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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3697 
Big 3697 
Old house? 3697 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3697 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3697 
For a Given Room 3696 
House Inspections & Warranties 3696 
A min Room size.... 3690 
Charging the Large Room 3690 
A bit deeper. 3690 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3689 
Comfort 3689 
Choices 3688 
Value 3688 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3688 
"romantic" illusion... 3688 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3688 
My kids... 3688 
Bingo 3688 
Interesting discussion indeed 3688 
The High Demands System 3687 
Paul S -- 3687 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3687 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3684 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3684 
Happiness 3684 
Various Stages of Young 3684 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3683 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3683 
Using the real estate 3683 
Through the roof 3680 
Sideways 3679 
If not a midbass horn? 3677 
What Comes Naturally 3677 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3677 
In That Case... 3677 
The game is on. 3675 
Mazel Tov! 3675 
Great news 3675 
Wonderful! 3675 
I think it will be better with time. 3675 
Gaddis House 3675 
Congratulations! 3674 
View vs. Practicality 3671 
Multi-Tasking 3671 
Exactly! 3671 
Equipment between speakers... 3671 
Top Gear 3671 
I see no problems with "between". 3671 
Oh well... 3671 
Wall of nature 3671 
Big Window 3671 
Shades and Night Vision 3671 
...they do image wonderfully... 3671 
Another attic project? 3670 
Infinite baffle 3670 
IB 3670 
Mold 3670 
Attic Ventilation 3670 
Possible 3669 
Just strategizing 3669 
Normal orientation 3669 
Confusion. 3669 
Specifics 3669 
Driver Orientation 3669 
That all need to be though out. 3669 
It nigh be a problem 3669 
Ideas 3669 
Opposing woofers 3669 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3669 
Blow hard 3669 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3669 
Couple of things 3669 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3657 
That's not a problem :) 3657 
A LF solution for a new room 3600 
Another midbass?!!? 3597 
Another option to consider 3595 
Room comfort upgrades 3594 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3592 
The color of the listening room. 3578 
This would be nice...... 3575 
That is it. 3565 
Congratulations 3565 
Well, 3565 
The last week of moving... 3556 
We are home! 3552 
Congratulations! 3552 
We found a new room in House.... 3546 
Bass in bass-ment? 3545 
True, but. . . 3545 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3544 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3544 
It took for a while. 3507 
Time/Change 3506 
In regards to chairs... 3506 
This week. 3504 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3504 
The first day. 3502 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3502 
Sounds like a nice time... 3502 
For now.... 3501 
Soft Bass 3501 
Getting somewhere. 3500 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3500 
Diffusion 3499 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3498 
Space behind 3498 
Slowly going back to the business. 3483 
Keep on truckin' 3483 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3481 
Audio vs Video playback. 3478 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3477 
AV 3477 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3477 
A good configuration. 3476 
Injection Channel 3476 
It will come later. 3476 
Going there.... 3474 
Toddler Listeners 3473 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3473 
The honeymoon night. 3471 
Proximity 3471 
A chicken and egg situation 3462 
So far so good. 3457 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3455 
Ok, a first objective look. 3450 
Some room dealing basics 3449 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3448 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3447 
Bass trap 3447 
I will see... 3447 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3447 
Other absorbtion methods 3447 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3446 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3439 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3439 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3437 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3437 
Zarathustra 3433 
Very very nice. 3414 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3414 
Theoretically possible? 3412 
So True 3411 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3400 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3395 
7 moths and one event... 3274 
The next day 3272 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3272 
Choose your poisons 3272 
Thank you 3271 
It is very nice. 3270 
Great day 3269 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3268 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3263 
Macondo listening distance. 3179 
Measured from? 3178 
The Listening Room July 7 3178 
8' all around 3177 
Some comments... 3177 
I am looking for inspiration. 3175 
Vent that woofer 3175 
I do not know yet what to do. 3175 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3174 
Ported 3174 
No port for me, if possible... 3174 
Might...... be.... 3174 
K-Horns? 3174 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3174 
They do appear 3174 
Path length of khorn 3174 
The memory lane. 3174 
Outside 3174 
KHorn facts and truth 3174 
Khorn extension 3174 
The options available.... 3174 
The last night looking… 3173 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3173 
About the use of reading my own site. 3172 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3172 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3172 
Just thinking out loud... 3172 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3172 
Driver? 3172 
Two separate individuals 3172 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3172 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3172 
One more simple idea 3172 
A good thinking. 3170 
A next day. 3170 
Deja vu 3169 
It is all depend of your roo 3169 
What the holly garbage. 3159 
What about at a lower volume... 3159 
I do not know why. 3158 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3105 
SSET ;-) 3104 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3104 
More of the same? 3103 
Yes, this is an option too. 3103 
Actually… 3103 
The Scanspeaks 3103 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3103 
Ah, Winnie... 3103 
Last version 3103 
I wrote about it. 3102 
Layout 3102 
Kind of LF depression… 3099 
The one that got away 3099 
Updated. 3099 
Respect! 3098 
There are plenty things to think about. 3098 
Devil invented the room :) 3098 
The way how I see it… 3098 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3097 
One more theoretical solution 3096 
Almost familiar 3096 
This weekend 3092 
Sum and Difference 3092 
It is in the picture... 3092 
Nice bias 3092 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3092 
The grilling analogy 3092 
Some listening today. 3091 
Back to the drawing table. 3085 
Bring them forward 3085 
Promising.... 3085 
Aligned how? 3084 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3084 
Nice but need more work 3077 
Getting there... 3072 
It all looks very nice... 3072 
It is still all for grabs. 3072 
Great Morning!!! 3071 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3071 
Some thinking required… 3070 
I never done anything like this… 3069 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3068 
Phase and Room Modes 3068 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3067 
I am back. 3066 
I need some volume… 3065 
Line Gain 3065 
What a brilliant idea! 3065 
The full monty 3065 
Yep. I know. 3064 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3064 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3064 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3061 
You know the voices are right... 3061 
Some freaking magic. 3060 
Explanation 3060 
11 feet apart 3059 
Juts a proposal. 3059 
Stronger preamp 3058 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3057 
Sick? No. 3057 
Strong pre 3057 
I think it will be no 312.... 3057 
The new room is officially open. 3044 
A picture… 3030 
What a beautiful set-up! 3030 
Dream place 3029 
Headphones sound from playback 3028 
The headphone analogy 3027 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3027 
Wrong way 3027 
Sounds like an insult to me 3027 
Imaging. 3027 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3021 
Learn to forget 3020 
The infrabass injection. 2910 
The number 20 2910 
Undertones? 2909 
Resonance distortion 2909 
There are many options 2909 
I want it... 2909 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2909 
Clarity in the murk 2909 
The gentle exit 2909 
I understand 2909 
Low frequency dithering 2909 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2909 
Eventually! 2725 
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