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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3897 
Big 3897 
Old house? 3897 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3897 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3897 
For a Given Room 3896 
House Inspections & Warranties 3896 
A min Room size.... 3890 
Charging the Large Room 3890 
A bit deeper. 3890 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3889 
Comfort 3889 
Choices 3888 
Value 3888 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3888 
"romantic" illusion... 3888 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3888 
My kids... 3888 
Bingo 3888 
Interesting discussion indeed 3888 
The High Demands System 3887 
Paul S -- 3887 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3887 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3884 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3884 
Happiness 3884 
Various Stages of Young 3884 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3883 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3883 
Using the real estate 3883 
Through the roof 3880 
Sideways 3879 
If not a midbass horn? 3877 
What Comes Naturally 3877 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3877 
In That Case... 3877 
The game is on. 3875 
Mazel Tov! 3875 
Great news 3875 
Wonderful! 3875 
I think it will be better with time. 3875 
Gaddis House 3875 
Congratulations! 3874 
View vs. Practicality 3871 
Multi-Tasking 3871 
Exactly! 3871 
Equipment between speakers... 3871 
Top Gear 3871 
I see no problems with "between". 3871 
Oh well... 3871 
Wall of nature 3871 
Big Window 3871 
Shades and Night Vision 3871 
...they do image wonderfully... 3871 
Another attic project? 3870 
Infinite baffle 3870 
IB 3870 
Mold 3870 
Attic Ventilation 3870 
Possible 3869 
Just strategizing 3869 
Normal orientation 3869 
Confusion. 3869 
Specifics 3869 
Driver Orientation 3869 
That all need to be though out. 3869 
It nigh be a problem 3869 
Ideas 3869 
Opposing woofers 3869 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3869 
Blow hard 3869 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3869 
Couple of things 3869 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3857 
That's not a problem :) 3857 
A LF solution for a new room 3800 
Another midbass?!!? 3797 
Another option to consider 3795 
Room comfort upgrades 3794 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3792 
The color of the listening room. 3778 
This would be nice...... 3775 
That is it. 3765 
Congratulations 3765 
Well, 3765 
The last week of moving... 3756 
We are home! 3752 
Congratulations! 3752 
We found a new room in House.... 3746 
Bass in bass-ment? 3745 
True, but. . . 3745 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3744 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3744 
It took for a while. 3707 
Time/Change 3706 
In regards to chairs... 3706 
This week. 3704 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3704 
The first day. 3702 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3702 
Sounds like a nice time... 3702 
For now.... 3701 
Soft Bass 3701 
Getting somewhere. 3700 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3700 
Diffusion 3699 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3698 
Space behind 3698 
Slowly going back to the business. 3683 
Keep on truckin' 3683 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3681 
Audio vs Video playback. 3678 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3677 
AV 3677 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3677 
A good configuration. 3676 
Injection Channel 3676 
It will come later. 3676 
Going there.... 3674 
Toddler Listeners 3673 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3673 
The honeymoon night. 3671 
Proximity 3671 
A chicken and egg situation 3662 
So far so good. 3657 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3655 
Ok, a first objective look. 3650 
Some room dealing basics 3649 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3648 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3647 
Bass trap 3647 
I will see... 3647 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3647 
Other absorbtion methods 3647 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3646 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3639 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3639 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3637 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3637 
Zarathustra 3633 
Very very nice. 3614 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3614 
Theoretically possible? 3612 
So True 3611 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3600 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3595 
7 moths and one event... 3474 
The next day 3472 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3472 
Choose your poisons 3472 
Thank you 3471 
It is very nice. 3470 
Great day 3469 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3468 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3463 
Macondo listening distance. 3379 
Measured from? 3378 
The Listening Room July 7 3378 
8' all around 3377 
Some comments... 3377 
I am looking for inspiration. 3375 
Vent that woofer 3375 
I do not know yet what to do. 3375 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3374 
Ported 3374 
No port for me, if possible... 3374 
Might...... be.... 3374 
K-Horns? 3374 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3374 
They do appear 3374 
Path length of khorn 3374 
The memory lane. 3374 
Outside 3374 
KHorn facts and truth 3374 
Khorn extension 3374 
The options available.... 3374 
The last night looking… 3373 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3373 
About the use of reading my own site. 3372 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3372 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3372 
Just thinking out loud... 3372 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3372 
Driver? 3372 
Two separate individuals 3372 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3372 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3372 
One more simple idea 3372 
A good thinking. 3370 
A next day. 3370 
Deja vu 3369 
It is all depend of your roo 3369 
What the holly garbage. 3359 
What about at a lower volume... 3359 
I do not know why. 3358 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3305 
SSET ;-) 3304 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3304 
More of the same? 3303 
Yes, this is an option too. 3303 
Actually… 3303 
The Scanspeaks 3303 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3303 
Ah, Winnie... 3303 
Last version 3303 
I wrote about it. 3302 
Layout 3302 
Kind of LF depression… 3299 
The one that got away 3299 
Updated. 3299 
Respect! 3298 
There are plenty things to think about. 3298 
Devil invented the room :) 3298 
The way how I see it… 3298 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3297 
One more theoretical solution 3296 
Almost familiar 3296 
This weekend 3292 
Sum and Difference 3292 
It is in the picture... 3292 
Nice bias 3292 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3292 
The grilling analogy 3292 
Some listening today. 3291 
Back to the drawing table. 3285 
Bring them forward 3285 
Promising.... 3285 
Aligned how? 3284 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3284 
Nice but need more work 3277 
Getting there... 3272 
It all looks very nice... 3272 
It is still all for grabs. 3272 
Great Morning!!! 3271 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3271 
Some thinking required… 3270 
I never done anything like this… 3269 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3268 
Phase and Room Modes 3268 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3267 
I am back. 3266 
I need some volume… 3265 
Line Gain 3265 
What a brilliant idea! 3265 
The full monty 3265 
Yep. I know. 3264 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3264 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3264 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3261 
You know the voices are right... 3261 
Some freaking magic. 3260 
Explanation 3260 
11 feet apart 3259 
Juts a proposal. 3259 
Stronger preamp 3258 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3257 
Sick? No. 3257 
Strong pre 3257 
I think it will be no 312.... 3257 
The new room is officially open. 3244 
A picture… 3230 
What a beautiful set-up! 3230 
Dream place 3229 
Headphones sound from playback 3228 
The headphone analogy 3227 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3227 
Wrong way 3227 
Sounds like an insult to me 3227 
Imaging. 3227 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3221 
Learn to forget 3220 
The infrabass injection. 3110 
The number 20 3110 
Undertones? 3109 
Resonance distortion 3109 
There are many options 3109 
I want it... 3109 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3109 
Clarity in the murk 3109 
The gentle exit 3109 
I understand 3109 
Low frequency dithering 3109 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3109 
Eventually! 2925 
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