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Danley SM 80 vs SM 60F?
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<blockquote data-quote="Weogo Reed" data-source="post: 101261" data-attributes="member: 1226"><p>Re: Danley SM 80 vs SM 60F?</p><p></p><p>Hi Y'all, </p><p></p><p>Last weekend I did a Contra dance festival with a rented pair of SM80s(thanks Hal!), one per side on a QSC PLX1804.</p><p>For Contra dances, the Caller has to be heard clearly, at consistent volume, all over the dance floor.</p><p></p><p>In the past I have used a pair of Tom Danley's td-1 boxes in portrait orientation. The td-1 is a 60 degree wide box and at about 61 degrees it is falling off noticeably, so I have hung a center-fill and added front-corner-fills.</p><p></p><p>With the SM80s I didn't need the corner-fills, and center-fill was a tiny box at low level covering the first 5~10' of dance floor, sitting on top of a TH115 sub.</p><p></p><p>The td-1s are pretty balanced boxes, but the SM80s needed even less EQ to sound really good.</p><p>I did have to add a few more ms delay to the SM80s to match the TH115 than I had with the td-1s.</p><p>It was surprising how well the SM80s seamlessly crossed to the TH115.</p><p></p><p>With fewer sound sources, intelligibility of the dance callers was a bit higher than in the past.</p><p>Also, overall volume level was a db or two lower, yet you could still hear everything very well. Instruments sounded more distinct.</p><p>On the PLX1804 the first Signal LED was lighting up, and the second -10 light flashing some, but nowhere near clip.</p><p>A-weighted, slow levels averaged around 85db 50' out at the side-of-hall mix position.</p><p>The centers of the SM80s were about 10' up in the air, so folks in the front weren't getting blasted.</p><p> </p><p>I didn't get a chance to really crank up the SM80s.</p><p>These boxes sound very good and I'm looking forward to working with them again.</p><p></p><p>To the OP:</p><p>Since I haven't heard the SM60F I can't compare it to the SM80.</p><p>Knowing how consistently very good Danley boxes sound, I would say buy whatever pattern meets your needs.</p><p></p><p>Thanks and good health, Weogo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Weogo Reed, post: 101261, member: 1226"] Re: Danley SM 80 vs SM 60F? Hi Y'all, Last weekend I did a Contra dance festival with a rented pair of SM80s(thanks Hal!), one per side on a QSC PLX1804. For Contra dances, the Caller has to be heard clearly, at consistent volume, all over the dance floor. In the past I have used a pair of Tom Danley's td-1 boxes in portrait orientation. The td-1 is a 60 degree wide box and at about 61 degrees it is falling off noticeably, so I have hung a center-fill and added front-corner-fills. With the SM80s I didn't need the corner-fills, and center-fill was a tiny box at low level covering the first 5~10' of dance floor, sitting on top of a TH115 sub. The td-1s are pretty balanced boxes, but the SM80s needed even less EQ to sound really good. I did have to add a few more ms delay to the SM80s to match the TH115 than I had with the td-1s. It was surprising how well the SM80s seamlessly crossed to the TH115. With fewer sound sources, intelligibility of the dance callers was a bit higher than in the past. Also, overall volume level was a db or two lower, yet you could still hear everything very well. Instruments sounded more distinct. On the PLX1804 the first Signal LED was lighting up, and the second -10 light flashing some, but nowhere near clip. A-weighted, slow levels averaged around 85db 50' out at the side-of-hall mix position. The centers of the SM80s were about 10' up in the air, so folks in the front weren't getting blasted. I didn't get a chance to really crank up the SM80s. These boxes sound very good and I'm looking forward to working with them again. To the OP: Since I haven't heard the SM60F I can't compare it to the SM80. Knowing how consistently very good Danley boxes sound, I would say buy whatever pattern meets your needs. Thanks and good health, Weogo [/QUOTE]
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