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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3901 
Big 3901 
Old house? 3901 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3901 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3901 
For a Given Room 3900 
House Inspections & Warranties 3900 
A min Room size.... 3894 
Charging the Large Room 3894 
A bit deeper. 3894 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3893 
Comfort 3893 
Choices 3892 
Value 3892 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3892 
"romantic" illusion... 3892 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3892 
My kids... 3892 
Bingo 3892 
Interesting discussion indeed 3892 
The High Demands System 3891 
Paul S -- 3891 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3891 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3888 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3888 
Happiness 3888 
Various Stages of Young 3888 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3887 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3887 
Using the real estate 3887 
Through the roof 3884 
Sideways 3883 
If not a midbass horn? 3881 
What Comes Naturally 3881 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3881 
In That Case... 3881 
The game is on. 3879 
Mazel Tov! 3879 
Great news 3879 
Wonderful! 3879 
I think it will be better with time. 3879 
Gaddis House 3879 
Congratulations! 3878 
View vs. Practicality 3875 
Multi-Tasking 3875 
Exactly! 3875 
Equipment between speakers... 3875 
Top Gear 3875 
I see no problems with "between". 3875 
Oh well... 3875 
Wall of nature 3875 
Big Window 3875 
Shades and Night Vision 3875 
...they do image wonderfully... 3875 
Another attic project? 3874 
Infinite baffle 3874 
IB 3874 
Mold 3874 
Attic Ventilation 3874 
Possible 3873 
Just strategizing 3873 
Normal orientation 3873 
Confusion. 3873 
Specifics 3873 
Driver Orientation 3873 
That all need to be though out. 3873 
It nigh be a problem 3873 
Ideas 3873 
Opposing woofers 3873 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3873 
Blow hard 3873 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3873 
Couple of things 3873 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3861 
That's not a problem :) 3861 
A LF solution for a new room 3804 
Another midbass?!!? 3801 
Another option to consider 3799 
Room comfort upgrades 3798 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3796 
The color of the listening room. 3782 
This would be nice...... 3779 
That is it. 3769 
Congratulations 3769 
Well, 3769 
The last week of moving... 3760 
We are home! 3756 
Congratulations! 3756 
We found a new room in House.... 3750 
Bass in bass-ment? 3749 
True, but. . . 3749 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3748 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3748 
It took for a while. 3711 
Time/Change 3710 
In regards to chairs... 3710 
This week. 3708 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3708 
The first day. 3706 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3706 
Sounds like a nice time... 3706 
For now.... 3705 
Soft Bass 3705 
Getting somewhere. 3704 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3704 
Diffusion 3703 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3702 
Space behind 3702 
Slowly going back to the business. 3687 
Keep on truckin' 3687 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3685 
Audio vs Video playback. 3682 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3681 
AV 3681 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3681 
A good configuration. 3680 
Injection Channel 3680 
It will come later. 3680 
Going there.... 3678 
Toddler Listeners 3677 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3677 
The honeymoon night. 3675 
Proximity 3675 
A chicken and egg situation 3666 
So far so good. 3661 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3659 
Ok, a first objective look. 3654 
Some room dealing basics 3653 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3652 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3651 
Bass trap 3651 
I will see... 3651 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3651 
Other absorbtion methods 3651 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3650 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3643 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3643 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3641 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3641 
Zarathustra 3637 
Very very nice. 3618 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3618 
Theoretically possible? 3616 
So True 3615 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3604 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3599 
7 moths and one event... 3478 
The next day 3476 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3476 
Choose your poisons 3476 
Thank you 3475 
It is very nice. 3474 
Great day 3473 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3472 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3467 
Macondo listening distance. 3383 
Measured from? 3382 
The Listening Room July 7 3382 
8' all around 3381 
Some comments... 3381 
I am looking for inspiration. 3379 
Vent that woofer 3379 
I do not know yet what to do. 3379 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3378 
Ported 3378 
No port for me, if possible... 3378 
Might...... be.... 3378 
K-Horns? 3378 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3378 
They do appear 3378 
Path length of khorn 3378 
The memory lane. 3378 
Outside 3378 
KHorn facts and truth 3378 
Khorn extension 3378 
The options available.... 3378 
The last night looking… 3377 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3377 
About the use of reading my own site. 3376 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3376 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3376 
Just thinking out loud... 3376 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3376 
Driver? 3376 
Two separate individuals 3376 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3376 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3376 
One more simple idea 3376 
A good thinking. 3374 
A next day. 3374 
Deja vu 3373 
It is all depend of your roo 3373 
What the holly garbage. 3363 
What about at a lower volume... 3363 
I do not know why. 3362 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3309 
SSET ;-) 3308 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3308 
More of the same? 3307 
Yes, this is an option too. 3307 
Actually… 3307 
The Scanspeaks 3307 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3307 
Ah, Winnie... 3307 
Last version 3307 
I wrote about it. 3306 
Layout 3306 
Kind of LF depression… 3303 
The one that got away 3303 
Updated. 3303 
Respect! 3302 
There are plenty things to think about. 3302 
Devil invented the room :) 3302 
The way how I see it… 3302 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3301 
One more theoretical solution 3300 
Almost familiar 3300 
This weekend 3296 
Sum and Difference 3296 
It is in the picture... 3296 
Nice bias 3296 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3296 
The grilling analogy 3296 
Some listening today. 3295 
Back to the drawing table. 3289 
Bring them forward 3289 
Promising.... 3289 
Aligned how? 3288 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3288 
Nice but need more work 3281 
Getting there... 3276 
It all looks very nice... 3276 
It is still all for grabs. 3276 
Great Morning!!! 3275 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3275 
Some thinking required… 3274 
I never done anything like this… 3273 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3272 
Phase and Room Modes 3272 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3271 
I am back. 3270 
I need some volume… 3269 
Line Gain 3269 
What a brilliant idea! 3269 
The full monty 3269 
Yep. I know. 3268 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3268 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3268 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3265 
You know the voices are right... 3265 
Some freaking magic. 3264 
Explanation 3264 
11 feet apart 3263 
Juts a proposal. 3263 
Stronger preamp 3262 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3261 
Sick? No. 3261 
Strong pre 3261 
I think it will be no 312.... 3261 
The new room is officially open. 3248 
A picture… 3234 
What a beautiful set-up! 3234 
Dream place 3233 
Headphones sound from playback 3232 
The headphone analogy 3231 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3231 
Wrong way 3231 
Sounds like an insult to me 3231 
Imaging. 3231 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3225 
Learn to forget 3224 
The infrabass injection. 3114 
The number 20 3114 
Undertones? 3113 
Resonance distortion 3113 
There are many options 3113 
I want it... 3113 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3113 
Clarity in the murk 3113 
The gentle exit 3113 
I understand 3113 
Low frequency dithering 3113 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3113 
Eventually! 2929 
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