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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
A listening room for a domesticated Cat? 3922 
Big 3922 
Old house? 3922 
To be invisible and to be time-aligned are the keys. 3922 
Invisible and time-aligned idea. 3922 
For a Given Room 3921 
House Inspections & Warranties 3921 
A min Room size.... 3915 
Charging the Large Room 3915 
A bit deeper. 3915 
Idea of Midbass in new room and time-aligment 3914 
Comfort 3914 
Choices 3913 
Value 3913 
Property line setbacks & local building codes 3913 
"romantic" illusion... 3913 
Do not need to be isolationist. 3913 
My kids... 3913 
Bingo 3913 
Interesting discussion indeed 3913 
The High Demands System 3912 
Paul S -- 3912 
Social Life vs. Private Life vs. Family Life 3912 
Losing my listening room virginity? 3909 
Somewhere about 2yo... 3909 
Happiness 3909 
Various Stages of Young 3909 
Hm, another midbass horn idea in new listening room? 3908 
Bent Bass and Double Doors 3908 
Using the real estate 3908 
Through the roof 3905 
Sideways 3904 
If not a midbass horn? 3902 
What Comes Naturally 3902 
It will be probably two bass channels. 3902 
In That Case... 3902 
The game is on. 3900 
Mazel Tov! 3900 
Great news 3900 
Wonderful! 3900 
I think it will be better with time. 3900 
Gaddis House 3900 
Congratulations! 3899 
View vs. Practicality 3896 
Multi-Tasking 3896 
Exactly! 3896 
Equipment between speakers... 3896 
Top Gear 3896 
I see no problems with "between". 3896 
Oh well... 3896 
Wall of nature 3896 
Big Window 3896 
Shades and Night Vision 3896 
...they do image wonderfully... 3896 
Another attic project? 3895 
Infinite baffle 3895 
IB 3895 
Mold 3895 
Attic Ventilation 3895 
Possible 3894 
Just strategizing 3894 
Normal orientation 3894 
Confusion. 3894 
Specifics 3894 
Driver Orientation 3894 
That all need to be though out. 3894 
It nigh be a problem 3894 
Ideas 3894 
Opposing woofers 3894 
Cabinet Size for "Subs" 3894 
Blow hard 3894 
Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes 3894 
Couple of things 3894 
So many thing I need to take under consideration in new listening room... 3882 
That's not a problem :) 3882 
A LF solution for a new room 3825 
Another midbass?!!? 3822 
Another option to consider 3820 
Room comfort upgrades 3819 
Small-blood Macondo 2016? 3817 
The color of the listening room. 3803 
This would be nice...... 3800 
That is it. 3790 
Congratulations 3790 
Well, 3790 
The last week of moving... 3781 
We are home! 3777 
Congratulations! 3777 
We found a new room in House.... 3771 
Bass in bass-ment? 3770 
True, but. . . 3770 
Sometimes basement is not just a basement, stlil.... 3769 
Well it's good that you've considered the humidity. 3769 
It took for a while. 3732 
Time/Change 3731 
In regards to chairs... 3731 
This week. 3729 
What the most intriguing me in the new room is where the LF will roll off. 3729 
The first day. 3727 
Quick thoughts on beginning of system assembly 3727 
Sounds like a nice time... 3727 
For now.... 3726 
Soft Bass 3726 
Getting somewhere. 3725 
Virtual visit to Romy's setting up (part 2) 3725 
Diffusion 3724 
Waiting two other shoes to drop… 3723 
Space behind 3723 
Slowly going back to the business. 3708 
Keep on truckin' 3708 
New kids: Charlie and Abbigail 3706 
Audio vs Video playback. 3703 
Audio and video separate or combined? 3702 
AV 3702 
Yes, I will need to experiment with it. 3702 
A good configuration. 3701 
Injection Channel 3701 
It will come later. 3701 
Going there.... 3699 
Toddler Listeners 3698 
I wish I had a toddler forever. 3698 
The honeymoon night. 3696 
Proximity 3696 
A chicken and egg situation 3687 
So far so good. 3682 
A ULF solution for my new listening room 3680 
Ok, a first objective look. 3675 
Some room dealing basics 3674 
Thinking about the forthcoming experiment. 3673 
Slighly mad suggestion! Ignore accordingly 3672 
Bass trap 3672 
I will see... 3672 
Pure arrival time minus reflection or.... 3672 
Other absorbtion methods 3672 
Converting acoustic problems into acoustic payback... 3671 
Evolution of my rooms sound quality. 3664 
Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. 3664 
I do not know powerful pentodes in output. 3662 
