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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3808 
Big 3808 
Old house? 3808 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3808 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3808 
For a Given Room 3807 
House Inspections & Warranties 3807 
A min Room size.... 3801 
Charging the Large Room 3801 
A bit deeper. 3801 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3800 
Comfort 3800 
Choices 3799 
Value 3799 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3799 
"romantic" illusion... 3799 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3799 
My kids... 3799 
Bingo 3799 
Interesting discussion indeed 3799 
The High Demands System 3798 
Paul S -- 3798 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3798 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3795 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3795 
Happiness 3795 
Various Stages of Young 3795 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3794 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3794 
Using the real estate 3794 
Through the roof 3791 
Sideways 3790 
If not a midbass horn? 3788 
What Comes Naturally 3788 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3788 
In That Case... 3788 
The game is on. 3786 
Mazel Tov! 3786 
Great news 3786 
Wonderful! 3786 
I think it will be better with time. 3786 
Gaddis House 3786 
Congratulations! 3785 
View vs. Practicality 3782 
Multi-Tasking 3782 
Exactly! 3782 
Equipment between speakers... 3782 
Top Gear 3782 
I see no problems with "between". 3782 
Oh well... 3782 
Wall of nature 3782 
Big Window 3782 
Shades and Night Vision 3782 
...they do image wonderfully... 3782 
Another attic project? 3781 
Infinite baffle 3781 
IB 3781 
Mold 3781 
Attic Ventilation 3781 
Possible 3780 
Just strategizing 3780 
Normal orientation 3780 
Confusion. 3780 
Specifics 3780 
Driver Orientation 3780 
That all need to be though out. 3780 
It nigh be a problem 3780 
Ideas 3780 
Opposing woofers 3780 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3780 
Blow hard 3780 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3780 
Couple of things 3780 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3768 
That's not a problem :) 3768 
A LF solution for a new room 3711 
Another midbass?!!? 3708 
Another option to consider 3706 
Room comfort upgrades 3705 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3703 
The color of the listening room. 3689 
This would be nice...... 3686 
That is it. 3676 
Congratulations 3676 
Well, 3676 
The last week of moving... 3667 
We are home! 3663 
Congratulations! 3663 
We found a new room in House.... 3657 
Bass in bass-ment? 3656 
True, but. . . 3656 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3655 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3655 
It took for a while. 3618 
Time/Change 3617 
In regards to chairs... 3617 
This week. 3615 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3615 
The first day. 3613 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3613 
Sounds like a nice time... 3613 
For now.... 3612 
Soft Bass 3612 
Getting somewhere. 3611 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3611 
Diffusion 3610 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3609 
Space behind 3609 
Slowly going back to the business. 3594 
Keep on truckin' 3594 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3592 
Audio vs Video playback. 3589 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3588 
AV 3588 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3588 
A good configuration. 3587 
Injection Channel 3587 
It will come later. 3587 
Going there.... 3585 
Toddler Listeners 3584 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3584 
The honeymoon night. 3582 
Proximity 3582 
A chicken and egg situation 3573 
So far so good. 3568 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3566 
Ok, a first objective look. 3561 
Some room dealing basics 3560 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3559 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3558 
Bass trap 3558 
I will see... 3558 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3558 
Other absorbtion methods 3558 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3557 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3550 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3550 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3548 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3548 
Zarathustra 3544 
Very very nice. 3525 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3525 
Theoretically possible? 3523 
So True 3522 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3511 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3506 
7 moths and one event... 3385 
The next day 3383 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3383 
Choose your poisons 3383 
Thank you 3382 
It is very nice. 3381 
Great day 3380 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3379 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3374 
Macondo listening distance. 3290 
Measured from? 3289 
The Listening Room July 7 3289 
8' all around 3288 
Some comments... 3288 
I am looking for inspiration. 3286 
Vent that woofer 3286 
I do not know yet what to do. 3286 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3285 
Ported 3285 
No port for me, if possible... 3285 
Might...... be.... 3285 
K-Horns? 3285 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3285 
They do appear 3285 
Path length of khorn 3285 
The memory lane. 3285 
Outside 3285 
KHorn facts and truth 3285 
Khorn extension 3285 
The options available.... 3285 
The last night looking… 3284 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3284 
About the use of reading my own site. 3283 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3283 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3283 
Just thinking out loud... 3283 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3283 
Driver? 3283 
Two separate individuals 3283 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3283 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3283 
One more simple idea 3283 
A good thinking. 3281 
A next day. 3281 
Deja vu 3280 
It is all depend of your roo 3280 
What the holly garbage. 3270 
What about at a lower volume... 3270 
I do not know why. 3269 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3216 
SSET ;-) 3215 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3215 
More of the same? 3214 
Yes, this is an option too. 3214 
Actually… 3214 
The Scanspeaks 3214 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3214 
Ah, Winnie... 3214 
Last version 3214 
I wrote about it. 3213 
Layout 3213 
Kind of LF depression… 3210 
The one that got away 3210 
Updated. 3210 
Respect! 3209 
There are plenty things to think about. 3209 
Devil invented the room :) 3209 
The way how I see it… 3209 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3208 
One more theoretical solution 3207 
Almost familiar 3207 
This weekend 3203 
Sum and Difference 3203 
It is in the picture... 3203 
Nice bias 3203 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3203 
The grilling analogy 3203 
Some listening today. 3202 
Back to the drawing table. 3196 
Bring them forward 3196 
Promising.... 3196 
Aligned how? 3195 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3195 
Nice but need more work 3188 
Getting there... 3183 
It all looks very nice... 3183 
It is still all for grabs. 3183 
Great Morning!!! 3182 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3182 
Some thinking required… 3181 
I never done anything like this… 3180 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3179 
Phase and Room Modes 3179 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3178 
I am back. 3177 
I need some volume… 3176 
Line Gain 3176 
What a brilliant idea! 3176 
The full monty 3176 
Yep. I know. 3175 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3175 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3175 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3172 
You know the voices are right... 3172 
Some freaking magic. 3171 
Explanation 3171 
11 feet apart 3170 
Juts a proposal. 3170 
Stronger preamp 3169 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3168 
Sick? No. 3168 
Strong pre 3168 
I think it will be no 312.... 3168 
The new room is officially open. 3155 
A picture… 3141 
What a beautiful set-up! 3141 
Dream place 3140 
Headphones sound from playback 3139 
The headphone analogy 3138 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3138 
Wrong way 3138 
Sounds like an insult to me 3138 
Imaging. 3138 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3132 
Learn to forget 3131 
The infrabass injection. 3021 
The number 20 3021 
Undertones? 3020 
Resonance distortion 3020 
There are many options 3020 
I want it... 3020 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3020 
Clarity in the murk 3020 
The gentle exit 3020 
I understand 3020 
Low frequency dithering 3020 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3020 
Eventually! 2836 
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