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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3815 
Big 3815 
Old house? 3815 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3815 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3815 
For a Given Room 3814 
House Inspections & Warranties 3814 
A min Room size.... 3808 
Charging the Large Room 3808 
A bit deeper. 3808 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3807 
Comfort 3807 
Choices 3806 
Value 3806 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3806 
"romantic" illusion... 3806 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3806 
My kids... 3806 
Bingo 3806 
Interesting discussion indeed 3806 
The High Demands System 3805 
Paul S -- 3805 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3805 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3802 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3802 
Happiness 3802 
Various Stages of Young 3802 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3801 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3801 
Using the real estate 3801 
Through the roof 3798 
Sideways 3797 
If not a midbass horn? 3795 
What Comes Naturally 3795 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3795 
In That Case... 3795 
The game is on. 3793 
Mazel Tov! 3793 
Great news 3793 
Wonderful! 3793 
I think it will be better with time. 3793 
Gaddis House 3793 
Congratulations! 3792 
View vs. Practicality 3789 
Multi-Tasking 3789 
Exactly! 3789 
Equipment between speakers... 3789 
Top Gear 3789 
I see no problems with "between". 3789 
Oh well... 3789 
Wall of nature 3789 
Big Window 3789 
Shades and Night Vision 3789 
...they do image wonderfully... 3789 
Another attic project? 3788 
Infinite baffle 3788 
IB 3788 
Mold 3788 
Attic Ventilation 3788 
Possible 3787 
Just strategizing 3787 
Normal orientation 3787 
Confusion. 3787 
Specifics 3787 
Driver Orientation 3787 
That all need to be though out. 3787 
It nigh be a problem 3787 
Ideas 3787 
Opposing woofers 3787 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3787 
Blow hard 3787 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3787 
Couple of things 3787 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3775 
That's not a problem :) 3775 
A LF solution for a new room 3718 
Another midbass?!!? 3715 
Another option to consider 3713 
Room comfort upgrades 3712 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3710 
The color of the listening room. 3696 
This would be nice...... 3693 
That is it. 3683 
Congratulations 3683 
Well, 3683 
The last week of moving... 3674 
We are home! 3670 
Congratulations! 3670 
We found a new room in House.... 3664 
Bass in bass-ment? 3663 
True, but. . . 3663 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3662 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3662 
It took for a while. 3625 
Time/Change 3624 
In regards to chairs... 3624 
This week. 3622 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3622 
The first day. 3620 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3620 
Sounds like a nice time... 3620 
For now.... 3619 
Soft Bass 3619 
Getting somewhere. 3618 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3618 
Diffusion 3617 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3616 
Space behind 3616 
Slowly going back to the business. 3601 
Keep on truckin' 3601 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3599 
Audio vs Video playback. 3596 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3595 
AV 3595 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3595 
A good configuration. 3594 
Injection Channel 3594 
It will come later. 3594 
Going there.... 3592 
Toddler Listeners 3591 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3591 
The honeymoon night. 3589 
Proximity 3589 
A chicken and egg situation 3580 
So far so good. 3575 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3573 
Ok, a first objective look. 3568 
Some room dealing basics 3567 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3566 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3565 
Bass trap 3565 
I will see... 3565 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3565 
Other absorbtion methods 3565 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3564 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3557 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3557 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3555 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3555 
Zarathustra 3551 
Very very nice. 3532 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3532 
Theoretically possible? 3530 
So True 3529 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3518 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3513 
7 moths and one event... 3392 
The next day 3390 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3390 
Choose your poisons 3390 
Thank you 3389 
It is very nice. 3388 
Great day 3387 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3386 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3381 
Macondo listening distance. 3297 
Measured from? 3296 
The Listening Room July 7 3296 
8' all around 3295 
Some comments... 3295 
I am looking for inspiration. 3293 
Vent that woofer 3293 
I do not know yet what to do. 3293 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3292 
Ported 3292 
No port for me, if possible... 3292 
Might...... be.... 3292 
K-Horns? 3292 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3292 
They do appear 3292 
Path length of khorn 3292 
The memory lane. 3292 
Outside 3292 
KHorn facts and truth 3292 
Khorn extension 3292 
The options available.... 3292 
The last night looking… 3291 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3291 
About the use of reading my own site. 3290 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3290 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3290 
Just thinking out loud... 3290 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3290 
Driver? 3290 
Two separate individuals 3290 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3290 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3290 
One more simple idea 3290 
A good thinking. 3288 
A next day. 3288 
Deja vu 3287 
It is all depend of your roo 3287 
What the holly garbage. 3277 
What about at a lower volume... 3277 
I do not know why. 3276 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3223 
SSET ;-) 3222 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3222 
More of the same? 3221 
Yes, this is an option too. 3221 
Actually… 3221 
The Scanspeaks 3221 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3221 
Ah, Winnie... 3221 
Last version 3221 
I wrote about it. 3220 
Layout 3220 
Kind of LF depression… 3217 
The one that got away 3217 
Updated. 3217 
Respect! 3216 
There are plenty things to think about. 3216 
Devil invented the room :) 3216 
The way how I see it… 3216 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3215 
One more theoretical solution 3214 
Almost familiar 3214 
This weekend 3210 
Sum and Difference 3210 
It is in the picture... 3210 
Nice bias 3210 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3210 
The grilling analogy 3210 
Some listening today. 3209 
Back to the drawing table. 3203 
Bring them forward 3203 
Promising.... 3203 
Aligned how? 3202 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3202 
Nice but need more work 3195 
Getting there... 3190 
It all looks very nice... 3190 
It is still all for grabs. 3190 
Great Morning!!! 3189 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3189 
Some thinking required… 3188 
I never done anything like this… 3187 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3186 
Phase and Room Modes 3186 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3185 
I am back. 3184 
I need some volume… 3183 
Line Gain 3183 
What a brilliant idea! 3183 
The full monty 3183 
Yep. I know. 3182 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3182 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3182 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3179 
You know the voices are right... 3179 
Some freaking magic. 3178 
Explanation 3178 
11 feet apart 3177 
Juts a proposal. 3177 
Stronger preamp 3176 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3175 
Sick? No. 3175 
Strong pre 3175 
I think it will be no 312.... 3175 
The new room is officially open. 3162 
A picture… 3148 
What a beautiful set-up! 3148 
Dream place 3147 
Headphones sound from playback 3146 
The headphone analogy 3145 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3145 
Wrong way 3145 
Sounds like an insult to me 3145 
Imaging. 3145 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3139 
Learn to forget 3138 
The infrabass injection. 3028 
The number 20 3028 
Undertones? 3027 
Resonance distortion 3027 
There are many options 3027 
I want it... 3027 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3027 
Clarity in the murk 3027 
The gentle exit 3027 
I understand 3027 
Low frequency dithering 3027 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3027 
Eventually! 2843 
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