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Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. 5733 
Encouragement 5732 
The divers testing. 5732 
The Midbass drivers testing framework. 5731 
Test 5731 
To Wind Up Where? 5731 
Infinite Baffle Parody 5731 
The drivers: first “hm…”. 5730 
What Next 5730 
The mid-bass laboratory 5729 
It is a different question. 5729 
A triangular midbass almost-tapped horn? 5723 
Triangular midbass horns 5723 
Suspending Disbelief 5723 
Some practical strategic considerations 5710 
MB Horns Project 5710 
Another consideration – the cable length 5709 
Buffer as Much as You Can 5709 
Options: Driver location & orientation of flare 5707 
The triangle horns in attic 5707 
Cost/Benefit of Clean Slate Approach? 5707 
About the triangular horns corners… 5707 
4-sided triangle 5707 
"This Mid Bass Project has turned into a Joke" 5707 
Bass from behind 5707 
K-Horns 5707 
I hope that good news will come later this week. 5707 
The wall-loaded horns? 5707 
Lofty ideas and heavenly bass? 5707 
Not proving anything but a challenge. 5707 
Basic's In Recording Techniques 5707 
It has nothing to do with Recording Techniques. 5706 
Mid-bass horn; thoughts on materials 5706 
How does this phase work? 5706 
Some very raw numbers 5706 
Full-time quarter-space environment 5705 
To know how I can “cheat”. 5705 
Mid Bass Project 5705 
My midbass project: what I do not like. 5704 
How to drive a long cable. 5701 
Personal Bias 5701 
There were no big red flags 5699 
The Swidish 30Hz 5699 
Who world believe! 5699 
Good news! 5698 
Two open questions. 5697 
Transition piece 5697 
About my horn skeleton. 5697 
Transitions 5697 
The Baltic Burch pricing 5697 
Boston wood guy 5697 
Nude Descending a Staircase 5697 
Dealing with an optimistic carpenter. 5697 
"...the wall where horns will be sliding into..." 5697 
Possible option for fabrication 5696 
It is about softness, stupid. 5696 
Transition Zone 5696 
Simple and brilliant jamming of horn. 5696 
Resolution of a pixelated flare 5695 
A good modeling software? 5695 
CAD software 5694 
A second opinion on the reframing. 5686 
The "maket" time. 5679 
Maket 5679 
! 5679 
OK, it is this Friday! 5679 
How to predict Back Chamber. 5679 
Smart, Simple and Direct 5679 
The wood source is found 5678 
OK, it is started.... 5676 
Dust to Dust 5676 
The day is over.... now there is no way back. 5676 
2001 Space Odasy 5676 
Interesting space 5675 
The opened up space. 5675 
The space to be used: colliding roofs. 5675 
What A Cluster Fuc=k 5675 
Rear Chamber Access 5675 
California 5675 
Bass time domain 5675 
2001--2010 5675 
Some answers. 5675 
The Iron Rod 5675 
Just sent to my Carpenter a first draft of Back Chamber. 5675 
Load Distribution & Rear Chambers 5674 
It is that I want. 5674 
Working Tolerances 5674 
The back chamber design 5674 
Very good 5674 
It is true, but…. 5674 
The Nuclear Back Chamber ™ and beyond. 5673 
Here is my mouth. 5673 
Begin to clear up space for the horns.... 5673 
The Fs of AKs 5673 
The Vitavox 15-inchers resonant frequency. 5673 
Why the ”the grown up time”? 5673 
Sail 5673 
Vitavox 35hz Cone is ideal 5672 
You are wrong. 5672 
The material of displacement plug 5672 
And the driver-winner is… 5672 
Pre-Fab 5672 
The horn will be mounted ... 5672 
The Midbass horn Maquette 5671 
4 Sides + 5671 
The first blow: the horn’s skin too thin. 5670 
The Solution. 5670 
Over Blown Horn Concept. 5670 
An US pomposity complex? 5670 
The back chamber predictions 5670 
Thickness Of Horn Shin 5670 
You again sound like a fish thrown to a beach. 5670 
Slinging 2 Much Bullshit 5670 
Equipment Required To Build Horns 5670 
Good Vibrations 5670 
Horn body resonance: Its true what they say... 5670 
Horn Thickness 5670 
The thickness and horns and the sickness of a person. 5670 
What is important in Midbass Horn? 5670 
Super Softness Mid Bass 5670 
The Near-Parallel Sides 5670 
