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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3893 
Big 3893 
Old house? 3893 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3893 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3893 
For a Given Room 3892 
House Inspections & Warranties 3892 
A min Room size.... 3886 
Charging the Large Room 3886 
A bit deeper. 3886 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3885 
Comfort 3885 
Choices 3884 
Value 3884 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3884 
"romantic" illusion... 3884 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3884 
My kids... 3884 
Bingo 3884 
Interesting discussion indeed 3884 
The High Demands System 3883 
Paul S -- 3883 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3883 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3880 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3880 
Happiness 3880 
Various Stages of Young 3880 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3879 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3879 
Using the real estate 3879 
Through the roof 3876 
Sideways 3875 
If not a midbass horn? 3873 
What Comes Naturally 3873 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3873 
In That Case... 3873 
The game is on. 3871 
Mazel Tov! 3871 
Great news 3871 
Wonderful! 3871 
I think it will be better with time. 3871 
Gaddis House 3871 
Congratulations! 3870 
View vs. Practicality 3867 
Multi-Tasking 3867 
Exactly! 3867 
Equipment between speakers... 3867 
Top Gear 3867 
I see no problems with "between". 3867 
Oh well... 3867 
Wall of nature 3867 
Big Window 3867 
Shades and Night Vision 3867 
...they do image wonderfully... 3867 
Another attic project? 3866 
Infinite baffle 3866 
IB 3866 
Mold 3866 
Attic Ventilation 3866 
Possible 3865 
Just strategizing 3865 
Normal orientation 3865 
Confusion. 3865 
Specifics 3865 
Driver Orientation 3865 
That all need to be though out. 3865 
It nigh be a problem 3865 
Ideas 3865 
Opposing woofers 3865 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3865 
Blow hard 3865 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3865 
Couple of things 3865 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3853 
That's not a problem :) 3853 
A LF solution for a new room 3796 
Another midbass?!!? 3793 
Another option to consider 3791 
Room comfort upgrades 3790 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3788 
The color of the listening room. 3774 
This would be nice...... 3771 
That is it. 3761 
Congratulations 3761 
Well, 3761 
The last week of moving... 3752 
We are home! 3748 
Congratulations! 3748 
We found a new room in House.... 3742 
Bass in bass-ment? 3741 
True, but. . . 3741 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3740 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3740 
It took for a while. 3703 
Time/Change 3702 
In regards to chairs... 3702 
This week. 3700 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3700 
The first day. 3698 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3698 
Sounds like a nice time... 3698 
For now.... 3697 
Soft Bass 3697 
Getting somewhere. 3696 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3696 
Diffusion 3695 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3694 
Space behind 3694 
Slowly going back to the business. 3679 
Keep on truckin' 3679 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3677 
Audio vs Video playback. 3674 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3673 
AV 3673 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3673 
A good configuration. 3672 
Injection Channel 3672 
It will come later. 3672 
Going there.... 3670 
Toddler Listeners 3669 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3669 
The honeymoon night. 3667 
Proximity 3667 
A chicken and egg situation 3658 
So far so good. 3653 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3651 
Ok, a first objective look. 3646 
Some room dealing basics 3645 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3644 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3643 
Bass trap 3643 
I will see... 3643 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3643 
Other absorbtion methods 3643 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3642 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3635 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3635 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3633 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3633 
Zarathustra 3629 
Very very nice. 3610 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3610 
Theoretically possible? 3608 
So True 3607 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3596 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3591 
7 moths and one event... 3470 
The next day 3468 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3468 
Choose your poisons 3468 
Thank you 3467 
It is very nice. 3466 
Great day 3465 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3464 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3459 
Macondo listening distance. 3375 
Measured from? 3374 
The Listening Room July 7 3374 
8' all around 3373 
Some comments... 3373 
I am looking for inspiration. 3371 
Vent that woofer 3371 
I do not know yet what to do. 3371 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3370 
Ported 3370 
No port for me, if possible... 3370 
Might...... be.... 3370 
K-Horns? 3370 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3370 
They do appear 3370 
Path length of khorn 3370 
The memory lane. 3370 
Outside 3370 
KHorn facts and truth 3370 
Khorn extension 3370 
The options available.... 3370 
The last night looking… 3369 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3369 
About the use of reading my own site. 3368 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3368 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3368 
Just thinking out loud... 3368 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3368 
Driver? 3368 
Two separate individuals 3368 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3368 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3368 
One more simple idea 3368 
A good thinking. 3366 
A next day. 3366 
Deja vu 3365 
It is all depend of your roo 3365 
What the holly garbage. 3355 
What about at a lower volume... 3355 
I do not know why. 3354 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3301 
SSET ;-) 3300 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3300 
More of the same? 3299 
Yes, this is an option too. 3299 
Actually… 3299 
The Scanspeaks 3299 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3299 
Ah, Winnie... 3299 
Last version 3299 
I wrote about it. 3298 
Layout 3298 
Kind of LF depression… 3295 
The one that got away 3295 
Updated. 3295 
Respect! 3294 
There are plenty things to think about. 3294 
Devil invented the room :) 3294 
The way how I see it… 3294 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3293 
One more theoretical solution 3292 
Almost familiar 3292 
This weekend 3288 
Sum and Difference 3288 
It is in the picture... 3288 
Nice bias 3288 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3288 
The grilling analogy 3288 
Some listening today. 3287 
Back to the drawing table. 3281 
Bring them forward 3281 
Promising.... 3281 
Aligned how? 3280 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3280 
Nice but need more work 3273 
Getting there... 3268 
It all looks very nice... 3268 
It is still all for grabs. 3268 
Great Morning!!! 3267 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3267 
Some thinking required… 3266 
I never done anything like this… 3265 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3264 
Phase and Room Modes 3264 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3263 
I am back. 3262 
I need some volume… 3261 
Line Gain 3261 
What a brilliant idea! 3261 
The full monty 3261 
Yep. I know. 3260 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3260 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3260 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3257 
You know the voices are right... 3257 
Some freaking magic. 3256 
Explanation 3256 
11 feet apart 3255 
Juts a proposal. 3255 
Stronger preamp 3254 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3253 
Sick? No. 3253 
Strong pre 3253 
I think it will be no 312.... 3253 
The new room is officially open. 3240 
A picture… 3226 
What a beautiful set-up! 3226 
Dream place 3225 
Headphones sound from playback 3224 
The headphone analogy 3223 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3223 
Wrong way 3223 
Sounds like an insult to me 3223 
Imaging. 3223 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3217 
Learn to forget 3216 
The infrabass injection. 3106 
The number 20 3106 
Undertones? 3105 
Resonance distortion 3105 
There are many options 3105 
I want it... 3105 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3105 
Clarity in the murk 3105 
The gentle exit 3105 
I understand 3105 
Low frequency dithering 3105 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3105 
Eventually! 2921 
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