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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3852 
Big 3852 
Old house? 3852 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3852 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3852 
For a Given Room 3851 
House Inspections & Warranties 3851 
A min Room size.... 3845 
Charging the Large Room 3845 
A bit deeper. 3845 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3844 
Comfort 3844 
Choices 3843 
Value 3843 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3843 
"romantic" illusion... 3843 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3843 
My kids... 3843 
Bingo 3843 
Interesting discussion indeed 3843 
The High Demands System 3842 
Paul S -- 3842 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3842 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3839 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3839 
Happiness 3839 
Various Stages of Young 3839 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3838 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3838 
Using the real estate 3838 
Through the roof 3835 
Sideways 3834 
If not a midbass horn? 3832 
What Comes Naturally 3832 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3832 
In That Case... 3832 
The game is on. 3830 
Mazel Tov! 3830 
Great news 3830 
Wonderful! 3830 
I think it will be better with time. 3830 
Gaddis House 3830 
Congratulations! 3829 
View vs. Practicality 3826 
Multi-Tasking 3826 
Exactly! 3826 
Equipment between speakers... 3826 
Top Gear 3826 
I see no problems with "between". 3826 
Oh well... 3826 
Wall of nature 3826 
Big Window 3826 
Shades and Night Vision 3826 
...they do image wonderfully... 3826 
Another attic project? 3825 
Infinite baffle 3825 
IB 3825 
Mold 3825 
Attic Ventilation 3825 
Possible 3824 
Just strategizing 3824 
Normal orientation 3824 
Confusion. 3824 
Specifics 3824 
Driver Orientation 3824 
That all need to be though out. 3824 
It nigh be a problem 3824 
Ideas 3824 
Opposing woofers 3824 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3824 
Blow hard 3824 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3824 
Couple of things 3824 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3812 
That's not a problem :) 3812 
A LF solution for a new room 3755 
Another midbass?!!? 3752 
Another option to consider 3750 
Room comfort upgrades 3749 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3747 
The color of the listening room. 3733 
This would be nice...... 3730 
That is it. 3720 
Congratulations 3720 
Well, 3720 
The last week of moving... 3711 
We are home! 3707 
Congratulations! 3707 
We found a new room in House.... 3701 
Bass in bass-ment? 3700 
True, but. . . 3700 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3699 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3699 
It took for a while. 3662 
Time/Change 3661 
In regards to chairs... 3661 
This week. 3659 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3659 
The first day. 3657 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3657 
Sounds like a nice time... 3657 
For now.... 3656 
Soft Bass 3656 
Getting somewhere. 3655 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3655 
Diffusion 3654 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3653 
Space behind 3653 
Slowly going back to the business. 3638 
Keep on truckin' 3638 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3636 
Audio vs Video playback. 3633 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3632 
AV 3632 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3632 
A good configuration. 3631 
Injection Channel 3631 
It will come later. 3631 
Going there.... 3629 
Toddler Listeners 3628 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3628 
The honeymoon night. 3626 
Proximity 3626 
A chicken and egg situation 3617 
So far so good. 3612 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3610 
Ok, a first objective look. 3605 
Some room dealing basics 3604 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3603 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3602 
Bass trap 3602 
I will see... 3602 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3602 
Other absorbtion methods 3602 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3601 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3594 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3594 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3592 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3592 
Zarathustra 3588 
Very very nice. 3569 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3569 
Theoretically possible? 3567 
So True 3566 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3555 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3550 
7 moths and one event... 3429 
The next day 3427 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3427 
Choose your poisons 3427 
Thank you 3426 
It is very nice. 3425 
Great day 3424 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3423 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3418 
Macondo listening distance. 3334 
Measured from? 3333 
The Listening Room July 7 3333 
8' all around 3332 
Some comments... 3332 
I am looking for inspiration. 3330 
Vent that woofer 3330 
I do not know yet what to do. 3330 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3329 
Ported 3329 
No port for me, if possible... 3329 
Might...... be.... 3329 
K-Horns? 3329 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3329 
They do appear 3329 
Path length of khorn 3329 
The memory lane. 3329 
Outside 3329 
KHorn facts and truth 3329 
Khorn extension 3329 
The options available.... 3329 
The last night looking… 3328 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3328 
About the use of reading my own site. 3327 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3327 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3327 
Just thinking out loud... 3327 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3327 
Driver? 3327 
Two separate individuals 3327 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3327 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3327 
One more simple idea 3327 
A good thinking. 3325 
A next day. 3325 
Deja vu 3324 
It is all depend of your roo 3324 
What the holly garbage. 3314 
What about at a lower volume... 3314 
I do not know why. 3313 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3260 
SSET ;-) 3259 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3259 
More of the same? 3258 
Yes, this is an option too. 3258 
Actually… 3258 
The Scanspeaks 3258 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3258 
Ah, Winnie... 3258 
Last version 3258 
I wrote about it. 3257 
Layout 3257 
Kind of LF depression… 3254 
The one that got away 3254 
Updated. 3254 
Respect! 3253 
There are plenty things to think about. 3253 
Devil invented the room :) 3253 
The way how I see it… 3253 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3252 
One more theoretical solution 3251 
Almost familiar 3251 
This weekend 3247 
Sum and Difference 3247 
It is in the picture... 3247 
Nice bias 3247 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3247 
The grilling analogy 3247 
Some listening today. 3246 
Back to the drawing table. 3240 
Bring them forward 3240 
Promising.... 3240 
Aligned how? 3239 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3239 
Nice but need more work 3232 
Getting there... 3227 
It all looks very nice... 3227 
It is still all for grabs. 3227 
Great Morning!!! 3226 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3226 
Some thinking required… 3225 
I never done anything like this… 3224 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3223 
Phase and Room Modes 3223 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3222 
I am back. 3221 
I need some volume… 3220 
Line Gain 3220 
What a brilliant idea! 3220 
The full monty 3220 
Yep. I know. 3219 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3219 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3219 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3216 
You know the voices are right... 3216 
Some freaking magic. 3215 
Explanation 3215 
11 feet apart 3214 
Juts a proposal. 3214 
Stronger preamp 3213 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3212 
Sick? No. 3212 
Strong pre 3212 
I think it will be no 312.... 3212 
The new room is officially open. 3199 
A picture… 3185 
What a beautiful set-up! 3185 
Dream place 3184 
Headphones sound from playback 3183 
The headphone analogy 3182 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3182 
Wrong way 3182 
Sounds like an insult to me 3182 
Imaging. 3182 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3176 
Learn to forget 3175 
The infrabass injection. 3065 
The number 20 3065 
Undertones? 3064 
Resonance distortion 3064 
There are many options 3064 
I want it... 3064 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3064 
Clarity in the murk 3064 
The gentle exit 3064 
I understand 3064 
Low frequency dithering 3064 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3064 
Eventually! 2880 
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