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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3809 
Big 3809 
Old house? 3809 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3809 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3809 
For a Given Room 3808 
House Inspections & Warranties 3808 
A min Room size.... 3802 
Charging the Large Room 3802 
A bit deeper. 3802 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3801 
Comfort 3801 
Choices 3800 
Value 3800 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3800 
"romantic" illusion... 3800 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3800 
My kids... 3800 
Bingo 3800 
Interesting discussion indeed 3800 
The High Demands System 3799 
Paul S -- 3799 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3799 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3796 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3796 
Happiness 3796 
Various Stages of Young 3796 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3795 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3795 
Using the real estate 3795 
Through the roof 3792 
Sideways 3791 
If not a midbass horn? 3789 
What Comes Naturally 3789 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3789 
In That Case... 3789 
The game is on. 3787 
Mazel Tov! 3787 
Great news 3787 
Wonderful! 3787 
I think it will be better with time. 3787 
Gaddis House 3787 
Congratulations! 3786 
View vs. Practicality 3783 
Multi-Tasking 3783 
Exactly! 3783 
Equipment between speakers... 3783 
Top Gear 3783 
I see no problems with "between". 3783 
Oh well... 3783 
Wall of nature 3783 
Big Window 3783 
Shades and Night Vision 3783 
...they do image wonderfully... 3783 
Another attic project? 3782 
Infinite baffle 3782 
IB 3782 
Mold 3782 
Attic Ventilation 3782 
Possible 3781 
Just strategizing 3781 
Normal orientation 3781 
Confusion. 3781 
Specifics 3781 
Driver Orientation 3781 
That all need to be though out. 3781 
It nigh be a problem 3781 
Ideas 3781 
Opposing woofers 3781 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3781 
Blow hard 3781 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3781 
Couple of things 3781 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3769 
That's not a problem :) 3769 
A LF solution for a new room 3712 
Another midbass?!!? 3709 
Another option to consider 3707 
Room comfort upgrades 3706 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3704 
The color of the listening room. 3690 
This would be nice...... 3687 
That is it. 3677 
Congratulations 3677 
Well, 3677 
The last week of moving... 3668 
We are home! 3664 
Congratulations! 3664 
We found a new room in House.... 3658 
Bass in bass-ment? 3657 
True, but. . . 3657 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3656 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3656 
It took for a while. 3619 
Time/Change 3618 
In regards to chairs... 3618 
This week. 3616 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3616 
The first day. 3614 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3614 
Sounds like a nice time... 3614 
For now.... 3613 
Soft Bass 3613 
Getting somewhere. 3612 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3612 
Diffusion 3611 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3610 
Space behind 3610 
Slowly going back to the business. 3595 
Keep on truckin' 3595 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3593 
Audio vs Video playback. 3590 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3589 
AV 3589 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3589 
A good configuration. 3588 
Injection Channel 3588 
It will come later. 3588 
Going there.... 3586 
Toddler Listeners 3585 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3585 
The honeymoon night. 3583 
Proximity 3583 
A chicken and egg situation 3574 
So far so good. 3569 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3567 
Ok, a first objective look. 3562 
Some room dealing basics 3561 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3560 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3559 
Bass trap 3559 
I will see... 3559 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3559 
Other absorbtion methods 3559 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3558 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3551 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3551 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3549 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3549 
Zarathustra 3545 
Very very nice. 3526 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3526 
Theoretically possible? 3524 
So True 3523 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3512 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3507 
7 moths and one event... 3386 
The next day 3384 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3384 
Choose your poisons 3384 
Thank you 3383 
It is very nice. 3382 
Great day 3381 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3380 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3375 
Macondo listening distance. 3291 
Measured from? 3290 
The Listening Room July 7 3290 
8' all around 3289 
Some comments... 3289 
I am looking for inspiration. 3287 
Vent that woofer 3287 
I do not know yet what to do. 3287 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3286 
Ported 3286 
No port for me, if possible... 3286 
Might...... be.... 3286 
K-Horns? 3286 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3286 
They do appear 3286 
Path length of khorn 3286 
The memory lane. 3286 
Outside 3286 
KHorn facts and truth 3286 
Khorn extension 3286 
The options available.... 3286 
The last night looking… 3285 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3285 
About the use of reading my own site. 3284 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3284 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3284 
Just thinking out loud... 3284 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3284 
Driver? 3284 
Two separate individuals 3284 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3284 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3284 
One more simple idea 3284 
A good thinking. 3282 
A next day. 3282 
Deja vu 3281 
It is all depend of your roo 3281 
What the holly garbage. 3271 
What about at a lower volume... 3271 
I do not know why. 3270 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3217 
SSET ;-) 3216 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3216 
More of the same? 3215 
Yes, this is an option too. 3215 
Actually… 3215 
The Scanspeaks 3215 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3215 
Ah, Winnie... 3215 
Last version 3215 
I wrote about it. 3214 
Layout 3214 
Kind of LF depression… 3211 
The one that got away 3211 
Updated. 3211 
Respect! 3210 
There are plenty things to think about. 3210 
Devil invented the room :) 3210 
The way how I see it… 3210 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3209 
One more theoretical solution 3208 
Almost familiar 3208 
This weekend 3204 
Sum and Difference 3204 
It is in the picture... 3204 
Nice bias 3204 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3204 
The grilling analogy 3204 
Some listening today. 3203 
Back to the drawing table. 3197 
Bring them forward 3197 
Promising.... 3197 
Aligned how? 3196 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3196 
Nice but need more work 3189 
Getting there... 3184 
It all looks very nice... 3184 
It is still all for grabs. 3184 
Great Morning!!! 3183 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3183 
Some thinking required… 3182 
I never done anything like this… 3181 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3180 
Phase and Room Modes 3180 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3179 
I am back. 3178 
I need some volume… 3177 
Line Gain 3177 
What a brilliant idea! 3177 
The full monty 3177 
Yep. I know. 3176 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3176 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3176 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3173 
You know the voices are right... 3173 
Some freaking magic. 3172 
Explanation 3172 
11 feet apart 3171 
Juts a proposal. 3171 
Stronger preamp 3170 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3169 
Sick? No. 3169 
Strong pre 3169 
I think it will be no 312.... 3169 
The new room is officially open. 3156 
A picture… 3142 
What a beautiful set-up! 3142 
Dream place 3141 
Headphones sound from playback 3140 
The headphone analogy 3139 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3139 
Wrong way 3139 
Sounds like an insult to me 3139 
Imaging. 3139 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3133 
Learn to forget 3132 
The infrabass injection. 3022 
The number 20 3022 
Undertones? 3021 
Resonance distortion 3021 
There are many options 3021 
I want it... 3021 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3021 
Clarity in the murk 3021 
The gentle exit 3021 
I understand 3021 
Low frequency dithering 3021 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3021 
Eventually! 2837 
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