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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3777 
Big 3777 
Old house? 3777 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3777 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3777 
For a Given Room 3776 
House Inspections & Warranties 3776 
A min Room size.... 3770 
Charging the Large Room 3770 
A bit deeper. 3770 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3769 
Comfort 3769 
Choices 3768 
Value 3768 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3768 
"romantic" illusion... 3768 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3768 
My kids... 3768 
Bingo 3768 
Interesting discussion indeed 3768 
The High Demands System 3767 
Paul S -- 3767 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3767 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3764 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3764 
Happiness 3764 
Various Stages of Young 3764 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3763 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3763 
Using the real estate 3763 
Through the roof 3760 
Sideways 3759 
If not a midbass horn? 3757 
What Comes Naturally 3757 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3757 
In That Case... 3757 
The game is on. 3755 
Mazel Tov! 3755 
Great news 3755 
Wonderful! 3755 
I think it will be better with time. 3755 
Gaddis House 3755 
Congratulations! 3754 
View vs. Practicality 3751 
Multi-Tasking 3751 
Exactly! 3751 
Equipment between speakers... 3751 
Top Gear 3751 
I see no problems with "between". 3751 
Oh well... 3751 
Wall of nature 3751 
Big Window 3751 
Shades and Night Vision 3751 
...they do image wonderfully... 3751 
Another attic project? 3750 
Infinite baffle 3750 
IB 3750 
Mold 3750 
Attic Ventilation 3750 
Possible 3749 
Just strategizing 3749 
Normal orientation 3749 
Confusion. 3749 
Specifics 3749 
Driver Orientation 3749 
That all need to be though out. 3749 
It nigh be a problem 3749 
Ideas 3749 
Opposing woofers 3749 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3749 
Blow hard 3749 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3749 
Couple of things 3749 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3737 
That's not a problem :) 3737 
A LF solution for a new room 3680 
Another midbass?!!? 3677 
Another option to consider 3675 
Room comfort upgrades 3674 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3672 
The color of the listening room. 3658 
This would be nice...... 3655 
That is it. 3645 
Congratulations 3645 
Well, 3645 
The last week of moving... 3636 
We are home! 3632 
Congratulations! 3632 
We found a new room in House.... 3626 
Bass in bass-ment? 3625 
True, but. . . 3625 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3624 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3624 
It took for a while. 3587 
Time/Change 3586 
In regards to chairs... 3586 
This week. 3584 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3584 
The first day. 3582 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3582 
Sounds like a nice time... 3582 
For now.... 3581 
Soft Bass 3581 
Getting somewhere. 3580 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3580 
Diffusion 3579 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3578 
Space behind 3578 
Slowly going back to the business. 3563 
Keep on truckin' 3563 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3561 
Audio vs Video playback. 3558 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3557 
AV 3557 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3557 
A good configuration. 3556 
Injection Channel 3556 
It will come later. 3556 
Going there.... 3554 
Toddler Listeners 3553 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3553 
The honeymoon night. 3551 
Proximity 3551 
A chicken and egg situation 3542 
So far so good. 3537 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3535 
Ok, a first objective look. 3530 
Some room dealing basics 3529 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3528 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3527 
Bass trap 3527 
I will see... 3527 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3527 
Other absorbtion methods 3527 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3526 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3519 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3519 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3517 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3517 
Zarathustra 3513 
Very very nice. 3494 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3494 
Theoretically possible? 3492 
So True 3491 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3480 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3475 
7 moths and one event... 3354 
The next day 3352 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3352 
Choose your poisons 3352 
Thank you 3351 
It is very nice. 3350 
Great day 3349 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3348 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3343 
Macondo listening distance. 3259 
Measured from? 3258 
The Listening Room July 7 3258 
8' all around 3257 
Some comments... 3257 
I am looking for inspiration. 3255 
Vent that woofer 3255 
I do not know yet what to do. 3255 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3254 
Ported 3254 
No port for me, if possible... 3254 
Might...... be.... 3254 
K-Horns? 3254 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3254 
They do appear 3254 
Path length of khorn 3254 
The memory lane. 3254 
Outside 3254 
KHorn facts and truth 3254 
Khorn extension 3254 
The options available.... 3254 
The last night looking… 3253 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3253 
About the use of reading my own site. 3252 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3252 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3252 
Just thinking out loud... 3252 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3252 
Driver? 3252 
Two separate individuals 3252 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3252 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3252 
One more simple idea 3252 
A good thinking. 3250 
A next day. 3250 
Deja vu 3249 
It is all depend of your roo 3249 
What the holly garbage. 3239 
What about at a lower volume... 3239 
I do not know why. 3238 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3185 
SSET ;-) 3184 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3184 
More of the same? 3183 
Yes, this is an option too. 3183 
Actually… 3183 
The Scanspeaks 3183 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3183 
Ah, Winnie... 3183 
Last version 3183 
I wrote about it. 3182 
Layout 3182 
Kind of LF depression… 3179 
The one that got away 3179 
Updated. 3179 
Respect! 3178 
There are plenty things to think about. 3178 
Devil invented the room :) 3178 
The way how I see it… 3178 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3177 
One more theoretical solution 3176 
Almost familiar 3176 
This weekend 3172 
Sum and Difference 3172 
It is in the picture... 3172 
Nice bias 3172 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3172 
The grilling analogy 3172 
Some listening today. 3171 
Back to the drawing table. 3165 
Bring them forward 3165 
Promising.... 3165 
Aligned how? 3164 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3164 
Nice but need more work 3157 
Getting there... 3152 
It all looks very nice... 3152 
It is still all for grabs. 3152 
Great Morning!!! 3151 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3151 
Some thinking required… 3150 
I never done anything like this… 3149 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3148 
Phase and Room Modes 3148 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3147 
I am back. 3146 
I need some volume… 3145 
Line Gain 3145 
What a brilliant idea! 3145 
The full monty 3145 
Yep. I know. 3144 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3144 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3144 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3141 
You know the voices are right... 3141 
Some freaking magic. 3140 
Explanation 3140 
11 feet apart 3139 
Juts a proposal. 3139 
Stronger preamp 3138 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3137 
Sick? No. 3137 
Strong pre 3137 
I think it will be no 312.... 3137 
The new room is officially open. 3124 
A picture… 3110 
What a beautiful set-up! 3110 
Dream place 3109 
Headphones sound from playback 3108 
The headphone analogy 3107 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3107 
Wrong way 3107 
Sounds like an insult to me 3107 
Imaging. 3107 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3101 
Learn to forget 3100 
The infrabass injection. 2990 
The number 20 2990 
Undertones? 2989 
Resonance distortion 2989 
There are many options 2989 
I want it... 2989 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2989 
Clarity in the murk 2989 
The gentle exit 2989 
I understand 2989 
Low frequency dithering 2989 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2989 
Eventually! 2805 
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