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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3906 
Big 3906 
Old house? 3906 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3906 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3906 
For a Given Room 3905 
House Inspections & Warranties 3905 
A min Room size.... 3899 
Charging the Large Room 3899 
A bit deeper. 3899 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3898 
Comfort 3898 
Choices 3897 
Value 3897 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3897 
"romantic" illusion... 3897 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3897 
My kids... 3897 
Bingo 3897 
Interesting discussion indeed 3897 
The High Demands System 3896 
Paul S -- 3896 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3896 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3893 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3893 
Happiness 3893 
Various Stages of Young 3893 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3892 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3892 
Using the real estate 3892 
Through the roof 3889 
Sideways 3888 
If not a midbass horn? 3886 
What Comes Naturally 3886 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3886 
In That Case... 3886 
The game is on. 3884 
Mazel Tov! 3884 
Great news 3884 
Wonderful! 3884 
I think it will be better with time. 3884 
Gaddis House 3884 
Congratulations! 3883 
View vs. Practicality 3880 
Multi-Tasking 3880 
Exactly! 3880 
Equipment between speakers... 3880 
Top Gear 3880 
I see no problems with "between". 3880 
Oh well... 3880 
Wall of nature 3880 
Big Window 3880 
Shades and Night Vision 3880 
...they do image wonderfully... 3880 
Another attic project? 3879 
Infinite baffle 3879 
IB 3879 
Mold 3879 
Attic Ventilation 3879 
Possible 3878 
Just strategizing 3878 
Normal orientation 3878 
Confusion. 3878 
Specifics 3878 
Driver Orientation 3878 
That all need to be though out. 3878 
It nigh be a problem 3878 
Ideas 3878 
Opposing woofers 3878 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3878 
Blow hard 3878 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3878 
Couple of things 3878 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3866 
That's not a problem :) 3866 
A LF solution for a new room 3809 
Another midbass?!!? 3806 
Another option to consider 3804 
Room comfort upgrades 3803 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3801 
The color of the listening room. 3787 
This would be nice...... 3784 
That is it. 3774 
Congratulations 3774 
Well, 3774 
The last week of moving... 3765 
We are home! 3761 
Congratulations! 3761 
We found a new room in House.... 3755 
Bass in bass-ment? 3754 
True, but. . . 3754 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3753 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3753 
It took for a while. 3716 
Time/Change 3715 
In regards to chairs... 3715 
This week. 3713 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3713 
The first day. 3711 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3711 
Sounds like a nice time... 3711 
For now.... 3710 
Soft Bass 3710 
Getting somewhere. 3709 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3709 
Diffusion 3708 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3707 
Space behind 3707 
Slowly going back to the business. 3692 
Keep on truckin' 3692 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3690 
Audio vs Video playback. 3687 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3686 
AV 3686 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3686 
A good configuration. 3685 
Injection Channel 3685 
It will come later. 3685 
Going there.... 3683 
Toddler Listeners 3682 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3682 
The honeymoon night. 3680 
Proximity 3680 
A chicken and egg situation 3671 
So far so good. 3666 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3664 
Ok, a first objective look. 3659 
Some room dealing basics 3658 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3657 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3656 
Bass trap 3656 
I will see... 3656 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3656 
Other absorbtion methods 3656 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3655 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3648 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3648 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3646 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3646 
Zarathustra 3642 
Very very nice. 3623 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3623 
Theoretically possible? 3621 
So True 3620 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3609 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3604 
7 moths and one event... 3483 
The next day 3481 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3481 
Choose your poisons 3481 
Thank you 3480 
It is very nice. 3479 
Great day 3478 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3477 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3472 
Macondo listening distance. 3388 
Measured from? 3387 
The Listening Room July 7 3387 
8' all around 3386 
Some comments... 3386 
I am looking for inspiration. 3384 
Vent that woofer 3384 
I do not know yet what to do. 3384 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3383 
Ported 3383 
No port for me, if possible... 3383 
Might...... be.... 3383 
K-Horns? 3383 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3383 
They do appear 3383 
Path length of khorn 3383 
The memory lane. 3383 
Outside 3383 
KHorn facts and truth 3383 
Khorn extension 3383 
The options available.... 3383 
The last night looking… 3382 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3382 
About the use of reading my own site. 3381 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3381 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3381 
Just thinking out loud... 3381 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3381 
Driver? 3381 
Two separate individuals 3381 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3381 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3381 
One more simple idea 3381 
A good thinking. 3379 
A next day. 3379 
Deja vu 3378 
It is all depend of your roo 3378 
What the holly garbage. 3368 
What about at a lower volume... 3368 
I do not know why. 3367 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3314 
SSET ;-) 3313 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3313 
More of the same? 3312 
Yes, this is an option too. 3312 
Actually… 3312 
The Scanspeaks 3312 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3312 
Ah, Winnie... 3312 
Last version 3312 
I wrote about it. 3311 
Layout 3311 
Kind of LF depression… 3308 
The one that got away 3308 
Updated. 3308 
Respect! 3307 
There are plenty things to think about. 3307 
Devil invented the room :) 3307 
The way how I see it… 3307 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3306 
One more theoretical solution 3305 
Almost familiar 3305 
This weekend 3301 
Sum and Difference 3301 
It is in the picture... 3301 
Nice bias 3301 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3301 
The grilling analogy 3301 
Some listening today. 3300 
Back to the drawing table. 3294 
Bring them forward 3294 
Promising.... 3294 
Aligned how? 3293 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3293 
Nice but need more work 3286 
Getting there... 3281 
It all looks very nice... 3281 
It is still all for grabs. 3281 
Great Morning!!! 3280 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3280 
Some thinking required… 3279 
I never done anything like this… 3278 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3277 
Phase and Room Modes 3277 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3276 
I am back. 3275 
I need some volume… 3274 
Line Gain 3274 
What a brilliant idea! 3274 
The full monty 3274 
Yep. I know. 3273 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3273 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3273 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3270 
You know the voices are right... 3270 
Some freaking magic. 3269 
Explanation 3269 
11 feet apart 3268 
Juts a proposal. 3268 
Stronger preamp 3267 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3266 
Sick? No. 3266 
Strong pre 3266 
I think it will be no 312.... 3266 
The new room is officially open. 3253 
A picture… 3239 
What a beautiful set-up! 3239 
Dream place 3238 
Headphones sound from playback 3237 
The headphone analogy 3236 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3236 
Wrong way 3236 
Sounds like an insult to me 3236 
Imaging. 3236 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3230 
Learn to forget 3229 
The infrabass injection. 3119 
The number 20 3119 
Undertones? 3118 
Resonance distortion 3118 
There are many options 3118 
I want it... 3118 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3118 
Clarity in the murk 3118 
The gentle exit 3118 
I understand 3118 
Low frequency dithering 3118 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3118 
Eventually! 2934 
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