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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3729 
Big 3729 
Old house? 3729 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3729 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3729 
For a Given Room 3728 
House Inspections & Warranties 3728 
A min Room size.... 3722 
Charging the Large Room 3722 
A bit deeper. 3722 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3721 
Comfort 3721 
Choices 3720 
Value 3720 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3720 
"romantic" illusion... 3720 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3720 
My kids... 3720 
Bingo 3720 
Interesting discussion indeed 3720 
The High Demands System 3719 
Paul S -- 3719 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3719 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3716 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3716 
Happiness 3716 
Various Stages of Young 3716 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3715 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3715 
Using the real estate 3715 
Through the roof 3712 
Sideways 3711 
If not a midbass horn? 3709 
What Comes Naturally 3709 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3709 
In That Case... 3709 
The game is on. 3707 
Mazel Tov! 3707 
Great news 3707 
Wonderful! 3707 
I think it will be better with time. 3707 
Gaddis House 3707 
Congratulations! 3706 
View vs. Practicality 3703 
Multi-Tasking 3703 
Exactly! 3703 
Equipment between speakers... 3703 
Top Gear 3703 
I see no problems with "between". 3703 
Oh well... 3703 
Wall of nature 3703 
Big Window 3703 
Shades and Night Vision 3703 
...they do image wonderfully... 3703 
Another attic project? 3702 
Infinite baffle 3702 
IB 3702 
Mold 3702 
Attic Ventilation 3702 
Possible 3701 
Just strategizing 3701 
Normal orientation 3701 
Confusion. 3701 
Specifics 3701 
Driver Orientation 3701 
That all need to be though out. 3701 
It nigh be a problem 3701 
Ideas 3701 
Opposing woofers 3701 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3701 
Blow hard 3701 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3701 
Couple of things 3701 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3689 
That's not a problem :) 3689 
A LF solution for a new room 3632 
Another midbass?!!? 3629 
Another option to consider 3627 
Room comfort upgrades 3626 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3624 
The color of the listening room. 3610 
This would be nice...... 3607 
That is it. 3597 
Congratulations 3597 
Well, 3597 
The last week of moving... 3588 
We are home! 3584 
Congratulations! 3584 
We found a new room in House.... 3578 
Bass in bass-ment? 3577 
True, but. . . 3577 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3576 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3576 
It took for a while. 3539 
Time/Change 3538 
In regards to chairs... 3538 
This week. 3536 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3536 
The first day. 3534 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3534 
Sounds like a nice time... 3534 
For now.... 3533 
Soft Bass 3533 
Getting somewhere. 3532 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3532 
Diffusion 3531 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3530 
Space behind 3530 
Slowly going back to the business. 3515 
Keep on truckin' 3515 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3513 
Audio vs Video playback. 3510 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3509 
AV 3509 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3509 
A good configuration. 3508 
Injection Channel 3508 
It will come later. 3508 
Going there.... 3506 
Toddler Listeners 3505 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3505 
The honeymoon night. 3503 
Proximity 3503 
A chicken and egg situation 3494 
So far so good. 3489 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3487 
Ok, a first objective look. 3482 
Some room dealing basics 3481 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3480 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3479 
Bass trap 3479 
I will see... 3479 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3479 
Other absorbtion methods 3479 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3478 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3471 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3471 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3469 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3469 
Zarathustra 3465 
Very very nice. 3446 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3446 
Theoretically possible? 3444 
So True 3443 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3432 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3427 
7 moths and one event... 3306 
The next day 3304 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3304 
Choose your poisons 3304 
Thank you 3303 
It is very nice. 3302 
Great day 3301 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3300 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3295 
Macondo listening distance. 3211 
Measured from? 3210 
The Listening Room July 7 3210 
8' all around 3209 
Some comments... 3209 
I am looking for inspiration. 3207 
Vent that woofer 3207 
I do not know yet what to do. 3207 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3206 
Ported 3206 
No port for me, if possible... 3206 
Might...... be.... 3206 
K-Horns? 3206 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3206 
They do appear 3206 
Path length of khorn 3206 
The memory lane. 3206 
Outside 3206 
KHorn facts and truth 3206 
Khorn extension 3206 
The options available.... 3206 
The last night looking… 3205 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3205 
About the use of reading my own site. 3204 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3204 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3204 
Just thinking out loud... 3204 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3204 
Driver? 3204 
Two separate individuals 3204 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3204 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3204 
One more simple idea 3204 
A good thinking. 3202 
A next day. 3202 
Deja vu 3201 
It is all depend of your roo 3201 
What the holly garbage. 3191 
What about at a lower volume... 3191 
I do not know why. 3190 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3137 
SSET ;-) 3136 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3136 
More of the same? 3135 
Yes, this is an option too. 3135 
Actually… 3135 
The Scanspeaks 3135 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3135 
Ah, Winnie... 3135 
Last version 3135 
I wrote about it. 3134 
Layout 3134 
Kind of LF depression… 3131 
The one that got away 3131 
Updated. 3131 
Respect! 3130 
There are plenty things to think about. 3130 
Devil invented the room :) 3130 
The way how I see it… 3130 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3129 
One more theoretical solution 3128 
Almost familiar 3128 
This weekend 3124 
Sum and Difference 3124 
It is in the picture... 3124 
Nice bias 3124 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3124 
The grilling analogy 3124 
Some listening today. 3123 
Back to the drawing table. 3117 
Bring them forward 3117 
Promising.... 3117 
Aligned how? 3116 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3116 
Nice but need more work 3109 
Getting there... 3104 
It all looks very nice... 3104 
It is still all for grabs. 3104 
Great Morning!!! 3103 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3103 
Some thinking required… 3102 
I never done anything like this… 3101 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3100 
Phase and Room Modes 3100 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3099 
I am back. 3098 
I need some volume… 3097 
Line Gain 3097 
What a brilliant idea! 3097 
The full monty 3097 
Yep. I know. 3096 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3096 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3096 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3093 
You know the voices are right... 3093 
Some freaking magic. 3092 
Explanation 3092 
11 feet apart 3091 
Juts a proposal. 3091 
Stronger preamp 3090 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3089 
Sick? No. 3089 
Strong pre 3089 
I think it will be no 312.... 3089 
The new room is officially open. 3076 
A picture… 3062 
What a beautiful set-up! 3062 
Dream place 3061 
Headphones sound from playback 3060 
The headphone analogy 3059 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3059 
Wrong way 3059 
Sounds like an insult to me 3059 
Imaging. 3059 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3053 
Learn to forget 3052 
The infrabass injection. 2942 
The number 20 2942 
Undertones? 2941 
Resonance distortion 2941 
There are many options 2941 
I want it... 2941 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2941 
Clarity in the murk 2941 
The gentle exit 2941 
I understand 2941 
Low frequency dithering 2941 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2941 
Eventually! 2757 
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