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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3672 
Big 3672 
Old house? 3672 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3672 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3672 
For a Given Room 3671 
House Inspections & Warranties 3671 
A min Room size.... 3665 
Charging the Large Room 3665 
A bit deeper. 3665 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3664 
Comfort 3664 
Choices 3663 
Value 3663 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3663 
"romantic" illusion... 3663 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3663 
My kids... 3663 
Bingo 3663 
Interesting discussion indeed 3663 
The High Demands System 3662 
Paul S -- 3662 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3662 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3659 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3659 
Happiness 3659 
Various Stages of Young 3659 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3658 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3658 
Using the real estate 3658 
Through the roof 3655 
Sideways 3654 
If not a midbass horn? 3652 
What Comes Naturally 3652 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3652 
In That Case... 3652 
The game is on. 3650 
Mazel Tov! 3650 
Great news 3650 
Wonderful! 3650 
I think it will be better with time. 3650 
Gaddis House 3650 
Congratulations! 3649 
View vs. Practicality 3646 
Multi-Tasking 3646 
Exactly! 3646 
Equipment between speakers... 3646 
Top Gear 3646 
I see no problems with "between". 3646 
Oh well... 3646 
Wall of nature 3646 
Big Window 3646 
Shades and Night Vision 3646 
...they do image wonderfully... 3646 
Another attic project? 3645 
Infinite baffle 3645 
IB 3645 
Mold 3645 
Attic Ventilation 3645 
Possible 3644 
Just strategizing 3644 
Normal orientation 3644 
Confusion. 3644 
Specifics 3644 
Driver Orientation 3644 
That all need to be though out. 3644 
It nigh be a problem 3644 
Ideas 3644 
Opposing woofers 3644 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3644 
Blow hard 3644 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3644 
Couple of things 3644 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3632 
That's not a problem :) 3632 
A LF solution for a new room 3575 
Another midbass?!!? 3572 
Another option to consider 3570 
Room comfort upgrades 3569 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3567 
The color of the listening room. 3553 
This would be nice...... 3550 
That is it. 3540 
Congratulations 3540 
Well, 3540 
The last week of moving... 3531 
We are home! 3527 
Congratulations! 3527 
We found a new room in House.... 3521 
Bass in bass-ment? 3520 
True, but. . . 3520 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3519 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3519 
It took for a while. 3482 
Time/Change 3481 
In regards to chairs... 3481 
This week. 3479 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3479 
The first day. 3477 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3477 
Sounds like a nice time... 3477 
For now.... 3476 
Soft Bass 3476 
Getting somewhere. 3475 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3475 
Diffusion 3474 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3473 
Space behind 3473 
Slowly going back to the business. 3458 
Keep on truckin' 3458 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3456 
Audio vs Video playback. 3453 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3452 
AV 3452 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3452 
A good configuration. 3451 
Injection Channel 3451 
It will come later. 3451 
Going there.... 3449 
Toddler Listeners 3448 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3448 
The honeymoon night. 3446 
Proximity 3446 
A chicken and egg situation 3437 
So far so good. 3432 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3430 
Ok, a first objective look. 3425 
Some room dealing basics 3424 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3423 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3422 
Bass trap 3422 
I will see... 3422 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3422 
Other absorbtion methods 3422 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3421 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3414 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3414 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3412 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3412 
Zarathustra 3408 
Very very nice. 3389 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3389 
Theoretically possible? 3387 
So True 3386 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3375 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3370 
7 moths and one event... 3249 
The next day 3247 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3247 
Choose your poisons 3247 
Thank you 3246 
It is very nice. 3245 
Great day 3244 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3243 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3238 
Macondo listening distance. 3154 
Measured from? 3153 
The Listening Room July 7 3153 
8' all around 3152 
Some comments... 3152 
I am looking for inspiration. 3150 
Vent that woofer 3150 
I do not know yet what to do. 3150 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3149 
Ported 3149 
No port for me, if possible... 3149 
Might...... be.... 3149 
K-Horns? 3149 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3149 
They do appear 3149 
Path length of khorn 3149 
The memory lane. 3149 
Outside 3149 
KHorn facts and truth 3149 
Khorn extension 3149 
The options available.... 3149 
The last night looking… 3148 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3148 
About the use of reading my own site. 3147 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3147 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3147 
Just thinking out loud... 3147 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3147 
Driver? 3147 
Two separate individuals 3147 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3147 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3147 
One more simple idea 3147 
A good thinking. 3145 
A next day. 3145 
Deja vu 3144 
It is all depend of your roo 3144 
What the holly garbage. 3134 
What about at a lower volume... 3134 
I do not know why. 3133 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3080 
SSET ;-) 3079 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3079 
More of the same? 3078 
Yes, this is an option too. 3078 
Actually… 3078 
The Scanspeaks 3078 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3078 
Ah, Winnie... 3078 
Last version 3078 
I wrote about it. 3077 
Layout 3077 
Kind of LF depression… 3074 
The one that got away 3074 
Updated. 3074 
Respect! 3073 
There are plenty things to think about. 3073 
Devil invented the room :) 3073 
The way how I see it… 3073 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3072 
One more theoretical solution 3071 
Almost familiar 3071 
This weekend 3067 
Sum and Difference 3067 
It is in the picture... 3067 
Nice bias 3067 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3067 
The grilling analogy 3067 
Some listening today. 3066 
Back to the drawing table. 3060 
Bring them forward 3060 
Promising.... 3060 
Aligned how? 3059 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3059 
Nice but need more work 3052 
Getting there... 3047 
It all looks very nice... 3047 
It is still all for grabs. 3047 
Great Morning!!! 3046 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3046 
Some thinking required… 3045 
I never done anything like this… 3044 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3043 
Phase and Room Modes 3043 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3042 
I am back. 3041 
I need some volume… 3040 
Line Gain 3040 
What a brilliant idea! 3040 
The full monty 3040 
Yep. I know. 3039 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3039 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3039 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3036 
You know the voices are right... 3036 
Some freaking magic. 3035 
Explanation 3035 
11 feet apart 3034 
Juts a proposal. 3034 
Stronger preamp 3033 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3032 
Sick? No. 3032 
Strong pre 3032 
I think it will be no 312.... 3032 
The new room is officially open. 3019 
A picture… 3005 
What a beautiful set-up! 3005 
Dream place 3004 
Headphones sound from playback 3003 
The headphone analogy 3002 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3002 
Wrong way 3002 
Sounds like an insult to me 3002 
Imaging. 3002 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 2996 
Learn to forget 2995 
The infrabass injection. 2885 
The number 20 2885 
Undertones? 2884 
Resonance distortion 2884 
There are many options 2884 
I want it... 2884 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2884 
Clarity in the murk 2884 
The gentle exit 2884 
I understand 2884 
Low frequency dithering 2884 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2884 
Eventually! 2700 
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