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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3904 
Big 3904 
Old house? 3904 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3904 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3904 
For a Given Room 3903 
House Inspections & Warranties 3903 
A min Room size.... 3897 
Charging the Large Room 3897 
A bit deeper. 3897 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3896 
Comfort 3896 
Choices 3895 
Value 3895 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3895 
"romantic" illusion... 3895 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3895 
My kids... 3895 
Bingo 3895 
Interesting discussion indeed 3895 
The High Demands System 3894 
Paul S -- 3894 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3894 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3891 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3891 
Happiness 3891 
Various Stages of Young 3891 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3890 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3890 
Using the real estate 3890 
Through the roof 3887 
Sideways 3886 
If not a midbass horn? 3884 
What Comes Naturally 3884 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3884 
In That Case... 3884 
The game is on. 3882 
Mazel Tov! 3882 
Great news 3882 
Wonderful! 3882 
I think it will be better with time. 3882 
Gaddis House 3882 
Congratulations! 3881 
View vs. Practicality 3878 
Multi-Tasking 3878 
Exactly! 3878 
Equipment between speakers... 3878 
Top Gear 3878 
I see no problems with "between". 3878 
Oh well... 3878 
Wall of nature 3878 
Big Window 3878 
Shades and Night Vision 3878 
...they do image wonderfully... 3878 
Another attic project? 3877 
Infinite baffle 3877 
IB 3877 
Mold 3877 
Attic Ventilation 3877 
Possible 3876 
Just strategizing 3876 
Normal orientation 3876 
Confusion. 3876 
Specifics 3876 
Driver Orientation 3876 
That all need to be though out. 3876 
It nigh be a problem 3876 
Ideas 3876 
Opposing woofers 3876 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3876 
Blow hard 3876 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3876 
Couple of things 3876 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3864 
That's not a problem :) 3864 
A LF solution for a new room 3807 
Another midbass?!!? 3804 
Another option to consider 3802 
Room comfort upgrades 3801 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3799 
The color of the listening room. 3785 
This would be nice...... 3782 
That is it. 3772 
Congratulations 3772 
Well, 3772 
The last week of moving... 3763 
We are home! 3759 
Congratulations! 3759 
We found a new room in House.... 3753 
Bass in bass-ment? 3752 
True, but. . . 3752 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3751 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3751 
It took for a while. 3714 
Time/Change 3713 
In regards to chairs... 3713 
This week. 3711 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3711 
The first day. 3709 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3709 
Sounds like a nice time... 3709 
For now.... 3708 
Soft Bass 3708 
Getting somewhere. 3707 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3707 
Diffusion 3706 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3705 
Space behind 3705 
Slowly going back to the business. 3690 
Keep on truckin' 3690 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3688 
Audio vs Video playback. 3685 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3684 
AV 3684 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3684 
A good configuration. 3683 
Injection Channel 3683 
It will come later. 3683 
Going there.... 3681 
Toddler Listeners 3680 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3680 
The honeymoon night. 3678 
Proximity 3678 
A chicken and egg situation 3669 
So far so good. 3664 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3662 
Ok, a first objective look. 3657 
Some room dealing basics 3656 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3655 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3654 
Bass trap 3654 
I will see... 3654 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3654 
Other absorbtion methods 3654 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3653 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3646 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3646 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3644 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3644 
Zarathustra 3640 
Very very nice. 3621 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3621 
Theoretically possible? 3619 
So True 3618 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3607 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3602 
7 moths and one event... 3481 
The next day 3479 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3479 
Choose your poisons 3479 
Thank you 3478 
It is very nice. 3477 
Great day 3476 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3475 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3470 
Macondo listening distance. 3386 
Measured from? 3385 
The Listening Room July 7 3385 
8' all around 3384 
Some comments... 3384 
I am looking for inspiration. 3382 
Vent that woofer 3382 
I do not know yet what to do. 3382 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3381 
Ported 3381 
No port for me, if possible... 3381 
Might...... be.... 3381 
K-Horns? 3381 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3381 
They do appear 3381 
Path length of khorn 3381 
The memory lane. 3381 
Outside 3381 
KHorn facts and truth 3381 
Khorn extension 3381 
The options available.... 3381 
The last night looking… 3380 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3380 
About the use of reading my own site. 3379 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3379 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3379 
Just thinking out loud... 3379 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3379 
Driver? 3379 
Two separate individuals 3379 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3379 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3379 
One more simple idea 3379 
A good thinking. 3377 
A next day. 3377 
Deja vu 3376 
It is all depend of your roo 3376 
What the holly garbage. 3366 
What about at a lower volume... 3366 
I do not know why. 3365 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3312 
SSET ;-) 3311 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3311 
More of the same? 3310 
Yes, this is an option too. 3310 
Actually… 3310 
The Scanspeaks 3310 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3310 
Ah, Winnie... 3310 
Last version 3310 
I wrote about it. 3309 
Layout 3309 
Kind of LF depression… 3306 
The one that got away 3306 
Updated. 3306 
Respect! 3305 
There are plenty things to think about. 3305 
Devil invented the room :) 3305 
The way how I see it… 3305 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3304 
One more theoretical solution 3303 
Almost familiar 3303 
This weekend 3299 
Sum and Difference 3299 
It is in the picture... 3299 
Nice bias 3299 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3299 
The grilling analogy 3299 
Some listening today. 3298 
Back to the drawing table. 3292 
Bring them forward 3292 
Promising.... 3292 
Aligned how? 3291 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3291 
Nice but need more work 3284 
Getting there... 3279 
It all looks very nice... 3279 
It is still all for grabs. 3279 
Great Morning!!! 3278 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3278 
Some thinking required… 3277 
I never done anything like this… 3276 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3275 
Phase and Room Modes 3275 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3274 
I am back. 3273 
I need some volume… 3272 
Line Gain 3272 
What a brilliant idea! 3272 
The full monty 3272 
Yep. I know. 3271 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3271 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3271 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3268 
You know the voices are right... 3268 
Some freaking magic. 3267 
Explanation 3267 
11 feet apart 3266 
Juts a proposal. 3266 
Stronger preamp 3265 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3264 
Sick? No. 3264 
Strong pre 3264 
I think it will be no 312.... 3264 
The new room is officially open. 3251 
A picture… 3237 
What a beautiful set-up! 3237 
Dream place 3236 
Headphones sound from playback 3235 
The headphone analogy 3234 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3234 
Wrong way 3234 
Sounds like an insult to me 3234 
Imaging. 3234 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3228 
Learn to forget 3227 
The infrabass injection. 3117 
The number 20 3117 
Undertones? 3116 
Resonance distortion 3116 
There are many options 3116 
I want it... 3116 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3116 
Clarity in the murk 3116 
The gentle exit 3116 
I understand 3116 
Low frequency dithering 3116 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3116 
Eventually! 2932 
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