Re: Bigger Speakers on Bigger Sticks? (rambling)
Frank;
Like you I've pondered the ways of moving up the ladder. I have a pair of EF500p speakers on Global Truss stands. These speakers are about 90 or so lbs each. The T bar is solid crank shaft metal so I'm never worried about it. The stands are rated at 220 lbs so the 236 lbs of 2 of the Danley speakers would be pushing them to the limit. Still a slightly larger tripiod with the same T bar would work.
I use M10 eyebolts and find its very easy to lift these speakers up when the T bar is down fully at about eye level. Remember your lifting from the bottom of the speaker and this bottom ends up below the shoulders. The eye bolts just side on the round shaft and I secure them with locking colars.
I do have the T bar bent into a slight V shape. This follows the cabinet angle of the EF500ps when 2 are placed side by side and matches the fly M10 bolt hole pattern. I guess I could bend them more, or less to match the Danley angle.
If the Danley speakers could be built with 2 M10 points on the top it would be a heck of a system. I too wonder about the space between them. It would not be a tight pack but it would be close. Just the thickness of the tripod. Maybe some foam between them would help some.
I'll put up a few pictures.
Douglas R. Allen
