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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3669 
Big 3669 
Old house? 3669 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3669 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3669 
For a Given Room 3668 
House Inspections & Warranties 3668 
A min Room size.... 3662 
Charging the Large Room 3662 
A bit deeper. 3662 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3661 
Comfort 3661 
Choices 3660 
Value 3660 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3660 
"romantic" illusion... 3660 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3660 
My kids... 3660 
Bingo 3660 
Interesting discussion indeed 3660 
The High Demands System 3659 
Paul S -- 3659 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3659 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3656 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3656 
Happiness 3656 
Various Stages of Young 3656 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3655 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3655 
Using the real estate 3655 
Through the roof 3652 
Sideways 3651 
If not a midbass horn? 3649 
What Comes Naturally 3649 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3649 
In That Case... 3649 
The game is on. 3647 
Mazel Tov! 3647 
Great news 3647 
Wonderful! 3647 
I think it will be better with time. 3647 
Gaddis House 3647 
Congratulations! 3646 
View vs. Practicality 3643 
Multi-Tasking 3643 
Exactly! 3643 
Equipment between speakers... 3643 
Top Gear 3643 
I see no problems with "between". 3643 
Oh well... 3643 
Wall of nature 3643 
Big Window 3643 
Shades and Night Vision 3643 
...they do image wonderfully... 3643 
Another attic project? 3642 
Infinite baffle 3642 
IB 3642 
Mold 3642 
Attic Ventilation 3642 
Possible 3641 
Just strategizing 3641 
Normal orientation 3641 
Confusion. 3641 
Specifics 3641 
Driver Orientation 3641 
That all need to be though out. 3641 
It nigh be a problem 3641 
Ideas 3641 
Opposing woofers 3641 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3641 
Blow hard 3641 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3641 
Couple of things 3641 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3629 
That's not a problem :) 3629 
A LF solution for a new room 3572 
Another midbass?!!? 3569 
Another option to consider 3567 
Room comfort upgrades 3566 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3564 
The color of the listening room. 3550 
This would be nice...... 3547 
That is it. 3537 
Congratulations 3537 
Well, 3537 
The last week of moving... 3528 
We are home! 3524 
Congratulations! 3524 
We found a new room in House.... 3518 
Bass in bass-ment? 3517 
True, but. . . 3517 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3516 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3516 
It took for a while. 3479 
Time/Change 3478 
In regards to chairs... 3478 
This week. 3476 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3476 
The first day. 3474 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3474 
Sounds like a nice time... 3474 
For now.... 3473 
Soft Bass 3473 
Getting somewhere. 3472 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3472 
Diffusion 3471 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3470 
Space behind 3470 
Slowly going back to the business. 3455 
Keep on truckin' 3455 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3453 
Audio vs Video playback. 3450 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3449 
AV 3449 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3449 
A good configuration. 3448 
Injection Channel 3448 
It will come later. 3448 
Going there.... 3446 
Toddler Listeners 3445 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3445 
The honeymoon night. 3443 
Proximity 3443 
A chicken and egg situation 3434 
So far so good. 3429 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3427 
Ok, a first objective look. 3422 
Some room dealing basics 3421 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3420 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3419 
Bass trap 3419 
I will see... 3419 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3419 
Other absorbtion methods 3419 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3418 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3411 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3411 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3409 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3409 
Zarathustra 3405 
Very very nice. 3386 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3386 
Theoretically possible? 3384 
So True 3383 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3372 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3367 
7 moths and one event... 3246 
The next day 3244 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3244 
Choose your poisons 3244 
Thank you 3243 
It is very nice. 3242 
Great day 3241 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3240 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3235 
Macondo listening distance. 3151 
Measured from? 3150 
The Listening Room July 7 3150 
8' all around 3149 
Some comments... 3149 
I am looking for inspiration. 3147 
Vent that woofer 3147 
I do not know yet what to do. 3147 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3146 
Ported 3146 
No port for me, if possible... 3146 
Might...... be.... 3146 
K-Horns? 3146 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3146 
They do appear 3146 
Path length of khorn 3146 
The memory lane. 3146 
Outside 3146 
KHorn facts and truth 3146 
Khorn extension 3146 
The options available.... 3146 
The last night looking… 3145 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3145 
About the use of reading my own site. 3144 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3144 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3144 
Just thinking out loud... 3144 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3144 
Driver? 3144 
Two separate individuals 3144 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3144 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3144 
One more simple idea 3144 
A good thinking. 3142 
A next day. 3142 
Deja vu 3141 
It is all depend of your roo 3141 
What the holly garbage. 3131 
What about at a lower volume... 3131 
I do not know why. 3130 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3077 
SSET ;-) 3076 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3076 
More of the same? 3075 
Yes, this is an option too. 3075 
Actually… 3075 
The Scanspeaks 3075 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3075 
Ah, Winnie... 3075 
Last version 3075 
I wrote about it. 3074 
Layout 3074 
Kind of LF depression… 3071 
The one that got away 3071 
Updated. 3071 
Respect! 3070 
There are plenty things to think about. 3070 
Devil invented the room :) 3070 
The way how I see it… 3070 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3069 
One more theoretical solution 3068 
Almost familiar 3068 
This weekend 3064 
Sum and Difference 3064 
It is in the picture... 3064 
Nice bias 3064 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3064 
The grilling analogy 3064 
Some listening today. 3063 
Back to the drawing table. 3057 
Bring them forward 3057 
Promising.... 3057 
Aligned how? 3056 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3056 
Nice but need more work 3049 
Getting there... 3044 
It all looks very nice... 3044 
It is still all for grabs. 3044 
Great Morning!!! 3043 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3043 
Some thinking required… 3042 
I never done anything like this… 3041 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3040 
Phase and Room Modes 3040 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3039 
I am back. 3038 
I need some volume… 3037 
Line Gain 3037 
What a brilliant idea! 3037 
The full monty 3037 
Yep. I know. 3036 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3036 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3036 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3033 
You know the voices are right... 3033 
Some freaking magic. 3032 
Explanation 3032 
11 feet apart 3031 
Juts a proposal. 3031 
Stronger preamp 3030 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3029 
Sick? No. 3029 
Strong pre 3029 
I think it will be no 312.... 3029 
The new room is officially open. 3016 
A picture… 3002 
What a beautiful set-up! 3002 
Dream place 3001 
Headphones sound from playback 3000 
The headphone analogy 2999 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 2999 
Wrong way 2999 
Sounds like an insult to me 2999 
Imaging. 2999 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2993 
Learn to forget 2992 
The infrabass injection. 2882 
The number 20 2882 
Undertones? 2881 
Resonance distortion 2881 
There are many options 2881 
I want it... 2881 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2881 
Clarity in the murk 2881 
The gentle exit 2881 
I understand 2881 
Low frequency dithering 2881 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2881 
Eventually! 2697 
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