System integrator John Deem of Audio Contractors LLC, based in Oregon, WI and who has been providing audio and video systems and services since 1978, recently assisted a customer in creating an “ultimate man cave” in a large warehouse building that’s equipped with a sound system utilizing Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers.
Deem’s career started with building loudspeakers in his garage, selling roughly 100 a year, and his interest in sound has driven him to collect high-end audio systems. According to Deem, he’s turned “his hobby into a career.”
Roughly 15 years ago, the customer purchased a pair of high-end amplifiers from Deem, but they had remained in the box and unused until just this year. “The customer called me and decided that since these amplifiers were new, it’s time to put them to work,” Deem says.
The amplifiers now drive the sound system serving the facility, which includes an 80 x 60-foot show area, a lift and mechanics area to work on his collection on cars and motorcycles, and an Irish pub on the second level. The system utilizes Danley J7-95 full-range loudspeakers as left and right channels on each side of a 250-inch video display, joined by dual Danley BC415 subwoofers.
“The sound is clean, loud, punchy, dynamic, and fills the room,” Deem states. “Danley was certainly the best choice for the application and allows us the pattern control to keep as much sound of the ceilings and sound walls as possible.”
“Over the years and thanks to John, I’ve had a number of different audio systems,” says Brian Keller, owner of the facility. “The clarity of the Danley system is amazing. The tops focus the sound where I want it and the subwoofers have definition and punchy bass all the way to the back of the room. It’s crisp and perfect.”
“Although generally unknown, Danley products are widely used in various home audio applications,” adds Kim Comeaux, western regional sales manager for Danley Sound Labs. “The owner wanted to create an audio environment that would match the visual experience in this massive ‘man cave.’ After hearing different products, the J7 was the clear choice. He wanted the ultimate hi-fi audio experience. So we created just that. This system may very well be the highest SPL 2.1 home audio system anyone has ever developed.”
