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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3863 
Big 3863 
Old house? 3863 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3863 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3863 
For a Given Room 3862 
House Inspections & Warranties 3862 
A min Room size.... 3856 
Charging the Large Room 3856 
A bit deeper. 3856 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3855 
Comfort 3855 
Choices 3854 
Value 3854 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3854 
"romantic" illusion... 3854 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3854 
My kids... 3854 
Bingo 3854 
Interesting discussion indeed 3854 
The High Demands System 3853 
Paul S -- 3853 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3853 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3850 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3850 
Happiness 3850 
Various Stages of Young 3850 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3849 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3849 
Using the real estate 3849 
Through the roof 3846 
Sideways 3845 
If not a midbass horn? 3843 
What Comes Naturally 3843 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3843 
In That Case... 3843 
The game is on. 3841 
Mazel Tov! 3841 
Great news 3841 
Wonderful! 3841 
I think it will be better with time. 3841 
Gaddis House 3841 
Congratulations! 3840 
View vs. Practicality 3837 
Multi-Tasking 3837 
Exactly! 3837 
Equipment between speakers... 3837 
Top Gear 3837 
I see no problems with "between". 3837 
Oh well... 3837 
Wall of nature 3837 
Big Window 3837 
Shades and Night Vision 3837 
...they do image wonderfully... 3837 
Another attic project? 3836 
Infinite baffle 3836 
IB 3836 
Mold 3836 
Attic Ventilation 3836 
Possible 3835 
Just strategizing 3835 
Normal orientation 3835 
Confusion. 3835 
Specifics 3835 
Driver Orientation 3835 
That all need to be though out. 3835 
It nigh be a problem 3835 
Ideas 3835 
Opposing woofers 3835 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3835 
Blow hard 3835 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3835 
Couple of things 3835 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3823 
That's not a problem :) 3823 
A LF solution for a new room 3766 
Another midbass?!!? 3763 
Another option to consider 3761 
Room comfort upgrades 3760 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3758 
The color of the listening room. 3744 
This would be nice...... 3741 
That is it. 3731 
Congratulations 3731 
Well, 3731 
The last week of moving... 3722 
We are home! 3718 
Congratulations! 3718 
We found a new room in House.... 3712 
Bass in bass-ment? 3711 
True, but. . . 3711 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3710 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3710 
It took for a while. 3673 
Time/Change 3672 
In regards to chairs... 3672 
This week. 3670 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3670 
The first day. 3668 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3668 
Sounds like a nice time... 3668 
For now.... 3667 
Soft Bass 3667 
Getting somewhere. 3666 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3666 
Diffusion 3665 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3664 
Space behind 3664 
Slowly going back to the business. 3649 
Keep on truckin' 3649 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3647 
Audio vs Video playback. 3644 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3643 
AV 3643 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3643 
A good configuration. 3642 
Injection Channel 3642 
It will come later. 3642 
Going there.... 3640 
Toddler Listeners 3639 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3639 
The honeymoon night. 3637 
Proximity 3637 
A chicken and egg situation 3628 
So far so good. 3623 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3621 
Ok, a first objective look. 3616 
Some room dealing basics 3615 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3614 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3613 
Bass trap 3613 
I will see... 3613 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3613 
Other absorbtion methods 3613 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3612 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3605 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3605 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3603 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3603 
Zarathustra 3599 
Very very nice. 3580 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3580 
Theoretically possible? 3578 
So True 3577 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3566 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3561 
7 moths and one event... 3440 
The next day 3438 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3438 
Choose your poisons 3438 
Thank you 3437 
It is very nice. 3436 
Great day 3435 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3434 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3429 
Macondo listening distance. 3345 
Measured from? 3344 
The Listening Room July 7 3344 
8' all around 3343 
Some comments... 3343 
I am looking for inspiration. 3341 
Vent that woofer 3341 
I do not know yet what to do. 3341 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3340 
Ported 3340 
No port for me, if possible... 3340 
Might...... be.... 3340 
K-Horns? 3340 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3340 
They do appear 3340 
Path length of khorn 3340 
The memory lane. 3340 
Outside 3340 
KHorn facts and truth 3340 
Khorn extension 3340 
The options available.... 3340 
The last night looking… 3339 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3339 
About the use of reading my own site. 3338 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3338 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3338 
Just thinking out loud... 3338 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3338 
Driver? 3338 
Two separate individuals 3338 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3338 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3338 
One more simple idea 3338 
A good thinking. 3336 
A next day. 3336 
Deja vu 3335 
It is all depend of your roo 3335 
What the holly garbage. 3325 
What about at a lower volume... 3325 
I do not know why. 3324 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3271 
SSET ;-) 3270 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3270 
More of the same? 3269 
Yes, this is an option too. 3269 
Actually… 3269 
The Scanspeaks 3269 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3269 
Ah, Winnie... 3269 
Last version 3269 
I wrote about it. 3268 
Layout 3268 
Kind of LF depression… 3265 
The one that got away 3265 
Updated. 3265 
Respect! 3264 
There are plenty things to think about. 3264 
Devil invented the room :) 3264 
The way how I see it… 3264 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3263 
One more theoretical solution 3262 
Almost familiar 3262 
This weekend 3258 
Sum and Difference 3258 
It is in the picture... 3258 
Nice bias 3258 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3258 
The grilling analogy 3258 
Some listening today. 3257 
Back to the drawing table. 3251 
Bring them forward 3251 
Promising.... 3251 
Aligned how? 3250 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3250 
Nice but need more work 3243 
Getting there... 3238 
It all looks very nice... 3238 
It is still all for grabs. 3238 
Great Morning!!! 3237 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3237 
Some thinking required… 3236 
I never done anything like this… 3235 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3234 
Phase and Room Modes 3234 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3233 
I am back. 3232 
I need some volume… 3231 
Line Gain 3231 
What a brilliant idea! 3231 
The full monty 3231 
Yep. I know. 3230 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3230 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3230 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3227 
You know the voices are right... 3227 
Some freaking magic. 3226 
Explanation 3226 
11 feet apart 3225 
Juts a proposal. 3225 
Stronger preamp 3224 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3223 
Sick? No. 3223 
Strong pre 3223 
I think it will be no 312.... 3223 
The new room is officially open. 3210 
A picture… 3196 
What a beautiful set-up! 3196 
Dream place 3195 
Headphones sound from playback 3194 
The headphone analogy 3193 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3193 
Wrong way 3193 
Sounds like an insult to me 3193 
Imaging. 3193 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3187 
Learn to forget 3186 
The infrabass injection. 3076 
The number 20 3076 
Undertones? 3075 
Resonance distortion 3075 
There are many options 3075 
I want it... 3075 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3075 
Clarity in the murk 3075 
The gentle exit 3075 
I understand 3075 
Low frequency dithering 3075 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3075 
Eventually! 2891 
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