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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3873 
Big 3873 
Old house? 3873 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3873 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3873 
For a Given Room 3872 
House Inspections & Warranties 3872 
A min Room size.... 3866 
Charging the Large Room 3866 
A bit deeper. 3866 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3865 
Comfort 3865 
Choices 3864 
Value 3864 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3864 
"romantic" illusion... 3864 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3864 
My kids... 3864 
Bingo 3864 
Interesting discussion indeed 3864 
The High Demands System 3863 
Paul S -- 3863 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3863 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3860 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3860 
Happiness 3860 
Various Stages of Young 3860 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3859 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3859 
Using the real estate 3859 
Through the roof 3856 
Sideways 3855 
If not a midbass horn? 3853 
What Comes Naturally 3853 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3853 
In That Case... 3853 
The game is on. 3851 
Mazel Tov! 3851 
Great news 3851 
Wonderful! 3851 
I think it will be better with time. 3851 
Gaddis House 3851 
Congratulations! 3850 
View vs. Practicality 3847 
Multi-Tasking 3847 
Exactly! 3847 
Equipment between speakers... 3847 
Top Gear 3847 
I see no problems with "between". 3847 
Oh well... 3847 
Wall of nature 3847 
Big Window 3847 
Shades and Night Vision 3847 
...they do image wonderfully... 3847 
Another attic project? 3846 
Infinite baffle 3846 
IB 3846 
Mold 3846 
Attic Ventilation 3846 
Possible 3845 
Just strategizing 3845 
Normal orientation 3845 
Confusion. 3845 
Specifics 3845 
Driver Orientation 3845 
That all need to be though out. 3845 
It nigh be a problem 3845 
Ideas 3845 
Opposing woofers 3845 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3845 
Blow hard 3845 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3845 
Couple of things 3845 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3833 
That's not a problem :) 3833 
A LF solution for a new room 3776 
Another midbass?!!? 3773 
Another option to consider 3771 
Room comfort upgrades 3770 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3768 
The color of the listening room. 3754 
This would be nice...... 3751 
That is it. 3741 
Congratulations 3741 
Well, 3741 
The last week of moving... 3732 
We are home! 3728 
Congratulations! 3728 
We found a new room in House.... 3722 
Bass in bass-ment? 3721 
True, but. . . 3721 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3720 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3720 
It took for a while. 3683 
Time/Change 3682 
In regards to chairs... 3682 
This week. 3680 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3680 
The first day. 3678 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3678 
Sounds like a nice time... 3678 
For now.... 3677 
Soft Bass 3677 
Getting somewhere. 3676 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3676 
Diffusion 3675 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3674 
Space behind 3674 
Slowly going back to the business. 3659 
Keep on truckin' 3659 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3657 
Audio vs Video playback. 3654 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3653 
AV 3653 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3653 
A good configuration. 3652 
Injection Channel 3652 
It will come later. 3652 
Going there.... 3650 
Toddler Listeners 3649 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3649 
The honeymoon night. 3647 
Proximity 3647 
A chicken and egg situation 3638 
So far so good. 3633 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3631 
Ok, a first objective look. 3626 
Some room dealing basics 3625 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3624 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3623 
Bass trap 3623 
I will see... 3623 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3623 
Other absorbtion methods 3623 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3622 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3615 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3615 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3613 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3613 
Zarathustra 3609 
Very very nice. 3590 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3590 
Theoretically possible? 3588 
So True 3587 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3576 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3571 
7 moths and one event... 3450 
The next day 3448 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3448 
Choose your poisons 3448 
Thank you 3447 
It is very nice. 3446 
Great day 3445 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3444 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3439 
Macondo listening distance. 3355 
Measured from? 3354 
The Listening Room July 7 3354 
8' all around 3353 
Some comments... 3353 
I am looking for inspiration. 3351 
Vent that woofer 3351 
I do not know yet what to do. 3351 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3350 
Ported 3350 
No port for me, if possible... 3350 
Might...... be.... 3350 
K-Horns? 3350 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3350 
They do appear 3350 
Path length of khorn 3350 
The memory lane. 3350 
Outside 3350 
KHorn facts and truth 3350 
Khorn extension 3350 
The options available.... 3350 
The last night looking… 3349 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3349 
About the use of reading my own site. 3348 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3348 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3348 
Just thinking out loud... 3348 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3348 
Driver? 3348 
Two separate individuals 3348 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3348 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3348 
One more simple idea 3348 
A good thinking. 3346 
A next day. 3346 
Deja vu 3345 
It is all depend of your roo 3345 
What the holly garbage. 3335 
What about at a lower volume... 3335 
I do not know why. 3334 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3281 
SSET ;-) 3280 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3280 
More of the same? 3279 
Yes, this is an option too. 3279 
Actually… 3279 
The Scanspeaks 3279 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3279 
Ah, Winnie... 3279 
Last version 3279 
I wrote about it. 3278 
Layout 3278 
Kind of LF depression… 3275 
The one that got away 3275 
Updated. 3275 
Respect! 3274 
There are plenty things to think about. 3274 
Devil invented the room :) 3274 
The way how I see it… 3274 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3273 
One more theoretical solution 3272 
Almost familiar 3272 
This weekend 3268 
Sum and Difference 3268 
It is in the picture... 3268 
Nice bias 3268 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3268 
The grilling analogy 3268 
Some listening today. 3267 
Back to the drawing table. 3261 
Bring them forward 3261 
Promising.... 3261 
Aligned how? 3260 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3260 
Nice but need more work 3253 
Getting there... 3248 
It all looks very nice... 3248 
It is still all for grabs. 3248 
Great Morning!!! 3247 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3247 
Some thinking required… 3246 
I never done anything like this… 3245 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3244 
Phase and Room Modes 3244 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3243 
I am back. 3242 
I need some volume… 3241 
Line Gain 3241 
What a brilliant idea! 3241 
The full monty 3241 
Yep. I know. 3240 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3240 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3240 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3237 
You know the voices are right... 3237 
Some freaking magic. 3236 
Explanation 3236 
11 feet apart 3235 
Juts a proposal. 3235 
Stronger preamp 3234 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3233 
Sick? No. 3233 
Strong pre 3233 
I think it will be no 312.... 3233 
The new room is officially open. 3220 
A picture… 3206 
What a beautiful set-up! 3206 
Dream place 3205 
Headphones sound from playback 3204 
The headphone analogy 3203 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3203 
Wrong way 3203 
Sounds like an insult to me 3203 
Imaging. 3203 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3197 
Learn to forget 3196 
The infrabass injection. 3086 
The number 20 3086 
Undertones? 3085 
Resonance distortion 3085 
There are many options 3085 
I want it... 3085 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3085 
Clarity in the murk 3085 
The gentle exit 3085 
I understand 3085 
Low frequency dithering 3085 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3085 
Eventually! 2901 
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