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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3886 
Big 3886 
Old house? 3886 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3886 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3886 
For a Given Room 3885 
House Inspections & Warranties 3885 
A min Room size.... 3879 
Charging the Large Room 3879 
A bit deeper. 3879 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3878 
Comfort 3878 
Choices 3877 
Value 3877 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3877 
"romantic" illusion... 3877 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3877 
My kids... 3877 
Bingo 3877 
Interesting discussion indeed 3877 
The High Demands System 3876 
Paul S -- 3876 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3876 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3873 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3873 
Happiness 3873 
Various Stages of Young 3873 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3872 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3872 
Using the real estate 3872 
Through the roof 3869 
Sideways 3868 
If not a midbass horn? 3866 
What Comes Naturally 3866 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3866 
In That Case... 3866 
The game is on. 3864 
Mazel Tov! 3864 
Great news 3864 
Wonderful! 3864 
I think it will be better with time. 3864 
Gaddis House 3864 
Congratulations! 3863 
View vs. Practicality 3860 
Multi-Tasking 3860 
Exactly! 3860 
Equipment between speakers... 3860 
Top Gear 3860 
I see no problems with "between". 3860 
Oh well... 3860 
Wall of nature 3860 
Big Window 3860 
Shades and Night Vision 3860 
...they do image wonderfully... 3860 
Another attic project? 3859 
Infinite baffle 3859 
IB 3859 
Mold 3859 
Attic Ventilation 3859 
Possible 3858 
Just strategizing 3858 
Normal orientation 3858 
Confusion. 3858 
Specifics 3858 
Driver Orientation 3858 
That all need to be though out. 3858 
It nigh be a problem 3858 
Ideas 3858 
Opposing woofers 3858 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3858 
Blow hard 3858 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3858 
Couple of things 3858 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3846 
That's not a problem :) 3846 
A LF solution for a new room 3789 
Another midbass?!!? 3786 
Another option to consider 3784 
Room comfort upgrades 3783 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3781 
The color of the listening room. 3767 
This would be nice...... 3764 
That is it. 3754 
Congratulations 3754 
Well, 3754 
The last week of moving... 3745 
We are home! 3741 
Congratulations! 3741 
We found a new room in House.... 3735 
Bass in bass-ment? 3734 
True, but. . . 3734 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3733 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3733 
It took for a while. 3696 
Time/Change 3695 
In regards to chairs... 3695 
This week. 3693 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3693 
The first day. 3691 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3691 
Sounds like a nice time... 3691 
For now.... 3690 
Soft Bass 3690 
Getting somewhere. 3689 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3689 
Diffusion 3688 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3687 
Space behind 3687 
Slowly going back to the business. 3672 
Keep on truckin' 3672 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3670 
Audio vs Video playback. 3667 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3666 
AV 3666 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3666 
A good configuration. 3665 
Injection Channel 3665 
It will come later. 3665 
Going there.... 3663 
Toddler Listeners 3662 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3662 
The honeymoon night. 3660 
Proximity 3660 
A chicken and egg situation 3651 
So far so good. 3646 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3644 
Ok, a first objective look. 3639 
Some room dealing basics 3638 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3637 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3636 
Bass trap 3636 
I will see... 3636 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3636 
Other absorbtion methods 3636 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3635 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3628 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3628 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3626 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3626 
Zarathustra 3622 
Very very nice. 3603 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3603 
Theoretically possible? 3601 
So True 3600 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3589 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3584 
7 moths and one event... 3463 
The next day 3461 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3461 
Choose your poisons 3461 
Thank you 3460 
It is very nice. 3459 
Great day 3458 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3457 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3452 
Macondo listening distance. 3368 
Measured from? 3367 
The Listening Room July 7 3367 
8' all around 3366 
Some comments... 3366 
I am looking for inspiration. 3364 
Vent that woofer 3364 
I do not know yet what to do. 3364 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3363 
Ported 3363 
No port for me, if possible... 3363 
Might...... be.... 3363 
K-Horns? 3363 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3363 
They do appear 3363 
Path length of khorn 3363 
The memory lane. 3363 
Outside 3363 
KHorn facts and truth 3363 
Khorn extension 3363 
The options available.... 3363 
The last night looking… 3362 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3362 
About the use of reading my own site. 3361 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3361 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3361 
Just thinking out loud... 3361 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3361 
Driver? 3361 
Two separate individuals 3361 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3361 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3361 
One more simple idea 3361 
A good thinking. 3359 
A next day. 3359 
Deja vu 3358 
It is all depend of your roo 3358 
What the holly garbage. 3348 
What about at a lower volume... 3348 
I do not know why. 3347 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3294 
SSET ;-) 3293 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3293 
More of the same? 3292 
Yes, this is an option too. 3292 
Actually… 3292 
The Scanspeaks 3292 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3292 
Ah, Winnie... 3292 
Last version 3292 
I wrote about it. 3291 
Layout 3291 
Kind of LF depression… 3288 
The one that got away 3288 
Updated. 3288 
Respect! 3287 
There are plenty things to think about. 3287 
Devil invented the room :) 3287 
The way how I see it… 3287 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3286 
One more theoretical solution 3285 
Almost familiar 3285 
This weekend 3281 
Sum and Difference 3281 
It is in the picture... 3281 
Nice bias 3281 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3281 
The grilling analogy 3281 
Some listening today. 3280 
Back to the drawing table. 3274 
Bring them forward 3274 
Promising.... 3274 
Aligned how? 3273 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3273 
Nice but need more work 3266 
Getting there... 3261 
It all looks very nice... 3261 
It is still all for grabs. 3261 
Great Morning!!! 3260 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3260 
Some thinking required… 3259 
I never done anything like this… 3258 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3257 
Phase and Room Modes 3257 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3256 
I am back. 3255 
I need some volume… 3254 
Line Gain 3254 
What a brilliant idea! 3254 
The full monty 3254 
Yep. I know. 3253 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3253 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3253 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3250 
You know the voices are right... 3250 
Some freaking magic. 3249 
Explanation 3249 
11 feet apart 3248 
Juts a proposal. 3248 
Stronger preamp 3247 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3246 
Sick? No. 3246 
Strong pre 3246 
I think it will be no 312.... 3246 
The new room is officially open. 3233 
A picture… 3219 
What a beautiful set-up! 3219 
Dream place 3218 
Headphones sound from playback 3217 
The headphone analogy 3216 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3216 
Wrong way 3216 
Sounds like an insult to me 3216 
Imaging. 3216 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3210 
Learn to forget 3209 
The infrabass injection. 3099 
The number 20 3099 
Undertones? 3098 
Resonance distortion 3098 
There are many options 3098 
I want it... 3098 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3098 
Clarity in the murk 3098 
The gentle exit 3098 
I understand 3098 
Low frequency dithering 3098 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3098 
Eventually! 2914 
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