 3152 
Path length of khorn 3152 
The memory lane. 3152 
Outside 3152 
KHorn facts and truth 3152 
Khorn extension 3152 
The options available.... 3152 
The last night looking… 3151 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3151 
About the use of reading my own site. 3150 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3150 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3150 
Just thinking out loud... 3150 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3150 
Driver? 3150 
Two separate individuals 3150 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3150 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3150 
One more simple idea 3150 
A good thinking. 3148 
A next day. 3148 
Deja vu 3147 
It is all depend of your roo 3147 
What the holly garbage. 3137 
What about at a lower volume... 3137 
I do not know why. 3136 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3083 
SSET ;-) 3082 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3082 
More of the same? 3081 
Yes, this is an option too. 3081 
Actually… 3081 
The Scanspeaks 3081 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3081 
Ah, Winnie... 3081 
Last version 3081 
I wrote about it. 3080 
Layout 3080 
Kind of LF depression… 3077 
The one that got away 3077 
Updated. 3077 
Respect! 3076 
There are plenty things to think about. 3076 
Devil invented the room :) 3076 
The way how I see it… 3076 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3075 
One more theoretical solution 3074 
Almost familiar 3074 
This weekend 3070 
Sum and Difference 3070 
It is in the picture... 3070 
Nice bias 3070 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3070 
The grilling analogy 3070 
Some listening today. 3069 
Back to the drawing table. 3063 
Bring them forward 3063 
Promising.... 3063 
Aligned how? 3062 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3062 
Nice but need more work 3055 
Getting there... 3050 
It all looks very nice... 3050 
It is still all for grabs. 3050 
Great Morning!!! 3049 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3049 
Some thinking required… 3048 
I never done anything like this… 3047 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3046 
Phase and Room Modes 3046 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3045 
I am back. 3044 
I need some volume… 3043 
Line Gain 3043 
What a brilliant idea! 3043 
The full monty 3043 
Yep. I know. 3042 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3042 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3042 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3039 
You know the voices are right... 3039 
Some freaking magic. 3038 
Explanation 3038 
11 feet apart 3037 
Juts a proposal. 3037 
Stronger preamp 3036 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3035 
Sick? No. 3035 
Strong pre 3035 
I think it will be no 312.... 3035 
The new room is officially open. 3022 
A picture… 3008 
What a beautiful set-up! 3008 
Dream place 3007 
Headphones sound from playback 3006 
The headphone analogy 3005 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3005 
Wrong way 3005 
Sounds like an insult to me 3005 
Imaging. 3005 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2999 
Learn to forget 2998 
The infrabass injection. 2888 
The number 20 2888 
Undertones? 2887 
Resonance distortion 2887 
There are many options 2887 
I want it... 2887 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2887 
Clarity in the murk 2887 
The gentle exit 2887 
I understand 2887 
Low frequency dithering 2887 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2887 
Eventually! 2703 
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