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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3867 
Big 3867 
Old house? 3867 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3867 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3867 
For a Given Room 3866 
House Inspections & Warranties 3866 
A min Room size.... 3860 
Charging the Large Room 3860 
A bit deeper. 3860 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3859 
Comfort 3859 
Choices 3858 
Value 3858 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3858 
"romantic" illusion... 3858 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3858 
My kids... 3858 
Bingo 3858 
Interesting discussion indeed 3858 
The High Demands System 3857 
Paul S -- 3857 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3857 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3854 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3854 
Happiness 3854 
Various Stages of Young 3854 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3853 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3853 
Using the real estate 3853 
Through the roof 3850 
Sideways 3849 
If not a midbass horn? 3847 
What Comes Naturally 3847 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3847 
In That Case... 3847 
The game is on. 3845 
Mazel Tov! 3845 
Great news 3845 
Wonderful! 3845 
I think it will be better with time. 3845 
Gaddis House 3845 
Congratulations! 3844 
View vs. Practicality 3841 
Multi-Tasking 3841 
Exactly! 3841 
Equipment between speakers... 3841 
Top Gear 3841 
I see no problems with "between". 3841 
Oh well... 3841 
Wall of nature 3841 
Big Window 3841 
Shades and Night Vision 3841 
...they do image wonderfully... 3841 
Another attic project? 3840 
Infinite baffle 3840 
IB 3840 
Mold 3840 
Attic Ventilation 3840 
Possible 3839 
Just strategizing 3839 
Normal orientation 3839 
Confusion. 3839 
Specifics 3839 
Driver Orientation 3839 
That all need to be though out. 3839 
It nigh be a problem 3839 
Ideas 3839 
Opposing woofers 3839 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3839 
Blow hard 3839 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3839 
Couple of things 3839 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3827 
That's not a problem :) 3827 
A LF solution for a new room 3770 
Another midbass?!!? 3767 
Another option to consider 3765 
Room comfort upgrades 3764 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3762 
The color of the listening room. 3748 
This would be nice...... 3745 
That is it. 3735 
Congratulations 3735 
Well, 3735 
The last week of moving... 3726 
We are home! 3722 
Congratulations! 3722 
We found a new room in House.... 3716 
Bass in bass-ment? 3715 
True, but. . . 3715 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3714 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3714 
It took for a while. 3677 
Time/Change 3676 
In regards to chairs... 3676 
This week. 3674 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3674 
The first day. 3672 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3672 
Sounds like a nice time... 3672 
For now.... 3671 
Soft Bass 3671 
Getting somewhere. 3670 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3670 
Diffusion 3669 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3668 
Space behind 3668 
Slowly going back to the business. 3653 
Keep on truckin' 3653 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3651 
Audio vs Video playback. 3648 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3647 
AV 3647 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3647 
A good configuration. 3646 
Injection Channel 3646 
It will come later. 3646 
Going there.... 3644 
Toddler Listeners 3643 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3643 
The honeymoon night. 3641 
Proximity 3641 
A chicken and egg situation 3632 
So far so good. 3627 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3625 
Ok, a first objective look. 3620 
Some room dealing basics 3619 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3618 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3617 
Bass trap 3617 
I will see... 3617 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3617 
Other absorbtion methods 3617 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3616 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3609 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3609 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3607 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3607 
Zarathustra 3603 
Very very nice. 3584 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3584 
Theoretically possible? 3582 
So True 3581 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3570 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3565 
7 moths and one event... 3444 
The next day 3442 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3442 
Choose your poisons 3442 
Thank you 3441 
It is very nice. 3440 
Great day 3439 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3438 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3433 
Macondo listening distance. 3349 
Measured from? 3348 
The Listening Room July 7 3348 
8' all around 3347 
Some comments... 3347 
I am looking for inspiration. 3345 
Vent that woofer 3345 
I do not know yet what to do. 3345 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3344 
Ported 3344 
No port for me, if possible... 3344 
Might...... be.... 3344 
K-Horns? 3344 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3344 
They do appear 3344 
Path length of khorn 3344 
The memory lane. 3344 
Outside 3344 
KHorn facts and truth 3344 
Khorn extension 3344 
The options available.... 3344 
The last night looking… 3343 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3343 
About the use of reading my own site. 3342 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3342 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3342 
Just thinking out loud... 3342 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3342 
Driver? 3342 
Two separate individuals 3342 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3342 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3342 
One more simple idea 3342 
A good thinking. 3340 
A next day. 3340 
Deja vu 3339 
It is all depend of your roo 3339 
What the holly garbage. 3329 
What about at a lower volume... 3329 
I do not know why. 3328 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3275 
SSET ;-) 3274 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3274 
More of the same? 3273 
Yes, this is an option too. 3273 
Actually… 3273 
The Scanspeaks 3273 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3273 
Ah, Winnie... 3273 
Last version 3273 
I wrote about it. 3272 
Layout 3272 
Kind of LF depression… 3269 
The one that got away 3269 
Updated. 3269 
Respect! 3268 
There are plenty things to think about. 3268 
Devil invented the room :) 3268 
The way how I see it… 3268 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3267 
One more theoretical solution 3266 
Almost familiar 3266 
This weekend 3262 
Sum and Difference 3262 
It is in the picture... 3262 
Nice bias 3262 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3262 
The grilling analogy 3262 
Some listening today. 3261 
Back to the drawing table. 3255 
Bring them forward 3255 
Promising.... 3255 
Aligned how? 3254 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3254 
Nice but need more work 3247 
Getting there... 3242 
It all looks very nice... 3242 
It is still all for grabs. 3242 
Great Morning!!! 3241 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3241 
Some thinking required… 3240 
I never done anything like this… 3239 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3238 
Phase and Room Modes 3238 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3237 
I am back. 3236 
I need some volume… 3235 
Line Gain 3235 
What a brilliant idea! 3235 
The full monty 3235 
Yep. I know. 3234 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3234 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3234 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3231 
You know the voices are right... 3231 
Some freaking magic. 3230 
Explanation 3230 
11 feet apart 3229 
Juts a proposal. 3229 
Stronger preamp 3228 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3227 
Sick? No. 3227 
Strong pre 3227 
I think it will be no 312.... 3227 
The new room is officially open. 3214 
A picture… 3200 
What a beautiful set-up! 3200 
Dream place 3199 
Headphones sound from playback 3198 
The headphone analogy 3197 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3197 
Wrong way 3197 
Sounds like an insult to me 3197 
Imaging. 3197 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3191 
Learn to forget 3190 
The infrabass injection. 3080 
The number 20 3080 
Undertones? 3079 
Resonance distortion 3079 
There are many options 3079 
I want it... 3079 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3079 
Clarity in the murk 3079 
The gentle exit 3079 
I understand 3079 
Low frequency dithering 3079 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3079 
Eventually! 2895 
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