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Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. 5642 
Encouragement 5641 
The divers testing. 5641 
The Midbass drivers testing framework. 5640 
Test 5640 
To Wind Up Where? 5640 
Infinite Baffle Parody 5640 
The drivers: first “hm…”. 5639 
What Next 5639 
The mid-bass laboratory 5638 
It is a different question. 5638 
A triangular midbass almost-tapped horn? 5632 
Triangular midbass horns 5632 
Suspending Disbelief 5632 
Some practical strategic considerations 5619 
MB Horns Project 5619 
Another consideration – the cable length 5618 
Buffer as Much as You Can 5618 
Options: Driver location & orientation of flare 5616 
The triangle horns in attic 5616 
Cost/Benefit of Clean Slate Approach? 5616 
About the triangular horns corners… 5616 
4-sided triangle 5616 
"This Mid Bass Project has turned into a Joke" 5616 
Bass from behind 5616 
K-Horns 5616 
I hope that good news will come later this week. 5616 
The wall-loaded horns? 5616 
Lofty ideas and heavenly bass? 5616 
Not proving anything but a challenge. 5616 
Basic's In Recording Techniques 5616 
It has nothing to do with Recording Techniques. 5615 
Mid-bass horn; thoughts on materials 5615 
How does this phase work? 5615 
Some very raw numbers 5615 
Full-time quarter-space environment 5614 
To know how I can “cheat”. 5614 
Mid Bass Project 5614 
My midbass project: what I do not like. 5613 
How to drive a long cable. 5610 
Personal Bias 5610 
There were no big red flags 5608 
The Swidish 30Hz 5608 
Who world believe! 5608 
Good news! 5607 
Two open questions. 5606 
Transition piece 5606 
About my horn skeleton. 5606 
Transitions 5606 
The Baltic Burch pricing 5606 
Boston wood guy 5606 
Nude Descending a Staircase 5606 
Dealing with an optimistic carpenter. 5606 
"...the wall where horns will be sliding into..." 5606 
Possible option for fabrication 5605 
It is about softness, stupid. 5605 
Transition Zone 5605 
Simple and brilliant jamming of horn. 5605 
Resolution of a pixelated flare 5604 
A good modeling software? 5604 
CAD software 5603 
A second opinion on the reframing. 5595 
The "maket" time. 5588 
Maket 5588 
! 5588 
OK, it is this Friday! 5588 
How to predict Back Chamber. 5588 
Smart, Simple and Direct 5588 
The wood source is found 5587 
OK, it is started.... 5585 
Dust to Dust 5585 
The day is over.... now there is no way back. 5585 
2001 Space Odasy 5585 
Interesting space 5584 
The opened up space. 5584 
The space to be used: colliding roofs. 5584 
What A Cluster Fuc=k 5584 
Rear Chamber Access 5584 
California 5584 
Bass time domain 5584 
2001--2010 5584 
Some answers. 5584 
The Iron Rod 5584 
Just sent to my Carpenter a first draft of Back Chamber. 5584 
Load Distribution & Rear Chambers 5583 
It is that I want. 5583 
Working Tolerances 5583 
The back chamber design 5583 
Very good 5583 
It is true, but…. 5583 
The Nuclear Back Chamber ™ and beyond. 5582 
Here is my mouth. 5582 
Begin to clear up space for the horns.... 5582 
The Fs of AKs 5582 
The Vitavox 15-inchers resonant frequency. 5582 
Why the ”the grown up time”? 5582 
Sail 5582 
Vitavox 35hz Cone is ideal 5581 
You are wrong. 5581 
The material of displacement plug 5581 
And the driver-winner is… 5581 
Pre-Fab 5581 
The horn will be mounted ... 5581 
The Midbass horn Maquette 5580 
4 Sides + 5580 
The first blow: the horn’s skin too thin. 5579 
The Solution. 5579 
Over Blown Horn Concept. 5579 
An US pomposity complex? 5579 
The back chamber predictions 5579 
Thickness Of Horn Shin 5579 
You again sound like a fish thrown to a beach. 5579 
Slinging 2 Much Bullshit 5579 
Equipment Required To Build Horns 5579 
Good Vibrations 5579 
Horn body resonance: Its true what they say... 5579 
Horn Thickness 5579 
The thickness and horns and the sickness of a person. 5579 
What is important in Midbass Horn? 5579 
Super Softness Mid Bass 5579 
The Near-Parallel Sides 5579 
