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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3869 
Big 3869 
Old house? 3869 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3869 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3869 
For a Given Room 3868 
House Inspections & Warranties 3868 
A min Room size.... 3862 
Charging the Large Room 3862 
A bit deeper. 3862 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3861 
Comfort 3861 
Choices 3860 
Value 3860 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3860 
"romantic" illusion... 3860 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3860 
My kids... 3860 
Bingo 3860 
Interesting discussion indeed 3860 
The High Demands System 3859 
Paul S -- 3859 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3859 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3856 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3856 
Happiness 3856 
Various Stages of Young 3856 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3855 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3855 
Using the real estate 3855 
Through the roof 3852 
Sideways 3851 
If not a midbass horn? 3849 
What Comes Naturally 3849 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3849 
In That Case... 3849 
The game is on. 3847 
Mazel Tov! 3847 
Great news 3847 
Wonderful! 3847 
I think it will be better with time. 3847 
Gaddis House 3847 
Congratulations! 3846 
View vs. Practicality 3843 
Multi-Tasking 3843 
Exactly! 3843 
Equipment between speakers... 3843 
Top Gear 3843 
I see no problems with "between". 3843 
Oh well... 3843 
Wall of nature 3843 
Big Window 3843 
Shades and Night Vision 3843 
...they do image wonderfully... 3843 
Another attic project? 3842 
Infinite baffle 3842 
IB 3842 
Mold 3842 
Attic Ventilation 3842 
Possible 3841 
Just strategizing 3841 
Normal orientation 3841 
Confusion. 3841 
Specifics 3841 
Driver Orientation 3841 
That all need to be though out. 3841 
It nigh be a problem 3841 
Ideas 3841 
Opposing woofers 3841 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3841 
Blow hard 3841 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3841 
Couple of things 3841 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3829 
That's not a problem :) 3829 
A LF solution for a new room 3772 
Another midbass?!!? 3769 
Another option to consider 3767 
Room comfort upgrades 3766 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3764 
The color of the listening room. 3750 
This would be nice...... 3747 
That is it. 3737 
Congratulations 3737 
Well, 3737 
The last week of moving... 3728 
We are home! 3724 
Congratulations! 3724 
We found a new room in House.... 3718 
Bass in bass-ment? 3717 
True, but. . . 3717 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3716 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3716 
It took for a while. 3679 
Time/Change 3678 
In regards to chairs... 3678 
This week. 3676 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3676 
The first day. 3674 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3674 
Sounds like a nice time... 3674 
For now.... 3673 
Soft Bass 3673 
Getting somewhere. 3672 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3672 
Diffusion 3671 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3670 
Space behind 3670 
Slowly going back to the business. 3655 
Keep on truckin' 3655 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3653 
Audio vs Video playback. 3650 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3649 
AV 3649 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3649 
A good configuration. 3648 
Injection Channel 3648 
It will come later. 3648 
Going there.... 3646 
Toddler Listeners 3645 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3645 
The honeymoon night. 3643 
Proximity 3643 
A chicken and egg situation 3634 
So far so good. 3629 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3627 
Ok, a first objective look. 3622 
Some room dealing basics 3621 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3620 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3619 
Bass trap 3619 
I will see... 3619 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3619 
Other absorbtion methods 3619 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3618 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3611 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3611 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3609 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3609 
Zarathustra 3605 
Very very nice. 3586 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3586 
Theoretically possible? 3584 
So True 3583 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3572 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3567 
7 moths and one event... 3446 
The next day 3444 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3444 
Choose your poisons 3444 
Thank you 3443 
It is very nice. 3442 
Great day 3441 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3440 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3435 
Macondo listening distance. 3351 
Measured from? 3350 
The Listening Room July 7 3350 
8' all around 3349 
Some comments... 3349 
I am looking for inspiration. 3347 
Vent that woofer 3347 
I do not know yet what to do. 3347 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3346 
Ported 3346 
No port for me, if possible... 3346 
Might...... be.... 3346 
K-Horns? 3346 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3346 
They do appear 3346 
Path length of khorn 3346 
The memory lane. 3346 
Outside 3346 
KHorn facts and truth 3346 
Khorn extension 3346 
The options available.... 3346 
The last night looking… 3345 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3345 
About the use of reading my own site. 3344 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3344 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3344 
Just thinking out loud... 3344 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3344 
Driver? 3344 
Two separate individuals 3344 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3344 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3344 
One more simple idea 3344 
A good thinking. 3342 
A next day. 3342 
Deja vu 3341 
It is all depend of your roo 3341 
What the holly garbage. 3331 
What about at a lower volume... 3331 
I do not know why. 3330 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3277 
SSET ;-) 3276 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3276 
More of the same? 3275 
Yes, this is an option too. 3275 
Actually… 3275 
The Scanspeaks 3275 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3275 
Ah, Winnie... 3275 
Last version 3275 
I wrote about it. 3274 
Layout 3274 
Kind of LF depression… 3271 
The one that got away 3271 
Updated. 3271 
Respect! 3270 
There are plenty things to think about. 3270 
Devil invented the room :) 3270 
The way how I see it… 3270 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3269 
One more theoretical solution 3268 
Almost familiar 3268 
This weekend 3264 
Sum and Difference 3264 
It is in the picture... 3264 
Nice bias 3264 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3264 
The grilling analogy 3264 
Some listening today. 3263 
Back to the drawing table. 3257 
Bring them forward 3257 
Promising.... 3257 
Aligned how? 3256 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3256 
Nice but need more work 3249 
Getting there... 3244 
It all looks very nice... 3244 
It is still all for grabs. 3244 
Great Morning!!! 3243 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3243 
Some thinking required… 3242 
I never done anything like this… 3241 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3240 
Phase and Room Modes 3240 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3239 
I am back. 3238 
I need some volume… 3237 
Line Gain 3237 
What a brilliant idea! 3237 
The full monty 3237 
Yep. I know. 3236 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3236 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3236 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3233 
You know the voices are right... 3233 
Some freaking magic. 3232 
Explanation 3232 
11 feet apart 3231 
Juts a proposal. 3231 
Stronger preamp 3230 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3229 
Sick? No. 3229 
Strong pre 3229 
I think it will be no 312.... 3229 
The new room is officially open. 3216 
A picture… 3202 
What a beautiful set-up! 3202 
Dream place 3201 
Headphones sound from playback 3200 
The headphone analogy 3199 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3199 
Wrong way 3199 
Sounds like an insult to me 3199 
Imaging. 3199 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3193 
Learn to forget 3192 
The infrabass injection. 3082 
The number 20 3082 
Undertones? 3081 
Resonance distortion 3081 
There are many options 3081 
I want it... 3081 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3081 
Clarity in the murk 3081 
The gentle exit 3081 
I understand 3081 
Low frequency dithering 3081 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3081 
Eventually! 2897 
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