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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3776 
Big 3776 
Old house? 3776 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3776 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3776 
For a Given Room 3775 
House Inspections & Warranties 3775 
A min Room size.... 3769 
Charging the Large Room 3769 
A bit deeper. 3769 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3768 
Comfort 3768 
Choices 3767 
Value 3767 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3767 
"romantic" illusion... 3767 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3767 
My kids... 3767 
Bingo 3767 
Interesting discussion indeed 3767 
The High Demands System 3766 
Paul S -- 3766 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3766 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3763 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3763 
Happiness 3763 
Various Stages of Young 3763 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3762 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3762 
Using the real estate 3762 
Through the roof 3759 
Sideways 3758 
If not a midbass horn? 3756 
What Comes Naturally 3756 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3756 
In That Case... 3756 
The game is on. 3754 
Mazel Tov! 3754 
Great news 3754 
Wonderful! 3754 
I think it will be better with time. 3754 
Gaddis House 3754 
Congratulations! 3753 
View vs. Practicality 3750 
Multi-Tasking 3750 
Exactly! 3750 
Equipment between speakers... 3750 
Top Gear 3750 
I see no problems with "between". 3750 
Oh well... 3750 
Wall of nature 3750 
Big Window 3750 
Shades and Night Vision 3750 
...they do image wonderfully... 3750 
Another attic project? 3749 
Infinite baffle 3749 
IB 3749 
Mold 3749 
Attic Ventilation 3749 
Possible 3748 
Just strategizing 3748 
Normal orientation 3748 
Confusion. 3748 
Specifics 3748 
Driver Orientation 3748 
That all need to be though out. 3748 
It nigh be a problem 3748 
Ideas 3748 
Opposing woofers 3748 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3748 
Blow hard 3748 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3748 
Couple of things 3748 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3736 
That's not a problem :) 3736 
A LF solution for a new room 3679 
Another midbass?!!? 3676 
Another option to consider 3674 
Room comfort upgrades 3673 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3671 
The color of the listening room. 3657 
This would be nice...... 3654 
That is it. 3644 
Congratulations 3644 
Well, 3644 
The last week of moving... 3635 
We are home! 3631 
Congratulations! 3631 
We found a new room in House.... 3625 
Bass in bass-ment? 3624 
True, but. . . 3624 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3623 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3623 
It took for a while. 3586 
Time/Change 3585 
In regards to chairs... 3585 
This week. 3583 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3583 
The first day. 3581 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3581 
Sounds like a nice time... 3581 
For now.... 3580 
Soft Bass 3580 
Getting somewhere. 3579 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3579 
Diffusion 3578 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3577 
Space behind 3577 
Slowly going back to the business. 3562 
Keep on truckin' 3562 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3560 
Audio vs Video playback. 3557 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3556 
AV 3556 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3556 
A good configuration. 3555 
Injection Channel 3555 
It will come later. 3555 
Going there.... 3553 
Toddler Listeners 3552 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3552 
The honeymoon night. 3550 
Proximity 3550 
A chicken and egg situation 3541 
So far so good. 3536 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3534 
Ok, a first objective look. 3529 
Some room dealing basics 3528 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3527 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3526 
Bass trap 3526 
I will see... 3526 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3526 
Other absorbtion methods 3526 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3525 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3518 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3518 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3516 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3516 
Zarathustra 3512 
Very very nice. 3493 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3493 
Theoretically possible? 3491 
So True 3490 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3479 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3474 
7 moths and one event... 3353 
The next day 3351 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3351 
Choose your poisons 3351 
Thank you 3350 
It is very nice. 3349 
Great day 3348 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3347 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3342 
Macondo listening distance. 3258 
Measured from? 3257 
The Listening Room July 7 3257 
8' all around 3256 
Some comments... 3256 
I am looking for inspiration. 3254 
Vent that woofer 3254 
I do not know yet what to do. 3254 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3253 
Ported 3253 
No port for me, if possible... 3253 
Might...... be.... 3253 
K-Horns? 3253 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3253 
They do appear 3253 
Path length of khorn 3253 
The memory lane. 3253 
Outside 3253 
KHorn facts and truth 3253 
Khorn extension 3253 
The options available.... 3253 
The last night looking… 3252 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3252 
About the use of reading my own site. 3251 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3251 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3251 
Just thinking out loud... 3251 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3251 
Driver? 3251 
Two separate individuals 3251 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3251 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3251 
One more simple idea 3251 
A good thinking. 3249 
A next day. 3249 
Deja vu 3248 
It is all depend of your roo 3248 
What the holly garbage. 3238 
What about at a lower volume... 3238 
I do not know why. 3237 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3184 
SSET ;-) 3183 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3183 
More of the same? 3182 
Yes, this is an option too. 3182 
Actually… 3182 
The Scanspeaks 3182 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3182 
Ah, Winnie... 3182 
Last version 3182 
I wrote about it. 3181 
Layout 3181 
Kind of LF depression… 3178 
The one that got away 3178 
Updated. 3178 
Respect! 3177 
There are plenty things to think about. 3177 
Devil invented the room :) 3177 
The way how I see it… 3177 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3176 
One more theoretical solution 3175 
Almost familiar 3175 
This weekend 3171 
Sum and Difference 3171 
It is in the picture... 3171 
Nice bias 3171 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3171 
The grilling analogy 3171 
Some listening today. 3170 
Back to the drawing table. 3164 
Bring them forward 3164 
Promising.... 3164 
Aligned how? 3163 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3163 
Nice but need more work 3156 
Getting there... 3151 
It all looks very nice... 3151 
It is still all for grabs. 3151 
Great Morning!!! 3150 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3150 
Some thinking required… 3149 
I never done anything like this… 3148 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3147 
Phase and Room Modes 3147 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3146 
I am back. 3145 
I need some volume… 3144 
Line Gain 3144 
What a brilliant idea! 3144 
The full monty 3144 
Yep. I know. 3143 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3143 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3143 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3140 
You know the voices are right... 3140 
Some freaking magic. 3139 
Explanation 3139 
11 feet apart 3138 
Juts a proposal. 3138 
Stronger preamp 3137 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3136 
Sick? No. 3136 
Strong pre 3136 
I think it will be no 312.... 3136 
The new room is officially open. 3123 
A picture… 3109 
What a beautiful set-up! 3109 
Dream place 3108 
Headphones sound from playback 3107 
The headphone analogy 3106 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3106 
Wrong way 3106 
Sounds like an insult to me 3106 
Imaging. 3106 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3100 
Learn to forget 3099 
The infrabass injection. 2989 
The number 20 2989 
Undertones? 2988 
Resonance distortion 2988 
There are many options 2988 
I want it... 2988 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2988 
Clarity in the murk 2988 
The gentle exit 2988 
I understand 2988 
Low frequency dithering 2988 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2988 
Eventually! 2804 
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