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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3708 
Big 3708 
Old house? 3708 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3708 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3708 
For a Given Room 3707 
House Inspections & Warranties 3707 
A min Room size.... 3701 
Charging the Large Room 3701 
A bit deeper. 3701 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3700 
Comfort 3700 
Choices 3699 
Value 3699 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3699 
"romantic" illusion... 3699 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3699 
My kids... 3699 
Bingo 3699 
Interesting discussion indeed 3699 
The High Demands System 3698 
Paul S -- 3698 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3698 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3695 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3695 
Happiness 3695 
Various Stages of Young 3695 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3694 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3694 
Using the real estate 3694 
Through the roof 3691 
Sideways 3690 
If not a midbass horn? 3688 
What Comes Naturally 3688 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3688 
In That Case... 3688 
The game is on. 3686 
Mazel Tov! 3686 
Great news 3686 
Wonderful! 3686 
I think it will be better with time. 3686 
Gaddis House 3686 
Congratulations! 3685 
View vs. Practicality 3682 
Multi-Tasking 3682 
Exactly! 3682 
Equipment between speakers... 3682 
Top Gear 3682 
I see no problems with "between". 3682 
Oh well... 3682 
Wall of nature 3682 
Big Window 3682 
Shades and Night Vision 3682 
...they do image wonderfully... 3682 
Another attic project? 3681 
Infinite baffle 3681 
IB 3681 
Mold 3681 
Attic Ventilation 3681 
Possible 3680 
Just strategizing 3680 
Normal orientation 3680 
Confusion. 3680 
Specifics 3680 
Driver Orientation 3680 
That all need to be though out. 3680 
It nigh be a problem 3680 
Ideas 3680 
Opposing woofers 3680 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3680 
Blow hard 3680 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3680 
Couple of things 3680 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3668 
That's not a problem :) 3668 
A LF solution for a new room 3611 
Another midbass?!!? 3608 
Another option to consider 3606 
Room comfort upgrades 3605 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3603 
The color of the listening room. 3589 
This would be nice...... 3586 
That is it. 3576 
Congratulations 3576 
Well, 3576 
The last week of moving... 3567 
We are home! 3563 
Congratulations! 3563 
We found a new room in House.... 3557 
Bass in bass-ment? 3556 
True, but. . . 3556 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3555 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3555 
It took for a while. 3518 
Time/Change 3517 
In regards to chairs... 3517 
This week. 3515 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3515 
The first day. 3513 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3513 
Sounds like a nice time... 3513 
For now.... 3512 
Soft Bass 3512 
Getting somewhere. 3511 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3511 
Diffusion 3510 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3509 
Space behind 3509 
Slowly going back to the business. 3494 
Keep on truckin' 3494 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3492 
Audio vs Video playback. 3489 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3488 
AV 3488 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3488 
A good configuration. 3487 
Injection Channel 3487 
It will come later. 3487 
Going there.... 3485 
Toddler Listeners 3484 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3484 
The honeymoon night. 3482 
Proximity 3482 
A chicken and egg situation 3473 
So far so good. 3468 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3466 
Ok, a first objective look. 3461 
Some room dealing basics 3460 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3459 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3458 
Bass trap 3458 
I will see... 3458 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3458 
Other absorbtion methods 3458 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3457 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3450 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3450 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3448 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3448 
Zarathustra 3444 
Very very nice. 3425 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3425 
Theoretically possible? 3423 
So True 3422 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3411 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3406 
7 moths and one event... 3285 
The next day 3283 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3283 
Choose your poisons 3283 
Thank you 3282 
It is very nice. 3281 
Great day 3280 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3279 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3274 
Macondo listening distance. 3190 
Measured from? 3189 
The Listening Room July 7 3189 
8' all around 3188 
Some comments... 3188 
I am looking for inspiration. 3186 
Vent that woofer 3186 
I do not know yet what to do. 3186 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3185 
Ported 3185 
No port for me, if possible... 3185 
Might...... be.... 3185 
K-Horns? 3185 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3185 
They do appear 3185 
Path length of khorn 3185 
The memory lane. 3185 
Outside 3185 
KHorn facts and truth 3185 
Khorn extension 3185 
The options available.... 3185 
The last night looking… 3184 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3184 
About the use of reading my own site. 3183 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3183 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3183 
Just thinking out loud... 3183 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3183 
Driver? 3183 
Two separate individuals 3183 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3183 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3183 
One more simple idea 3183 
A good thinking. 3181 
A next day. 3181 
Deja vu 3180 
It is all depend of your roo 3180 
What the holly garbage. 3170 
What about at a lower volume... 3170 
I do not know why. 3169 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3116 
SSET ;-) 3115 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3115 
More of the same? 3114 
Yes, this is an option too. 3114 
Actually… 3114 
The Scanspeaks 3114 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3114 
Ah, Winnie... 3114 
Last version 3114 
I wrote about it. 3113 
Layout 3113 
Kind of LF depression… 3110 
The one that got away 3110 
Updated. 3110 
Respect! 3109 
There are plenty things to think about. 3109 
Devil invented the room :) 3109 
The way how I see it… 3109 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3108 
One more theoretical solution 3107 
Almost familiar 3107 
This weekend 3103 
Sum and Difference 3103 
It is in the picture... 3103 
Nice bias 3103 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3103 
The grilling analogy 3103 
Some listening today. 3102 
Back to the drawing table. 3096 
Bring them forward 3096 
Promising.... 3096 
Aligned how? 3095 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3095 
Nice but need more work 3088 
Getting there... 3083 
It all looks very nice... 3083 
It is still all for grabs. 3083 
Great Morning!!! 3082 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3082 
Some thinking required… 3081 
I never done anything like this… 3080 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3079 
Phase and Room Modes 3079 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3078 
I am back. 3077 
I need some volume… 3076 
Line Gain 3076 
What a brilliant idea! 3076 
The full monty 3076 
Yep. I know. 3075 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3075 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3075 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3072 
You know the voices are right... 3072 
Some freaking magic. 3071 
Explanation 3071 
11 feet apart 3070 
Juts a proposal. 3070 
Stronger preamp 3069 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3068 
Sick? No. 3068 
Strong pre 3068 
I think it will be no 312.... 3068 
The new room is officially open. 3055 
A picture… 3041 
What a beautiful set-up! 3041 
Dream place 3040 
Headphones sound from playback 3039 
The headphone analogy 3038 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3038 
Wrong way 3038 
Sounds like an insult to me 3038 
Imaging. 3038 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3032 
Learn to forget 3031 
The infrabass injection. 2921 
The number 20 2921 
Undertones? 2920 
Resonance distortion 2920 
There are many options 2920 
I want it... 2920 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2920 
Clarity in the murk 2920 
The gentle exit 2920 
I understand 2920 
Low frequency dithering 2920 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2920 
Eventually! 2736 
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