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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3557 
Big 3557 
Old house? 3557 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3557 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3557 
For a Given Room 3556 
House Inspections & Warranties 3556 
A min Room size.... 3550 
Charging the Large Room 3550 
A bit deeper. 3550 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3549 
Comfort 3549 
Choices 3548 
Value 3548 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3548 
"romantic" illusion... 3548 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3548 
My kids... 3548 
Bingo 3548 
Interesting discussion indeed 3548 
The High Demands System 3547 
Paul S -- 3547 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3547 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3544 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3544 
Happiness 3544 
Various Stages of Young 3544 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3543 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3543 
Using the real estate 3543 
Through the roof 3540 
Sideways 3539 
If not a midbass horn? 3537 
What Comes Naturally 3537 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3537 
In That Case... 3537 
The game is on. 3535 
Mazel Tov! 3535 
Great news 3535 
Wonderful! 3535 
I think it will be better with time. 3535 
Gaddis House 3535 
Congratulations! 3534 
View vs. Practicality 3531 
Multi-Tasking 3531 
Exactly! 3531 
Equipment between speakers... 3531 
Top Gear 3531 
I see no problems with "between". 3531 
Oh well... 3531 
Wall of nature 3531 
Big Window 3531 
Shades and Night Vision 3531 
...they do image wonderfully... 3531 
Another attic project? 3530 
Infinite baffle 3530 
IB 3530 
Mold 3530 
Attic Ventilation 3530 
Possible 3529 
Just strategizing 3529 
Normal orientation 3529 
Confusion. 3529 
Specifics 3529 
Driver Orientation 3529 
That all need to be though out. 3529 
It nigh be a problem 3529 
Ideas 3529 
Opposing woofers 3529 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3529 
Blow hard 3529 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3529 
Couple of things 3529 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3517 
That's not a problem :) 3517 
A LF solution for a new room 3460 
Another midbass?!!? 3457 
Another option to consider 3455 
Room comfort upgrades 3454 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3452 
The color of the listening room. 3438 
This would be nice...... 3435 
That is it. 3425 
Congratulations 3425 
Well, 3425 
The last week of moving... 3416 
We are home! 3412 
Congratulations! 3412 
We found a new room in House.... 3406 
Bass in bass-ment? 3405 
True, but. . . 3405 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3404 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3404 
It took for a while. 3367 
Time/Change 3366 
In regards to chairs... 3366 
This week. 3364 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3364 
The first day. 3362 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3362 
Sounds like a nice time... 3362 
For now.... 3361 
Soft Bass 3361 
Getting somewhere. 3360 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3360 
Diffusion 3359 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3358 
Space behind 3358 
Slowly going back to the business. 3343 
Keep on truckin' 3343 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3341 
Audio vs Video playback. 3338 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3337 
AV 3337 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3337 
A good configuration. 3336 
Injection Channel 3336 
It will come later. 3336 
Going there.... 3334 
Toddler Listeners 3333 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3333 
The honeymoon night. 3331 
Proximity 3331 
A chicken and egg situation 3322 
So far so good. 3317 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3315 
Ok, a first objective look. 3310 
Some room dealing basics 3309 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3308 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3307 
Bass trap 3307 
I will see... 3307 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3307 
Other absorbtion methods 3307 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3306 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3299 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3299 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3297 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3297 
Zarathustra 3293 
Very very nice. 3274 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3274 
Theoretically possible? 3272 
So True 3271 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3260 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3255 
7 moths and one event... 3134 
The next day 3132 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3132 
Choose your poisons 3132 
Thank you 3131 
It is very nice. 3130 
Great day 3129 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3128 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3123 
Macondo listening distance. 3039 
Measured from? 3038 
The Listening Room July 7 3038 
8' all around 3037 
Some comments... 3037 
I am looking for inspiration. 3035 
Vent that woofer 3035 
I do not know yet what to do. 3035 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3034 
Ported 3034 
No port for me, if possible... 3034 
Might...... be.... 3034 
K-Horns? 3034 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3034 
They do appear 3034 
Path length of khorn 3034 
The memory lane. 3034 
Outside 3034 
KHorn facts and truth 3034 
Khorn extension 3034 
The options available.... 3034 
The last night looking… 3033 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3033 
About the use of reading my own site. 3032 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3032 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3032 
Just thinking out loud... 3032 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3032 
Driver? 3032 
Two separate individuals 3032 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3032 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3032 
One more simple idea 3032 
A good thinking. 3030 
A next day. 3030 
Deja vu 3029 
It is all depend of your roo 3029 
What the holly garbage. 3019 
What about at a lower volume... 3019 
I do not know why. 3018 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2965 
SSET ;-) 2964 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2964 
More of the same? 2963 
Yes, this is an option too. 2963 
Actually… 2963 
The Scanspeaks 2963 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2963 
Ah, Winnie... 2963 
Last version 2963 
I wrote about it. 2962 
Layout 2962 
Kind of LF depression… 2959 
The one that got away 2959 
Updated. 2959 
Respect! 2958 
There are plenty things to think about. 2958 
Devil invented the room :) 2958 
The way how I see it… 2958 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2957 
One more theoretical solution 2956 
Almost familiar 2956 
This weekend 2952 
Sum and Difference 2952 
It is in the picture... 2952 
Nice bias 2952 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2952 
The grilling analogy 2952 
Some listening today. 2951 
Back to the drawing table. 2945 
Bring them forward 2945 
Promising.... 2945 
Aligned how? 2944 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2944 
Nice but need more work 2937 
Getting there... 2932 
It all looks very nice... 2932 
It is still all for grabs. 2932 
Great Morning!!! 2931 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2931 
Some thinking required… 2930 
I never done anything like this… 2929 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2928 
Phase and Room Modes 2928 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2927 
I am back. 2926 
I need some volume… 2925 
Line Gain 2925 
What a brilliant idea! 2925 
The full monty 2925 
Yep. I know. 2924 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2924 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2924 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2921 
You know the voices are right... 2921 
Some freaking magic. 2920 
Explanation 2920 
11 feet apart 2919 
Juts a proposal. 2919 
Stronger preamp 2918 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2917 
Sick? No. 2917 
Strong pre 2917 
I think it will be no 312.... 2917 
The new room is officially open. 2904 
A picture… 2890 
What a beautiful set-up! 2890 
Dream place 2889 
Headphones sound from playback 2888 
The headphone analogy 2887 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2887 
Wrong way 2887 
Sounds like an insult to me 2887 
Imaging. 2887 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2881 
Learn to forget 2880 
The infrabass injection. 2770 
The number 20 2770 
Undertones? 2769 
Resonance distortion 2769 
There are many options 2769 
I want it... 2769 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2769 
Clarity in the murk 2769 
The gentle exit 2769 
I understand 2769 
Low frequency dithering 2769 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2769 
Eventually! 2585 
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