Parallel what? 5670 
A heavy-mass elastomeric coating needed. 5669 
Sources 5669 
Materials for Mass Loading Wooden Structures 5669 
Damping materials revisited 5669 
How to finish my midbass horn 5669 
Wallpaper adhesion 5668 
Bright idea 5668 
I do like the brickish finish. 5668 
Venetion slats 5668 
The Ventilation subject. 5668 
How long will it take? 5668 
Insulation and horn mouth 5668 
Insulation et al. 5667 
The voice of God machine and.... insulation-insmalation. 5667 
GOD MACHINE 5667 
Insulation, Ventilation and "Conditioning" 5667 
Ice dams - experience 5667 
Horn as "Room" 5667 
Agreed 5667 
Morons vs. Criminals 5667 
The insulation controversy. 5666 
The Conditioned Space 5666 
Ventilation 5666 
R-Value and Damping Options 5666 
...to confirm the 3D consept. 5666 
Back To The Stone Age 5666 
Did you just woke up? 5666 
Yes I looked 5666 
It was the last disciplinarian post 5666 
Knocking the horn. 5666 
The current building plans. 5666 
The ideas needed. 5666 
Knocking and Raising the Horn 5665 
Genie Superlift SLC-24? 5665 
Egypt - tubes and ramps 5665 
The screws subject and the sections join subject. 5665 
Crane and Rolling Scaffold 5665 
The Stressed Skin 5665 
The skeleton of the very first sections are "ready" 5665 
Landscape and tree cutting service 5665 
I do not know. 5664 
Status report #.... 5664 
Amplification for Midbass Channel 5663 
From Maquette to Full Scale 5663 
It will be more clear with time. 5663 
The insulation… 5663 
She is turning out to be a beauty. 5662 
Ok, the 7th sections are almost done. 5659 
As Opposed to the Usual Spherical 5659 
Debating: to redo it or not? 5659 
Being a Stick in the Mud 5659 
Where? 5659 
From Center Photo: 5658 
Why we pre-assemble the things. 5658 
The Third section argument 5658 
The front baffle. 5656 
Too Europeanized carpenter? 5656 
Delays gradual self-regulation? 5650 
One mounth is glued, not mine mounth... 5643 
Ok, now the concept becomes a reality. 5642 
What to do with mouth cover? 5641 
What to wear... 5641 
A lot of work.... 5640 
The horny light or the lighted horns. 5637 
Cover/no cover 5636 
Red lights 5636 
Whores? 5636 
The Cat-House 5636 
The Red lights in whorns... 5636 
The connection between first and second section is done. 5636 
Dinner 5635 
Nuts & bolts of assembly 5635 
The type of the flange and some plans. 5635 
Access to the bolts 5635 
The first test is comming today. 5634 
Sound impressions? 5634 
Some data, impressions and me. 5634 
While we are all waiting for the final sound check. 5633 
A driver of some sort? 5633 
Digital crossover…. Wanted. 5633 
Listening different drives with midbass horn 5632 
MiniDSP 5632 
Got a test croosover. 5632 
My horn trivia 5632 
Steps rather 5632 
The traps. 5631 
Eventually!!! 5631 
My favorite quote in this post: 5631 
Yep, it was me… 5631 
The second horn is rising… 5631 
Congratulations! (and X/O Bitching...) 5631 
Another way of rising the resonance frequency 5630 
Relationship of rear chamber volume to Fs 5630 
The new Back chamber and the back-wiping compressi... 5630 
Hard rear chamber/basket cover 5630 
What am I missing? 5630 
How to do my back chamber. 5630 
Compressibility of rear chamber "stuffing&quo... 5630 
Babysitting the foam 5630 
I hope that this week the second horn will be complete, it is alredy glued. 5630 
Writing midbass-horn encyclopedia.... 5630 
Foam Expansion 5630 
Bite into it 5629 
Getting down with impedance 5629 
They are very simplistic and primitive things but... 5629 
Added mass resonance 5629 
Resonance frequency and mass 5629 
La resistance 5629 
Koshka behaves like sparrow? 5625 
End of the project plan 5623 
Again, too much work… 5622 
Variable resonances 5622 
The smart reasons for my stupid hope. 5622 
Progress: back chambers are started and the light windows are done 5622 
A word of warning and some comments. 5621 
Ok, the main built phase is over. 5619 
