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Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. 3929 
Shunted to ground 3928 
Alignment using impulse response, acoustics and congrats 3927 
The rest of it 3927 
Yes, acoustic treatment 3927 
This has turned into a much larger DIY project than I initially intended... 3488 
Some thoughts 3488 
Thanks for your input... 3488 
Wood woofers 3488 
Curves and straight lines 3488 
Do not forget about the room! 3487 
The Milq LF amp is never wasted. 3487 
Do not do it. 3487 
The Elephant (sized speakers) in the Room 3487 
Yes, thats the way to start it 3486 
Aesthetics 3486 
A word of warning: line-level multi-amplification. 3482 
Current 3478 
No worries 3478 
More about angling the horns 3400 
Please excuse the mess 3400 
A warning and disbelive... 3399 
Metal pipes 3398 
For sure my opinion shall means very little.... 3398 
The pipes, the pipes are ringing... 3398 
Earthquakes 3398 
Unwed Mate 3398 
Ex-pat? 3397 
Ok, it looks good now... 3397 
Testing of the first Bass Cannon 3343 
That will be fun to experiment. 3342 
Free first order crossover 3341 
Hmmm… I can’t comment on this. 3340 
TSP related 3340 
Improved stuffing 3338 
Such trials are fun 3338 
The melamine 3337 
Don't forget the ears 3337 
The half-stack 3309 
Looks VERY good. 3308 
I am happy with them 3308 
The time will show. 3308 
Speaker cables 3308 
You will always have a chance to do it in future 3307 
It may not be the right time... 3307 
I do not think so.... 3307 
The loss is related to speaker impedance 3307 
For my own clarity 3307 
Ok, I got your point. 3306 
I decided to test the maths... 3305 
Water pipe size works well :) 3305 
So for ruining your weekend. 3304 
You do not have to worry about it 3303 
Resistance with no load 3303 
The point is well taken 3303 
A misunderstanding 3303 
It's a lot of capacitance 3303 
Some psychological stories and tips. 3256 
Not such a dissimilar story 3256 
First Bass Cannon is up 3168 
Very nice, Anthony. 3168 
Bass alignment 3168 
Unknown 3168 
It is just an extreme nearfield. 3168 
I feel the same way 3168 
Good eyes 3168 
Sorry 3168 
Thanks Jorge 3168 
Disagree of course... 3168 
Second stack is up 3134 
Yep, very nice. 3134 
Keeping Options Open 3134 
Two way 3134 
Room treatment 3134 
Vitavox midbass 2072 
Good luck. 2070 
Good to hear 2070 
Vitavox Corner Horn 2030 
Phase alignment of a corner horn? 2027 
Corner Horn Bass 2027 
"Bass" 2027 
Bass subdivision 2027 
Had a moment today... 2025 
That is simply beautiful 2025 
Create an integrity cheat-list. 2024 
Do not even remember what year was it.... 2024 
Tuning the horn 2023 
It is simple, but... 2023 
Aus Macondo/Melquiades update 364 
Today 364 
Hats Off! Congratulations! 364 
Before preamplifier change 364 
After Preamplifier Change 364 
Melq Concerns 364 
Please consider it. 364 
All about the bass 364 
S2 364 
Yep 364 
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