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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3908 
Big 3908 
Old house? 3908 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3908 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3908 
For a Given Room 3907 
House Inspections & Warranties 3907 
A min Room size.... 3901 
Charging the Large Room 3901 
A bit deeper. 3901 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3900 
Comfort 3900 
Choices 3899 
Value 3899 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3899 
"romantic" illusion... 3899 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3899 
My kids... 3899 
Bingo 3899 
Interesting discussion indeed 3899 
The High Demands System 3898 
Paul S -- 3898 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3898 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3895 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3895 
Happiness 3895 
Various Stages of Young 3895 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3894 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3894 
Using the real estate 3894 
Through the roof 3891 
Sideways 3890 
If not a midbass horn? 3888 
What Comes Naturally 3888 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3888 
In That Case... 3888 
The game is on. 3886 
Mazel Tov! 3886 
Great news 3886 
Wonderful! 3886 
I think it will be better with time. 3886 
Gaddis House 3886 
Congratulations! 3885 
View vs. Practicality 3882 
Multi-Tasking 3882 
Exactly! 3882 
Equipment between speakers... 3882 
Top Gear 3882 
I see no problems with "between". 3882 
Oh well... 3882 
Wall of nature 3882 
Big Window 3882 
Shades and Night Vision 3882 
...they do image wonderfully... 3882 
Another attic project? 3881 
Infinite baffle 3881 
IB 3881 
Mold 3881 
Attic Ventilation 3881 
Possible 3880 
Just strategizing 3880 
Normal orientation 3880 
Confusion. 3880 
Specifics 3880 
Driver Orientation 3880 
That all need to be though out. 3880 
It nigh be a problem 3880 
Ideas 3880 
Opposing woofers 3880 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3880 
Blow hard 3880 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3880 
Couple of things 3880 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3868 
That's not a problem :) 3868 
A LF solution for a new room 3811 
Another midbass?!!? 3808 
Another option to consider 3806 
Room comfort upgrades 3805 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3803 
The color of the listening room. 3789 
This would be nice...... 3786 
That is it. 3776 
Congratulations 3776 
Well, 3776 
The last week of moving... 3767 
We are home! 3763 
Congratulations! 3763 
We found a new room in House.... 3757 
Bass in bass-ment? 3756 
True, but. . . 3756 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3755 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3755 
It took for a while. 3718 
Time/Change 3717 
In regards to chairs... 3717 
This week. 3715 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3715 
The first day. 3713 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3713 
Sounds like a nice time... 3713 
For now.... 3712 
Soft Bass 3712 
Getting somewhere. 3711 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3711 
Diffusion 3710 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3709 
Space behind 3709 
Slowly going back to the business. 3694 
Keep on truckin' 3694 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3692 
Audio vs Video playback. 3689 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3688 
AV 3688 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3688 
A good configuration. 3687 
Injection Channel 3687 
It will come later. 3687 
Going there.... 3685 
Toddler Listeners 3684 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3684 
The honeymoon night. 3682 
Proximity 3682 
A chicken and egg situation 3673 
So far so good. 3668 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3666 
Ok, a first objective look. 3661 
Some room dealing basics 3660 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3659 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3658 
Bass trap 3658 
I will see... 3658 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3658 
Other absorbtion methods 3658 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3657 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3650 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3650 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3648 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3648 
Zarathustra 3644 
Very very nice. 3625 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3625 
Theoretically possible? 3623 
So True 3622 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3611 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3606 
7 moths and one event... 3485 
The next day 3483 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3483 
Choose your poisons 3483 
Thank you 3482 
It is very nice. 3481 
Great day 3480 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3479 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3474 
Macondo listening distance. 3390 
Measured from? 3389 
The Listening Room July 7 3389 
8' all around 3388 
Some comments... 3388 
I am looking for inspiration. 3386 
Vent that woofer 3386 
I do not know yet what to do. 3386 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3385 
Ported 3385 
No port for me, if possible... 3385 
Might...... be.... 3385 
K-Horns? 3385 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3385 
They do appear 3385 
Path length of khorn 3385 
The memory lane. 3385 
Outside 3385 
KHorn facts and truth 3385 
Khorn extension 3385 
The options available.... 3385 
The last night looking… 3384 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3384 
About the use of reading my own site. 3383 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3383 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3383 
Just thinking out loud... 3383 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3383 
Driver? 3383 
Two separate individuals 3383 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3383 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3383 
One more simple idea 3383 
A good thinking. 3381 
A next day. 3381 
Deja vu 3380 
It is all depend of your roo 3380 
What the holly garbage. 3370 
What about at a lower volume... 3370 
I do not know why. 3369 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3316 
SSET ;-) 3315 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3315 
More of the same? 3314 
Yes, this is an option too. 3314 
Actually… 3314 
The Scanspeaks 3314 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3314 
Ah, Winnie... 3314 
Last version 3314 
I wrote about it. 3313 
Layout 3313 
Kind of LF depression… 3310 
The one that got away 3310 
Updated. 3310 
Respect! 3309 
There are plenty things to think about. 3309 
Devil invented the room :) 3309 
The way how I see it… 3309 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3308 
One more theoretical solution 3307 
Almost familiar 3307 
This weekend 3303 
Sum and Difference 3303 
It is in the picture... 3303 
Nice bias 3303 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3303 
The grilling analogy 3303 
Some listening today. 3302 
Back to the drawing table. 3296 
Bring them forward 3296 
Promising.... 3296 
Aligned how? 3295 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3295 
Nice but need more work 3288 
Getting there... 3283 
It all looks very nice... 3283 
It is still all for grabs. 3283 
Great Morning!!! 3282 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3282 
Some thinking required… 3281 
I never done anything like this… 3280 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3279 
Phase and Room Modes 3279 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3278 
I am back. 3277 
I need some volume… 3276 
Line Gain 3276 
What a brilliant idea! 3276 
The full monty 3276 
Yep. I know. 3275 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3275 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3275 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3272 
You know the voices are right... 3272 
Some freaking magic. 3271 
Explanation 3271 
11 feet apart 3270 
Juts a proposal. 3270 
Stronger preamp 3269 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3268 
Sick? No. 3268 
Strong pre 3268 
I think it will be no 312.... 3268 
The new room is officially open. 3255 
A picture… 3241 
What a beautiful set-up! 3241 
Dream place 3240 
Headphones sound from playback 3239 
The headphone analogy 3238 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3238 
Wrong way 3238 
Sounds like an insult to me 3238 
Imaging. 3238 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3232 
Learn to forget 3231 
The infrabass injection. 3121 
The number 20 3121 
Undertones? 3120 
Resonance distortion 3120 
There are many options 3120 
I want it... 3120 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3120 
Clarity in the murk 3120 
The gentle exit 3120 
I understand 3120 
Low frequency dithering 3120 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3120 
Eventually! 2936 
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