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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3705 
Big 3705 
Old house? 3705 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3705 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3705 
For a Given Room 3704 
House Inspections & Warranties 3704 
A min Room size.... 3698 
Charging the Large Room 3698 
A bit deeper. 3698 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3697 
Comfort 3697 
Choices 3696 
Value 3696 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3696 
"romantic" illusion... 3696 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3696 
My kids... 3696 
Bingo 3696 
Interesting discussion indeed 3696 
The High Demands System 3695 
Paul S -- 3695 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3695 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3692 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3692 
Happiness 3692 
Various Stages of Young 3692 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3691 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3691 
Using the real estate 3691 
Through the roof 3688 
Sideways 3687 
If not a midbass horn? 3685 
What Comes Naturally 3685 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3685 
In That Case... 3685 
The game is on. 3683 
Mazel Tov! 3683 
Great news 3683 
Wonderful! 3683 
I think it will be better with time. 3683 
Gaddis House 3683 
Congratulations! 3682 
View vs. Practicality 3679 
Multi-Tasking 3679 
Exactly! 3679 
Equipment between speakers... 3679 
Top Gear 3679 
I see no problems with "between". 3679 
Oh well... 3679 
Wall of nature 3679 
Big Window 3679 
Shades and Night Vision 3679 
...they do image wonderfully... 3679 
Another attic project? 3678 
Infinite baffle 3678 
IB 3678 
Mold 3678 
Attic Ventilation 3678 
Possible 3677 
Just strategizing 3677 
Normal orientation 3677 
Confusion. 3677 
Specifics 3677 
Driver Orientation 3677 
That all need to be though out. 3677 
It nigh be a problem 3677 
Ideas 3677 
Opposing woofers 3677 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3677 
Blow hard 3677 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3677 
Couple of things 3677 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3665 
That's not a problem :) 3665 
A LF solution for a new room 3608 
Another midbass?!!? 3605 
Another option to consider 3603 
Room comfort upgrades 3602 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3600 
The color of the listening room. 3586 
This would be nice...... 3583 
That is it. 3573 
Congratulations 3573 
Well, 3573 
The last week of moving... 3564 
We are home! 3560 
Congratulations! 3560 
We found a new room in House.... 3554 
Bass in bass-ment? 3553 
True, but. . . 3553 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3552 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3552 
It took for a while. 3515 
Time/Change 3514 
In regards to chairs... 3514 
This week. 3512 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3512 
The first day. 3510 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3510 
Sounds like a nice time... 3510 
For now.... 3509 
Soft Bass 3509 
Getting somewhere. 3508 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3508 
Diffusion 3507 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3506 
Space behind 3506 
Slowly going back to the business. 3491 
Keep on truckin' 3491 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3489 
Audio vs Video playback. 3486 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3485 
AV 3485 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3485 
A good configuration. 3484 
Injection Channel 3484 
It will come later. 3484 
Going there.... 3482 
Toddler Listeners 3481 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3481 
The honeymoon night. 3479 
Proximity 3479 
A chicken and egg situation 3470 
So far so good. 3465 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3463 
Ok, a first objective look. 3458 
Some room dealing basics 3457 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3456 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3455 
Bass trap 3455 
I will see... 3455 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3455 
Other absorbtion methods 3455 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3454 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3447 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3447 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3445 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3445 
Zarathustra 3441 
Very very nice. 3422 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3422 
Theoretically possible? 3420 
So True 3419 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3408 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3403 
7 moths and one event... 3282 
The next day 3280 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3280 
Choose your poisons 3280 
Thank you 3279 
It is very nice. 3278 
Great day 3277 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3276 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3271 
Macondo listening distance. 3187 
Measured from? 3186 
The Listening Room July 7 3186 
8' all around 3185 
Some comments... 3185 
I am looking for inspiration. 3183 
Vent that woofer 3183 
I do not know yet what to do. 3183 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3182 
Ported 3182 
No port for me, if possible... 3182 
Might...... be.... 3182 
K-Horns? 3182 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3182 
They do appear 3182 
Path length of khorn 3182 
The memory lane. 3182 
Outside 3182 
KHorn facts and truth 3182 
Khorn extension 3182 
The options available.... 3182 
The last night looking… 3181 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3181 
About the use of reading my own site. 3180 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3180 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3180 
Just thinking out loud... 3180 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3180 
Driver? 3180 
Two separate individuals 3180 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3180 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3180 
One more simple idea 3180 
A good thinking. 3178 
A next day. 3178 
Deja vu 3177 
It is all depend of your roo 3177 
What the holly garbage. 3167 
What about at a lower volume... 3167 
I do not know why. 3166 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3113 
SSET ;-) 3112 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3112 
More of the same? 3111 
Yes, this is an option too. 3111 
Actually… 3111 
The Scanspeaks 3111 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3111 
Ah, Winnie... 3111 
Last version 3111 
I wrote about it. 3110 
Layout 3110 
Kind of LF depression… 3107 
The one that got away 3107 
Updated. 3107 
Respect! 3106 
There are plenty things to think about. 3106 
Devil invented the room :) 3106 
The way how I see it… 3106 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3105 
One more theoretical solution 3104 
Almost familiar 3104 
This weekend 3100 
Sum and Difference 3100 
It is in the picture... 3100 
Nice bias 3100 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3100 
The grilling analogy 3100 
Some listening today. 3099 
Back to the drawing table. 3093 
Bring them forward 3093 
Promising.... 3093 
Aligned how? 3092 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3092 
Nice but need more work 3085 
Getting there... 3080 
It all looks very nice... 3080 
It is still all for grabs. 3080 
Great Morning!!! 3079 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3079 
Some thinking required… 3078 
I never done anything like this… 3077 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3076 
Phase and Room Modes 3076 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3075 
I am back. 3074 
I need some volume… 3073 
Line Gain 3073 
What a brilliant idea! 3073 
The full monty 3073 
Yep. I know. 3072 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3072 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3072 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3069 
You know the voices are right... 3069 
Some freaking magic. 3068 
Explanation 3068 
11 feet apart 3067 
Juts a proposal. 3067 
Stronger preamp 3066 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3065 
Sick? No. 3065 
Strong pre 3065 
I think it will be no 312.... 3065 
The new room is officially open. 3052 
A picture… 3038 
What a beautiful set-up! 3038 
Dream place 3037 
Headphones sound from playback 3036 
The headphone analogy 3035 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3035 
Wrong way 3035 
Sounds like an insult to me 3035 
Imaging. 3035 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3029 
Learn to forget 3028 
The infrabass injection. 2918 
The number 20 2918 
Undertones? 2917 
Resonance distortion 2917 
There are many options 2917 
I want it... 2917 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2917 
Clarity in the murk 2917 
The gentle exit 2917 
I understand 2917 
Low frequency dithering 2917 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2917 
Eventually! 2733 
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