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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3688 
Big 3688 
Old house? 3688 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3688 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3688 
For a Given Room 3687 
House Inspections & Warranties 3687 
A min Room size.... 3681 
Charging the Large Room 3681 
A bit deeper. 3681 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3680 
Comfort 3680 
Choices 3679 
Value 3679 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3679 
"romantic" illusion... 3679 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3679 
My kids... 3679 
Bingo 3679 
Interesting discussion indeed 3679 
The High Demands System 3678 
Paul S -- 3678 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3678 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3675 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3675 
Happiness 3675 
Various Stages of Young 3675 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3674 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3674 
Using the real estate 3674 
Through the roof 3671 
Sideways 3670 
If not a midbass horn? 3668 
What Comes Naturally 3668 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3668 
In That Case... 3668 
The game is on. 3666 
Mazel Tov! 3666 
Great news 3666 
Wonderful! 3666 
I think it will be better with time. 3666 
Gaddis House 3666 
Congratulations! 3665 
View vs. Practicality 3662 
Multi-Tasking 3662 
Exactly! 3662 
Equipment between speakers... 3662 
Top Gear 3662 
I see no problems with "between". 3662 
Oh well... 3662 
Wall of nature 3662 
Big Window 3662 
Shades and Night Vision 3662 
...they do image wonderfully... 3662 
Another attic project? 3661 
Infinite baffle 3661 
IB 3661 
Mold 3661 
Attic Ventilation 3661 
Possible 3660 
Just strategizing 3660 
Normal orientation 3660 
Confusion. 3660 
Specifics 3660 
Driver Orientation 3660 
That all need to be though out. 3660 
It nigh be a problem 3660 
Ideas 3660 
Opposing woofers 3660 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3660 
Blow hard 3660 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3660 
Couple of things 3660 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3648 
That's not a problem :) 3648 
A LF solution for a new room 3591 
Another midbass?!!? 3588 
Another option to consider 3586 
Room comfort upgrades 3585 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3583 
The color of the listening room. 3569 
This would be nice...... 3566 
That is it. 3556 
Congratulations 3556 
Well, 3556 
The last week of moving... 3547 
We are home! 3543 
Congratulations! 3543 
We found a new room in House.... 3537 
Bass in bass-ment? 3536 
True, but. . . 3536 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3535 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3535 
It took for a while. 3498 
Time/Change 3497 
In regards to chairs... 3497 
This week. 3495 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3495 
The first day. 3493 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3493 
Sounds like a nice time... 3493 
For now.... 3492 
Soft Bass 3492 
Getting somewhere. 3491 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3491 
Diffusion 3490 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3489 
Space behind 3489 
Slowly going back to the business. 3474 
Keep on truckin' 3474 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3472 
Audio vs Video playback. 3469 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3468 
AV 3468 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3468 
A good configuration. 3467 
Injection Channel 3467 
It will come later. 3467 
Going there.... 3465 
Toddler Listeners 3464 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3464 
The honeymoon night. 3462 
Proximity 3462 
A chicken and egg situation 3453 
So far so good. 3448 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3446 
Ok, a first objective look. 3441 
Some room dealing basics 3440 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3439 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3438 
Bass trap 3438 
I will see... 3438 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3438 
Other absorbtion methods 3438 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3437 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3430 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3430 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3428 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3428 
Zarathustra 3424 
Very very nice. 3405 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3405 
Theoretically possible? 3403 
So True 3402 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3391 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3386 
7 moths and one event... 3265 
The next day 3263 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3263 
Choose your poisons 3263 
Thank you 3262 
It is very nice. 3261 
Great day 3260 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3259 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3254 
Macondo listening distance. 3170 
Measured from? 3169 
The Listening Room July 7 3169 
8' all around 3168 
Some comments... 3168 
I am looking for inspiration. 3166 
Vent that woofer 3166 
I do not know yet what to do. 3166 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3165 
Ported 3165 
No port for me, if possible... 3165 
Might...... be.... 3165 
K-Horns? 3165 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3165 
They do appear 3165 
Path length of khorn 3165 
The memory lane. 3165 
Outside 3165 
KHorn facts and truth 3165 
Khorn extension 3165 
The options available.... 3165 
The last night looking… 3164 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3164 
About the use of reading my own site. 3163 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3163 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3163 
Just thinking out loud... 3163 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3163 
Driver? 3163 
Two separate individuals 3163 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3163 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3163 
One more simple idea 3163 
A good thinking. 3161 
A next day. 3161 
Deja vu 3160 
It is all depend of your roo 3160 
What the holly garbage. 3150 
What about at a lower volume... 3150 
I do not know why. 3149 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3096 
SSET ;-) 3095 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3095 
More of the same? 3094 
Yes, this is an option too. 3094 
Actually… 3094 
The Scanspeaks 3094 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3094 
Ah, Winnie... 3094 
Last version 3094 
I wrote about it. 3093 
Layout 3093 
Kind of LF depression… 3090 
The one that got away 3090 
Updated. 3090 
Respect! 3089 
There are plenty things to think about. 3089 
Devil invented the room :) 3089 
The way how I see it… 3089 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3088 
One more theoretical solution 3087 
Almost familiar 3087 
This weekend 3083 
Sum and Difference 3083 
It is in the picture... 3083 
Nice bias 3083 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3083 
The grilling analogy 3083 
Some listening today. 3082 
Back to the drawing table. 3076 
Bring them forward 3076 
Promising.... 3076 
Aligned how? 3075 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3075 
Nice but need more work 3068 
Getting there... 3063 
It all looks very nice... 3063 
It is still all for grabs. 3063 
Great Morning!!! 3062 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3062 
Some thinking required… 3061 
I never done anything like this… 3060 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3059 
Phase and Room Modes 3059 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3058 
I am back. 3057 
I need some volume… 3056 
Line Gain 3056 
What a brilliant idea! 3056 
The full monty 3056 
Yep. I know. 3055 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3055 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3055 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3052 
You know the voices are right... 3052 
Some freaking magic. 3051 
Explanation 3051 
11 feet apart 3050 
Juts a proposal. 3050 
Stronger preamp 3049 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3048 
Sick? No. 3048 
Strong pre 3048 
I think it will be no 312.... 3048 
The new room is officially open. 3035 
A picture… 3021 
What a beautiful set-up! 3021 
Dream place 3020 
Headphones sound from playback 3019 
The headphone analogy 3018 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3018 
Wrong way 3018 
Sounds like an insult to me 3018 
Imaging. 3018 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3012 
Learn to forget 3011 
The infrabass injection. 2901 
The number 20 2901 
Undertones? 2900 
Resonance distortion 2900 
There are many options 2900 
I want it... 2900 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2900 
Clarity in the murk 2900 
The gentle exit 2900 
I understand 2900 
Low frequency dithering 2900 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2900 
Eventually! 2716 
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