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Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. 3895 
Shunted to ground 3894 
Alignment using impulse response, acoustics and congrats 3893 
The rest of it 3893 
Yes, acoustic treatment 3893 
This has turned into a much larger DIY project than I initially intended... 3454 
Some thoughts 3454 
Thanks for your input... 3454 
Wood woofers 3454 
Curves and straight lines 3454 
Do not forget about the room! 3453 
The Milq LF amp is never wasted. 3453 
Do not do it. 3453 
The Elephant (sized speakers) in the Room 3453 
Yes, thats the way to start it 3452 
Aesthetics 3452 
A word of warning: line-level multi-amplification. 3448 
Current 3444 
No worries 3444 
More about angling the horns 3366 
Please excuse the mess 3366 
A warning and disbelive... 3365 
Metal pipes 3364 
For sure my opinion shall means very little.... 3364 
The pipes, the pipes are ringing... 3364 
Earthquakes 3364 
Unwed Mate 3364 
Ex-pat? 3363 
Ok, it looks good now... 3363 
Testing of the first Bass Cannon 3309 
That will be fun to experiment. 3308 
Free first order crossover 3307 
Hmmm… I can’t comment on this. 3306 
TSP related 3306 
Improved stuffing 3304 
Such trials are fun 3304 
The melamine 3303 
Don't forget the ears 3303 
The half-stack 3275 
Looks VERY good. 3274 
I am happy with them 3274 
The time will show. 3274 
Speaker cables 3274 
You will always have a chance to do it in future 3273 
It may not be the right time... 3273 
I do not think so.... 3273 
The loss is related to speaker impedance 3273 
For my own clarity 3273 
Ok, I got your point. 3272 
I decided to test the maths... 3271 
Water pipe size works well :) 3271 
So for ruining your weekend. 3270 
You do not have to worry about it 3269 
Resistance with no load 3269 
The point is well taken 3269 
A misunderstanding 3269 
It's a lot of capacitance 3269 
Some psychological stories and tips. 3222 
Not such a dissimilar story 3222 
First Bass Cannon is up 3134 
Very nice, Anthony. 3134 
Bass alignment 3134 
Unknown 3134 
It is just an extreme nearfield. 3134 
I feel the same way 3134 
Good eyes 3134 
Sorry 3134 
Thanks Jorge 3134 
Disagree of course... 3134 
Second stack is up 3100 
Yep, very nice. 3100 
Keeping Options Open 3100 
Two way 3100 
Room treatment 3100 
Vitavox midbass 2038 
Good luck. 2036 
Good to hear 2036 
Vitavox Corner Horn 1996 
Phase alignment of a corner horn? 1993 
Corner Horn Bass 1993 
"Bass" 1993 
Bass subdivision 1993 
Had a moment today... 1991 
That is simply beautiful 1991 
Create an integrity cheat-list. 1990 
Do not even remember what year was it.... 1990 
Tuning the horn 1989 
It is simple, but... 1989 
Aus Macondo/Melquiades update 330 
Today 330 
Hats Off! Congratulations! 330 
Before preamplifier change 330 
After Preamplifier Change 330 
Melq Concerns 330 
Please consider it. 330 
All about the bass 330 
S2 330 
Yep 330 
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