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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3916 
Big 3916 
Old house? 3916 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3916 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3916 
For a Given Room 3915 
House Inspections & Warranties 3915 
A min Room size.... 3909 
Charging the Large Room 3909 
A bit deeper. 3909 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3908 
Comfort 3908 
Choices 3907 
Value 3907 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3907 
"romantic" illusion... 3907 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3907 
My kids... 3907 
Bingo 3907 
Interesting discussion indeed 3907 
The High Demands System 3906 
Paul S -- 3906 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3906 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3903 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3903 
Happiness 3903 
Various Stages of Young 3903 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3902 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3902 
Using the real estate 3902 
Through the roof 3899 
Sideways 3898 
If not a midbass horn? 3896 
What Comes Naturally 3896 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3896 
In That Case... 3896 
The game is on. 3894 
Mazel Tov! 3894 
Great news 3894 
Wonderful! 3894 
I think it will be better with time. 3894 
Gaddis House 3894 
Congratulations! 3893 
View vs. Practicality 3890 
Multi-Tasking 3890 
Exactly! 3890 
Equipment between speakers... 3890 
Top Gear 3890 
I see no problems with "between". 3890 
Oh well... 3890 
Wall of nature 3890 
Big Window 3890 
Shades and Night Vision 3890 
...they do image wonderfully... 3890 
Another attic project? 3889 
Infinite baffle 3889 
IB 3889 
Mold 3889 
Attic Ventilation 3889 
Possible 3888 
Just strategizing 3888 
Normal orientation 3888 
Confusion. 3888 
Specifics 3888 
Driver Orientation 3888 
That all need to be though out. 3888 
It nigh be a problem 3888 
Ideas 3888 
Opposing woofers 3888 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3888 
Blow hard 3888 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3888 
Couple of things 3888 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3876 
That's not a problem :) 3876 
A LF solution for a new room 3819 
Another midbass?!!? 3816 
Another option to consider 3814 
Room comfort upgrades 3813 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3811 
The color of the listening room. 3797 
This would be nice...... 3794 
That is it. 3784 
Congratulations 3784 
Well, 3784 
The last week of moving... 3775 
We are home! 3771 
Congratulations! 3771 
We found a new room in House.... 3765 
Bass in bass-ment? 3764 
True, but. . . 3764 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3763 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3763 
It took for a while. 3726 
Time/Change 3725 
In regards to chairs... 3725 
This week. 3723 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3723 
The first day. 3721 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3721 
Sounds like a nice time... 3721 
For now.... 3720 
Soft Bass 3720 
Getting somewhere. 3719 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3719 
Diffusion 3718 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3717 
Space behind 3717 
Slowly going back to the business. 3702 
Keep on truckin' 3702 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3700 
Audio vs Video playback. 3697 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3696 
AV 3696 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3696 
A good configuration. 3695 
Injection Channel 3695 
It will come later. 3695 
Going there.... 3693 
Toddler Listeners 3692 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3692 
The honeymoon night. 3690 
Proximity 3690 
A chicken and egg situation 3681 
So far so good. 3676 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3674 
Ok, a first objective look. 3669 
Some room dealing basics 3668 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3667 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3666 
Bass trap 3666 
I will see... 3666 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3666 
Other absorbtion methods 3666 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3665 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3658 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3658 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3656 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3656 
Zarathustra 3652 
Very very nice. 3633 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3633 
Theoretically possible? 3631 
So True 3630 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3619 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3614 
7 moths and one event... 3493 
The next day 3491 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3491 
Choose your poisons 3491 
Thank you 3490 
It is very nice. 3489 
Great day 3488 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3487 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3482 
Macondo listening distance. 3398 
Measured from? 3397 
The Listening Room July 7 3397 
8' all around 3396 
Some comments... 3396 
I am looking for inspiration. 3394 
Vent that woofer 3394 
I do not know yet what to do. 3394 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3393 
Ported 3393 
No port for me, if possible... 3393 
Might...... be.... 3393 
K-Horns? 3393 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3393 
They do appear 3393 
Path length of khorn 3393 
The memory lane. 3393 
Outside 3393 
KHorn facts and truth 3393 
Khorn extension 3393 
The options available.... 3393 
The last night looking… 3392 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3392 
About the use of reading my own site. 3391 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3391 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3391 
Just thinking out loud... 3391 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3391 
Driver? 3391 
Two separate individuals 3391 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3391 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3391 
One more simple idea 3391 
A good thinking. 3389 
A next day. 3389 
Deja vu 3388 
It is all depend of your roo 3388 
What the holly garbage. 3378 
What about at a lower volume... 3378 
I do not know why. 3377 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3324 
SSET ;-) 3323 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3323 
More of the same? 3322 
Yes, this is an option too. 3322 
Actually… 3322 
The Scanspeaks 3322 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3322 
Ah, Winnie... 3322 
Last version 3322 
I wrote about it. 3321 
Layout 3321 
Kind of LF depression… 3318 
The one that got away 3318 
Updated. 3318 
Respect! 3317 
There are plenty things to think about. 3317 
Devil invented the room :) 3317 
The way how I see it… 3317 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3316 
One more theoretical solution 3315 
Almost familiar 3315 
This weekend 3311 
Sum and Difference 3311 
It is in the picture... 3311 
Nice bias 3311 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3311 
The grilling analogy 3311 
Some listening today. 3310 
Back to the drawing table. 3304 
Bring them forward 3304 
Promising.... 3304 
Aligned how? 3303 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3303 
Nice but need more work 3296 
Getting there... 3291 
It all looks very nice... 3291 
It is still all for grabs. 3291 
Great Morning!!! 3290 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3290 
Some thinking required… 3289 
I never done anything like this… 3288 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3287 
Phase and Room Modes 3287 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3286 
I am back. 3285 
I need some volume… 3284 
Line Gain 3284 
What a brilliant idea! 3284 
The full monty 3284 
Yep. I know. 3283 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3283 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3283 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3280 
You know the voices are right... 3280 
Some freaking magic. 3279 
Explanation 3279 
11 feet apart 3278 
Juts a proposal. 3278 
Stronger preamp 3277 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3276 
Sick? No. 3276 
Strong pre 3276 
I think it will be no 312.... 3276 
The new room is officially open. 3263 
A picture… 3249 
What a beautiful set-up! 3249 
Dream place 3248 
Headphones sound from playback 3247 
The headphone analogy 3246 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3246 
Wrong way 3246 
Sounds like an insult to me 3246 
Imaging. 3246 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3240 
Learn to forget 3239 
The infrabass injection. 3129 
The number 20 3129 
Undertones? 3128 
Resonance distortion 3128 
There are many options 3128 
I want it... 3128 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3128 
Clarity in the murk 3128 
The gentle exit 3128 
I understand 3128 
Low frequency dithering 3128 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3128 
Eventually! 2944 
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