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Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. 3673 
Shunted to ground 3672 
Alignment using impulse response, acoustics and congrats 3671 
The rest of it 3671 
Yes, acoustic treatment 3671 
This has turned into a much larger DIY project than I initially intended... 3232 
Some thoughts 3232 
Thanks for your input... 3232 
Wood woofers 3232 
Curves and straight lines 3232 
Do not forget about the room! 3231 
The Milq LF amp is never wasted. 3231 
Do not do it. 3231 
The Elephant (sized speakers) in the Room 3231 
Yes, thats the way to start it 3230 
Aesthetics 3230 
A word of warning: line-level multi-amplification. 3226 
Current 3222 
No worries 3222 
More about angling the horns 3144 
Please excuse the mess 3144 
A warning and disbelive... 3143 
Metal pipes 3142 
For sure my opinion shall means very little.... 3142 
The pipes, the pipes are ringing... 3142 
Earthquakes 3142 
Unwed Mate 3142 
Ex-pat? 3141 
Ok, it looks good now... 3141 
Testing of the first Bass Cannon 3087 
That will be fun to experiment. 3086 
Free first order crossover 3085 
Hmmm… I can’t comment on this. 3084 
TSP related 3084 
Improved stuffing 3082 
Such trials are fun 3082 
The melamine 3081 
Don't forget the ears 3081 
The half-stack 3053 
Looks VERY good. 3052 
I am happy with them 3052 
The time will show. 3052 
Speaker cables 3052 
You will always have a chance to do it in future 3051 
It may not be the right time... 3051 
I do not think so.... 3051 
The loss is related to speaker impedance 3051 
For my own clarity 3051 
Ok, I got your point. 3050 
I decided to test the maths... 3049 
Water pipe size works well :) 3049 
So for ruining your weekend. 3048 
You do not have to worry about it 3047 
Resistance with no load 3047 
The point is well taken 3047 
A misunderstanding 3047 
It's a lot of capacitance 3047 
Some psychological stories and tips. 3000 
Not such a dissimilar story 3000 
First Bass Cannon is up 2912 
Very nice, Anthony. 2912 
Bass alignment 2912 
Unknown 2912 
It is just an extreme nearfield. 2912 
I feel the same way 2912 
Good eyes 2912 
Sorry 2912 
Thanks Jorge 2912 
Disagree of course... 2912 
Second stack is up 2878 
Yep, very nice. 2878 
Keeping Options Open 2878 
Two way 2878 
Room treatment 2878 
Vitavox midbass 1816 
Good luck. 1814 
Good to hear 1814 
Vitavox Corner Horn 1774 
Phase alignment of a corner horn? 1771 
Corner Horn Bass 1771 
"Bass" 1771 
Bass subdivision 1771 
Had a moment today... 1769 
That is simply beautiful 1769 
Create an integrity cheat-list. 1768 
Do not even remember what year was it.... 1768 
Tuning the horn 1767 
It is simple, but... 1767 
Aus Macondo/Melquiades update 108 
Today 108 
Hats Off! Congratulations! 108 
Before preamplifier change 108 
After Preamplifier Change 108 
Melq Concerns 108 
Please consider it. 108 
All about the bass 108 
S2 108 
Yep 108 
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