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EVENT FOCUS<br />
NEURON’S DANLEY DEMO DAY<br />
In order to showcase an array of products from US audio innovator Danley Sound Labs,<br />
UK-based Neuron Pro Audio recently held a well-attended and in-depth demo day at Manchester’s<br />
Academy 2 venue.<br />
Kyle Marriott, Managing Director at Neuron Pro Audio, described the<br />
beginnings of this transatlantic relationship: “I’ve personally been<br />
an admirer of Tom Danley’s work for over 10 years. After hearing the<br />
ServoDrive BT7 and LABsub designs that he made before Danley Sound<br />
Labs was started, I have been trying to get access to his advanced<br />
Synergy and Jericho designs since becoming aware of them. It’s taken<br />
several years for the large body of water between us to cease being a<br />
barrier, with importation and distribution of the systems carrying some<br />
logistical challenges. But we feel the time is now right for us to support<br />
the move back towards a higher fidelity, more efficient point source<br />
approach.<br />
“We became partners with Danley UK after their first demo around 3<br />
years ago, and have been building up a steady following through word of<br />
mouth, gigs and private demos, but there’s been so much interest that a<br />
formal demo day with a broader range of products was needed.”<br />
Neuron showcased a variety of speakers from the Danley portfolio on<br />
the day, including the SM80, SH50 and SH46 from the Synergy Horn series,<br />
the SBH10 from the Paraline lens-based column series, the TH118, DBH218<br />
and BC412 from the various subwoofer designs the company offers, and the<br />
almighty J3-94 from the large format Jericho series.<br />
“The J3-94 is relatively new, at around 18-months old,” Marriott said.<br />
“But all of the products are ‘of the same cloth’ so to speak and adhere to<br />
the same core principles of all of Danley’s work. We do have some exciting<br />
new products in the pipeline though, so keep an eye on our social media for<br />
sneak peeks in the coming months!”<br />
Director of R&D at Danley Sound Labs, Tom Danley, originally found<br />
himself in the world of pro audio having arrived by a less than conventional<br />
path, which has greatly influenced the development of the company’s<br />
products.<br />
Marriott elaborated: “Tom has a long history of handling the more<br />
esoteric and extreme demands of military and NASA acoustic challenges<br />
with aplomb; including things such as subwoofers to communicate with<br />
elephants, simulate the effects of shelling and bombs on large buildings,<br />
silence helicopter rotor noise and acoustic levitation for space station<br />
analysis work.<br />
“This truly allows him to think ‘outside the box’ in his approach, and<br />
the Synergy Horns in particular show that a true ‘next step’ is viable to<br />
overcome the intrinsic shortcomings of the dominant line array approach<br />
in live and installed sound. It also helps that he’s an incredibly humble and<br />
open guy, always willing to go deep on explanations as to how his designs<br />
work and share his knowledge with those who are curious, and that’s<br />
something that Neuron embodies too so it’s a perfect fit for us - and it helps<br />
that the boxes sound great, of course!”<br />
The day itself was a great success for both companies, with walk-ins<br />
bolstering the 250+ registered visitors that made time to visit Academy 2.<br />
Marriott commented: “We welcomed a wide range of people, from venue<br />
owners, event promoters, system techs and engineers to rental houses<br />
and installation companies, plus performers and artists, across all levels<br />
of experience and size. It seems that the word is getting out that we have<br />
something special here.<br />
“The feedback after the event has been brilliant, and frankly we’ve been<br />
a little blown away by how many people have asked us to provide quotes<br />
for sales, installs and events right off the bat. The Jericho in particular really<br />
took people’s breath away, as it’s capable of handling huge crowds with<br />
1 box per side, rather than the normal 12 boxes of line array, but the SH50<br />
and SH46 have also garnered a tonne of interest with their hi-fi sound, ease<br />
of use and SPL capabilities. Even the harshest of critics have humbly stated<br />
that these are incredible products, which is all we could have asked for.”<br />
With the promise of new product “sneak peaks” to come sooner rather<br />
than later from Danley and Neuron, the questions remains - are we likely to<br />
experience them in anger in the near future? “Most certainly!” exclaimed<br />
Marriott. “It’s fair to say that there’s a bunch of interesting projects ahead<br />
for all of the systems on display, so be sure to keep a look out for them on<br />
shows. We’ll keep people informed of these and other events, and we also<br />
plan to host further demos later in the year for those who weren’t able to<br />
attend this time around.”<br />
<strong>TPi</strong><br />
www.danleysoundlabs.com www.neuronproaudio.co.uk<br />
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