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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3671 
Big 3671 
Old house? 3671 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3671 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3671 
For a Given Room 3670 
House Inspections & Warranties 3670 
A min Room size.... 3664 
Charging the Large Room 3664 
A bit deeper. 3664 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3663 
Comfort 3663 
Choices 3662 
Value 3662 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3662 
"romantic" illusion... 3662 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3662 
My kids... 3662 
Bingo 3662 
Interesting discussion indeed 3662 
The High Demands System 3661 
Paul S -- 3661 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3661 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3658 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3658 
Happiness 3658 
Various Stages of Young 3658 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3657 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3657 
Using the real estate 3657 
Through the roof 3654 
Sideways 3653 
If not a midbass horn? 3651 
What Comes Naturally 3651 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3651 
In That Case... 3651 
The game is on. 3649 
Mazel Tov! 3649 
Great news 3649 
Wonderful! 3649 
I think it will be better with time. 3649 
Gaddis House 3649 
Congratulations! 3648 
View vs. Practicality 3645 
Multi-Tasking 3645 
Exactly! 3645 
Equipment between speakers... 3645 
Top Gear 3645 
I see no problems with "between". 3645 
Oh well... 3645 
Wall of nature 3645 
Big Window 3645 
Shades and Night Vision 3645 
...they do image wonderfully... 3645 
Another attic project? 3644 
Infinite baffle 3644 
IB 3644 
Mold 3644 
Attic Ventilation 3644 
Possible 3643 
Just strategizing 3643 
Normal orientation 3643 
Confusion. 3643 
Specifics 3643 
Driver Orientation 3643 
That all need to be though out. 3643 
It nigh be a problem 3643 
Ideas 3643 
Opposing woofers 3643 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3643 
Blow hard 3643 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3643 
Couple of things 3643 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3631 
That's not a problem :) 3631 
A LF solution for a new room 3574 
Another midbass?!!? 3571 
Another option to consider 3569 
Room comfort upgrades 3568 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3566 
The color of the listening room. 3552 
This would be nice...... 3549 
That is it. 3539 
Congratulations 3539 
Well, 3539 
The last week of moving... 3530 
We are home! 3526 
Congratulations! 3526 
We found a new room in House.... 3520 
Bass in bass-ment? 3519 
True, but. . . 3519 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3518 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3518 
It took for a while. 3481 
Time/Change 3480 
In regards to chairs... 3480 
This week. 3478 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3478 
The first day. 3476 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3476 
Sounds like a nice time... 3476 
For now.... 3475 
Soft Bass 3475 
Getting somewhere. 3474 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3474 
Diffusion 3473 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3472 
Space behind 3472 
Slowly going back to the business. 3457 
Keep on truckin' 3457 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3455 
Audio vs Video playback. 3452 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3451 
AV 3451 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3451 
A good configuration. 3450 
Injection Channel 3450 
It will come later. 3450 
Going there.... 3448 
Toddler Listeners 3447 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3447 
The honeymoon night. 3445 
Proximity 3445 
A chicken and egg situation 3436 
So far so good. 3431 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3429 
Ok, a first objective look. 3424 
Some room dealing basics 3423 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3422 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3421 
Bass trap 3421 
I will see... 3421 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3421 
Other absorbtion methods 3421 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3420 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3413 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3413 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3411 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3411 
Zarathustra 3407 
Very very nice. 3388 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3388 
Theoretically possible? 3386 
So True 3385 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3374 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3369 
7 moths and one event... 3248 
The next day 3246 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3246 
Choose your poisons 3246 
Thank you 3245 
It is very nice. 3244 
Great day 3243 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3242 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3237 
Macondo listening distance. 3153 
Measured from? 3152 
The Listening Room July 7 3152 
8' all around 3151 
Some comments... 3151 
I am looking for inspiration. 3149 
Vent that woofer 3149 
I do not know yet what to do. 3149 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3148 
Ported 3148 
No port for me, if possible... 3148 
Might...... be.... 3148 
K-Horns? 3148 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3148 
They do appear 3148 
Path length of khorn 3148 
The memory lane. 3148 
Outside 3148 
KHorn facts and truth 3148 
Khorn extension 3148 
The options available.... 3148 
The last night looking… 3147 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3147 
About the use of reading my own site. 3146 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3146 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3146 
Just thinking out loud... 3146 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3146 
Driver? 3146 
Two separate individuals 3146 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3146 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3146 
One more simple idea 3146 
A good thinking. 3144 
A next day. 3144 
Deja vu 3143 
It is all depend of your roo 3143 
What the holly garbage. 3133 
What about at a lower volume... 3133 
I do not know why. 3132 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3079 
SSET ;-) 3078 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3078 
More of the same? 3077 
Yes, this is an option too. 3077 
Actually… 3077 
The Scanspeaks 3077 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3077 
Ah, Winnie... 3077 
Last version 3077 
I wrote about it. 3076 
Layout 3076 
Kind of LF depression… 3073 
The one that got away 3073 
Updated. 3073 
Respect! 3072 
There are plenty things to think about. 3072 
Devil invented the room :) 3072 
The way how I see it… 3072 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3071 
One more theoretical solution 3070 
Almost familiar 3070 
This weekend 3066 
Sum and Difference 3066 
It is in the picture... 3066 
Nice bias 3066 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3066 
The grilling analogy 3066 
Some listening today. 3065 
Back to the drawing table. 3059 
Bring them forward 3059 
Promising.... 3059 
Aligned how? 3058 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3058 
Nice but need more work 3051 
Getting there... 3046 
It all looks very nice... 3046 
It is still all for grabs. 3046 
Great Morning!!! 3045 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3045 
Some thinking required… 3044 
I never done anything like this… 3043 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3042 
Phase and Room Modes 3042 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3041 
I am back. 3040 
I need some volume… 3039 
Line Gain 3039 
What a brilliant idea! 3039 
The full monty 3039 
Yep. I know. 3038 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3038 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3038 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3035 
You know the voices are right... 3035 
Some freaking magic. 3034 
Explanation 3034 
11 feet apart 3033 
Juts a proposal. 3033 
Stronger preamp 3032 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3031 
Sick? No. 3031 
Strong pre 3031 
I think it will be no 312.... 3031 
The new room is officially open. 3018 
A picture… 3004 
What a beautiful set-up! 3004 
Dream place 3003 
Headphones sound from playback 3002 
The headphone analogy 3001 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3001 
Wrong way 3001 
Sounds like an insult to me 3001 
Imaging. 3001 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2995 
Learn to forget 2994 
The infrabass injection. 2884 
The number 20 2884 
Undertones? 2883 
Resonance distortion 2883 
There are many options 2883 
I want it... 2883 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2883 
Clarity in the murk 2883 
The gentle exit 2883 
I understand 2883 
Low frequency dithering 2883 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2883 
Eventually! 2699 
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