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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3905 
Big 3905 
Old house? 3905 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3905 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3905 
For a Given Room 3904 
House Inspections & Warranties 3904 
A min Room size.... 3898 
Charging the Large Room 3898 
A bit deeper. 3898 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3897 
Comfort 3897 
Choices 3896 
Value 3896 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3896 
"romantic" illusion... 3896 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3896 
My kids... 3896 
Bingo 3896 
Interesting discussion indeed 3896 
The High Demands System 3895 
Paul S -- 3895 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3895 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3892 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3892 
Happiness 3892 
Various Stages of Young 3892 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3891 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3891 
Using the real estate 3891 
Through the roof 3888 
Sideways 3887 
If not a midbass horn? 3885 
What Comes Naturally 3885 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3885 
In That Case... 3885 
The game is on. 3883 
Mazel Tov! 3883 
Great news 3883 
Wonderful! 3883 
I think it will be better with time. 3883 
Gaddis House 3883 
Congratulations! 3882 
View vs. Practicality 3879 
Multi-Tasking 3879 
Exactly! 3879 
Equipment between speakers... 3879 
Top Gear 3879 
I see no problems with "between". 3879 
Oh well... 3879 
Wall of nature 3879 
Big Window 3879 
Shades and Night Vision 3879 
...they do image wonderfully... 3879 
Another attic project? 3878 
Infinite baffle 3878 
IB 3878 
Mold 3878 
Attic Ventilation 3878 
Possible 3877 
Just strategizing 3877 
Normal orientation 3877 
Confusion. 3877 
Specifics 3877 
Driver Orientation 3877 
That all need to be though out. 3877 
It nigh be a problem 3877 
Ideas 3877 
Opposing woofers 3877 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3877 
Blow hard 3877 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3877 
Couple of things 3877 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3865 
That's not a problem :) 3865 
A LF solution for a new room 3808 
Another midbass?!!? 3805 
Another option to consider 3803 
Room comfort upgrades 3802 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3800 
The color of the listening room. 3786 
This would be nice...... 3783 
That is it. 3773 
Congratulations 3773 
Well, 3773 
The last week of moving... 3764 
We are home! 3760 
Congratulations! 3760 
We found a new room in House.... 3754 
Bass in bass-ment? 3753 
True, but. . . 3753 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3752 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3752 
It took for a while. 3715 
Time/Change 3714 
In regards to chairs... 3714 
This week. 3712 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3712 
The first day. 3710 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3710 
Sounds like a nice time... 3710 
For now.... 3709 
Soft Bass 3709 
Getting somewhere. 3708 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3708 
Diffusion 3707 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3706 
Space behind 3706 
Slowly going back to the business. 3691 
Keep on truckin' 3691 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3689 
Audio vs Video playback. 3686 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3685 
AV 3685 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3685 
A good configuration. 3684 
Injection Channel 3684 
It will come later. 3684 
Going there.... 3682 
Toddler Listeners 3681 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3681 
The honeymoon night. 3679 
Proximity 3679 
A chicken and egg situation 3670 
So far so good. 3665 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3663 
Ok, a first objective look. 3658 
Some room dealing basics 3657 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3656 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3655 
Bass trap 3655 
I will see... 3655 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3655 
Other absorbtion methods 3655 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3654 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3647 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3647 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3645 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3645 
Zarathustra 3641 
Very very nice. 3622 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3622 
Theoretically possible? 3620 
So True 3619 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3608 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3603 
7 moths and one event... 3482 
The next day 3480 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3480 
Choose your poisons 3480 
Thank you 3479 
It is very nice. 3478 
Great day 3477 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3476 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3471 
Macondo listening distance. 3387 
Measured from? 3386 
The Listening Room July 7 3386 
8' all around 3385 
Some comments... 3385 
I am looking for inspiration. 3383 
Vent that woofer 3383 
I do not know yet what to do. 3383 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3382 
Ported 3382 
No port for me, if possible... 3382 
Might...... be.... 3382 
K-Horns? 3382 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3382 
They do appear 3382 
Path length of khorn 3382 
The memory lane. 3382 
Outside 3382 
KHorn facts and truth 3382 
Khorn extension 3382 
The options available.... 3382 
The last night looking… 3381 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3381 
About the use of reading my own site. 3380 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3380 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3380 
Just thinking out loud... 3380 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3380 
Driver? 3380 
Two separate individuals 3380 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3380 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3380 
One more simple idea 3380 
A good thinking. 3378 
A next day. 3378 
Deja vu 3377 
It is all depend of your roo 3377 
What the holly garbage. 3367 
What about at a lower volume... 3367 
I do not know why. 3366 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3313 
SSET ;-) 3312 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3312 
More of the same? 3311 
Yes, this is an option too. 3311 
Actually… 3311 
The Scanspeaks 3311 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3311 
Ah, Winnie... 3311 
Last version 3311 
I wrote about it. 3310 
Layout 3310 
Kind of LF depression… 3307 
The one that got away 3307 
Updated. 3307 
Respect! 3306 
There are plenty things to think about. 3306 
Devil invented the room :) 3306 
The way how I see it… 3306 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3305 
One more theoretical solution 3304 
Almost familiar 3304 
This weekend 3300 
Sum and Difference 3300 
It is in the picture... 3300 
Nice bias 3300 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3300 
The grilling analogy 3300 
Some listening today. 3299 
Back to the drawing table. 3293 
Bring them forward 3293 
Promising.... 3293 
Aligned how? 3292 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3292 
Nice but need more work 3285 
Getting there... 3280 
It all looks very nice... 3280 
It is still all for grabs. 3280 
Great Morning!!! 3279 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3279 
Some thinking required… 3278 
I never done anything like this… 3277 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3276 
Phase and Room Modes 3276 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3275 
I am back. 3274 
I need some volume… 3273 
Line Gain 3273 
What a brilliant idea! 3273 
The full monty 3273 
Yep. I know. 3272 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3272 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3272 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3269 
You know the voices are right... 3269 
Some freaking magic. 3268 
Explanation 3268 
11 feet apart 3267 
Juts a proposal. 3267 
Stronger preamp 3266 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3265 
Sick? No. 3265 
Strong pre 3265 
I think it will be no 312.... 3265 
The new room is officially open. 3252 
A picture… 3238 
What a beautiful set-up! 3238 
Dream place 3237 
Headphones sound from playback 3236 
The headphone analogy 3235 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3235 
Wrong way 3235 
Sounds like an insult to me 3235 
Imaging. 3235 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3229 
Learn to forget 3228 
The infrabass injection. 3118 
The number 20 3118 
Undertones? 3117 
Resonance distortion 3117 
There are many options 3117 
I want it... 3117 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3117 
Clarity in the murk 3117 
The gentle exit 3117 
I understand 3117 
Low frequency dithering 3117 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3117 
Eventually! 2933 
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