Parallel what? 5579 
A heavy-mass elastomeric coating needed. 5578 
Sources 5578 
Materials for Mass Loading Wooden Structures 5578 
Damping materials revisited 5578 
How to finish my midbass horn 5578 
Wallpaper adhesion 5577 
Bright idea 5577 
I do like the brickish finish. 5577 
Venetion slats 5577 
The Ventilation subject. 5577 
How long will it take? 5577 
Insulation and horn mouth 5577 
Insulation et al. 5576 
The voice of God machine and.... insulation-insmalation. 5576 
GOD MACHINE 5576 
Insulation, Ventilation and "Conditioning" 5576 
Ice dams - experience 5576 
Horn as "Room" 5576 
Agreed 5576 
Morons vs. Criminals 5576 
The insulation controversy. 5575 
The Conditioned Space 5575 
Ventilation 5575 
R-Value and Damping Options 5575 
...to confirm the 3D consept. 5575 
Back To The Stone Age 5575 
Did you just woke up? 5575 
Yes I looked 5575 
It was the last disciplinarian post 5575 
Knocking the horn. 5575 
The current building plans. 5575 
The ideas needed. 5575 
Knocking and Raising the Horn 5574 
Genie Superlift SLC-24? 5574 
Egypt - tubes and ramps 5574 
The screws subject and the sections join subject. 5574 
Crane and Rolling Scaffold 5574 
The Stressed Skin 5574 
The skeleton of the very first sections are "ready" 5574 
Landscape and tree cutting service 5574 
I do not know. 5573 
Status report #.... 5573 
Amplification for Midbass Channel 5572 
From Maquette to Full Scale 5572 
It will be more clear with time. 5572 
The insulation… 5572 
She is turning out to be a beauty. 5571 
Ok, the 7th sections are almost done. 5568 
As Opposed to the Usual Spherical 5568 
Debating: to redo it or not? 5568 
Being a Stick in the Mud 5568 
Where? 5568 
From Center Photo: 5567 
Why we pre-assemble the things. 5567 
The Third section argument 5567 
The front baffle. 5565 
Too Europeanized carpenter? 5565 
Delays gradual self-regulation? 5559 
One mounth is glued, not mine mounth... 5552 
Ok, now the concept becomes a reality. 5551 
What to do with mouth cover? 5550 
What to wear... 5550 
A lot of work.... 5549 
The horny light or the lighted horns. 5546 
Cover/no cover 5545 
Red lights 5545 
Whores? 5545 
The Cat-House 5545 
The Red lights in whorns... 5545 
The connection between first and second section is done. 5545 
Dinner 5544 
Nuts & bolts of assembly 5544 
The type of the flange and some plans. 5544 
Access to the bolts 5544 
The first test is comming today. 5543 
Sound impressions? 5543 
Some data, impressions and me. 5543 
While we are all waiting for the final sound check. 5542 
A driver of some sort? 5542 
Digital crossover…. Wanted. 5542 
Listening different drives with midbass horn 5541 
MiniDSP 5541 
Got a test croosover. 5541 
My horn trivia 5541 
Steps rather 5541 
The traps. 5540 
Eventually!!! 5540 
My favorite quote in this post: 5540 
Yep, it was me… 5540 
The second horn is rising… 5540 
Congratulations! (and X/O Bitching...) 5540 
Another way of rising the resonance frequency 5539 
Relationship of rear chamber volume to Fs 5539 
The new Back chamber and the back-wiping compressi... 5539 
Hard rear chamber/basket cover 5539 
What am I missing? 5539 
How to do my back chamber. 5539 
Compressibility of rear chamber "stuffing&quo... 5539 
Babysitting the foam 5539 
I hope that this week the second horn will be complete, it is alredy glued. 5539 
Writing midbass-horn encyclopedia.... 5539 
Foam Expansion 5539 
Bite into it 5538 
Getting down with impedance 5538 
They are very simplistic and primitive things but... 5538 
Added mass resonance 5538 
Resonance frequency and mass 5538 
La resistance 5538 
Koshka behaves like sparrow? 5534 
End of the project plan 5532 
Again, too much work… 5531 
Variable resonances 5531 
The smart reasons for my stupid hope. 5531 
Progress: back chambers are started and the light windows are done 5531 
A word of warning and some comments. 5530 
Ok, the main built phase is over. 5528 
