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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3832 
Big 3832 
Old house? 3832 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3832 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3832 
For a Given Room 3831 
House Inspections & Warranties 3831 
A min Room size.... 3825 
Charging the Large Room 3825 
A bit deeper. 3825 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3824 
Comfort 3824 
Choices 3823 
Value 3823 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3823 
"romantic" illusion... 3823 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3823 
My kids... 3823 
Bingo 3823 
Interesting discussion indeed 3823 
The High Demands System 3822 
Paul S -- 3822 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3822 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3819 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3819 
Happiness 3819 
Various Stages of Young 3819 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3818 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3818 
Using the real estate 3818 
Through the roof 3815 
Sideways 3814 
If not a midbass horn? 3812 
What Comes Naturally 3812 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3812 
In That Case... 3812 
The game is on. 3810 
Mazel Tov! 3810 
Great news 3810 
Wonderful! 3810 
I think it will be better with time. 3810 
Gaddis House 3810 
Congratulations! 3809 
View vs. Practicality 3806 
Multi-Tasking 3806 
Exactly! 3806 
Equipment between speakers... 3806 
Top Gear 3806 
I see no problems with "between". 3806 
Oh well... 3806 
Wall of nature 3806 
Big Window 3806 
Shades and Night Vision 3806 
...they do image wonderfully... 3806 
Another attic project? 3805 
Infinite baffle 3805 
IB 3805 
Mold 3805 
Attic Ventilation 3805 
Possible 3804 
Just strategizing 3804 
Normal orientation 3804 
Confusion. 3804 
Specifics 3804 
Driver Orientation 3804 
That all need to be though out. 3804 
It nigh be a problem 3804 
Ideas 3804 
Opposing woofers 3804 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3804 
Blow hard 3804 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3804 
Couple of things 3804 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3792 
That's not a problem :) 3792 
A LF solution for a new room 3735 
Another midbass?!!? 3732 
Another option to consider 3730 
Room comfort upgrades 3729 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3727 
The color of the listening room. 3713 
This would be nice...... 3710 
That is it. 3700 
Congratulations 3700 
Well, 3700 
The last week of moving... 3691 
We are home! 3687 
Congratulations! 3687 
We found a new room in House.... 3681 
Bass in bass-ment? 3680 
True, but. . . 3680 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3679 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3679 
It took for a while. 3642 
Time/Change 3641 
In regards to chairs... 3641 
This week. 3639 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3639 
The first day. 3637 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3637 
Sounds like a nice time... 3637 
For now.... 3636 
Soft Bass 3636 
Getting somewhere. 3635 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3635 
Diffusion 3634 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3633 
Space behind 3633 
Slowly going back to the business. 3618 
Keep on truckin' 3618 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3616 
Audio vs Video playback. 3613 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3612 
AV 3612 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3612 
A good configuration. 3611 
Injection Channel 3611 
It will come later. 3611 
Going there.... 3609 
Toddler Listeners 3608 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3608 
The honeymoon night. 3606 
Proximity 3606 
A chicken and egg situation 3597 
So far so good. 3592 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3590 
Ok, a first objective look. 3585 
Some room dealing basics 3584 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3583 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3582 
Bass trap 3582 
I will see... 3582 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3582 
Other absorbtion methods 3582 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3581 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3574 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3574 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3572 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3572 
Zarathustra 3568 
Very very nice. 3549 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3549 
Theoretically possible? 3547 
So True 3546 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3535 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3530 
7 moths and one event... 3409 
The next day 3407 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3407 
Choose your poisons 3407 
Thank you 3406 
It is very nice. 3405 
Great day 3404 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3403 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3398 
Macondo listening distance. 3314 
Measured from? 3313 
The Listening Room July 7 3313 
8' all around 3312 
Some comments... 3312 
I am looking for inspiration. 3310 
Vent that woofer 3310 
I do not know yet what to do. 3310 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3309 
Ported 3309 
No port for me, if possible... 3309 
Might...... be.... 3309 
K-Horns? 3309 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3309 
They do appear 3309 
Path length of khorn 3309 
The memory lane. 3309 
Outside 3309 
KHorn facts and truth 3309 
Khorn extension 3309 
The options available.... 3309 
The last night looking… 3308 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3308 
About the use of reading my own site. 3307 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3307 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3307 
Just thinking out loud... 3307 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3307 
Driver? 3307 
Two separate individuals 3307 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3307 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3307 
One more simple idea 3307 
A good thinking. 3305 
A next day. 3305 
Deja vu 3304 
It is all depend of your roo 3304 
What the holly garbage. 3294 
What about at a lower volume... 3294 
I do not know why. 3293 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3240 
SSET ;-) 3239 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3239 
More of the same? 3238 
Yes, this is an option too. 3238 
Actually… 3238 
The Scanspeaks 3238 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3238 
Ah, Winnie... 3238 
Last version 3238 
I wrote about it. 3237 
Layout 3237 
Kind of LF depression… 3234 
The one that got away 3234 
Updated. 3234 
Respect! 3233 
There are plenty things to think about. 3233 
Devil invented the room :) 3233 
The way how I see it… 3233 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3232 
One more theoretical solution 3231 
Almost familiar 3231 
This weekend 3227 
Sum and Difference 3227 
It is in the picture... 3227 
Nice bias 3227 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3227 
The grilling analogy 3227 
Some listening today. 3226 
Back to the drawing table. 3220 
Bring them forward 3220 
Promising.... 3220 
Aligned how? 3219 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3219 
Nice but need more work 3212 
Getting there... 3207 
It all looks very nice... 3207 
It is still all for grabs. 3207 
Great Morning!!! 3206 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3206 
Some thinking required… 3205 
I never done anything like this… 3204 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3203 
Phase and Room Modes 3203 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3202 
I am back. 3201 
I need some volume… 3200 
Line Gain 3200 
What a brilliant idea! 3200 
The full monty 3200 
Yep. I know. 3199 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3199 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3199 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3196 
You know the voices are right... 3196 
Some freaking magic. 3195 
Explanation 3195 
11 feet apart 3194 
Juts a proposal. 3194 
Stronger preamp 3193 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3192 
Sick? No. 3192 
Strong pre 3192 
I think it will be no 312.... 3192 
The new room is officially open. 3179 
A picture… 3165 
What a beautiful set-up! 3165 
Dream place 3164 
Headphones sound from playback 3163 
The headphone analogy 3162 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3162 
Wrong way 3162 
Sounds like an insult to me 3162 
Imaging. 3162 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3156 
Learn to forget 3155 
The infrabass injection. 3045 
The number 20 3045 
Undertones? 3044 
Resonance distortion 3044 
There are many options 3044 
I want it... 3044 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3044 
Clarity in the murk 3044 
The gentle exit 3044 
I understand 3044 
Low frequency dithering 3044 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3044 
Eventually! 2860 
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