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A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3543 
Big 3543 
Old house? 3543 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3543 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3543 
For a Given Room 3542 
House Inspections & Warranties 3542 
A min Room size.... 3536 
Charging the Large Room 3536 
A bit deeper. 3536 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3535 
Comfort 3535 
Choices 3534 
Value 3534 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3534 
"romantic" illusion... 3534 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3534 
My kids... 3534 
Bingo 3534 
Interesting discussion indeed 3534 
The High Demands System 3533 
Paul S -- 3533 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3533 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3530 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3530 
Happiness 3530 
Various Stages of Young 3530 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3529 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3529 
Using the real estate 3529 
Through the roof 3526 
Sideways 3525 
If not a midbass horn? 3523 
What Comes Naturally 3523 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3523 
In That Case... 3523 
The game is on. 3521 
Mazel Tov! 3521 
Great news 3521 
Wonderful! 3521 
I think it will be better with time. 3521 
Gaddis House 3521 
Congratulations! 3520 
View vs. Practicality 3517 
Multi-Tasking 3517 
Exactly! 3517 
Equipment between speakers... 3517 
Top Gear 3517 
I see no problems with "between". 3517 
Oh well... 3517 
Wall of nature 3517 
Big Window 3517 
Shades and Night Vision 3517 
...they do image wonderfully... 3517 
Another attic project? 3516 
Infinite baffle 3516 
IB 3516 
Mold 3516 
Attic Ventilation 3516 
Possible 3515 
Just strategizing 3515 
Normal orientation 3515 
Confusion. 3515 
Specifics 3515 
Driver Orientation 3515 
That all need to be though out. 3515 
It nigh be a problem 3515 
Ideas 3515 
Opposing woofers 3515 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3515 
Blow hard 3515 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3515 
Couple of things 3515 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3503 
That's not a problem :) 3503 
A LF solution for a new room 3446 
Another midbass?!!? 3443 
Another option to consider 3441 
Room comfort upgrades 3440 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3438 
The color of the listening room. 3424 
This would be nice...... 3421 
That is it. 3411 
Congratulations 3411 
Well, 3411 
The last week of moving... 3402 
We are home! 3398 
Congratulations! 3398 
We found a new room in House.... 3392 
Bass in bass-ment? 3391 
True, but. . . 3391 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3390 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3390 
It took for a while. 3353 
Time/Change 3352 
In regards to chairs... 3352 
This week. 3350 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3350 
The first day. 3348 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3348 
Sounds like a nice time... 3348 
For now.... 3347 
Soft Bass 3347 
Getting somewhere. 3346 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3346 
Diffusion 3345 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3344 
Space behind 3344 
Slowly going back to the business. 3329 
Keep on truckin' 3329 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3327 
Audio vs Video playback. 3324 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3323 
AV 3323 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3323 
A good configuration. 3322 
Injection Channel 3322 
It will come later. 3322 
Going there.... 3320 
Toddler Listeners 3319 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3319 
The honeymoon night. 3317 
Proximity 3317 
A chicken and egg situation 3308 
So far so good. 3303 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3301 
Ok, a first objective look. 3296 
Some room dealing basics 3295 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3294 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3293 
Bass trap 3293 
I will see... 3293 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3293 
Other absorbtion methods 3293 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3292 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3285 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3285 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3283 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3283 
Zarathustra 3279 
Very very nice. 3260 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3260 
Theoretically possible? 3258 
So True 3257 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3246 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3241 
7 moths and one event... 3120 
The next day 3118 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3118 
Choose your poisons 3118 
Thank you 3117 
It is very nice. 3116 
Great day 3115 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3114 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3109 
Macondo listening distance. 3025 
Measured from? 3024 
The Listening Room July 7 3024 
8' all around 3023 
Some comments... 3023 
I am looking for inspiration. 3021 
Vent that woofer 3021 
I do not know yet what to do. 3021 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3020 
Ported 3020 
No port for me, if possible... 3020 
Might...... be.... 3020 
K-Horns? 3020 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3020 
They do appear 3020 
Path length of khorn 3020 
The memory lane. 3020 
Outside 3020 
KHorn facts and truth 3020 
Khorn extension 3020 
The options available.... 3020 
The last night looking… 3019 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3019 
About the use of reading my own site. 3018 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3018 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3018 
Just thinking out loud... 3018 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3018 
Driver? 3018 
Two separate individuals 3018 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3018 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3018 
One more simple idea 3018 
A good thinking. 3016 
A next day. 3016 
Deja vu 3015 
It is all depend of your roo 3015 
What the holly garbage. 3005 
What about at a lower volume... 3005 
I do not know why. 3004 
Changing Macondo Configuration 2951 
SSET ;-) 2950 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 2950 
More of the same? 2949 
Yes, this is an option too. 2949 
Actually… 2949 
The Scanspeaks 2949 
The Scanspeak woofers. 2949 
Ah, Winnie... 2949 
Last version 2949 
I wrote about it. 2948 
Layout 2948 
Kind of LF depression… 2945 
The one that got away 2945 
Updated. 2945 
Respect! 2944 
There are plenty things to think about. 2944 
Devil invented the room :) 2944 
The way how I see it… 2944 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 2943 
One more theoretical solution 2942 
Almost familiar 2942 
This weekend 2938 
Sum and Difference 2938 
It is in the picture... 2938 
Nice bias 2938 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 2938 
The grilling analogy 2938 
Some listening today. 2937 
Back to the drawing table. 2931 
Bring them forward 2931 
Promising.... 2931 
Aligned how? 2930 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 2930 
Nice but need more work 2923 
Getting there... 2918 
It all looks very nice... 2918 
It is still all for grabs. 2918 
Great Morning!!! 2917 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 2917 
Some thinking required… 2916 
I never done anything like this… 2915 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 2914 
Phase and Room Modes 2914 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 2913 
I am back. 2912 
I need some volume… 2911 
Line Gain 2911 
What a brilliant idea! 2911 
The full monty 2911 
Yep. I know. 2910 
Just like a clockwork!!! 2910 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 2910 
I do not like it this arguing ... 2907 
You know the voices are right... 2907 
Some freaking magic. 2906 
Explanation 2906 
11 feet apart 2905 
Juts a proposal. 2905 
Stronger preamp 2904 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 2903 
Sick? No. 2903 
Strong pre 2903 
I think it will be no 312.... 2903 
The new room is officially open. 2890 
A picture… 2876 
What a beautiful set-up! 2876 
Dream place 2875 
Headphones sound from playback 2874 
The headphone analogy 2873 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2873 
Wrong way 2873 
Sounds like an insult to me 2873 
Imaging. 2873 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2867 
Learn to forget 2866 
The infrabass injection. 2756 
The number 20 2756 
Undertones? 2755 
Resonance distortion 2755 
There are many options 2755 
I want it... 2755 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2755 
Clarity in the murk 2755 
The gentle exit 2755 
I understand 2755 
Low frequency dithering 2755 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2755 
Eventually! 2571 
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