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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3738 
Big 3738 
Old house? 3738 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3738 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3738 
For a Given Room 3737 
House Inspections & Warranties 3737 
A min Room size.... 3731 
Charging the Large Room 3731 
A bit deeper. 3731 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3730 
Comfort 3730 
Choices 3729 
Value 3729 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3729 
"romantic" illusion... 3729 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3729 
My kids... 3729 
Bingo 3729 
Interesting discussion indeed 3729 
The High Demands System 3728 
Paul S -- 3728 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3728 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3725 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3725 
Happiness 3725 
Various Stages of Young 3725 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3724 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3724 
Using the real estate 3724 
Through the roof 3721 
Sideways 3720 
If not a midbass horn? 3718 
What Comes Naturally 3718 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3718 
In That Case... 3718 
The game is on. 3716 
Mazel Tov! 3716 
Great news 3716 
Wonderful! 3716 
I think it will be better with time. 3716 
Gaddis House 3716 
Congratulations! 3715 
View vs. Practicality 3712 
Multi-Tasking 3712 
Exactly! 3712 
Equipment between speakers... 3712 
Top Gear 3712 
I see no problems with "between". 3712 
Oh well... 3712 
Wall of nature 3712 
Big Window 3712 
Shades and Night Vision 3712 
...they do image wonderfully... 3712 
Another attic project? 3711 
Infinite baffle 3711 
IB 3711 
Mold 3711 
Attic Ventilation 3711 
Possible 3710 
Just strategizing 3710 
Normal orientation 3710 
Confusion. 3710 
Specifics 3710 
Driver Orientation 3710 
That all need to be though out. 3710 
It nigh be a problem 3710 
Ideas 3710 
Opposing woofers 3710 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3710 
Blow hard 3710 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3710 
Couple of things 3710 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3698 
That's not a problem :) 3698 
A LF solution for a new room 3641 
Another midbass?!!? 3638 
Another option to consider 3636 
Room comfort upgrades 3635 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3633 
The color of the listening room. 3619 
This would be nice...... 3616 
That is it. 3606 
Congratulations 3606 
Well, 3606 
The last week of moving... 3597 
We are home! 3593 
Congratulations! 3593 
We found a new room in House.... 3587 
Bass in bass-ment? 3586 
True, but. . . 3586 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3585 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3585 
It took for a while. 3548 
Time/Change 3547 
In regards to chairs... 3547 
This week. 3545 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3545 
The first day. 3543 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3543 
Sounds like a nice time... 3543 
For now.... 3542 
Soft Bass 3542 
Getting somewhere. 3541 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3541 
Diffusion 3540 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3539 
Space behind 3539 
Slowly going back to the business. 3524 
Keep on truckin' 3524 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3522 
Audio vs Video playback. 3519 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3518 
AV 3518 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3518 
A good configuration. 3517 
Injection Channel 3517 
It will come later. 3517 
Going there.... 3515 
Toddler Listeners 3514 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3514 
The honeymoon night. 3512 
Proximity 3512 
A chicken and egg situation 3503 
So far so good. 3498 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3496 
Ok, a first objective look. 3491 
Some room dealing basics 3490 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3489 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3488 
Bass trap 3488 
I will see... 3488 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3488 
Other absorbtion methods 3488 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3487 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3480 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3480 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3478 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3478 
Zarathustra 3474 
Very very nice. 3455 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3455 
Theoretically possible? 3453 
So True 3452 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3441 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3436 
7 moths and one event... 3315 
The next day 3313 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3313 
Choose your poisons 3313 
Thank you 3312 
It is very nice. 3311 
Great day 3310 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3309 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3304 
Macondo listening distance. 3220 
Measured from? 3219 
The Listening Room July 7 3219 
8' all around 3218 
Some comments... 3218 
I am looking for inspiration. 3216 
Vent that woofer 3216 
I do not know yet what to do. 3216 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3215 
Ported 3215 
No port for me, if possible... 3215 
Might...... be.... 3215 
K-Horns? 3215 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3215 
They do appear 3215 
Path length of khorn 3215 
The memory lane. 3215 
Outside 3215 
KHorn facts and truth 3215 
Khorn extension 3215 
The options available.... 3215 
The last night looking… 3214 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3214 
About the use of reading my own site. 3213 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3213 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3213 
Just thinking out loud... 3213 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3213 
Driver? 3213 
Two separate individuals 3213 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3213 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3213 
One more simple idea 3213 
A good thinking. 3211 
A next day. 3211 
Deja vu 3210 
It is all depend of your roo 3210 
What the holly garbage. 3200 
What about at a lower volume... 3200 
I do not know why. 3199 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3146 
SSET ;-) 3145 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3145 
More of the same? 3144 
Yes, this is an option too. 3144 
Actually… 3144 
The Scanspeaks 3144 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3144 
Ah, Winnie... 3144 
Last version 3144 
I wrote about it. 3143 
Layout 3143 
Kind of LF depression… 3140 
The one that got away 3140 
Updated. 3140 
Respect! 3139 
There are plenty things to think about. 3139 
Devil invented the room :) 3139 
The way how I see it… 3139 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3138 
One more theoretical solution 3137 
Almost familiar 3137 
This weekend 3133 
Sum and Difference 3133 
It is in the picture... 3133 
Nice bias 3133 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3133 
The grilling analogy 3133 
Some listening today. 3132 
Back to the drawing table. 3126 
Bring them forward 3126 
Promising.... 3126 
Aligned how? 3125 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3125 
Nice but need more work 3118 
Getting there... 3113 
It all looks very nice... 3113 
It is still all for grabs. 3113 
Great Morning!!! 3112 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3112 
Some thinking required… 3111 
I never done anything like this… 3110 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3109 
Phase and Room Modes 3109 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3108 
I am back. 3107 
I need some volume… 3106 
Line Gain 3106 
What a brilliant idea! 3106 
The full monty 3106 
Yep. I know. 3105 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3105 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3105 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3102 
You know the voices are right... 3102 
Some freaking magic. 3101 
Explanation 3101 
11 feet apart 3100 
Juts a proposal. 3100 
Stronger preamp 3099 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3098 
Sick? No. 3098 
Strong pre 3098 
I think it will be no 312.... 3098 
The new room is officially open. 3085 
A picture… 3071 
What a beautiful set-up! 3071 
Dream place 3070 
Headphones sound from playback 3069 
The headphone analogy 3068 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3068 
Wrong way 3068 
Sounds like an insult to me 3068 
Imaging. 3068 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3062 
Learn to forget 3061 
The infrabass injection. 2951 
The number 20 2951 
Undertones? 2950 
Resonance distortion 2950 
There are many options 2950 
I want it... 2950 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2950 
Clarity in the murk 2950 
The gentle exit 2950 
I understand 2950 
Low frequency dithering 2950 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2950 
Eventually! 2766 
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