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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3713 
Big 3713 
Old house? 3713 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3713 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3713 
For a Given Room 3712 
House Inspections & Warranties 3712 
A min Room size.... 3706 
Charging the Large Room 3706 
A bit deeper. 3706 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3705 
Comfort 3705 
Choices 3704 
Value 3704 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3704 
"romantic" illusion... 3704 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3704 
My kids... 3704 
Bingo 3704 
Interesting discussion indeed 3704 
The High Demands System 3703 
Paul S -- 3703 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3703 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3700 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3700 
Happiness 3700 
Various Stages of Young 3700 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3699 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3699 
Using the real estate 3699 
Through the roof 3696 
Sideways 3695 
If not a midbass horn? 3693 
What Comes Naturally 3693 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3693 
In That Case... 3693 
The game is on. 3691 
Mazel Tov! 3691 
Great news 3691 
Wonderful! 3691 
I think it will be better with time. 3691 
Gaddis House 3691 
Congratulations! 3690 
View vs. Practicality 3687 
Multi-Tasking 3687 
Exactly! 3687 
Equipment between speakers... 3687 
Top Gear 3687 
I see no problems with "between". 3687 
Oh well... 3687 
Wall of nature 3687 
Big Window 3687 
Shades and Night Vision 3687 
...they do image wonderfully... 3687 
Another attic project? 3686 
Infinite baffle 3686 
IB 3686 
Mold 3686 
Attic Ventilation 3686 
Possible 3685 
Just strategizing 3685 
Normal orientation 3685 
Confusion. 3685 
Specifics 3685 
Driver Orientation 3685 
That all need to be though out. 3685 
It nigh be a problem 3685 
Ideas 3685 
Opposing woofers 3685 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3685 
Blow hard 3685 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3685 
Couple of things 3685 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3673 
That's not a problem :) 3673 
A LF solution for a new room 3616 
Another midbass?!!? 3613 
Another option to consider 3611 
Room comfort upgrades 3610 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3608 
The color of the listening room. 3594 
This would be nice...... 3591 
That is it. 3581 
Congratulations 3581 
Well, 3581 
The last week of moving... 3572 
We are home! 3568 
Congratulations! 3568 
We found a new room in House.... 3562 
Bass in bass-ment? 3561 
True, but. . . 3561 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3560 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3560 
It took for a while. 3523 
Time/Change 3522 
In regards to chairs... 3522 
This week. 3520 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3520 
The first day. 3518 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3518 
Sounds like a nice time... 3518 
For now.... 3517 
Soft Bass 3517 
Getting somewhere. 3516 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3516 
Diffusion 3515 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3514 
Space behind 3514 
Slowly going back to the business. 3499 
Keep on truckin' 3499 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3497 
Audio vs Video playback. 3494 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3493 
AV 3493 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3493 
A good configuration. 3492 
Injection Channel 3492 
It will come later. 3492 
Going there.... 3490 
Toddler Listeners 3489 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3489 
The honeymoon night. 3487 
Proximity 3487 
A chicken and egg situation 3478 
So far so good. 3473 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3471 
Ok, a first objective look. 3466 
Some room dealing basics 3465 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3464 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3463 
Bass trap 3463 
I will see... 3463 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3463 
Other absorbtion methods 3463 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3462 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3455 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3455 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3453 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3453 
Zarathustra 3449 
Very very nice. 3430 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3430 
Theoretically possible? 3428 
So True 3427 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3416 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3411 
7 moths and one event... 3290 
The next day 3288 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3288 
Choose your poisons 3288 
Thank you 3287 
It is very nice. 3286 
Great day 3285 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3284 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3279 
Macondo listening distance. 3195 
Measured from? 3194 
The Listening Room July 7 3194 
8' all around 3193 
Some comments... 3193 
I am looking for inspiration. 3191 
Vent that woofer 3191 
I do not know yet what to do. 3191 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3190 
Ported 3190 
No port for me, if possible... 3190 
Might...... be.... 3190 
K-Horns? 3190 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3190 
They do appear 3190 
Path length of khorn 3190 
The memory lane. 3190 
Outside 3190 
KHorn facts and truth 3190 
Khorn extension 3190 
The options available.... 3190 
The last night looking… 3189 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3189 
About the use of reading my own site. 3188 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3188 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3188 
Just thinking out loud... 3188 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3188 
Driver? 3188 
Two separate individuals 3188 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3188 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3188 
One more simple idea 3188 
A good thinking. 3186 
A next day. 3186 
Deja vu 3185 
It is all depend of your roo 3185 
What the holly garbage. 3175 
What about at a lower volume... 3175 
I do not know why. 3174 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3121 
SSET ;-) 3120 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3120 
More of the same? 3119 
Yes, this is an option too. 3119 
Actually… 3119 
The Scanspeaks 3119 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3119 
Ah, Winnie... 3119 
Last version 3119 
I wrote about it. 3118 
Layout 3118 
Kind of LF depression… 3115 
The one that got away 3115 
Updated. 3115 
Respect! 3114 
There are plenty things to think about. 3114 
Devil invented the room :) 3114 
The way how I see it… 3114 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3113 
One more theoretical solution 3112 
Almost familiar 3112 
This weekend 3108 
Sum and Difference 3108 
It is in the picture... 3108 
Nice bias 3108 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3108 
The grilling analogy 3108 
Some listening today. 3107 
Back to the drawing table. 3101 
Bring them forward 3101 
Promising.... 3101 
Aligned how? 3100 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3100 
Nice but need more work 3093 
Getting there... 3088 
It all looks very nice... 3088 
It is still all for grabs. 3088 
Great Morning!!! 3087 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3087 
Some thinking required… 3086 
I never done anything like this… 3085 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3084 
Phase and Room Modes 3084 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3083 
I am back. 3082 
I need some volume… 3081 
Line Gain 3081 
What a brilliant idea! 3081 
The full monty 3081 
Yep. I know. 3080 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3080 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3080 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3077 
You know the voices are right... 3077 
Some freaking magic. 3076 
Explanation 3076 
11 feet apart 3075 
Juts a proposal. 3075 
Stronger preamp 3074 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3073 
Sick? No. 3073 
Strong pre 3073 
I think it will be no 312.... 3073 
The new room is officially open. 3060 
A picture… 3046 
What a beautiful set-up! 3046 
Dream place 3045 
Headphones sound from playback 3044 
The headphone analogy 3043 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3043 
Wrong way 3043 
Sounds like an insult to me 3043 
Imaging. 3043 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3037 
Learn to forget 3036 
The infrabass injection. 2926 
The number 20 2926 
Undertones? 2925 
Resonance distortion 2925 
There are many options 2925 
I want it... 2925 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2925 
Clarity in the murk 2925 
The gentle exit 2925 
I understand 2925 
Low frequency dithering 2925 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2925 
Eventually! 2741 
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