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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3872 
Big 3872 
Old house? 3872 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3872 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3872 
For a Given Room 3871 
House Inspections & Warranties 3871 
A min Room size.... 3865 
Charging the Large Room 3865 
A bit deeper. 3865 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3864 
Comfort 3864 
Choices 3863 
Value 3863 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3863 
"romantic" illusion... 3863 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3863 
My kids... 3863 
Bingo 3863 
Interesting discussion indeed 3863 
The High Demands System 3862 
Paul S -- 3862 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3862 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3859 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3859 
Happiness 3859 
Various Stages of Young 3859 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3858 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3858 
Using the real estate 3858 
Through the roof 3855 
Sideways 3854 
If not a midbass horn? 3852 
What Comes Naturally 3852 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3852 
In That Case... 3852 
The game is on. 3850 
Mazel Tov! 3850 
Great news 3850 
Wonderful! 3850 
I think it will be better with time. 3850 
Gaddis House 3850 
Congratulations! 3849 
View vs. Practicality 3846 
Multi-Tasking 3846 
Exactly! 3846 
Equipment between speakers... 3846 
Top Gear 3846 
I see no problems with "between". 3846 
Oh well... 3846 
Wall of nature 3846 
Big Window 3846 
Shades and Night Vision 3846 
...they do image wonderfully... 3846 
Another attic project? 3845 
Infinite baffle 3845 
IB 3845 
Mold 3845 
Attic Ventilation 3845 
Possible 3844 
Just strategizing 3844 
Normal orientation 3844 
Confusion. 3844 
Specifics 3844 
Driver Orientation 3844 
That all need to be though out. 3844 
It nigh be a problem 3844 
Ideas 3844 
Opposing woofers 3844 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3844 
Blow hard 3844 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3844 
Couple of things 3844 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3832 
That's not a problem :) 3832 
A LF solution for a new room 3775 
Another midbass?!!? 3772 
Another option to consider 3770 
Room comfort upgrades 3769 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3767 
The color of the listening room. 3753 
This would be nice...... 3750 
That is it. 3740 
Congratulations 3740 
Well, 3740 
The last week of moving... 3731 
We are home! 3727 
Congratulations! 3727 
We found a new room in House.... 3721 
Bass in bass-ment? 3720 
True, but. . . 3720 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3719 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3719 
It took for a while. 3682 
Time/Change 3681 
In regards to chairs... 3681 
This week. 3679 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3679 
The first day. 3677 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3677 
Sounds like a nice time... 3677 
For now.... 3676 
Soft Bass 3676 
Getting somewhere. 3675 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3675 
Diffusion 3674 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3673 
Space behind 3673 
Slowly going back to the business. 3658 
Keep on truckin' 3658 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3656 
Audio vs Video playback. 3653 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3652 
AV 3652 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3652 
A good configuration. 3651 
Injection Channel 3651 
It will come later. 3651 
Going there.... 3649 
Toddler Listeners 3648 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3648 
The honeymoon night. 3646 
Proximity 3646 
A chicken and egg situation 3637 
So far so good. 3632 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3630 
Ok, a first objective look. 3625 
Some room dealing basics 3624 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3623 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3622 
Bass trap 3622 
I will see... 3622 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3622 
Other absorbtion methods 3622 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3621 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3614 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3614 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3612 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3612 
Zarathustra 3608 
Very very nice. 3589 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3589 
Theoretically possible? 3587 
So True 3586 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3575 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3570 
7 moths and one event... 3449 
The next day 3447 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3447 
Choose your poisons 3447 
Thank you 3446 
It is very nice. 3445 
Great day 3444 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3443 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3438 
Macondo listening distance. 3354 
Measured from? 3353 
The Listening Room July 7 3353 
8' all around 3352 
Some comments... 3352 
I am looking for inspiration. 3350 
Vent that woofer 3350 
I do not know yet what to do. 3350 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3349 
Ported 3349 
No port for me, if possible... 3349 
Might...... be.... 3349 
K-Horns? 3349 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3349 
They do appear 3349 
Path length of khorn 3349 
The memory lane. 3349 
Outside 3349 
KHorn facts and truth 3349 
Khorn extension 3349 
The options available.... 3349 
The last night looking… 3348 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3348 
About the use of reading my own site. 3347 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3347 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3347 
Just thinking out loud... 3347 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3347 
Driver? 3347 
Two separate individuals 3347 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3347 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3347 
One more simple idea 3347 
A good thinking. 3345 
A next day. 3345 
Deja vu 3344 
It is all depend of your roo 3344 
What the holly garbage. 3334 
What about at a lower volume... 3334 
I do not know why. 3333 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3280 
SSET ;-) 3279 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3279 
More of the same? 3278 
Yes, this is an option too. 3278 
Actually… 3278 
The Scanspeaks 3278 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3278 
Ah, Winnie... 3278 
Last version 3278 
I wrote about it. 3277 
Layout 3277 
Kind of LF depression… 3274 
The one that got away 3274 
Updated. 3274 
Respect! 3273 
There are plenty things to think about. 3273 
Devil invented the room :) 3273 
The way how I see it… 3273 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3272 
One more theoretical solution 3271 
Almost familiar 3271 
This weekend 3267 
Sum and Difference 3267 
It is in the picture... 3267 
Nice bias 3267 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3267 
The grilling analogy 3267 
Some listening today. 3266 
Back to the drawing table. 3260 
Bring them forward 3260 
Promising.... 3260 
Aligned how? 3259 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3259 
Nice but need more work 3252 
Getting there... 3247 
It all looks very nice... 3247 
It is still all for grabs. 3247 
Great Morning!!! 3246 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3246 
Some thinking required… 3245 
I never done anything like this… 3244 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3243 
Phase and Room Modes 3243 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3242 
I am back. 3241 
I need some volume… 3240 
Line Gain 3240 
What a brilliant idea! 3240 
The full monty 3240 
Yep. I know. 3239 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3239 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3239 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3236 
You know the voices are right... 3236 
Some freaking magic. 3235 
Explanation 3235 
11 feet apart 3234 
Juts a proposal. 3234 
Stronger preamp 3233 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3232 
Sick? No. 3232 
Strong pre 3232 
I think it will be no 312.... 3232 
The new room is officially open. 3219 
A picture… 3205 
What a beautiful set-up! 3205 
Dream place 3204 
Headphones sound from playback 3203 
The headphone analogy 3202 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3202 
Wrong way 3202 
Sounds like an insult to me 3202 
Imaging. 3202 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3196 
Learn to forget 3195 
The infrabass injection. 3085 
The number 20 3085 
Undertones? 3084 
Resonance distortion 3084 
There are many options 3084 
I want it... 3084 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3084 
Clarity in the murk 3084 
The gentle exit 3084 
I understand 3084 
Low frequency dithering 3084 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3084 
Eventually! 2900 
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