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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3881 
Big 3881 
Old house? 3881 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3881 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3881 
For a Given Room 3880 
House Inspections & Warranties 3880 
A min Room size.... 3874 
Charging the Large Room 3874 
A bit deeper. 3874 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3873 
Comfort 3873 
Choices 3872 
Value 3872 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3872 
"romantic" illusion... 3872 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3872 
My kids... 3872 
Bingo 3872 
Interesting discussion indeed 3872 
The High Demands System 3871 
Paul S -- 3871 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3871 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3868 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3868 
Happiness 3868 
Various Stages of Young 3868 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3867 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3867 
Using the real estate 3867 
Through the roof 3864 
Sideways 3863 
If not a midbass horn? 3861 
What Comes Naturally 3861 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3861 
In That Case... 3861 
The game is on. 3859 
Mazel Tov! 3859 
Great news 3859 
Wonderful! 3859 
I think it will be better with time. 3859 
Gaddis House 3859 
Congratulations! 3858 
View vs. Practicality 3855 
Multi-Tasking 3855 
Exactly! 3855 
Equipment between speakers... 3855 
Top Gear 3855 
I see no problems with "between". 3855 
Oh well... 3855 
Wall of nature 3855 
Big Window 3855 
Shades and Night Vision 3855 
...they do image wonderfully... 3855 
Another attic project? 3854 
Infinite baffle 3854 
IB 3854 
Mold 3854 
Attic Ventilation 3854 
Possible 3853 
Just strategizing 3853 
Normal orientation 3853 
Confusion. 3853 
Specifics 3853 
Driver Orientation 3853 
That all need to be though out. 3853 
It nigh be a problem 3853 
Ideas 3853 
Opposing woofers 3853 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3853 
Blow hard 3853 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3853 
Couple of things 3853 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3841 
That's not a problem :) 3841 
A LF solution for a new room 3784 
Another midbass?!!? 3781 
Another option to consider 3779 
Room comfort upgrades 3778 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3776 
The color of the listening room. 3762 
This would be nice...... 3759 
That is it. 3749 
Congratulations 3749 
Well, 3749 
The last week of moving... 3740 
We are home! 3736 
Congratulations! 3736 
We found a new room in House.... 3730 
Bass in bass-ment? 3729 
True, but. . . 3729 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3728 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3728 
It took for a while. 3691 
Time/Change 3690 
In regards to chairs... 3690 
This week. 3688 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3688 
The first day. 3686 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3686 
Sounds like a nice time... 3686 
For now.... 3685 
Soft Bass 3685 
Getting somewhere. 3684 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3684 
Diffusion 3683 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3682 
Space behind 3682 
Slowly going back to the business. 3667 
Keep on truckin' 3667 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3665 
Audio vs Video playback. 3662 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3661 
AV 3661 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3661 
A good configuration. 3660 
Injection Channel 3660 
It will come later. 3660 
Going there.... 3658 
Toddler Listeners 3657 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3657 
The honeymoon night. 3655 
Proximity 3655 
A chicken and egg situation 3646 
So far so good. 3641 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3639 
Ok, a first objective look. 3634 
Some room dealing basics 3633 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3632 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3631 
Bass trap 3631 
I will see... 3631 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3631 
Other absorbtion methods 3631 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3630 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3623 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3623 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3621 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3621 
Zarathustra 3617 
Very very nice. 3598 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3598 
Theoretically possible? 3596 
So True 3595 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3584 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3579 
7 moths and one event... 3458 
The next day 3456 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3456 
Choose your poisons 3456 
Thank you 3455 
It is very nice. 3454 
Great day 3453 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3452 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3447 
Macondo listening distance. 3363 
Measured from? 3362 
The Listening Room July 7 3362 
8' all around 3361 
Some comments... 3361 
I am looking for inspiration. 3359 
Vent that woofer 3359 
I do not know yet what to do. 3359 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3358 
Ported 3358 
No port for me, if possible... 3358 
Might...... be.... 3358 
K-Horns? 3358 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3358 
They do appear 3358 
Path length of khorn 3358 
The memory lane. 3358 
Outside 3358 
KHorn facts and truth 3358 
Khorn extension 3358 
The options available.... 3358 
The last night looking… 3357 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3357 
About the use of reading my own site. 3356 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3356 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3356 
Just thinking out loud... 3356 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3356 
Driver? 3356 
Two separate individuals 3356 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3356 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3356 
One more simple idea 3356 
A good thinking. 3354 
A next day. 3354 
Deja vu 3353 
It is all depend of your roo 3353 
What the holly garbage. 3343 
What about at a lower volume... 3343 
I do not know why. 3342 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3289 
SSET ;-) 3288 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3288 
More of the same? 3287 
Yes, this is an option too. 3287 
Actually… 3287 
The Scanspeaks 3287 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3287 
Ah, Winnie... 3287 
Last version 3287 
I wrote about it. 3286 
Layout 3286 
Kind of LF depression… 3283 
The one that got away 3283 
Updated. 3283 
Respect! 3282 
There are plenty things to think about. 3282 
Devil invented the room :) 3282 
The way how I see it… 3282 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3281 
One more theoretical solution 3280 
Almost familiar 3280 
This weekend 3276 
Sum and Difference 3276 
It is in the picture... 3276 
Nice bias 3276 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3276 
The grilling analogy 3276 
Some listening today. 3275 
Back to the drawing table. 3269 
Bring them forward 3269 
Promising.... 3269 
Aligned how? 3268 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3268 
Nice but need more work 3261 
Getting there... 3256 
It all looks very nice... 3256 
It is still all for grabs. 3256 
Great Morning!!! 3255 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3255 
Some thinking required… 3254 
I never done anything like this… 3253 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3252 
Phase and Room Modes 3252 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3251 
I am back. 3250 
I need some volume… 3249 
Line Gain 3249 
What a brilliant idea! 3249 
The full monty 3249 
Yep. I know. 3248 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3248 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3248 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3245 
You know the voices are right... 3245 
Some freaking magic. 3244 
Explanation 3244 
11 feet apart 3243 
Juts a proposal. 3243 
Stronger preamp 3242 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3241 
Sick? No. 3241 
Strong pre 3241 
I think it will be no 312.... 3241 
The new room is officially open. 3228 
A picture… 3214 
What a beautiful set-up! 3214 
Dream place 3213 
Headphones sound from playback 3212 
The headphone analogy 3211 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3211 
Wrong way 3211 
Sounds like an insult to me 3211 
Imaging. 3211 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3205 
Learn to forget 3204 
The infrabass injection. 3094 
The number 20 3094 
Undertones? 3093 
Resonance distortion 3093 
There are many options 3093 
I want it... 3093 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3093 
Clarity in the murk 3093 
The gentle exit 3093 
I understand 3093 
Low frequency dithering 3093 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3093 
Eventually! 2909 
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