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Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. 3950 
Shunted to ground 3949 
Alignment using impulse response, acoustics and congrats 3948 
The rest of it 3948 
Yes, acoustic treatment 3948 
This has turned into a much larger DIY project than I initially intended... 3509 
Some thoughts 3509 
Thanks for your input... 3509 
Wood woofers 3509 
Curves and straight lines 3509 
Do not forget about the room! 3508 
The Milq LF amp is never wasted. 3508 
Do not do it. 3508 
The Elephant (sized speakers) in the Room 3508 
Yes, thats the way to start it 3507 
Aesthetics 3507 
A word of warning: line-level multi-amplification. 3503 
Current 3499 
No worries 3499 
More about angling the horns 3421 
Please excuse the mess 3421 
A warning and disbelive... 3420 
Metal pipes 3419 
For sure my opinion shall means very little.... 3419 
The pipes, the pipes are ringing... 3419 
Earthquakes 3419 
Unwed Mate 3419 
Ex-pat? 3418 
Ok, it looks good now... 3418 
Testing of the first Bass Cannon 3364 
That will be fun to experiment. 3363 
Free first order crossover 3362 
Hmmm… I can’t comment on this. 3361 
TSP related 3361 
Improved stuffing 3359 
Such trials are fun 3359 
The melamine 3358 
Don't forget the ears 3358 
The half-stack 3330 
Looks VERY good. 3329 
I am happy with them 3329 
The time will show. 3329 
Speaker cables 3329 
You will always have a chance to do it in future 3328 
It may not be the right time... 3328 
I do not think so.... 3328 
The loss is related to speaker impedance 3328 
For my own clarity 3328 
Ok, I got your point. 3327 
I decided to test the maths... 3326 
Water pipe size works well :) 3326 
So for ruining your weekend. 3325 
You do not have to worry about it 3324 
Resistance with no load 3324 
The point is well taken 3324 
A misunderstanding 3324 
It's a lot of capacitance 3324 
Some psychological stories and tips. 3277 
Not such a dissimilar story 3277 
First Bass Cannon is up 3189 
Very nice, Anthony. 3189 
Bass alignment 3189 
Unknown 3189 
It is just an extreme nearfield. 3189 
I feel the same way 3189 
Good eyes 3189 
Sorry 3189 
Thanks Jorge 3189 
Disagree of course... 3189 
Second stack is up 3155 
Yep, very nice. 3155 
Keeping Options Open 3155 
Two way 3155 
Room treatment 3155 
Vitavox midbass 2093 
Good luck. 2091 
Good to hear 2091 
Vitavox Corner Horn 2051 
Phase alignment of a corner horn? 2048 
Corner Horn Bass 2048 
"Bass" 2048 
Bass subdivision 2048 
Had a moment today... 2046 
That is simply beautiful 2046 
Create an integrity cheat-list. 2045 
Do not even remember what year was it.... 2045 
Tuning the horn 2044 
It is simple, but... 2044 
Aus Macondo/Melquiades update 385 
Today 385 
Hats Off! Congratulations! 385 
Before preamplifier change 385 
After Preamplifier Change 385 
Melq Concerns 385 
Please consider it. 385 
All about the bass 385 
S2 385 
Yep 385 
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