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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3829 
Big 3829 
Old house? 3829 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3829 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3829 
For a Given Room 3828 
House Inspections & Warranties 3828 
A min Room size.... 3822 
Charging the Large Room 3822 
A bit deeper. 3822 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3821 
Comfort 3821 
Choices 3820 
Value 3820 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3820 
"romantic" illusion... 3820 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3820 
My kids... 3820 
Bingo 3820 
Interesting discussion indeed 3820 
The High Demands System 3819 
Paul S -- 3819 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3819 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3816 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3816 
Happiness 3816 
Various Stages of Young 3816 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3815 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3815 
Using the real estate 3815 
Through the roof 3812 
Sideways 3811 
If not a midbass horn? 3809 
What Comes Naturally 3809 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3809 
In That Case... 3809 
The game is on. 3807 
Mazel Tov! 3807 
Great news 3807 
Wonderful! 3807 
I think it will be better with time. 3807 
Gaddis House 3807 
Congratulations! 3806 
View vs. Practicality 3803 
Multi-Tasking 3803 
Exactly! 3803 
Equipment between speakers... 3803 
Top Gear 3803 
I see no problems with "between". 3803 
Oh well... 3803 
Wall of nature 3803 
Big Window 3803 
Shades and Night Vision 3803 
...they do image wonderfully... 3803 
Another attic project? 3802 
Infinite baffle 3802 
IB 3802 
Mold 3802 
Attic Ventilation 3802 
Possible 3801 
Just strategizing 3801 
Normal orientation 3801 
Confusion. 3801 
Specifics 3801 
Driver Orientation 3801 
That all need to be though out. 3801 
It nigh be a problem 3801 
Ideas 3801 
Opposing woofers 3801 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3801 
Blow hard 3801 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3801 
Couple of things 3801 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3789 
That's not a problem :) 3789 
A LF solution for a new room 3732 
Another midbass?!!? 3729 
Another option to consider 3727 
Room comfort upgrades 3726 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3724 
The color of the listening room. 3710 
This would be nice...... 3707 
That is it. 3697 
Congratulations 3697 
Well, 3697 
The last week of moving... 3688 
We are home! 3684 
Congratulations! 3684 
We found a new room in House.... 3678 
Bass in bass-ment? 3677 
True, but. . . 3677 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3676 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3676 
It took for a while. 3639 
Time/Change 3638 
In regards to chairs... 3638 
This week. 3636 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3636 
The first day. 3634 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3634 
Sounds like a nice time... 3634 
For now.... 3633 
Soft Bass 3633 
Getting somewhere. 3632 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3632 
Diffusion 3631 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3630 
Space behind 3630 
Slowly going back to the business. 3615 
Keep on truckin' 3615 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3613 
Audio vs Video playback. 3610 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3609 
AV 3609 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3609 
A good configuration. 3608 
Injection Channel 3608 
It will come later. 3608 
Going there.... 3606 
Toddler Listeners 3605 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3605 
The honeymoon night. 3603 
Proximity 3603 
A chicken and egg situation 3594 
So far so good. 3589 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3587 
Ok, a first objective look. 3582 
Some room dealing basics 3581 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3580 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3579 
Bass trap 3579 
I will see... 3579 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3579 
Other absorbtion methods 3579 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3578 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3571 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3571 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3569 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3569 
Zarathustra 3565 
Very very nice. 3546 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3546 
Theoretically possible? 3544 
So True 3543 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3532 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3527 
7 moths and one event... 3406 
The next day 3404 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3404 
Choose your poisons 3404 
Thank you 3403 
It is very nice. 3402 
Great day 3401 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3400 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3395 
Macondo listening distance. 3311 
Measured from? 3310 
The Listening Room July 7 3310 
8' all around 3309 
Some comments... 3309 
I am looking for inspiration. 3307 
Vent that woofer 3307 
I do not know yet what to do. 3307 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3306 
Ported 3306 
No port for me, if possible... 3306 
Might...... be.... 3306 
K-Horns? 3306 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3306 
They do appear 3306 
Path length of khorn 3306 
The memory lane. 3306 
Outside 3306 
KHorn facts and truth 3306 
Khorn extension 3306 
The options available.... 3306 
The last night looking… 3305 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3305 
About the use of reading my own site. 3304 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3304 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3304 
Just thinking out loud... 3304 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3304 
Driver? 3304 
Two separate individuals 3304 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3304 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3304 
One more simple idea 3304 
A good thinking. 3302 
A next day. 3302 
Deja vu 3301 
It is all depend of your roo 3301 
What the holly garbage. 3291 
What about at a lower volume... 3291 
I do not know why. 3290 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3237 
SSET ;-) 3236 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3236 
More of the same? 3235 
Yes, this is an option too. 3235 
Actually… 3235 
The Scanspeaks 3235 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3235 
Ah, Winnie... 3235 
Last version 3235 
I wrote about it. 3234 
Layout 3234 
Kind of LF depression… 3231 
The one that got away 3231 
Updated. 3231 
Respect! 3230 
There are plenty things to think about. 3230 
Devil invented the room :) 3230 
The way how I see it… 3230 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3229 
One more theoretical solution 3228 
Almost familiar 3228 
This weekend 3224 
Sum and Difference 3224 
It is in the picture... 3224 
Nice bias 3224 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3224 
The grilling analogy 3224 
Some listening today. 3223 
Back to the drawing table. 3217 
Bring them forward 3217 
Promising.... 3217 
Aligned how? 3216 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3216 
Nice but need more work 3209 
Getting there... 3204 
It all looks very nice... 3204 
It is still all for grabs. 3204 
Great Morning!!! 3203 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3203 
Some thinking required… 3202 
I never done anything like this… 3201 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3200 
Phase and Room Modes 3200 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3199 
I am back. 3198 
I need some volume… 3197 
Line Gain 3197 
What a brilliant idea! 3197 
The full monty 3197 
Yep. I know. 3196 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3196 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3196 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3193 
You know the voices are right... 3193 
Some freaking magic. 3192 
Explanation 3192 
11 feet apart 3191 
Juts a proposal. 3191 
Stronger preamp 3190 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3189 
Sick? No. 3189 
Strong pre 3189 
I think it will be no 312.... 3189 
The new room is officially open. 3176 
A picture… 3162 
What a beautiful set-up! 3162 
Dream place 3161 
Headphones sound from playback 3160 
The headphone analogy 3159 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3159 
Wrong way 3159 
Sounds like an insult to me 3159 
Imaging. 3159 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3153 
Learn to forget 3152 
The infrabass injection. 3042 
The number 20 3042 
Undertones? 3041 
Resonance distortion 3041 
There are many options 3041 
I want it... 3041 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3041 
Clarity in the murk 3041 
The gentle exit 3041 
I understand 3041 
Low frequency dithering 3041 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3041 
Eventually! 2857 
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