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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. 5739 
Encouragement 5738 
The divers testing. 5738 
The Midbass drivers testing framework. 5737 
Test 5737 
To Wind Up Where? 5737 
Infinite Baffle Parody 5737 
The drivers: first “hm…”. 5736 
What Next 5736 
The mid-bass laboratory 5735 
It is a different question. 5735 
A triangular midbass almost-tapped horn? 5729 
Triangular midbass horns 5729 
Suspending Disbelief 5729 
Some practical strategic considerations 5716 
MB Horns Project 5716 
Another consideration – the cable length 5715 
Buffer as Much as You Can 5715 
Options: Driver location & orientation of flare 5713 
The triangle horns in attic 5713 
Cost/Benefit of Clean Slate Approach? 5713 
About the triangular horns corners… 5713 
4-sided triangle 5713 
"This Mid Bass Project has turned into a Joke" 5713 
Bass from behind 5713 
K-Horns 5713 
I hope that good news will come later this week. 5713 
The wall-loaded horns? 5713 
Lofty ideas and heavenly bass? 5713 
Not proving anything but a challenge. 5713 
Basic's In Recording Techniques 5713 
It has nothing to do with Recording Techniques. 5712 
Mid-bass horn; thoughts on materials 5712 
How does this phase work? 5712 
Some very raw numbers 5712 
Full-time quarter-space environment 5711 
To know how I can “cheat”. 5711 
Mid Bass Project 5711 
My midbass project: what I do not like. 5710 
How to drive a long cable. 5707 
Personal Bias 5707 
There were no big red flags 5705 
The Swidish 30Hz 5705 
Who world believe! 5705 
Good news! 5704 
Two open questions. 5703 
Transition piece 5703 
About my horn skeleton. 5703 
Transitions 5703 
The Baltic Burch pricing 5703 
Boston wood guy 5703 
Nude Descending a Staircase 5703 
Dealing with an optimistic carpenter. 5703 
"...the wall where horns will be sliding into..." 5703 
Possible option for fabrication 5702 
It is about softness, stupid. 5702 
Transition Zone 5702 
Simple and brilliant jamming of horn. 5702 
Resolution of a pixelated flare 5701 
A good modeling software? 5701 
CAD software 5700 
A second opinion on the reframing. 5692 
The "maket" time. 5685 
Maket 5685 
! 5685 
OK, it is this Friday! 5685 
How to predict Back Chamber. 5685 
Smart, Simple and Direct 5685 
The wood source is found 5684 
OK, it is started.... 5682 
Dust to Dust 5682 
The day is over.... now there is no way back. 5682 
2001 Space Odasy 5682 
Interesting space 5681 
The opened up space. 5681 
The space to be used: colliding roofs. 5681 
What A Cluster Fuc=k 5681 
Rear Chamber Access 5681 
California 5681 
Bass time domain 5681 
2001--2010 5681 
Some answers. 5681 
The Iron Rod 5681 
Just sent to my Carpenter a first draft of Back Chamber. 5681 
Load Distribution & Rear Chambers 5680 
It is that I want. 5680 
Working Tolerances 5680 
The back chamber design 5680 
Very good 5680 
It is true, but…. 5680 
The Nuclear Back Chamber ™ and beyond. 5679 
Here is my mouth. 5679 
Begin to clear up space for the horns.... 5679 
The Fs of AKs 5679 
The Vitavox 15-inchers resonant frequency. 5679 
Why the ”the grown up time”? 5679 
Sail 5679 
Vitavox 35hz Cone is ideal 5678 
You are wrong. 5678 
The material of displacement plug 5678 
And the driver-winner is… 5678 
Pre-Fab 5678 
The horn will be mounted ... 5678 
The Midbass horn Maquette 5677 
4 Sides + 5677 
The first blow: the horn’s skin too thin. 5676 
The Solution. 5676 
Over Blown Horn Concept. 5676 
An US pomposity complex? 5676 
The back chamber predictions 5676 
Thickness Of Horn Shin 5676 
You again sound like a fish thrown to a beach. 5676 
Slinging 2 Much Bullshit 5676 
Equipment Required To Build Horns 5676 
Good Vibrations 5676 
Horn body resonance: Its true what they say... 5676 
Horn Thickness 5676 
The thickness and horns and the sickness of a person. 5676 
What is important in Midbass Horn? 5676 
Super Softness Mid Bass 5676 
The Near-Parallel Sides 5676 
