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Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. 3874 
Shunted to ground 3873 
Alignment using impulse response, acoustics and congrats 3872 
The rest of it 3872 
Yes, acoustic treatment 3872 
This has turned into a much larger DIY project than I initially intended... 3433 
Some thoughts 3433 
Thanks for your input... 3433 
Wood woofers 3433 
Curves and straight lines 3433 
Do not forget about the room! 3432 
The Milq LF amp is never wasted. 3432 
Do not do it. 3432 
The Elephant (sized speakers) in the Room 3432 
Yes, thats the way to start it 3431 
Aesthetics 3431 
A word of warning: line-level multi-amplification. 3427 
Current 3423 
No worries 3423 
More about angling the horns 3345 
Please excuse the mess 3345 
A warning and disbelive... 3344 
Metal pipes 3343 
For sure my opinion shall means very little.... 3343 
The pipes, the pipes are ringing... 3343 
Earthquakes 3343 
Unwed Mate 3343 
Ex-pat? 3342 
Ok, it looks good now... 3342 
Testing of the first Bass Cannon 3288 
That will be fun to experiment. 3287 
Free first order crossover 3286 
Hmmm… I can’t comment on this. 3285 
TSP related 3285 
Improved stuffing 3283 
Such trials are fun 3283 
The melamine 3282 
Don't forget the ears 3282 
The half-stack 3254 
Looks VERY good. 3253 
I am happy with them 3253 
The time will show. 3253 
Speaker cables 3253 
You will always have a chance to do it in future 3252 
It may not be the right time... 3252 
I do not think so.... 3252 
The loss is related to speaker impedance 3252 
For my own clarity 3252 
Ok, I got your point. 3251 
I decided to test the maths... 3250 
Water pipe size works well :) 3250 
So for ruining your weekend. 3249 
You do not have to worry about it 3248 
Resistance with no load 3248 
The point is well taken 3248 
A misunderstanding 3248 
It's a lot of capacitance 3248 
Some psychological stories and tips. 3201 
Not such a dissimilar story 3201 
First Bass Cannon is up 3113 
Very nice, Anthony. 3113 
Bass alignment 3113 
Unknown 3113 
It is just an extreme nearfield. 3113 
I feel the same way 3113 
Good eyes 3113 
Sorry 3113 
Thanks Jorge 3113 
Disagree of course... 3113 
Second stack is up 3079 
Yep, very nice. 3079 
Keeping Options Open 3079 
Two way 3079 
Room treatment 3079 
Vitavox midbass 2017 
Good luck. 2015 
Good to hear 2015 
Vitavox Corner Horn 1975 
Phase alignment of a corner horn? 1972 
Corner Horn Bass 1972 
"Bass" 1972 
Bass subdivision 1972 
Had a moment today... 1970 
That is simply beautiful 1970 
Create an integrity cheat-list. 1969 
Do not even remember what year was it.... 1969 
Tuning the horn 1968 
It is simple, but... 1968 
Aus Macondo/Melquiades update 309 
Today 309 
Hats Off! Congratulations! 309 
Before preamplifier change 309 
After Preamplifier Change 309 
Melq Concerns 309 
Please consider it. 309 
All about the bass 309 
S2 309 
Yep 309 
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