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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3871 
Big 3871 
Old house? 3871 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3871 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3871 
For a Given Room 3870 
House Inspections & Warranties 3870 
A min Room size.... 3864 
Charging the Large Room 3864 
A bit deeper. 3864 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3863 
Comfort 3863 
Choices 3862 
Value 3862 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3862 
"romantic" illusion... 3862 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3862 
My kids... 3862 
Bingo 3862 
Interesting discussion indeed 3862 
The High Demands System 3861 
Paul S -- 3861 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3861 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3858 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3858 
Happiness 3858 
Various Stages of Young 3858 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3857 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3857 
Using the real estate 3857 
Through the roof 3854 
Sideways 3853 
If not a midbass horn? 3851 
What Comes Naturally 3851 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3851 
In That Case... 3851 
The game is on. 3849 
Mazel Tov! 3849 
Great news 3849 
Wonderful! 3849 
I think it will be better with time. 3849 
Gaddis House 3849 
Congratulations! 3848 
View vs. Practicality 3845 
Multi-Tasking 3845 
Exactly! 3845 
Equipment between speakers... 3845 
Top Gear 3845 
I see no problems with "between". 3845 
Oh well... 3845 
Wall of nature 3845 
Big Window 3845 
Shades and Night Vision 3845 
...they do image wonderfully... 3845 
Another attic project? 3844 
Infinite baffle 3844 
IB 3844 
Mold 3844 
Attic Ventilation 3844 
Possible 3843 
Just strategizing 3843 
Normal orientation 3843 
Confusion. 3843 
Specifics 3843 
Driver Orientation 3843 
That all need to be though out. 3843 
It nigh be a problem 3843 
Ideas 3843 
Opposing woofers 3843 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3843 
Blow hard 3843 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3843 
Couple of things 3843 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3831 
That's not a problem :) 3831 
A LF solution for a new room 3774 
Another midbass?!!? 3771 
Another option to consider 3769 
Room comfort upgrades 3768 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3766 
The color of the listening room. 3752 
This would be nice...... 3749 
That is it. 3739 
Congratulations 3739 
Well, 3739 
The last week of moving... 3730 
We are home! 3726 
Congratulations! 3726 
We found a new room in House.... 3720 
Bass in bass-ment? 3719 
True, but. . . 3719 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3718 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3718 
It took for a while. 3681 
Time/Change 3680 
In regards to chairs... 3680 
This week. 3678 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3678 
The first day. 3676 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3676 
Sounds like a nice time... 3676 
For now.... 3675 
Soft Bass 3675 
Getting somewhere. 3674 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3674 
Diffusion 3673 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3672 
Space behind 3672 
Slowly going back to the business. 3657 
Keep on truckin' 3657 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3655 
Audio vs Video playback. 3652 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3651 
AV 3651 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3651 
A good configuration. 3650 
Injection Channel 3650 
It will come later. 3650 
Going there.... 3648 
Toddler Listeners 3647 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3647 
The honeymoon night. 3645 
Proximity 3645 
A chicken and egg situation 3636 
So far so good. 3631 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3629 
Ok, a first objective look. 3624 
Some room dealing basics 3623 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3622 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3621 
Bass trap 3621 
I will see... 3621 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3621 
Other absorbtion methods 3621 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3620 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3613 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3613 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3611 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3611 
Zarathustra 3607 
Very very nice. 3588 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3588 
Theoretically possible? 3586 
So True 3585 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3574 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3569 
7 moths and one event... 3448 
The next day 3446 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3446 
Choose your poisons 3446 
Thank you 3445 
It is very nice. 3444 
Great day 3443 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3442 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3437 
Macondo listening distance. 3353 
Measured from? 3352 
The Listening Room July 7 3352 
8' all around 3351 
Some comments... 3351 
I am looking for inspiration. 3349 
Vent that woofer 3349 
I do not know yet what to do. 3349 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3348 
Ported 3348 
No port for me, if possible... 3348 
Might...... be.... 3348 
K-Horns? 3348 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3348 
They do appear 3348 
Path length of khorn 3348 
The memory lane. 3348 
Outside 3348 
KHorn facts and truth 3348 
Khorn extension 3348 
The options available.... 3348 
The last night looking… 3347 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3347 
About the use of reading my own site. 3346 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3346 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3346 
Just thinking out loud... 3346 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3346 
Driver? 3346 
Two separate individuals 3346 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3346 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3346 
One more simple idea 3346 
A good thinking. 3344 
A next day. 3344 
Deja vu 3343 
It is all depend of your roo 3343 
What the holly garbage. 3333 
What about at a lower volume... 3333 
I do not know why. 3332 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3279 
SSET ;-) 3278 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3278 
More of the same? 3277 
Yes, this is an option too. 3277 
Actually… 3277 
The Scanspeaks 3277 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3277 
Ah, Winnie... 3277 
Last version 3277 
I wrote about it. 3276 
Layout 3276 
Kind of LF depression… 3273 
The one that got away 3273 
Updated. 3273 
Respect! 3272 
There are plenty things to think about. 3272 
Devil invented the room :) 3272 
The way how I see it… 3272 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3271 
One more theoretical solution 3270 
Almost familiar 3270 
This weekend 3266 
Sum and Difference 3266 
It is in the picture... 3266 
Nice bias 3266 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3266 
The grilling analogy 3266 
Some listening today. 3265 
Back to the drawing table. 3259 
Bring them forward 3259 
Promising.... 3259 
Aligned how? 3258 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3258 
Nice but need more work 3251 
Getting there... 3246 
It all looks very nice... 3246 
It is still all for grabs. 3246 
Great Morning!!! 3245 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3245 
Some thinking required… 3244 
I never done anything like this… 3243 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3242 
Phase and Room Modes 3242 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3241 
I am back. 3240 
I need some volume… 3239 
Line Gain 3239 
What a brilliant idea! 3239 
The full monty 3239 
Yep. I know. 3238 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3238 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3238 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3235 
You know the voices are right... 3235 
Some freaking magic. 3234 
Explanation 3234 
11 feet apart 3233 
Juts a proposal. 3233 
Stronger preamp 3232 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3231 
Sick? No. 3231 
Strong pre 3231 
I think it will be no 312.... 3231 
The new room is officially open. 3218 
A picture… 3204 
What a beautiful set-up! 3204 
Dream place 3203 
Headphones sound from playback 3202 
The headphone analogy 3201 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3201 
Wrong way 3201 
Sounds like an insult to me 3201 
Imaging. 3201 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3195 
Learn to forget 3194 
The infrabass injection. 3084 
The number 20 3084 
Undertones? 3083 
Resonance distortion 3083 
There are many options 3083 
I want it... 3083 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3083 
Clarity in the murk 3083 
The gentle exit 3083 
I understand 3083 
Low frequency dithering 3083 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3083 
Eventually! 2899 
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