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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3847 
Big 3847 
Old house? 3847 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3847 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3847 
For a Given Room 3846 
House Inspections & Warranties 3846 
A min Room size.... 3840 
Charging the Large Room 3840 
A bit deeper. 3840 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3839 
Comfort 3839 
Choices 3838 
Value 3838 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3838 
"romantic" illusion... 3838 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3838 
My kids... 3838 
Bingo 3838 
Interesting discussion indeed 3838 
The High Demands System 3837 
Paul S -- 3837 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3837 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3834 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3834 
Happiness 3834 
Various Stages of Young 3834 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3833 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3833 
Using the real estate 3833 
Through the roof 3830 
Sideways 3829 
If not a midbass horn? 3827 
What Comes Naturally 3827 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3827 
In That Case... 3827 
The game is on. 3825 
Mazel Tov! 3825 
Great news 3825 
Wonderful! 3825 
I think it will be better with time. 3825 
Gaddis House 3825 
Congratulations! 3824 
View vs. Practicality 3821 
Multi-Tasking 3821 
Exactly! 3821 
Equipment between speakers... 3821 
Top Gear 3821 
I see no problems with "between". 3821 
Oh well... 3821 
Wall of nature 3821 
Big Window 3821 
Shades and Night Vision 3821 
...they do image wonderfully... 3821 
Another attic project? 3820 
Infinite baffle 3820 
IB 3820 
Mold 3820 
Attic Ventilation 3820 
Possible 3819 
Just strategizing 3819 
Normal orientation 3819 
Confusion. 3819 
Specifics 3819 
Driver Orientation 3819 
That all need to be though out. 3819 
It nigh be a problem 3819 
Ideas 3819 
Opposing woofers 3819 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3819 
Blow hard 3819 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3819 
Couple of things 3819 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3807 
That's not a problem :) 3807 
A LF solution for a new room 3750 
Another midbass?!!? 3747 
Another option to consider 3745 
Room comfort upgrades 3744 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3742 
The color of the listening room. 3728 
This would be nice...... 3725 
That is it. 3715 
Congratulations 3715 
Well, 3715 
The last week of moving... 3706 
We are home! 3702 
Congratulations! 3702 
We found a new room in House.... 3696 
Bass in bass-ment? 3695 
True, but. . . 3695 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3694 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3694 
It took for a while. 3657 
Time/Change 3656 
In regards to chairs... 3656 
This week. 3654 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3654 
The first day. 3652 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3652 
Sounds like a nice time... 3652 
For now.... 3651 
Soft Bass 3651 
Getting somewhere. 3650 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3650 
Diffusion 3649 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3648 
Space behind 3648 
Slowly going back to the business. 3633 
Keep on truckin' 3633 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3631 
Audio vs Video playback. 3628 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3627 
AV 3627 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3627 
A good configuration. 3626 
Injection Channel 3626 
It will come later. 3626 
Going there.... 3624 
Toddler Listeners 3623 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3623 
The honeymoon night. 3621 
Proximity 3621 
A chicken and egg situation 3612 
So far so good. 3607 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3605 
Ok, a first objective look. 3600 
Some room dealing basics 3599 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3598 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3597 
Bass trap 3597 
I will see... 3597 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3597 
Other absorbtion methods 3597 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3596 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3589 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3589 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3587 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3587 
Zarathustra 3583 
Very very nice. 3564 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3564 
Theoretically possible? 3562 
So True 3561 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3550 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3545 
7 moths and one event... 3424 
The next day 3422 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3422 
Choose your poisons 3422 
Thank you 3421 
It is very nice. 3420 
Great day 3419 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3418 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3413 
Macondo listening distance. 3329 
Measured from? 3328 
The Listening Room July 7 3328 
8' all around 3327 
Some comments... 3327 
I am looking for inspiration. 3325 
Vent that woofer 3325 
I do not know yet what to do. 3325 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3324 
Ported 3324 
No port for me, if possible... 3324 
Might...... be.... 3324 
K-Horns? 3324 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3324 
They do appear 3324 
Path length of khorn 3324 
The memory lane. 3324 
Outside 3324 
KHorn facts and truth 3324 
Khorn extension 3324 
The options available.... 3324 
The last night looking… 3323 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3323 
About the use of reading my own site. 3322 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3322 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3322 
Just thinking out loud... 3322 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3322 
Driver? 3322 
Two separate individuals 3322 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3322 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3322 
One more simple idea 3322 
A good thinking. 3320 
A next day. 3320 
Deja vu 3319 
It is all depend of your roo 3319 
What the holly garbage. 3309 
What about at a lower volume... 3309 
I do not know why. 3308 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3255 
SSET ;-) 3254 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3254 
More of the same? 3253 
Yes, this is an option too. 3253 
Actually… 3253 
The Scanspeaks 3253 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3253 
Ah, Winnie... 3253 
Last version 3253 
I wrote about it. 3252 
Layout 3252 
Kind of LF depression… 3249 
The one that got away 3249 
Updated. 3249 
Respect! 3248 
There are plenty things to think about. 3248 
Devil invented the room :) 3248 
The way how I see it… 3248 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3247 
One more theoretical solution 3246 
Almost familiar 3246 
This weekend 3242 
Sum and Difference 3242 
It is in the picture... 3242 
Nice bias 3242 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3242 
The grilling analogy 3242 
Some listening today. 3241 
Back to the drawing table. 3235 
Bring them forward 3235 
Promising.... 3235 
Aligned how? 3234 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3234 
Nice but need more work 3227 
Getting there... 3222 
It all looks very nice... 3222 
It is still all for grabs. 3222 
Great Morning!!! 3221 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3221 
Some thinking required… 3220 
I never done anything like this… 3219 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3218 
Phase and Room Modes 3218 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3217 
I am back. 3216 
I need some volume… 3215 
Line Gain 3215 
What a brilliant idea! 3215 
The full monty 3215 
Yep. I know. 3214 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3214 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3214 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3211 
You know the voices are right... 3211 
Some freaking magic. 3210 
Explanation 3210 
11 feet apart 3209 
Juts a proposal. 3209 
Stronger preamp 3208 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3207 
Sick? No. 3207 
Strong pre 3207 
I think it will be no 312.... 3207 
The new room is officially open. 3194 
A picture… 3180 
What a beautiful set-up! 3180 
Dream place 3179 
Headphones sound from playback 3178 
The headphone analogy 3177 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3177 
Wrong way 3177 
Sounds like an insult to me 3177 
Imaging. 3177 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3171 
Learn to forget 3170 
The infrabass injection. 3060 
The number 20 3060 
Undertones? 3059 
Resonance distortion 3059 
There are many options 3059 
I want it... 3059 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3059 
Clarity in the murk 3059 
The gentle exit 3059 
I understand 3059 
Low frequency dithering 3059 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3059 
Eventually! 2875 
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