I thought on tetrodo and write pentodo. 3662 
Zarathustra 3658 
Very very nice. 3639 
OB (etc.) at Midbass 3639 
Theoretically possible? 3637 
So True 3636 
This kid has a strange genes or “Papa, how to measure twins impedance?”. 3625 
Are they Brucknerised yet? 3620 
7 moths and one event... 3499 
The next day 3497 
I don't understand the video problem. . . 3497 
Choose your poisons 3497 
Thank you 3496 
It is very nice. 3495 
Great day 3494 
Macondo and wife satisfaction. 3493 
A truly peaceful feeling. 3488 
Macondo listening distance. 3404 
Measured from? 3403 
The Listening Room July 7 3403 
8' all around 3402 
Some comments... 3402 
I am looking for inspiration. 3400 
Vent that woofer 3400 
I do not know yet what to do. 3400 
Port vs. Not Sealed 3399 
Ported 3399 
No port for me, if possible... 3399 
Might...... be.... 3399 
K-Horns? 3399 
K-Horns… hmmm very interesting… 3399 
They do appear 3399 
Path length of khorn 3399 
The memory lane. 3399 
Outside 3399 
KHorn facts and truth 3399 
Khorn extension 3399 
The options available.... 3399 
The last night looking… 3398 
LF Circuit Mysteries 3398 
About the use of reading my own site. 3397 
Another option, very interesting. Martinshorn speak up. 3397 
Could be, could be not :) im not you... 3397 
Just thinking out loud... 3397 
Room Mode Gain vs. Speaker/Amp Output 3397 
Driver? 3397 
Two separate individuals 3397 
Not a fan of weak magnets 3397 
Hm, who would believe that I might be happier now? 3397 
One more simple idea 3397 
A good thinking. 3395 
A next day. 3395 
Deja vu 3394 
It is all depend of your roo 3394 
What the holly garbage. 3384 
What about at a lower volume... 3384 
I do not know why. 3383 
Changing Macondo Configuration 3330 
SSET ;-) 3329 
Thank you, I might need to look into it. 3329 
More of the same? 3328 
Yes, this is an option too. 3328 
Actually… 3328 
The Scanspeaks 3328 
The Scanspeak woofers. 3328 
Ah, Winnie... 3328 
Last version 3328 
I wrote about it. 3327 
Layout 3327 
Kind of LF depression… 3324 
The one that got away 3324 
Updated. 3324 
Respect! 3323 
There are plenty things to think about. 3323 
Devil invented the room :) 3323 
The way how I see it… 3323 
A semi-temporary solution for now. 3322 
One more theoretical solution 3321 
Almost familiar 3321 
This weekend 3317 
Sum and Difference 3317 
It is in the picture... 3317 
Nice bias 3317 
DSP is too intrusive and defeats the purpose. 3317 
The grilling analogy 3317 
Some listening today. 3316 
Back to the drawing table. 3310 
Bring them forward 3310 
Promising.... 3310 
Aligned how? 3309 
Elementary, Watson. :-) 3309 
Nice but need more work 3302 
Getting there... 3297 
It all looks very nice... 3297 
It is still all for grabs. 3297 
Great Morning!!! 3296 
Wagner AND Family, at 7 am?!? 3296 
Some thinking required… 3295 
I never done anything like this… 3294 
Still have no idea why it works as it does. 3293 
Phase and Room Modes 3293 
What a remarkable idiot!!!! 3292 
I am back. 3291 
I need some volume… 3290 
Line Gain 3290 
What a brilliant idea! 3290 
The full monty 3290 
Yep. I know. 3289 
Just like a clockwork!!! 3289 
Macondo calibration check sheet 2017 3289 
I do not like it this arguing ... 3286 
You know the voices are right... 3286 
Some freaking magic. 3285 
Explanation 3285 
11 feet apart 3284 
Juts a proposal. 3284 
Stronger preamp 3283 
A stronger preamp and sick Paravicini? 3282 
Sick? No. 3282 
Strong pre 3282 
I think it will be no 312.... 3282 
The new room is officially open. 3269 
A picture… 3255 
What a beautiful set-up! 3255 
Dream place 3254 
Headphones sound from playback 3253 
The headphone analogy 3252 
Sound in a head vs sound in space 3252 
Wrong way 3252 
Sounds like an insult to me 3252 
Imaging. 3252 
Some odd pleasure with no memory. 3246 
Learn to forget 3245 
The infrabass injection. 3135 
The number 20 3135 
Undertones? 3134 
Resonance distortion 3134 
There are many options 3134 
I want it... 3134 
Music vs, Sound Effects 3134 
Clarity in the murk 3134 
The gentle exit 3134 
I understand 3134 
Low frequency dithering 3134 
Nearfield Listening vs. Performance Weight and "Space" 3134 
Eventually! 2950 
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