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<blockquote data-quote="Caleb Dueck" data-source="post: 99240" data-attributes="member: 60">Re: DanleyI talked with Ivan about this exact thing, probably more than once.&nbsp; We have a current project where the &#039;look&#039; of a line array was very important, larger boxes = louder, so we thought about an SH-96HO with 3-5 fake -96&#039;s hanging under them.&nbsp; It ended up not happening, but it&#039;s crossed our minds multiple times.&nbsp; In the church install market, many (most?) people remember two stereotypical systems - a point source cluster of horns from 30+ years ago aimed for speech use, versus the line array du jour from a recent concert.&nbsp; Thus, line array is louder/more bass/sounds better than point source and horns.&nbsp; It&#039;s hard to get people to be open to non-line-array solutions, especially when a shootout has the speakers in plain sight and they hear with their eyes.&nbsp; Subwoofers are easier, a stack of black boxes with two 18&quot; drivers looks like a stack of black DBH-218 subs, it&#039;s easier to focus on the sound quality/extension/output.&nbsp; Cost-wise, I also say Danley is a bargin.&nbsp; I recently did some models of a couple mid-size line arrays, compared to SH-46&#039;s (with optional SH-25 for long throw per side).&nbsp; Danley cost less to cover the same size area.&nbsp; Also compared a large format line array with the J2&#039;s, it was even more of a price advantage to Danley.&nbsp; Another advantage is amp/DSP space.&nbsp; We designed a sound system for a medium size church, over 100dBA long term output, additional 14 dB of subbass versus mains - and the total DSP/amps requirement was 2 RU.&nbsp; (2x SH-96&#039;s, 2x DBH-218&#039;s, 2x K10 or K20 DSP amps I forget which).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Caleb Dueck, post: 99240, member: 60"] Re: Danley I talked with Ivan about this exact thing, probably more than once. We have a current project where the 'look' of a line array was very important, larger boxes = louder, so we thought about an SH-96HO with 3-5 fake -96's hanging under them. It ended up not happening, but it's crossed our minds multiple times. In the church install market, many (most?) people remember two stereotypical systems - a point source cluster of horns from 30+ years ago aimed for speech use, versus the line array du jour from a recent concert. Thus, line array is louder/more bass/sounds better than point source and horns. It's hard to get people to be open to non-line-array solutions, especially when a shootout has the speakers in plain sight and they hear with their eyes. Subwoofers are easier, a stack of black boxes with two 18" drivers looks like a stack of black DBH-218 subs, it's easier to focus on the sound quality/extension/output. Cost-wise, I also say Danley is a bargin. I recently did some models of a couple mid-size line arrays, compared to SH-46's (with optional SH-25 for long throw per side). Danley cost less to cover the same size area. Also compared a large format line array with the J2's, it was even more of a price advantage to Danley. Another advantage is amp/DSP space. We designed a sound system for a medium size church, over 100dBA long term output, additional 14 dB of subbass versus mains - and the total DSP/amps requirement was 2 RU. (2x SH-96's, 2x DBH-218's, 2x K10 or K20 DSP amps I forget which). [/QUOTE]

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