Parallel what? 5676 
A heavy-mass elastomeric coating needed. 5675 
Sources 5675 
Materials for Mass Loading Wooden Structures 5675 
Damping materials revisited 5675 
How to finish my midbass horn 5675 
Wallpaper adhesion 5674 
Bright idea 5674 
I do like the brickish finish. 5674 
Venetion slats 5674 
The Ventilation subject. 5674 
How long will it take? 5674 
Insulation and horn mouth 5674 
Insulation et al. 5673 
The voice of God machine and.... insulation-insmalation. 5673 
GOD MACHINE 5673 
Insulation, Ventilation and "Conditioning" 5673 
Ice dams - experience 5673 
Horn as "Room" 5673 
Agreed 5673 
Morons vs. Criminals 5673 
The insulation controversy. 5672 
The Conditioned Space 5672 
Ventilation 5672 
R-Value and Damping Options 5672 
...to confirm the 3D consept. 5672 
Back To The Stone Age 5672 
Did you just woke up? 5672 
Yes I looked 5672 
It was the last disciplinarian post 5672 
Knocking the horn. 5672 
The current building plans. 5672 
The ideas needed. 5672 
Knocking and Raising the Horn 5671 
Genie Superlift SLC-24? 5671 
Egypt - tubes and ramps 5671 
The screws subject and the sections join subject. 5671 
Crane and Rolling Scaffold 5671 
The Stressed Skin 5671 
The skeleton of the very first sections are "ready" 5671 
Landscape and tree cutting service 5671 
I do not know. 5670 
Status report #.... 5670 
Amplification for Midbass Channel 5669 
From Maquette to Full Scale 5669 
It will be more clear with time. 5669 
The insulation… 5669 
She is turning out to be a beauty. 5668 
Ok, the 7th sections are almost done. 5665 
As Opposed to the Usual Spherical 5665 
Debating: to redo it or not? 5665 
Being a Stick in the Mud 5665 
Where? 5665 
From Center Photo: 5664 
Why we pre-assemble the things. 5664 
The Third section argument 5664 
The front baffle. 5662 
Too Europeanized carpenter? 5662 
Delays gradual self-regulation? 5656 
One mounth is glued, not mine mounth... 5649 
Ok, now the concept becomes a reality. 5648 
What to do with mouth cover? 5647 
What to wear... 5647 
A lot of work.... 5646 
The horny light or the lighted horns. 5643 
Cover/no cover 5642 
Red lights 5642 
Whores? 5642 
The Cat-House 5642 
The Red lights in whorns... 5642 
The connection between first and second section is done. 5642 
Dinner 5641 
Nuts & bolts of assembly 5641 
The type of the flange and some plans. 5641 
Access to the bolts 5641 
The first test is comming today. 5640 
Sound impressions? 5640 
Some data, impressions and me. 5640 
While we are all waiting for the final sound check. 5639 
A driver of some sort? 5639 
Digital crossover…. Wanted. 5639 
Listening different drives with midbass horn 5638 
MiniDSP 5638 
Got a test croosover. 5638 
My horn trivia 5638 
Steps rather 5638 
The traps. 5637 
Eventually!!! 5637 
My favorite quote in this post: 5637 
Yep, it was me… 5637 
The second horn is rising… 5637 
Congratulations! (and X/O Bitching...) 5637 
Another way of rising the resonance frequency 5636 
Relationship of rear chamber volume to Fs 5636 
The new Back chamber and the back-wiping compressi... 5636 
Hard rear chamber/basket cover 5636 
What am I missing? 5636 
How to do my back chamber. 5636 
Compressibility of rear chamber "stuffing&quo... 5636 
Babysitting the foam 5636 
I hope that this week the second horn will be complete, it is alredy glued. 5636 
Writing midbass-horn encyclopedia.... 5636 
Foam Expansion 5636 
Bite into it 5635 
Getting down with impedance 5635 
They are very simplistic and primitive things but... 5635 
Added mass resonance 5635 
Resonance frequency and mass 5635 
La resistance 5635 
Koshka behaves like sparrow? 5631 
End of the project plan 5629 
Again, too much work… 5628 
Variable resonances 5628 
The smart reasons for my stupid hope. 5628 
Progress: back chambers are started and the light windows are done 5628 
A word of warning and some comments. 5627 
Ok, the main built phase is over. 5625 