Another looks like wasted weekend 5528 
Sanding prep for living 5528 
Too late . 5528 
There is no backup, but it would be nice to have one. 5528 
Ciare car hifi 5527 
Eighteensound 5527 
The Second major milestone. 5527 
Better to be safe 5526 
How to handle horizontal movement in air? 5526 
Well That You Are Concerned 5526 
Sliding it in 5526 
2 people job? 5526 
The final few inches 5526 
Think Long and Hard 5526 
Consider a pivoted ramp instead of dead-lift 5526 
The 5th and 6th section are permanently connected 5526 
Revisiting the "Temporary Harness" Idea 5526 
How to decupled horn from frame 5526 
Decoupling 5526 
Decoupling II 5525 
Pneumatic? 5525 
A dubious benefit of suspended floor. 5525 
Silent blocks? 5525 
Spreading, Dissipating and Grounding Vibration 5525 
Decoupling: It takes balls 5525 
I need absolutely no noticeable vibration on the listening floor. 5525 
Straps and shocks 5525 
This is as idiotic as it I could be. 5525 
Weenie 5524 
The horn painting job 5524 
Romy the cork 5524 
Stairway to throat heaven. 5524 
Weight bearing decoupling inches back from mouth end of horn 5524 
A horn like a snow plow all the way down. 5524 
How "smartly" to displace air from the back chamber. 5524 
Coupling vs Decoupling at Mouth End 5523 
If everything goes as I planed.... 5523 
Getting hectic. 5523 
Quick stuff job 5523 
Quick stuff; option II (better) 5523 
I would avoid silicones and petro based chemicals near foam (and drivers) where possible 5523 
Jessie, this is funny. 5523 
Toxic lube 5523 
The first final coat of paint is applied. 5523 
The back chambers are done. 5522 
67Hz ? 5522 
Can you remind us.... 5522 
Nil risk 5522 
Chemical Wasteland 5522 
Sand. 5522 
Not decoupler but damper. 5522 
Almost ready, so far the tampons sound good. 5522 
This project is on fire! 5522 
Sarcophagusing the driver… 5522 
OK, they are ready to fly tomorrow. 5522 
Midbass horns: “Ready for Liftoff” 5521 
The midbass hoisting ceremony: just pictures. 5521 
Monument 5521 
Stuning... 5521 
The sheetrock-horn interface. 5521 
Reflections (sound) 5520 
Acrylate 5520 
Shaker interface 5520 
The overlap between drywall and horns and no Sound. 5520 
Surround 5520 
Door trim 5520 
Bravo Romy & carpenter … as for the joints 5520 
The drywall and horn conflict. 5520 
Cosmetology minor screw up. 5519 
I do have a great access to back chambers on attic. 5519 
Insulation 5518 
I will see it myself during the winter… 5518 
Condensation is the problem 5518 
I'm kind of new to all of this…. 5518 
Insulation 5517 
Monitoring moisture. 5517 
Moisture 5517 
Earlier in This Thread 5517 
I think I will be fine with insulation. 5517 
Boots on the Ground 5517 
The triangle wall is dressing up. 5517 
OK, now it left just finishing work. 5515 
The ego time capsule. 5514 
Temptations!!! 5513 
The first shaking test. 5511 
The very right color. 5511 
Steps 5510 
The invisible Cheshire horns. 5510 
Under normal light. Some religious aspects. 5510 
A second minor screw up: the horno-lights 5509 
Another "Mood Enhancer"? 5509 
I would not do the horno-lights if I knew. 5509 
Remote controlled LED 5508 
Giant robot halloween lights 5508 
The horns are officially opened. 5508 
School is in session 5508 
The Completion. Sad for far. 5507 
Horn trauma 5507 
About the foam 5507 
“Give me back my broken night, my mirrored room, my secret life. It's lonely here, there's no one left to torture.” 5507 
Cone-foam coupling 5507 
Misbehaving horns. 5507 
Wired 5507 
How to localize the problem 5507 
The possible cause 5507 
Impedance test the way you done it 5507 
The another day of midbass. 5506 
Closed box mass is agaisnt the horn load mass 5506 
Let get some practical perspective. 5506 
In search of Midbass crossover. 5506 
Good signs 5506 
The problems with Velodyne SMS. 5505 
The upcoming recalibration of Melquiades channels 5505 
Ouch!... More please! 5505 
The first thing first. 5505 