Another looks like wasted weekend 5619 
Sanding prep for living 5619 
Too late . 5619 
There is no backup, but it would be nice to have one. 5619 
Ciare car hifi 5618 
Eighteensound 5618 
The Second major milestone. 5618 
Better to be safe 5617 
How to handle horizontal movement in air? 5617 
Well That You Are Concerned 5617 
Sliding it in 5617 
2 people job? 5617 
The final few inches 5617 
Think Long and Hard 5617 
Consider a pivoted ramp instead of dead-lift 5617 
The 5th and 6th section are permanently connected 5617 
Revisiting the "Temporary Harness" Idea 5617 
How to decupled horn from frame 5617 
Decoupling 5617 
Decoupling II 5616 
Pneumatic? 5616 
A dubious benefit of suspended floor. 5616 
Silent blocks? 5616 
Spreading, Dissipating and Grounding Vibration 5616 
Decoupling: It takes balls 5616 
I need absolutely no noticeable vibration on the listening floor. 5616 
Straps and shocks 5616 
This is as idiotic as it I could be. 5616 
Weenie 5615 
The horn painting job 5615 
Romy the cork 5615 
Stairway to throat heaven. 5615 
Weight bearing decoupling inches back from mouth end of horn 5615 
A horn like a snow plow all the way down. 5615 
How "smartly" to displace air from the back chamber. 5615 
Coupling vs Decoupling at Mouth End 5614 
If everything goes as I planed.... 5614 
Getting hectic. 5614 
Quick stuff job 5614 
Quick stuff; option II (better) 5614 
I would avoid silicones and petro based chemicals near foam (and drivers) where possible 5614 
Jessie, this is funny. 5614 
Toxic lube 5614 
The first final coat of paint is applied. 5614 
The back chambers are done. 5613 
67Hz ? 5613 
Can you remind us.... 5613 
Nil risk 5613 
Chemical Wasteland 5613 
Sand. 5613 
Not decoupler but damper. 5613 
Almost ready, so far the tampons sound good. 5613 
This project is on fire! 5613 
Sarcophagusing the driver… 5613 
OK, they are ready to fly tomorrow. 5613 
Midbass horns: “Ready for Liftoff” 5612 
The midbass hoisting ceremony: just pictures. 5612 
Monument 5612 
Stuning... 5612 
The sheetrock-horn interface. 5612 
Reflections (sound) 5611 
Acrylate 5611 
Shaker interface 5611 
The overlap between drywall and horns and no Sound. 5611 
Surround 5611 
Door trim 5611 
Bravo Romy & carpenter … as for the joints 5611 
The drywall and horn conflict. 5611 
Cosmetology minor screw up. 5610 
I do have a great access to back chambers on attic. 5610 
Insulation 5609 
I will see it myself during the winter… 5609 
Condensation is the problem 5609 
I'm kind of new to all of this…. 5609 
Insulation 5608 
Monitoring moisture. 5608 
Moisture 5608 
Earlier in This Thread 5608 
I think I will be fine with insulation. 5608 
Boots on the Ground 5608 
The triangle wall is dressing up. 5608 
OK, now it left just finishing work. 5606 
The ego time capsule. 5605 
Temptations!!! 5604 
The first shaking test. 5602 
The very right color. 5602 
Steps 5601 
The invisible Cheshire horns. 5601 
Under normal light. Some religious aspects. 5601 
A second minor screw up: the horno-lights 5600 
Another "Mood Enhancer"? 5600 
I would not do the horno-lights if I knew. 5600 
Remote controlled LED 5599 
Giant robot halloween lights 5599 
The horns are officially opened. 5599 
School is in session 5599 
The Completion. Sad for far. 5598 
Horn trauma 5598 
About the foam 5598 
“Give me back my broken night, my mirrored room, my secret life. It's lonely here, there's no one left to torture.” 5598 
Cone-foam coupling 5598 
Misbehaving horns. 5598 
Wired 5598 
How to localize the problem 5598 
The possible cause 5598 
Impedance test the way you done it 5598 
The another day of midbass. 5597 
Closed box mass is agaisnt the horn load mass 5597 
Let get some practical perspective. 5597 
In search of Midbass crossover. 5597 
Good signs 5597 
The problems with Velodyne SMS. 5596 
The upcoming recalibration of Melquiades channels 5596 
Ouch!... More please! 5596 
The first thing first. 5596 
