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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3935 
Big 3935 
Old house? 3935 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3935 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3935 
For a Given Room 3934 
House Inspections & Warranties 3934 
A min Room size.... 3928 
Charging the Large Room 3928 
A bit deeper. 3928 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3927 
Comfort 3927 
Choices 3926 
Value 3926 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3926 
"romantic" illusion... 3926 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3926 
My kids... 3926 
Bingo 3926 
Interesting discussion indeed 3926 
The High Demands System 3925 
Paul S -- 3925 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3925 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3922 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3922 
Happiness 3922 
Various Stages of Young 3922 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3921 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3921 
Using the real estate 3921 
Through the roof 3918 
Sideways 3917 
If not a midbass horn? 3915 
What Comes Naturally 3915 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3915 
In That Case... 3915 
The game is on. 3913 
Mazel Tov! 3913 
Great news 3913 
Wonderful! 3913 
I think it will be better with time. 3913 
Gaddis House 3913 
Congratulations! 3912 
View vs. Practicality 3909 
Multi-Tasking 3909 
Exactly! 3909 
Equipment between speakers... 3909 
Top Gear 3909 
I see no problems with "between". 3909 
Oh well... 3909 
Wall of nature 3909 
Big Window 3909 
Shades and Night Vision 3909 
...they do image wonderfully... 3909 
Another attic project? 3908 
Infinite baffle 3908 
IB 3908 
Mold 3908 
Attic Ventilation 3908 
Possible 3907 
Just strategizing 3907 
Normal orientation 3907 
Confusion. 3907 
Specifics 3907 
Driver Orientation 3907 
That all need to be though out. 3907 
It nigh be a problem 3907 
Ideas 3907 
Opposing woofers 3907 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3907 
Blow hard 3907 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3907 
Couple of things 3907 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3895 
That's not a problem :) 3895 
A LF solution for a new room 3838 
Another midbass?!!? 3835 
Another option to consider 3833 
Room comfort upgrades 3832 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3830 
The color of the listening room. 3816 
This would be nice...... 3813 
That is it. 3803 
Congratulations 3803 
Well, 3803 
The last week of moving... 3794 
We are home! 3790 
Congratulations! 3790 
We found a new room in House.... 3784 
Bass in bass-ment? 3783 
True, but. . . 3783 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3782 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3782 
It took for a while. 3745 
Time/Change 3744 
In regards to chairs... 3744 
This week. 3742 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3742 
The first day. 3740 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3740 
Sounds like a nice time... 3740 
For now.... 3739 
Soft Bass 3739 
Getting somewhere. 3738 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3738 
Diffusion 3737 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3736 
Space behind 3736 
Slowly going back to the business. 3721 
Keep on truckin' 3721 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3719 
Audio vs Video playback. 3716 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3715 
AV 3715 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3715 
A good configuration. 3714 
Injection Channel 3714 
It will come later. 3714 
Going there.... 3712 
Toddler Listeners 3711 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3711 
The honeymoon night. 3709 
Proximity 3709 
A chicken and egg situation 3700 
So far so good. 3695 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3693 
Ok, a first objective look. 3688 
Some room dealing basics 3687 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3686 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3685 
Bass trap 3685 
I will see... 3685 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3685 
Other absorbtion methods 3685 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3684 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3677 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3677 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3675 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3675 
Zarathustra 3671 
Very very nice. 3652 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3652 
Theoretically possible? 3650 
So True 3649 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3638 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3633 
7 moths and one event... 3512 
The next day 3510 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3510 
Choose your poisons 3510 
Thank you 3509 
It is very nice. 3508 
Great day 3507 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3506 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3501 
Macondo listening distance. 3417 
Measured from? 3416 
The Listening Room July 7 3416 
8' all around 3415 
Some comments... 3415 
I am looking for inspiration. 3413 
Vent that woofer 3413 
I do not know yet what to do. 3413 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3412 
Ported 3412 
No port for me, if possible... 3412 
Might...... be.... 3412 
K-Horns? 3412 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3412 
They do appear 3412 
Path length of khorn 3412 
The memory lane. 3412 
Outside 3412 
KHorn facts and truth 3412 
Khorn extension 3412 
The options available.... 3412 
The last night looking… 3411 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3411 
About the use of reading my own site. 3410 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3410 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3410 
Just thinking out loud... 3410 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3410 
Driver? 3410 
Two separate individuals 3410 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3410 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3410 
One more simple idea 3410 
A good thinking. 3408 
A next day. 3408 
Deja vu 3407 
It is all depend of your roo 3407 
What the holly garbage. 3397 
What about at a lower volume... 3397 
I do not know why. 3396 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3343 
SSET ;-) 3342 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3342 
More of the same? 3341 
Yes, this is an option too. 3341 
Actually… 3341 
The Scanspeaks 3341 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3341 
Ah, Winnie... 3341 
Last version 3341 
I wrote about it. 3340 
Layout 3340 
Kind of LF depression… 3337 
The one that got away 3337 
Updated. 3337 
Respect! 3336 
There are plenty things to think about. 3336 
Devil invented the room :) 3336 
The way how I see it… 3336 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3335 
One more theoretical solution 3334 
Almost familiar 3334 
This weekend 3330 
Sum and Difference 3330 
It is in the picture... 3330 
Nice bias 3330 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3330 
The grilling analogy 3330 
Some listening today. 3329 
Back to the drawing table. 3323 
Bring them forward 3323 
Promising.... 3323 
Aligned how? 3322 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3322 
Nice but need more work 3315 
Getting there... 3310 
It all looks very nice... 3310 
It is still all for grabs. 3310 
Great Morning!!! 3309 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3309 
Some thinking required… 3308 
I never done anything like this… 3307 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3306 
Phase and Room Modes 3306 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3305 
I am back. 3304 
I need some volume… 3303 
Line Gain 3303 
What a brilliant idea! 3303 
The full monty 3303 
Yep. I know. 3302 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3302 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3302 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3299 
You know the voices are right... 3299 
Some freaking magic. 3298 
Explanation 3298 
11 feet apart 3297 
Juts a proposal. 3297 
Stronger preamp 3296 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3295 
Sick? No. 3295 
Strong pre 3295 
I think it will be no 312.... 3295 
The new room is officially open. 3282 
A picture… 3268 
What a beautiful set-up! 3268 
Dream place 3267 
Headphones sound from playback 3266 
The headphone analogy 3265 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3265 
Wrong way 3265 
Sounds like an insult to me 3265 
Imaging. 3265 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3259 
Learn to forget 3258 
The infrabass injection. 3148 
The number 20 3148 
Undertones? 3147 
Resonance distortion 3147 
There are many options 3147 
I want it... 3147 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3147 
Clarity in the murk 3147 
The gentle exit 3147 
I understand 3147 
Low frequency dithering 3147 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3147 
Eventually! 2963 
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