Upper bass HP filter 5505 
Wipe Out 5505 
The midbass first. 5504 
The fascinating time 5504 
The Primary Resonance dilemma. 5503 
Midbass nasal sound 5503 
A new good configuration. 5503 
Lowpass crossover: to be or not to be. 5502 
The Sliding Scale 5502 
A time for ULF... 5502 
Stumbling around in inductorville 5502 
Ch, Ch, Ch Changes... 5502 
The sound of frying bacon.... on your forehead, under the tin cap.....danger 5502 
T-I-M-E (having your cake and...) 5502 
Yup yup yup yup 5501 
Beringer x-overs 5501 
That is what I was hopping. 5499 
A time to gather stones: listening and thinking about midbass horn. 5499 
The most important thing: dark side of the bass 5498 
Why elephants don't jump rope 5498 
The dark side of all notes 5498 
Look from a perspective of abstract ultimate playback. 5498 
Similies and Analogies, Old and New 5498 
AKA, Servo? 5498 
Bumps & springs & exciting things 5497 
Relationship between output impedance and diaphragm control. 5497 
Shaping the Imagination 5497 
This assumption is a tactical mistake. 5497 
The fun time eventually. 5495 
I think you would be happier with low dcR air coils at the speaker 5492 
Something is not right 5492 
A few howevers, as usually. 5492 
The “Amused to Death” efect 5491 
Talking about the midbass…. 5489 
Something is right. 5487 
Verifying the driver choice 5486 
The driver choose is always a quandary 5486 
The final Midbass 5481 
Official end of the midbass project… 5481 
The evolution of the colloidal loudspeaker 5481 
…and the few Thanks…. 5480 
Properly-operating amplification for midbass channel. 5477 
Take a Look at Power Requirements 5477 
I do not want to lose the “too idle” mode on 6C33C 5477 
Plate Dissipation; Current Thinking 5477 
How much more can I let it go? 5472 
The next steps of progress. 5470 
Blurred transients? 5469 
Taking turns out of coils in search of prodigious balance 5469 
One has to consider the roll-off charcacteristic of the horn's themselves 5469 
Perfections and compromises are bogus notions. 5469 
Semantics and other stories 5469 
The 2dB battle…. 5466 
Ok, it is done. 5465 
Large vs. small. 5462 
Behind-Above midbass horn – the presentation behavior 5459 
Modesty 5449 
Midbass bloating - the weather is clearing up… 5438 
Here is where Melquiades pays off. 5400 
Environmental inspection. 5386 
Help me to fuck up my midbass horns! 5338 
My “radar of sensations” about the “good honk”. 5337 
Honk idea... 5334 
My midbass horns are pregnant. 5319 
Obstetrician 5318 
The midbass horns and older recordings. 5314 
The new seasonal observation about my Midbass horns 5224 
The midbass channel. A year later. 5133 
To hear my midbass horn? 5070 
Macondo Bruckner Midbass horns. 4981 
Mahler sound 4981 
Default properly balanced sound. 4981 
Will horns make the difference? 4980 
Music halls and recording venues low-end bloom and reproducing it at home 4980 
Surprising and Interesting development … 4713 
What could I say? 4690 
Dissonant use 4690 
Sell "as is" 4686 
There won't be a need for it 4684 
Congratulations 4684 
A grander scheme in mind… 4684 
The mind boggles ... 4683 
Audio as an interactive subject. 4683 
Selling argument 4677 
Midbass horns, latest story. 4533 
Magnet Discharge and/or Chemical Warfare 4533 
Simulated suspension evolution 4533 
Humidity 4533 
Trying to do it with less blood. 4532 
Recharging the Alnico 4532 
How nice! 4532 
Certainly not an expert (as you know) but ... 4532 
Planning and wishing.. 4532 
Well, if anyone could ever do this ... 4532 
What was absolute wonderful… 4532 
There is much to be learned from listening to one driver within its range and ... 4532 
God, what a remarkable idiot I am!!! 4531 
I have noticed a similar phenomenon 4530 
It looks like how it works 4530 
The end 3460 
Many share 3460 
A new house --- again 3239 
Vitavox 15/40 2742 
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