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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3764 
Big 3764 
Old house? 3764 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3764 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3764 
For a Given Room 3763 
House Inspections & Warranties 3763 
A min Room size.... 3757 
Charging the Large Room 3757 
A bit deeper. 3757 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3756 
Comfort 3756 
Choices 3755 
Value 3755 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3755 
"romantic" illusion... 3755 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3755 
My kids... 3755 
Bingo 3755 
Interesting discussion indeed 3755 
The High Demands System 3754 
Paul S -- 3754 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3754 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3751 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3751 
Happiness 3751 
Various Stages of Young 3751 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3750 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3750 
Using the real estate 3750 
Through the roof 3747 
Sideways 3746 
If not a midbass horn? 3744 
What Comes Naturally 3744 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3744 
In That Case... 3744 
The game is on. 3742 
Mazel Tov! 3742 
Great news 3742 
Wonderful! 3742 
I think it will be better with time. 3742 
Gaddis House 3742 
Congratulations! 3741 
View vs. Practicality 3738 
Multi-Tasking 3738 
Exactly! 3738 
Equipment between speakers... 3738 
Top Gear 3738 
I see no problems with "between". 3738 
Oh well... 3738 
Wall of nature 3738 
Big Window 3738 
Shades and Night Vision 3738 
...they do image wonderfully... 3738 
Another attic project? 3737 
Infinite baffle 3737 
IB 3737 
Mold 3737 
Attic Ventilation 3737 
Possible 3736 
Just strategizing 3736 
Normal orientation 3736 
Confusion. 3736 
Specifics 3736 
Driver Orientation 3736 
That all need to be though out. 3736 
It nigh be a problem 3736 
Ideas 3736 
Opposing woofers 3736 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3736 
Blow hard 3736 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3736 
Couple of things 3736 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3724 
That's not a problem :) 3724 
A LF solution for a new room 3667 
Another midbass?!!? 3664 
Another option to consider 3662 
Room comfort upgrades 3661 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3659 
The color of the listening room. 3645 
This would be nice...... 3642 
That is it. 3632 
Congratulations 3632 
Well, 3632 
The last week of moving... 3623 
We are home! 3619 
Congratulations! 3619 
We found a new room in House.... 3613 
Bass in bass-ment? 3612 
True, but. . . 3612 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3611 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3611 
It took for a while. 3574 
Time/Change 3573 
In regards to chairs... 3573 
This week. 3571 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3571 
The first day. 3569 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3569 
Sounds like a nice time... 3569 
For now.... 3568 
Soft Bass 3568 
Getting somewhere. 3567 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3567 
Diffusion 3566 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3565 
Space behind 3565 
Slowly going back to the business. 3550 
Keep on truckin' 3550 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3548 
Audio vs Video playback. 3545 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3544 
AV 3544 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3544 
A good configuration. 3543 
Injection Channel 3543 
It will come later. 3543 
Going there.... 3541 
Toddler Listeners 3540 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3540 
The honeymoon night. 3538 
Proximity 3538 
A chicken and egg situation 3529 
So far so good. 3524 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3522 
Ok, a first objective look. 3517 
Some room dealing basics 3516 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3515 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3514 
Bass trap 3514 
I will see... 3514 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3514 
Other absorbtion methods 3514 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3513 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3506 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3506 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3504 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3504 
Zarathustra 3500 
Very very nice. 3481 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3481 
Theoretically possible? 3479 
So True 3478 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3467 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3462 
7 moths and one event... 3341 
The next day 3339 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3339 
Choose your poisons 3339 
Thank you 3338 
It is very nice. 3337 
Great day 3336 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3335 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3330 
Macondo listening distance. 3246 
Measured from? 3245 
The Listening Room July 7 3245 
8' all around 3244 
Some comments... 3244 
I am looking for inspiration. 3242 
Vent that woofer 3242 
I do not know yet what to do. 3242 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3241 
Ported 3241 
No port for me, if possible... 3241 
Might...... be.... 3241 
K-Horns? 3241 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3241 
They do appear 3241 
Path length of khorn 3241 
The memory lane. 3241 
Outside 3241 
KHorn facts and truth 3241 
Khorn extension 3241 
The options available.... 3241 
The last night looking… 3240 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3240 
About the use of reading my own site. 3239 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3239 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3239 
Just thinking out loud... 3239 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3239 
Driver? 3239 
Two separate individuals 3239 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3239 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3239 
One more simple idea 3239 
A good thinking. 3237 
A next day. 3237 
Deja vu 3236 
It is all depend of your roo 3236 
What the holly garbage. 3226 
What about at a lower volume... 3226 
I do not know why. 3225 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3172 
SSET ;-) 3171 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3171 
More of the same? 3170 
Yes, this is an option too. 3170 
Actually… 3170 
The Scanspeaks 3170 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3170 
Ah, Winnie... 3170 
Last version 3170 
I wrote about it. 3169 
Layout 3169 
Kind of LF depression… 3166 
The one that got away 3166 
Updated. 3166 
Respect! 3165 
There are plenty things to think about. 3165 
Devil invented the room :) 3165 
The way how I see it… 3165 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3164 
One more theoretical solution 3163 
Almost familiar 3163 
This weekend 3159 
Sum and Difference 3159 
It is in the picture... 3159 
Nice bias 3159 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3159 
The grilling analogy 3159 
Some listening today. 3158 
Back to the drawing table. 3152 
Bring them forward 3152 
Promising.... 3152 
Aligned how? 3151 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3151 
Nice but need more work 3144 
Getting there... 3139 
It all looks very nice... 3139 
It is still all for grabs. 3139 
Great Morning!!! 3138 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3138 
Some thinking required… 3137 
I never done anything like this… 3136 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3135 
Phase and Room Modes 3135 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3134 
I am back. 3133 
I need some volume… 3132 
Line Gain 3132 
What a brilliant idea! 3132 
The full monty 3132 
Yep. I know. 3131 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3131 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3131 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3128 
You know the voices are right... 3128 
Some freaking magic. 3127 
Explanation 3127 
11 feet apart 3126 
Juts a proposal. 3126 
Stronger preamp 3125 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3124 
Sick? No. 3124 
Strong pre 3124 
I think it will be no 312.... 3124 
The new room is officially open. 3111 
A picture… 3097 
What a beautiful set-up! 3097 
Dream place 3096 
Headphones sound from playback 3095 
The headphone analogy 3094 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3094 
Wrong way 3094 
Sounds like an insult to me 3094 
Imaging. 3094 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3088 
Learn to forget 3087 
The infrabass injection. 2977 
The number 20 2977 
Undertones? 2976 
Resonance distortion 2976 
There are many options 2976 
I want it... 2976 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2976 
Clarity in the murk 2976 
The gentle exit 2976 
I understand 2976 
Low frequency dithering 2976 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2976 
Eventually! 2792 
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