Upper bass HP filter 5596 
Wipe Out 5596 
The midbass first. 5595 
The fascinating time 5595 
The Primary Resonance dilemma. 5594 
Midbass nasal sound 5594 
A new good configuration. 5594 
Lowpass crossover: to be or not to be. 5593 
The Sliding Scale 5593 
A time for ULF... 5593 
Stumbling around in inductorville 5593 
Ch, Ch, Ch Changes... 5593 
The sound of frying bacon.... on your forehead, under the tin cap.....danger 5593 
T-I-M-E (having your cake and...) 5593 
Yup yup yup yup 5592 
Beringer x-overs 5592 
That is what I was hopping. 5590 
A time to gather stones: listening and thinking about midbass horn. 5590 
The most important thing: dark side of the bass 5589 
Why elephants don't jump rope 5589 
The dark side of all notes 5589 
Look from a perspective of abstract ultimate playback. 5589 
Similies and Analogies, Old and New 5589 
AKA, Servo? 5589 
Bumps & springs & exciting things 5588 
Relationship between output impedance and diaphragm control. 5588 
Shaping the Imagination 5588 
This assumption is a tactical mistake. 5588 
The fun time eventually. 5586 
I think you would be happier with low dcR air coils at the speaker 5583 
Something is not right 5583 
A few howevers, as usually. 5583 
The “Amused to Death” efect 5582 
Talking about the midbass…. 5580 
Something is right. 5578 
Verifying the driver choice 5577 
The driver choose is always a quandary 5577 
The final Midbass 5572 
Official end of the midbass project… 5572 
The evolution of the colloidal loudspeaker 5572 
…and the few Thanks…. 5571 
Properly-operating amplification for midbass channel. 5568 
Take a Look at Power Requirements 5568 
I do not want to lose the “too idle” mode on 6C33C 5568 
Plate Dissipation; Current Thinking 5568 
How much more can I let it go? 5563 
The next steps of progress. 5561 
Blurred transients? 5560 
Taking turns out of coils in search of prodigious balance 5560 
One has to consider the roll-off charcacteristic of the horn's themselves 5560 
Perfections and compromises are bogus notions. 5560 
Semantics and other stories 5560 
The 2dB battle…. 5557 
Ok, it is done. 5556 
Large vs. small. 5553 
Behind-Above midbass horn – the presentation behavior 5550 
Modesty 5540 
Midbass bloating - the weather is clearing up… 5529 
Here is where Melquiades pays off. 5491 
Environmental inspection. 5477 
Help me to fuck up my midbass horns! 5429 
My “radar of sensations” about the “good honk”. 5428 
Honk idea... 5425 
My midbass horns are pregnant. 5410 
Obstetrician 5409 
The midbass horns and older recordings. 5405 
The new seasonal observation about my Midbass horns 5315 
The midbass channel. A year later. 5224 
To hear my midbass horn? 5161 
Macondo Bruckner Midbass horns. 5072 
Mahler sound 5072 
Default properly balanced sound. 5072 
Will horns make the difference? 5071 
Music halls and recording venues low-end bloom and reproducing it at home 5071 
Surprising and Interesting development … 4804 
What could I say? 4781 
Dissonant use 4781 
Sell "as is" 4777 
There won't be a need for it 4775 
Congratulations 4775 
A grander scheme in mind… 4775 
The mind boggles ... 4774 
Audio as an interactive subject. 4774 
Selling argument 4768 
Midbass horns, latest story. 4624 
Magnet Discharge and/or Chemical Warfare 4624 
Simulated suspension evolution 4624 
Humidity 4624 
Trying to do it with less blood. 4623 
Recharging the Alnico 4623 
How nice! 4623 
Certainly not an expert (as you know) but ... 4623 
Planning and wishing.. 4623 
Well, if anyone could ever do this ... 4623 
What was absolute wonderful… 4623 
There is much to be learned from listening to one driver within its range and ... 4623 
God, what a remarkable idiot I am!!! 4622 
I have noticed a similar phenomenon 4621 
It looks like how it works 4621 
The end 3551 
Many share 3551 
A new house --- again 3330 
Vitavox 15/40 2833 
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