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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3704 
Big 3704 
Old house? 3704 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3704 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3704 
For a Given Room 3703 
House Inspections & Warranties 3703 
A min Room size.... 3697 
Charging the Large Room 3697 
A bit deeper. 3697 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3696 
Comfort 3696 
Choices 3695 
Value 3695 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3695 
"romantic" illusion... 3695 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3695 
My kids... 3695 
Bingo 3695 
Interesting discussion indeed 3695 
The High Demands System 3694 
Paul S -- 3694 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3694 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3691 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3691 
Happiness 3691 
Various Stages of Young 3691 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3690 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3690 
Using the real estate 3690 
Through the roof 3687 
Sideways 3686 
If not a midbass horn? 3684 
What Comes Naturally 3684 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3684 
In That Case... 3684 
The game is on. 3682 
Mazel Tov! 3682 
Great news 3682 
Wonderful! 3682 
I think it will be better with time. 3682 
Gaddis House 3682 
Congratulations! 3681 
View vs. Practicality 3678 
Multi-Tasking 3678 
Exactly! 3678 
Equipment between speakers... 3678 
Top Gear 3678 
I see no problems with "between". 3678 
Oh well... 3678 
Wall of nature 3678 
Big Window 3678 
Shades and Night Vision 3678 
...they do image wonderfully... 3678 
Another attic project? 3677 
Infinite baffle 3677 
IB 3677 
Mold 3677 
Attic Ventilation 3677 
Possible 3676 
Just strategizing 3676 
Normal orientation 3676 
Confusion. 3676 
Specifics 3676 
Driver Orientation 3676 
That all need to be though out. 3676 
It nigh be a problem 3676 
Ideas 3676 
Opposing woofers 3676 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3676 
Blow hard 3676 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3676 
Couple of things 3676 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3664 
That's not a problem :) 3664 
A LF solution for a new room 3607 
Another midbass?!!? 3604 
Another option to consider 3602 
Room comfort upgrades 3601 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3599 
The color of the listening room. 3585 
This would be nice...... 3582 
That is it. 3572 
Congratulations 3572 
Well, 3572 
The last week of moving... 3563 
We are home! 3559 
Congratulations! 3559 
We found a new room in House.... 3553 
Bass in bass-ment? 3552 
True, but. . . 3552 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3551 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3551 
It took for a while. 3514 
Time/Change 3513 
In regards to chairs... 3513 
This week. 3511 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3511 
The first day. 3509 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3509 
Sounds like a nice time... 3509 
For now.... 3508 
Soft Bass 3508 
Getting somewhere. 3507 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3507 
Diffusion 3506 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3505 
Space behind 3505 
Slowly going back to the business. 3490 
Keep on truckin' 3490 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3488 
Audio vs Video playback. 3485 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3484 
AV 3484 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3484 
A good configuration. 3483 
Injection Channel 3483 
It will come later. 3483 
Going there.... 3481 
Toddler Listeners 3480 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3480 
The honeymoon night. 3478 
Proximity 3478 
A chicken and egg situation 3469 
So far so good. 3464 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3462 
Ok, a first objective look. 3457 
Some room dealing basics 3456 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3455 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3454 
Bass trap 3454 
I will see... 3454 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3454 
Other absorbtion methods 3454 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3453 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3446 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3446 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3444 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3444 
Zarathustra 3440 
Very very nice. 3421 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3421 
Theoretically possible? 3419 
So True 3418 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3407 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3402 
7 moths and one event... 3281 
The next day 3279 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3279 
Choose your poisons 3279 
Thank you 3278 
It is very nice. 3277 
Great day 3276 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3275 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3270 
Macondo listening distance. 3186 
Measured from? 3185 
The Listening Room July 7 3185 
8' all around 3184 
Some comments... 3184 
I am looking for inspiration. 3182 
Vent that woofer 3182 
I do not know yet what to do. 3182 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3181 
Ported 3181 
No port for me, if possible... 3181 
Might...... be.... 3181 
K-Horns? 3181 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3181 
They do appear 3181 
Path length of khorn 3181 
The memory lane. 3181 
Outside 3181 
KHorn facts and truth 3181 
Khorn extension 3181 
The options available.... 3181 
The last night looking… 3180 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3180 
About the use of reading my own site. 3179 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3179 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3179 
Just thinking out loud... 3179 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3179 
Driver? 3179 
Two separate individuals 3179 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3179 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3179 
One more simple idea 3179 
A good thinking. 3177 
A next day. 3177 
Deja vu 3176 
It is all depend of your roo 3176 
What the holly garbage. 3166 
What about at a lower volume... 3166 
I do not know why. 3165 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3112 
SSET ;-) 3111 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3111 
More of the same? 3110 
Yes, this is an option too. 3110 
Actually… 3110 
The Scanspeaks 3110 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3110 
Ah, Winnie... 3110 
Last version 3110 
I wrote about it. 3109 
Layout 3109 
Kind of LF depression… 3106 
The one that got away 3106 
Updated. 3106 
Respect! 3105 
There are plenty things to think about. 3105 
Devil invented the room :) 3105 
The way how I see it… 3105 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3104 
One more theoretical solution 3103 
Almost familiar 3103 
This weekend 3099 
Sum and Difference 3099 
It is in the picture... 3099 
Nice bias 3099 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3099 
The grilling analogy 3099 
Some listening today. 3098 
Back to the drawing table. 3092 
Bring them forward 3092 
Promising.... 3092 
Aligned how? 3091 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3091 
Nice but need more work 3084 
Getting there... 3079 
It all looks very nice... 3079 
It is still all for grabs. 3079 
Great Morning!!! 3078 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3078 
Some thinking required… 3077 
I never done anything like this… 3076 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3075 
Phase and Room Modes 3075 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3074 
I am back. 3073 
I need some volume… 3072 
Line Gain 3072 
What a brilliant idea! 3072 
The full monty 3072 
Yep. I know. 3071 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3071 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3071 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3068 
You know the voices are right... 3068 
Some freaking magic. 3067 
Explanation 3067 
11 feet apart 3066 
Juts a proposal. 3066 
Stronger preamp 3065 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3064 
Sick? No. 3064 
Strong pre 3064 
I think it will be no 312.... 3064 
The new room is officially open. 3051 
A picture… 3037 
What a beautiful set-up! 3037 
Dream place 3036 
Headphones sound from playback 3035 
The headphone analogy 3034 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3034 
Wrong way 3034 
Sounds like an insult to me 3034 
Imaging. 3034 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3028 
Learn to forget 3027 
The infrabass injection. 2917 
The number 20 2917 
Undertones? 2916 
Resonance distortion 2916 
There are many options 2916 
I want it... 2916 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2916 
Clarity in the murk 2916 
The gentle exit 2916 
I understand 2916 
Low frequency dithering 2916 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2916 
Eventually! 2732 
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