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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3837 
Big 3837 
Old house? 3837 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3837 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3837 
For a Given Room 3836 
House Inspections & Warranties 3836 
A min Room size.... 3830 
Charging the Large Room 3830 
A bit deeper. 3830 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3829 
Comfort 3829 
Choices 3828 
Value 3828 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3828 
"romantic" illusion... 3828 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3828 
My kids... 3828 
Bingo 3828 
Interesting discussion indeed 3828 
The High Demands System 3827 
Paul S -- 3827 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3827 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3824 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3824 
Happiness 3824 
Various Stages of Young 3824 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3823 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3823 
Using the real estate 3823 
Through the roof 3820 
Sideways 3819 
If not a midbass horn? 3817 
What Comes Naturally 3817 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3817 
In That Case... 3817 
The game is on. 3815 
Mazel Tov! 3815 
Great news 3815 
Wonderful! 3815 
I think it will be better with time. 3815 
Gaddis House 3815 
Congratulations! 3814 
View vs. Practicality 3811 
Multi-Tasking 3811 
Exactly! 3811 
Equipment between speakers... 3811 
Top Gear 3811 
I see no problems with "between". 3811 
Oh well... 3811 
Wall of nature 3811 
Big Window 3811 
Shades and Night Vision 3811 
...they do image wonderfully... 3811 
Another attic project? 3810 
Infinite baffle 3810 
IB 3810 
Mold 3810 
Attic Ventilation 3810 
Possible 3809 
Just strategizing 3809 
Normal orientation 3809 
Confusion. 3809 
Specifics 3809 
Driver Orientation 3809 
That all need to be though out. 3809 
It nigh be a problem 3809 
Ideas 3809 
Opposing woofers 3809 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3809 
Blow hard 3809 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3809 
Couple of things 3809 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3797 
That's not a problem :) 3797 
A LF solution for a new room 3740 
Another midbass?!!? 3737 
Another option to consider 3735 
Room comfort upgrades 3734 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3732 
The color of the listening room. 3718 
This would be nice...... 3715 
That is it. 3705 
Congratulations 3705 
Well, 3705 
The last week of moving... 3696 
We are home! 3692 
Congratulations! 3692 
We found a new room in House.... 3686 
Bass in bass-ment? 3685 
True, but. . . 3685 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3684 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3684 
It took for a while. 3647 
Time/Change 3646 
In regards to chairs... 3646 
This week. 3644 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3644 
The first day. 3642 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3642 
Sounds like a nice time... 3642 
For now.... 3641 
Soft Bass 3641 
Getting somewhere. 3640 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3640 
Diffusion 3639 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3638 
Space behind 3638 
Slowly going back to the business. 3623 
Keep on truckin' 3623 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3621 
Audio vs Video playback. 3618 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3617 
AV 3617 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3617 
A good configuration. 3616 
Injection Channel 3616 
It will come later. 3616 
Going there.... 3614 
Toddler Listeners 3613 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3613 
The honeymoon night. 3611 
Proximity 3611 
A chicken and egg situation 3602 
So far so good. 3597 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3595 
Ok, a first objective look. 3590 
Some room dealing basics 3589 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3588 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3587 
Bass trap 3587 
I will see... 3587 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3587 
Other absorbtion methods 3587 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3586 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3579 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3579 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3577 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3577 
Zarathustra 3573 
Very very nice. 3554 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3554 
Theoretically possible? 3552 
So True 3551 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3540 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3535 
7 moths and one event... 3414 
The next day 3412 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3412 
Choose your poisons 3412 
Thank you 3411 
It is very nice. 3410 
Great day 3409 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3408 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3403 
Macondo listening distance. 3319 
Measured from? 3318 
The Listening Room July 7 3318 
8' all around 3317 
Some comments... 3317 
I am looking for inspiration. 3315 
Vent that woofer 3315 
I do not know yet what to do. 3315 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3314 
Ported 3314 
No port for me, if possible... 3314 
Might...... be.... 3314 
K-Horns? 3314 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3314 
They do appear 3314 
Path length of khorn 3314 
The memory lane. 3314 
Outside 3314 
KHorn facts and truth 3314 
Khorn extension 3314 
The options available.... 3314 
The last night looking… 3313 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3313 
About the use of reading my own site. 3312 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3312 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3312 
Just thinking out loud... 3312 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3312 
Driver? 3312 
Two separate individuals 3312 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3312 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3312 
One more simple idea 3312 
A good thinking. 3310 
A next day. 3310 
Deja vu 3309 
It is all depend of your roo 3309 
What the holly garbage. 3299 
What about at a lower volume... 3299 
I do not know why. 3298 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3245 
SSET ;-) 3244 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3244 
More of the same? 3243 
Yes, this is an option too. 3243 
Actually… 3243 
The Scanspeaks 3243 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3243 
Ah, Winnie... 3243 
Last version 3243 
I wrote about it. 3242 
Layout 3242 
Kind of LF depression… 3239 
The one that got away 3239 
Updated. 3239 
Respect! 3238 
There are plenty things to think about. 3238 
Devil invented the room :) 3238 
The way how I see it… 3238 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3237 
One more theoretical solution 3236 
Almost familiar 3236 
This weekend 3232 
Sum and Difference 3232 
It is in the picture... 3232 
Nice bias 3232 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3232 
The grilling analogy 3232 
Some listening today. 3231 
Back to the drawing table. 3225 
Bring them forward 3225 
Promising.... 3225 
Aligned how? 3224 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3224 
Nice but need more work 3217 
Getting there... 3212 
It all looks very nice... 3212 
It is still all for grabs. 3212 
Great Morning!!! 3211 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3211 
Some thinking required… 3210 
I never done anything like this… 3209 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3208 
Phase and Room Modes 3208 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3207 
I am back. 3206 
I need some volume… 3205 
Line Gain 3205 
What a brilliant idea! 3205 
The full monty 3205 
Yep. I know. 3204 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3204 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3204 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3201 
You know the voices are right... 3201 
Some freaking magic. 3200 
Explanation 3200 
11 feet apart 3199 
Juts a proposal. 3199 
Stronger preamp 3198 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3197 
Sick? No. 3197 
Strong pre 3197 
I think it will be no 312.... 3197 
The new room is officially open. 3184 
A picture… 3170 
What a beautiful set-up! 3170 
Dream place 3169 
Headphones sound from playback 3168 
The headphone analogy 3167 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3167 
Wrong way 3167 
Sounds like an insult to me 3167 
Imaging. 3167 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3161 
Learn to forget 3160 
The infrabass injection. 3050 
The number 20 3050 
Undertones? 3049 
Resonance distortion 3049 
There are many options 3049 
I want it... 3049 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3049 
Clarity in the murk 3049 
The gentle exit 3049 
I understand 3049 
Low frequency dithering 3049 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3049 
Eventually! 2865 
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