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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3827 
Big 3827 
Old house? 3827 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3827 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3827 
For a Given Room 3826 
House Inspections & Warranties 3826 
A min Room size.... 3820 
Charging the Large Room 3820 
A bit deeper. 3820 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3819 
Comfort 3819 
Choices 3818 
Value 3818 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3818 
"romantic" illusion... 3818 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3818 
My kids... 3818 
Bingo 3818 
Interesting discussion indeed 3818 
The High Demands System 3817 
Paul S -- 3817 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3817 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3814 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3814 
Happiness 3814 
Various Stages of Young 3814 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3813 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3813 
Using the real estate 3813 
Through the roof 3810 
Sideways 3809 
If not a midbass horn? 3807 
What Comes Naturally 3807 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3807 
In That Case... 3807 
The game is on. 3805 
Mazel Tov! 3805 
Great news 3805 
Wonderful! 3805 
I think it will be better with time. 3805 
Gaddis House 3805 
Congratulations! 3804 
View vs. Practicality 3801 
Multi-Tasking 3801 
Exactly! 3801 
Equipment between speakers... 3801 
Top Gear 3801 
I see no problems with "between". 3801 
Oh well... 3801 
Wall of nature 3801 
Big Window 3801 
Shades and Night Vision 3801 
...they do image wonderfully... 3801 
Another attic project? 3800 
Infinite baffle 3800 
IB 3800 
Mold 3800 
Attic Ventilation 3800 
Possible 3799 
Just strategizing 3799 
Normal orientation 3799 
Confusion. 3799 
Specifics 3799 
Driver Orientation 3799 
That all need to be though out. 3799 
It nigh be a problem 3799 
Ideas 3799 
Opposing woofers 3799 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3799 
Blow hard 3799 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3799 
Couple of things 3799 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3787 
That's not a problem :) 3787 
A LF solution for a new room 3730 
Another midbass?!!? 3727 
Another option to consider 3725 
Room comfort upgrades 3724 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3722 
The color of the listening room. 3708 
This would be nice...... 3705 
That is it. 3695 
Congratulations 3695 
Well, 3695 
The last week of moving... 3686 
We are home! 3682 
Congratulations! 3682 
We found a new room in House.... 3676 
Bass in bass-ment? 3675 
True, but. . . 3675 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3674 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3674 
It took for a while. 3637 
Time/Change 3636 
In regards to chairs... 3636 
This week. 3634 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3634 
The first day. 3632 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3632 
Sounds like a nice time... 3632 
For now.... 3631 
Soft Bass 3631 
Getting somewhere. 3630 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3630 
Diffusion 3629 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3628 
Space behind 3628 
Slowly going back to the business. 3613 
Keep on truckin' 3613 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3611 
Audio vs Video playback. 3608 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3607 
AV 3607 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3607 
A good configuration. 3606 
Injection Channel 3606 
It will come later. 3606 
Going there.... 3604 
Toddler Listeners 3603 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3603 
The honeymoon night. 3601 
Proximity 3601 
A chicken and egg situation 3592 
So far so good. 3587 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3585 
Ok, a first objective look. 3580 
Some room dealing basics 3579 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3578 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3577 
Bass trap 3577 
I will see... 3577 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3577 
Other absorbtion methods 3577 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3576 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3569 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3569 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3567 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3567 
Zarathustra 3563 
Very very nice. 3544 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3544 
Theoretically possible? 3542 
So True 3541 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3530 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3525 
7 moths and one event... 3404 
The next day 3402 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3402 
Choose your poisons 3402 
Thank you 3401 
It is very nice. 3400 
Great day 3399 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3398 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3393 
Macondo listening distance. 3309 
Measured from? 3308 
The Listening Room July 7 3308 
8' all around 3307 
Some comments... 3307 
I am looking for inspiration. 3305 
Vent that woofer 3305 
I do not know yet what to do. 3305 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3304 
Ported 3304 
No port for me, if possible... 3304 
Might...... be.... 3304 
K-Horns? 3304 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3304 
They do appear 3304 
Path length of khorn 3304 
The memory lane. 3304 
Outside 3304 
KHorn facts and truth 3304 
Khorn extension 3304 
The options available.... 3304 
The last night looking… 3303 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3303 
About the use of reading my own site. 3302 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3302 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3302 
Just thinking out loud... 3302 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3302 
Driver? 3302 
Two separate individuals 3302 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3302 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3302 
One more simple idea 3302 
A good thinking. 3300 
A next day. 3300 
Deja vu 3299 
It is all depend of your roo 3299 
What the holly garbage. 3289 
What about at a lower volume... 3289 
I do not know why. 3288 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3235 
SSET ;-) 3234 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3234 
More of the same? 3233 
Yes, this is an option too. 3233 
Actually… 3233 
The Scanspeaks 3233 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3233 
Ah, Winnie... 3233 
Last version 3233 
I wrote about it. 3232 
Layout 3232 
Kind of LF depression… 3229 
The one that got away 3229 
Updated. 3229 
Respect! 3228 
There are plenty things to think about. 3228 
Devil invented the room :) 3228 
The way how I see it… 3228 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3227 
One more theoretical solution 3226 
Almost familiar 3226 
This weekend 3222 
Sum and Difference 3222 
It is in the picture... 3222 
Nice bias 3222 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3222 
The grilling analogy 3222 
Some listening today. 3221 
Back to the drawing table. 3215 
Bring them forward 3215 
Promising.... 3215 
Aligned how? 3214 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3214 
Nice but need more work 3207 
Getting there... 3202 
It all looks very nice... 3202 
It is still all for grabs. 3202 
Great Morning!!! 3201 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3201 
Some thinking required… 3200 
I never done anything like this… 3199 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3198 
Phase and Room Modes 3198 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3197 
I am back. 3196 
I need some volume… 3195 
Line Gain 3195 
What a brilliant idea! 3195 
The full monty 3195 
Yep. I know. 3194 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3194 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3194 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3191 
You know the voices are right... 3191 
Some freaking magic. 3190 
Explanation 3190 
11 feet apart 3189 
Juts a proposal. 3189 
Stronger preamp 3188 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3187 
Sick? No. 3187 
Strong pre 3187 
I think it will be no 312.... 3187 
The new room is officially open. 3174 
A picture… 3160 
What a beautiful set-up! 3160 
Dream place 3159 
Headphones sound from playback 3158 
The headphone analogy 3157 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3157 
Wrong way 3157 
Sounds like an insult to me 3157 
Imaging. 3157 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3151 
Learn to forget 3150 
The infrabass injection. 3040 
The number 20 3040 
Undertones? 3039 
Resonance distortion 3039 
There are many options 3039 
I want it... 3039 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3039 
Clarity in the murk 3039 
The gentle exit 3039 
I understand 3039 
Low frequency dithering 3039 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3039 
Eventually! 2855 
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