Another looks like wasted weekend 5625 
Sanding prep for living 5625 
Too late . 5625 
There is no backup, but it would be nice to have one. 5625 
Ciare car hifi 5624 
Eighteensound 5624 
The Second major milestone. 5624 
Better to be safe 5623 
How to handle horizontal movement in air? 5623 
Well That You Are Concerned 5623 
Sliding it in 5623 
2 people job? 5623 
The final few inches 5623 
Think Long and Hard 5623 
Consider a pivoted ramp instead of dead-lift 5623 
The 5th and 6th section are permanently connected 5623 
Revisiting the "Temporary Harness" Idea 5623 
How to decupled horn from frame 5623 
Decoupling 5623 
Decoupling II 5622 
Pneumatic? 5622 
A dubious benefit of suspended floor. 5622 
Silent blocks? 5622 
Spreading, Dissipating and Grounding Vibration 5622 
Decoupling: It takes balls 5622 
I need absolutely no noticeable vibration on the listening floor. 5622 
Straps and shocks 5622 
This is as idiotic as it I could be. 5622 
Weenie 5621 
The horn painting job 5621 
Romy the cork 5621 
Stairway to throat heaven. 5621 
Weight bearing decoupling inches back from mouth end of horn 5621 
A horn like a snow plow all the way down. 5621 
How "smartly" to displace air from the back chamber. 5621 
Coupling vs Decoupling at Mouth End 5620 
If everything goes as I planed.... 5620 
Getting hectic. 5620 
Quick stuff job 5620 
Quick stuff; option II (better) 5620 
I would avoid silicones and petro based chemicals near foam (and drivers) where possible 5620 
Jessie, this is funny. 5620 
Toxic lube 5620 
The first final coat of paint is applied. 5620 
The back chambers are done. 5619 
67Hz ? 5619 
Can you remind us.... 5619 
Nil risk 5619 
Chemical Wasteland 5619 
Sand. 5619 
Not decoupler but damper. 5619 
Almost ready, so far the tampons sound good. 5619 
This project is on fire! 5619 
Sarcophagusing the driver… 5619 
OK, they are ready to fly tomorrow. 5619 
Midbass horns: “Ready for Liftoff” 5618 
The midbass hoisting ceremony: just pictures. 5618 
Monument 5618 
Stuning... 5618 
The sheetrock-horn interface. 5618 
Reflections (sound) 5617 
Acrylate 5617 
Shaker interface 5617 
The overlap between drywall and horns and no Sound. 5617 
Surround 5617 
Door trim 5617 
Bravo Romy & carpenter … as for the joints 5617 
The drywall and horn conflict. 5617 
Cosmetology minor screw up. 5616 
I do have a great access to back chambers on attic. 5616 
Insulation 5615 
I will see it myself during the winter… 5615 
Condensation is the problem 5615 
I'm kind of new to all of this…. 5615 
Insulation 5614 
Monitoring moisture. 5614 
Moisture 5614 
Earlier in This Thread 5614 
I think I will be fine with insulation. 5614 
Boots on the Ground 5614 
The triangle wall is dressing up. 5614 
OK, now it left just finishing work. 5612 
The ego time capsule. 5611 
Temptations!!! 5610 
The first shaking test. 5608 
The very right color. 5608 
Steps 5607 
The invisible Cheshire horns. 5607 
Under normal light. Some religious aspects. 5607 
A second minor screw up: the horno-lights 5606 
Another "Mood Enhancer"? 5606 
I would not do the horno-lights if I knew. 5606 
Remote controlled LED 5605 
Giant robot halloween lights 5605 
The horns are officially opened. 5605 
School is in session 5605 
The Completion. Sad for far. 5604 
Horn trauma 5604 
About the foam 5604 
“Give me back my broken night, my mirrored room, my secret life. It's lonely here, there's no one left to torture.” 5604 
Cone-foam coupling 5604 
Misbehaving horns. 5604 
Wired 5604 
How to localize the problem 5604 
The possible cause 5604 
Impedance test the way you done it 5604 
The another day of midbass. 5603 
Closed box mass is agaisnt the horn load mass 5603 
Let get some practical perspective. 5603 
In search of Midbass crossover. 5603 
Good signs 5603 
The problems with Velodyne SMS. 5602 
The upcoming recalibration of Melquiades channels 5602 
Ouch!... More please! 5602 
The first thing first. 5602 
