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Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. 3951 
Shunted to ground 3950 
Alignment using impulse response, acoustics and congrats 3949 
The rest of it 3949 
Yes, acoustic treatment 3949 
This has turned into a much larger DIY project than I initially intended... 3510 
Some thoughts 3510 
Thanks for your input... 3510 
Wood woofers 3510 
Curves and straight lines 3510 
Do not forget about the room! 3509 
The Milq LF amp is never wasted. 3509 
Do not do it. 3509 
The Elephant (sized speakers) in the Room 3509 
Yes, thats the way to start it 3508 
Aesthetics 3508 
A word of warning: line-level multi-amplification. 3504 
Current 3500 
No worries 3500 
More about angling the horns 3422 
Please excuse the mess 3422 
A warning and disbelive... 3421 
Metal pipes 3420 
For sure my opinion shall means very little.... 3420 
The pipes, the pipes are ringing... 3420 
Earthquakes 3420 
Unwed Mate 3420 
Ex-pat? 3419 
Ok, it looks good now... 3419 
Testing of the first Bass Cannon 3365 
That will be fun to experiment. 3364 
Free first order crossover 3363 
Hmmm… I can’t comment on this. 3362 
TSP related 3362 
Improved stuffing 3360 
Such trials are fun 3360 
The melamine 3359 
Don't forget the ears 3359 
The half-stack 3331 
Looks VERY good. 3330 
I am happy with them 3330 
The time will show. 3330 
Speaker cables 3330 
You will always have a chance to do it in future 3329 
It may not be the right time... 3329 
I do not think so.... 3329 
The loss is related to speaker impedance 3329 
For my own clarity 3329 
Ok, I got your point. 3328 
I decided to test the maths... 3327 
Water pipe size works well :) 3327 
So for ruining your weekend. 3326 
You do not have to worry about it 3325 
Resistance with no load 3325 
The point is well taken 3325 
A misunderstanding 3325 
It's a lot of capacitance 3325 
Some psychological stories and tips. 3278 
Not such a dissimilar story 3278 
First Bass Cannon is up 3190 
Very nice, Anthony. 3190 
Bass alignment 3190 
Unknown 3190 
It is just an extreme nearfield. 3190 
I feel the same way 3190 
Good eyes 3190 
Sorry 3190 
Thanks Jorge 3190 
Disagree of course... 3190 
Second stack is up 3156 
Yep, very nice. 3156 
Keeping Options Open 3156 
Two way 3156 
Room treatment 3156 
Vitavox midbass 2094 
Good luck. 2092 
Good to hear 2092 
Vitavox Corner Horn 2052 
Phase alignment of a corner horn? 2049 
Corner Horn Bass 2049 
"Bass" 2049 
Bass subdivision 2049 
Had a moment today... 2047 
That is simply beautiful 2047 
Create an integrity cheat-list. 2046 
Do not even remember what year was it.... 2046 
Tuning the horn 2045 
It is simple, but... 2045 
Aus Macondo/Melquiades update 386 
Today 386 
Hats Off! Congratulations! 386 
Before preamplifier change 386 
After Preamplifier Change 386 
Melq Concerns 386 
Please consider it. 386 
All about the bass 386 
S2 386 
Yep 386 
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