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Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. 3913 
Shunted to ground 3912 
Alignment using impulse response, acoustics and congrats 3911 
The rest of it 3911 
Yes, acoustic treatment 3911 
This has turned into a much larger DIY project than I initially intended... 3472 
Some thoughts 3472 
Thanks for your input... 3472 
Wood woofers 3472 
Curves and straight lines 3472 
Do not forget about the room! 3471 
The Milq LF amp is never wasted. 3471 
Do not do it. 3471 
The Elephant (sized speakers) in the Room 3471 
Yes, thats the way to start it 3470 
Aesthetics 3470 
A word of warning: line-level multi-amplification. 3466 
Current 3462 
No worries 3462 
More about angling the horns 3384 
Please excuse the mess 3384 
A warning and disbelive... 3383 
Metal pipes 3382 
For sure my opinion shall means very little.... 3382 
The pipes, the pipes are ringing... 3382 
Earthquakes 3382 
Unwed Mate 3382 
Ex-pat? 3381 
Ok, it looks good now... 3381 
Testing of the first Bass Cannon 3327 
That will be fun to experiment. 3326 
Free first order crossover 3325 
Hmmm… I can’t comment on this. 3324 
TSP related 3324 
Improved stuffing 3322 
Such trials are fun 3322 
The melamine 3321 
Don't forget the ears 3321 
The half-stack 3293 
Looks VERY good. 3292 
I am happy with them 3292 
The time will show. 3292 
Speaker cables 3292 
You will always have a chance to do it in future 3291 
It may not be the right time... 3291 
I do not think so.... 3291 
The loss is related to speaker impedance 3291 
For my own clarity 3291 
Ok, I got your point. 3290 
I decided to test the maths... 3289 
Water pipe size works well :) 3289 
So for ruining your weekend. 3288 
You do not have to worry about it 3287 
Resistance with no load 3287 
The point is well taken 3287 
A misunderstanding 3287 
It's a lot of capacitance 3287 
Some psychological stories and tips. 3240 
Not such a dissimilar story 3240 
First Bass Cannon is up 3152 
Very nice, Anthony. 3152 
Bass alignment 3152 
Unknown 3152 
It is just an extreme nearfield. 3152 
I feel the same way 3152 
Good eyes 3152 
Sorry 3152 
Thanks Jorge 3152 
Disagree of course... 3152 
Second stack is up 3118 
Yep, very nice. 3118 
Keeping Options Open 3118 
Two way 3118 
Room treatment 3118 
Vitavox midbass 2056 
Good luck. 2054 
Good to hear 2054 
Vitavox Corner Horn 2014 
Phase alignment of a corner horn? 2011 
Corner Horn Bass 2011 
"Bass" 2011 
Bass subdivision 2011 
Had a moment today... 2009 
That is simply beautiful 2009 
Create an integrity cheat-list. 2008 
Do not even remember what year was it.... 2008 
Tuning the horn 2007 
It is simple, but... 2007 
Aus Macondo/Melquiades update 348 
Today 348 
Hats Off! Congratulations! 348 
Before preamplifier change 348 
After Preamplifier Change 348 
Melq Concerns 348 
Please consider it. 348 
All about the bass 348 
S2 348 
Yep 348 
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