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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3860 
Big 3860 
Old house? 3860 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3860 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3860 
For a Given Room 3859 
House Inspections & Warranties 3859 
A min Room size.... 3853 
Charging the Large Room 3853 
A bit deeper. 3853 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3852 
Comfort 3852 
Choices 3851 
Value 3851 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3851 
"romantic" illusion... 3851 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3851 
My kids... 3851 
Bingo 3851 
Interesting discussion indeed 3851 
The High Demands System 3850 
Paul S -- 3850 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3850 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3847 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3847 
Happiness 3847 
Various Stages of Young 3847 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3846 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3846 
Using the real estate 3846 
Through the roof 3843 
Sideways 3842 
If not a midbass horn? 3840 
What Comes Naturally 3840 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3840 
In That Case... 3840 
The game is on. 3838 
Mazel Tov! 3838 
Great news 3838 
Wonderful! 3838 
I think it will be better with time. 3838 
Gaddis House 3838 
Congratulations! 3837 
View vs. Practicality 3834 
Multi-Tasking 3834 
Exactly! 3834 
Equipment between speakers... 3834 
Top Gear 3834 
I see no problems with "between". 3834 
Oh well... 3834 
Wall of nature 3834 
Big Window 3834 
Shades and Night Vision 3834 
...they do image wonderfully... 3834 
Another attic project? 3833 
Infinite baffle 3833 
IB 3833 
Mold 3833 
Attic Ventilation 3833 
Possible 3832 
Just strategizing 3832 
Normal orientation 3832 
Confusion. 3832 
Specifics 3832 
Driver Orientation 3832 
That all need to be though out. 3832 
It nigh be a problem 3832 
Ideas 3832 
Opposing woofers 3832 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3832 
Blow hard 3832 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3832 
Couple of things 3832 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3820 
That's not a problem :) 3820 
A LF solution for a new room 3763 
Another midbass?!!? 3760 
Another option to consider 3758 
Room comfort upgrades 3757 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3755 
The color of the listening room. 3741 
This would be nice...... 3738 
That is it. 3728 
Congratulations 3728 
Well, 3728 
The last week of moving... 3719 
We are home! 3715 
Congratulations! 3715 
We found a new room in House.... 3709 
Bass in bass-ment? 3708 
True, but. . . 3708 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3707 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3707 
It took for a while. 3670 
Time/Change 3669 
In regards to chairs... 3669 
This week. 3667 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3667 
The first day. 3665 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3665 
Sounds like a nice time... 3665 
For now.... 3664 
Soft Bass 3664 
Getting somewhere. 3663 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3663 
Diffusion 3662 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3661 
Space behind 3661 
Slowly going back to the business. 3646 
Keep on truckin' 3646 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3644 
Audio vs Video playback. 3641 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3640 
AV 3640 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3640 
A good configuration. 3639 
Injection Channel 3639 
It will come later. 3639 
Going there.... 3637 
Toddler Listeners 3636 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3636 
The honeymoon night. 3634 
Proximity 3634 
A chicken and egg situation 3625 
So far so good. 3620 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3618 
Ok, a first objective look. 3613 
Some room dealing basics 3612 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3611 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3610 
Bass trap 3610 
I will see... 3610 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3610 
Other absorbtion methods 3610 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3609 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3602 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3602 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3600 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3600 
Zarathustra 3596 
Very very nice. 3577 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3577 
Theoretically possible? 3575 
So True 3574 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3563 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3558 
7 moths and one event... 3437 
The next day 3435 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3435 
Choose your poisons 3435 
Thank you 3434 
It is very nice. 3433 
Great day 3432 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3431 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3426 
Macondo listening distance. 3342 
Measured from? 3341 
The Listening Room July 7 3341 
8' all around 3340 
Some comments... 3340 
I am looking for inspiration. 3338 
Vent that woofer 3338 
I do not know yet what to do. 3338 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3337 
Ported 3337 
No port for me, if possible... 3337 
Might...... be.... 3337 
K-Horns? 3337 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3337 
They do appear 3337 
Path length of khorn 3337 
The memory lane. 3337 
Outside 3337 
KHorn facts and truth 3337 
Khorn extension 3337 
The options available.... 3337 
The last night looking… 3336 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3336 
About the use of reading my own site. 3335 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3335 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3335 
Just thinking out loud... 3335 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3335 
Driver? 3335 
Two separate individuals 3335 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3335 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3335 
One more simple idea 3335 
A good thinking. 3333 
A next day. 3333 
Deja vu 3332 
It is all depend of your roo 3332 
What the holly garbage. 3322 
What about at a lower volume... 3322 
I do not know why. 3321 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3268 
SSET ;-) 3267 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3267 
More of the same? 3266 
Yes, this is an option too. 3266 
Actually… 3266 
The Scanspeaks 3266 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3266 
Ah, Winnie... 3266 
Last version 3266 
I wrote about it. 3265 
Layout 3265 
Kind of LF depression… 3262 
The one that got away 3262 
Updated. 3262 
Respect! 3261 
There are plenty things to think about. 3261 
Devil invented the room :) 3261 
The way how I see it… 3261 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3260 
One more theoretical solution 3259 
Almost familiar 3259 
This weekend 3255 
Sum and Difference 3255 
It is in the picture... 3255 
Nice bias 3255 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3255 
The grilling analogy 3255 
Some listening today. 3254 
Back to the drawing table. 3248 
Bring them forward 3248 
Promising.... 3248 
Aligned how? 3247 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3247 
Nice but need more work 3240 
Getting there... 3235 
It all looks very nice... 3235 
It is still all for grabs. 3235 
Great Morning!!! 3234 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3234 
Some thinking required… 3233 
I never done anything like this… 3232 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3231 
Phase and Room Modes 3231 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3230 
I am back. 3229 
I need some volume… 3228 
Line Gain 3228 
What a brilliant idea! 3228 
The full monty 3228 
Yep. I know. 3227 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3227 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3227 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3224 
You know the voices are right... 3224 
Some freaking magic. 3223 
Explanation 3223 
11 feet apart 3222 
Juts a proposal. 3222 
Stronger preamp 3221 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3220 
Sick? No. 3220 
Strong pre 3220 
I think it will be no 312.... 3220 
The new room is officially open. 3207 
A picture… 3193 
What a beautiful set-up! 3193 
Dream place 3192 
Headphones sound from playback 3191 
The headphone analogy 3190 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3190 
Wrong way 3190 
Sounds like an insult to me 3190 
Imaging. 3190 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3184 
Learn to forget 3183 
The infrabass injection. 3073 
The number 20 3073 
Undertones? 3072 
Resonance distortion 3072 
There are many options 3072 
I want it... 3072 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3072 
Clarity in the murk 3072 
The gentle exit 3072 
I understand 3072 
Low frequency dithering 3072 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3072 
Eventually! 2888 
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