Upper bass HP filter 5602 
Wipe Out 5602 
The midbass first. 5601 
The fascinating time 5601 
The Primary Resonance dilemma. 5600 
Midbass nasal sound 5600 
A new good configuration. 5600 
Lowpass crossover: to be or not to be. 5599 
The Sliding Scale 5599 
A time for ULF... 5599 
Stumbling around in inductorville 5599 
Ch, Ch, Ch Changes... 5599 
The sound of frying bacon.... on your forehead, under the tin cap.....danger 5599 
T-I-M-E (having your cake and...) 5599 
Yup yup yup yup 5598 
Beringer x-overs 5598 
That is what I was hopping. 5596 
A time to gather stones: listening and thinking about midbass horn. 5596 
The most important thing: dark side of the bass 5595 
Why elephants don't jump rope 5595 
The dark side of all notes 5595 
Look from a perspective of abstract ultimate playback. 5595 
Similies and Analogies, Old and New 5595 
AKA, Servo? 5595 
Bumps & springs & exciting things 5594 
Relationship between output impedance and diaphragm control. 5594 
Shaping the Imagination 5594 
This assumption is a tactical mistake. 5594 
The fun time eventually. 5592 
I think you would be happier with low dcR air coils at the speaker 5589 
Something is not right 5589 
A few howevers, as usually. 5589 
The “Amused to Death” efect 5588 
Talking about the midbass…. 5586 
Something is right. 5584 
Verifying the driver choice 5583 
The driver choose is always a quandary 5583 
The final Midbass 5578 
Official end of the midbass project… 5578 
The evolution of the colloidal loudspeaker 5578 
…and the few Thanks…. 5577 
Properly-operating amplification for midbass channel. 5574 
Take a Look at Power Requirements 5574 
I do not want to lose the “too idle” mode on 6C33C 5574 
Plate Dissipation; Current Thinking 5574 
How much more can I let it go? 5569 
The next steps of progress. 5567 
Blurred transients? 5566 
Taking turns out of coils in search of prodigious balance 5566 
One has to consider the roll-off charcacteristic of the horn's themselves 5566 
Perfections and compromises are bogus notions. 5566 
Semantics and other stories 5566 
The 2dB battle…. 5563 
Ok, it is done. 5562 
Large vs. small. 5559 
Behind-Above midbass horn – the presentation behavior 5556 
Modesty 5546 
Midbass bloating - the weather is clearing up… 5535 
Here is where Melquiades pays off. 5497 
Environmental inspection. 5483 
Help me to fuck up my midbass horns! 5435 
My “radar of sensations” about the “good honk”. 5434 
Honk idea... 5431 
My midbass horns are pregnant. 5416 
Obstetrician 5415 
The midbass horns and older recordings. 5411 
The new seasonal observation about my Midbass horns 5321 
The midbass channel. A year later. 5230 
To hear my midbass horn? 5167 
Macondo Bruckner Midbass horns. 5078 
Mahler sound 5078 
Default properly balanced sound. 5078 
Will horns make the difference? 5077 
Music halls and recording venues low-end bloom and reproducing it at home 5077 
Surprising and Interesting development … 4810 
What could I say? 4787 
Dissonant use 4787 
Sell "as is" 4783 
There won't be a need for it 4781 
Congratulations 4781 
A grander scheme in mind… 4781 
The mind boggles ... 4780 
Audio as an interactive subject. 4780 
Selling argument 4774 
Midbass horns, latest story. 4630 
Magnet Discharge and/or Chemical Warfare 4630 
Simulated suspension evolution 4630 
Humidity 4630 
Trying to do it with less blood. 4629 
Recharging the Alnico 4629 
How nice! 4629 
Certainly not an expert (as you know) but ... 4629 
Planning and wishing.. 4629 
Well, if anyone could ever do this ... 4629 
What was absolute wonderful… 4629 
There is much to be learned from listening to one driver within its range and ... 4629 
God, what a remarkable idiot I am!!! 4628 
I have noticed a similar phenomenon 4627 
It looks like how it works 4627 
The end 3557 
Many share 3557 
A new house --- again 3336 
Vitavox 15/40 2839 
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