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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3755 
Big 3755 
Old house? 3755 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3755 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3755 
For a Given Room 3754 
House Inspections & Warranties 3754 
A min Room size.... 3748 
Charging the Large Room 3748 
A bit deeper. 3748 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3747 
Comfort 3747 
Choices 3746 
Value 3746 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3746 
"romantic" illusion... 3746 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3746 
My kids... 3746 
Bingo 3746 
Interesting discussion indeed 3746 
The High Demands System 3745 
Paul S -- 3745 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3745 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3742 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3742 
Happiness 3742 
Various Stages of Young 3742 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3741 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3741 
Using the real estate 3741 
Through the roof 3738 
Sideways 3737 
If not a midbass horn? 3735 
What Comes Naturally 3735 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3735 
In That Case... 3735 
The game is on. 3733 
Mazel Tov! 3733 
Great news 3733 
Wonderful! 3733 
I think it will be better with time. 3733 
Gaddis House 3733 
Congratulations! 3732 
View vs. Practicality 3729 
Multi-Tasking 3729 
Exactly! 3729 
Equipment between speakers... 3729 
Top Gear 3729 
I see no problems with "between". 3729 
Oh well... 3729 
Wall of nature 3729 
Big Window 3729 
Shades and Night Vision 3729 
...they do image wonderfully... 3729 
Another attic project? 3728 
Infinite baffle 3728 
IB 3728 
Mold 3728 
Attic Ventilation 3728 
Possible 3727 
Just strategizing 3727 
Normal orientation 3727 
Confusion. 3727 
Specifics 3727 
Driver Orientation 3727 
That all need to be though out. 3727 
It nigh be a problem 3727 
Ideas 3727 
Opposing woofers 3727 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3727 
Blow hard 3727 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3727 
Couple of things 3727 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3715 
That's not a problem :) 3715 
A LF solution for a new room 3658 
Another midbass?!!? 3655 
Another option to consider 3653 
Room comfort upgrades 3652 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3650 
The color of the listening room. 3636 
This would be nice...... 3633 
That is it. 3623 
Congratulations 3623 
Well, 3623 
The last week of moving... 3614 
We are home! 3610 
Congratulations! 3610 
We found a new room in House.... 3604 
Bass in bass-ment? 3603 
True, but. . . 3603 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3602 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3602 
It took for a while. 3565 
Time/Change 3564 
In regards to chairs... 3564 
This week. 3562 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3562 
The first day. 3560 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3560 
Sounds like a nice time... 3560 
For now.... 3559 
Soft Bass 3559 
Getting somewhere. 3558 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3558 
Diffusion 3557 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3556 
Space behind 3556 
Slowly going back to the business. 3541 
Keep on truckin' 3541 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3539 
Audio vs Video playback. 3536 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3535 
AV 3535 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3535 
A good configuration. 3534 
Injection Channel 3534 
It will come later. 3534 
Going there.... 3532 
Toddler Listeners 3531 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3531 
The honeymoon night. 3529 
Proximity 3529 
A chicken and egg situation 3520 
So far so good. 3515 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3513 
Ok, a first objective look. 3508 
Some room dealing basics 3507 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3506 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3505 
Bass trap 3505 
I will see... 3505 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3505 
Other absorbtion methods 3505 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3504 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3497 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3497 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3495 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3495 
Zarathustra 3491 
Very very nice. 3472 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3472 
Theoretically possible? 3470 
So True 3469 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3458 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3453 
7 moths and one event... 3332 
The next day 3330 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3330 
Choose your poisons 3330 
Thank you 3329 
It is very nice. 3328 
Great day 3327 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3326 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3321 
Macondo listening distance. 3237 
Measured from? 3236 
The Listening Room July 7 3236 
8' all around 3235 
Some comments... 3235 
I am looking for inspiration. 3233 
Vent that woofer 3233 
I do not know yet what to do. 3233 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3232 
Ported 3232 
No port for me, if possible... 3232 
Might...... be.... 3232 
K-Horns? 3232 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3232 
They do appear 3232 
Path length of khorn 3232 
The memory lane. 3232 
Outside 3232 
KHorn facts and truth 3232 
Khorn extension 3232 
The options available.... 3232 
The last night looking… 3231 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3231 
About the use of reading my own site. 3230 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3230 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3230 
Just thinking out loud... 3230 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3230 
Driver? 3230 
Two separate individuals 3230 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3230 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3230 
One more simple idea 3230 
A good thinking. 3228 
A next day. 3228 
Deja vu 3227 
It is all depend of your roo 3227 
What the holly garbage. 3217 
What about at a lower volume... 3217 
I do not know why. 3216 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3163 
SSET ;-) 3162 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3162 
More of the same? 3161 
Yes, this is an option too. 3161 
Actually… 3161 
The Scanspeaks 3161 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3161 
Ah, Winnie... 3161 
Last version 3161 
I wrote about it. 3160 
Layout 3160 
Kind of LF depression… 3157 
The one that got away 3157 
Updated. 3157 
Respect! 3156 
There are plenty things to think about. 3156 
Devil invented the room :) 3156 
The way how I see it… 3156 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3155 
One more theoretical solution 3154 
Almost familiar 3154 
This weekend 3150 
Sum and Difference 3150 
It is in the picture... 3150 
Nice bias 3150 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3150 
The grilling analogy 3150 
Some listening today. 3149 
Back to the drawing table. 3143 
Bring them forward 3143 
Promising.... 3143 
Aligned how? 3142 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3142 
Nice but need more work 3135 
Getting there... 3130 
It all looks very nice... 3130 
It is still all for grabs. 3130 
Great Morning!!! 3129 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3129 
Some thinking required… 3128 
I never done anything like this… 3127 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3126 
Phase and Room Modes 3126 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3125 
I am back. 3124 
I need some volume… 3123 
Line Gain 3123 
What a brilliant idea! 3123 
The full monty 3123 
Yep. I know. 3122 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3122 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3122 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3119 
You know the voices are right... 3119 
Some freaking magic. 3118 
Explanation 3118 
11 feet apart 3117 
Juts a proposal. 3117 
Stronger preamp 3116 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3115 
Sick? No. 3115 
Strong pre 3115 
I think it will be no 312.... 3115 
The new room is officially open. 3102 
A picture… 3088 
What a beautiful set-up! 3088 
Dream place 3087 
Headphones sound from playback 3086 
The headphone analogy 3085 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3085 
Wrong way 3085 
Sounds like an insult to me 3085 
Imaging. 3085 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3079 
Learn to forget 3078 
The infrabass injection. 2968 
The number 20 2968 
Undertones? 2967 
Resonance distortion 2967 
There are many options 2967 
I want it... 2967 
Music vs, Sound Effects 2967 
Clarity in the murk 2967 
The gentle exit 2967 
I understand 2967 
Low frequency dithering 2967 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 2967 
Eventually! 2783 
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