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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3731 
Big 3731 
Old house? 3731 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3731 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3731 
For a Given Room 3730 
House Inspections & Warranties 3730 
A min Room size.... 3724 
Charging the Large Room 3724 
A bit deeper. 3724 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3723 
Comfort 3723 
Choices 3722 
Value 3722 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3722 
"romantic" illusion... 3722 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3722 
My kids... 3722 
Bingo 3722 
Interesting discussion indeed 3722 
The High Demands System 3721 
Paul S -- 3721 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3721 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3718 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3718 
Happiness 3718 
Various Stages of Young 3718 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3717 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3717 
Using the real estate 3717 
Through the roof 3714 
Sideways 3713 
If not a midbass horn? 3711 
What Comes Naturally 3711 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3711 
In That Case... 3711 
The game is on. 3709 
Mazel Tov! 3709 
Great news 3709 
Wonderful! 3709 
I think it will be better with time. 3709 
Gaddis House 3709 
Congratulations! 3708 
View vs. Practicality 3705 
Multi-Tasking 3705 
Exactly! 3705 
Equipment between speakers... 3705 
Top Gear 3705 
I see no problems with "between". 3705 
Oh well... 3705 
Wall of nature 3705 
Big Window 3705 
Shades and Night Vision 3705 
...they do image wonderfully... 3705 
Another attic project? 3704 
Infinite baffle 3704 
IB 3704 
Mold 3704 
Attic Ventilation 3704 
Possible 3703 
Just strategizing 3703 
Normal orientation 3703 
Confusion. 3703 
Specifics 3703 
Driver Orientation 3703 
That all need to be though out. 3703 
It nigh be a problem 3703 
Ideas 3703 
Opposing woofers 3703 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3703 
Blow hard 3703 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3703 
Couple of things 3703 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3691 
That's not a problem :) 3691 
A LF solution for a new room 3634 
Another midbass?!!? 3631 
Another option to consider 3629 
Room comfort upgrades 3628 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3626 
The color of the listening room. 3612 
This would be nice...... 3609 
That is it. 3599 
Congratulations 3599 
Well, 3599 
The last week of moving... 3590 
We are home! 3586 
Congratulations! 3586 
We found a new room in House.... 3580 
Bass in bass-ment? 3579 
True, but. . . 3579 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3578 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3578 
It took for a while. 3541 
Time/Change 3540 
In regards to chairs... 3540 
This week. 3538 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3538 
The first day. 3536 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3536 
Sounds like a nice time... 3536 
For now.... 3535 
Soft Bass 3535 
Getting somewhere. 3534 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3534 
Diffusion 3533 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3532 
Space behind 3532 
Slowly going back to the business. 3517 
Keep on truckin' 3517 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3515 
Audio vs Video playback. 3512 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3511 
AV 3511 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3511 
A good configuration. 3510 
Injection Channel 3510 
It will come later. 3510 
Going there.... 3508 
Toddler Listeners 3507 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3507 
The honeymoon night. 3505 
Proximity 3505 
A chicken and egg situation 3496 
So far so good. 3491 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3489 
Ok, a first objective look. 3484 
Some room dealing basics 3483 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3482 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3481 
Bass trap 3481 
I will see... 3481 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3481 
Other absorbtion methods 3481 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3480 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3473 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3473 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3471 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3471 
Zarathustra 3467 
Very very nice. 3448 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3448 
Theoretically possible? 3446 
So True 3445 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3434 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3429 
7 moths and one event... 3308 
The next day 3306 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3306 
Choose your poisons 3306 
Thank you 3305 
It is very nice. 3304 
Great day 3303 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3302 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3297 
Macondo listening distance. 3213 
Measured from? 3212 
The Listening Room July 7 3212 
8' all around 3211 
Some comments... 3211 
I am looking for inspiration. 3209 
Vent that woofer 3209 
I do not know yet what to do. 3209 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3208 
Ported 3208 
No port for me, if possible... 3208 
Might...... be.... 3208 
K-Horns? 3208 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3208 
They do appear 3208 
Path length of khorn 3208 
The memory lane. 3208 
Outside 3208 
KHorn facts and truth 3208 
Khorn extension 3208 
The options available.... 3208 
The last night looking… 3207 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3207 
About the use of reading my own site. 3206 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3206 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3206 
Just thinking out loud... 3206 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3206 
Driver? 3206 
Two separate individuals 3206 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3206 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3206 
One more simple idea 3206 
A good thinking. 3204 
A next day. 3204 
Deja vu 3203 
It is all depend of your roo 3203 
What the holly garbage. 3193 
What about at a lower volume... 3193 
I do not know why. 3192 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3139 
SSET ;-) 3138 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3138 
More of the same? 3137 
Yes, this is an option too. 3137 
Actually… 3137 
The Scanspeaks 3137 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3137 
Ah, Winnie... 3137 
Last version 3137 
I wrote about it. 3136 
Layout 3136 
Kind of LF depression… 3133 
The one that got away 3133 
Updated. 3133 
Respect! 3132 
There are plenty things to think about. 3132 
Devil invented the room :) 3132 
The way how I see it… 3132 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3131 
One more theoretical solution 3130 
Almost familiar 3130 
This weekend 3126 
Sum and Difference 3126 
It is in the picture... 3126 
Nice bias 3126 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3126 
The grilling analogy 3126 
Some listening today. 3125 
Back to the drawing table. 3119 
Bring them forward 3119 
Promising.... 3119 
Aligned how? 3118 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3118 
Nice but need more work 3111 
Getting there... 3106 
It all looks very nice... 3106 
It is still all for grabs. 3106 
Great Morning!!! 3105 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3105 
Some thinking required… 3104 
I never done anything like this… 3103 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3102 
Phase and Room Modes 3102 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3101 
I am back. 3100 
I need some volume… 3099 
Line Gain 3099 
What a brilliant idea! 3099 
The full monty 3099 
Yep. I know. 3098 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3098 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3098 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3095 
You know the voices are right... 3095 
Some freaking magic. 3094 
Explanation 3094 
11 feet apart 3093 
Juts a proposal. 3093 
Stronger preamp 3092 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3091 
Sick? No. 3091 
Strong pre 3091 
I think it will be no 312.... 3091 
The new room is officially open. 3078 
A picture… 3064 
What a beautiful set-up! 3064 
Dream place 3063 
Headphones sound from playback 3062 
The headphone analogy 3061 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3061 
Wrong way 3061 
Sounds like an insult to me 3061 
Imaging. 3061 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3055 
Learn to forget 3054 
The infrabass injection. 2944 
The number 20 2944 
Undertones? 2943 
Resonance distortion 2943 
There are many options 2943 
I want it... 2943 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2943 
Clarity in the murk 2943 
The gentle exit 2943 
I understand 2943 
Low frequency dithering 2943 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2943 
Eventually! 2759 
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