..:: Channel Live Production's - Danley TH-118 Review ::..
In a quest for the best possible sound, I decided to upgrade my subwoofer. I was very satisfied with the sound from the Danley TH-115's but you can never have too much bass.
I took a visit to the Danley factory in Gainesville a couple of weeks ago to see if this new sub would be worth it. My original thoughts were to simply add another TH-115 and couple them for more bottom end. My gigs usually never exceed 500 people and the largest venues I spin in are gyms.
In a basic sound test, Ivan (of Danley Sound Labs) played the 4-Ohm TH-115 to its limits until the sub started to flub... the bass was very deep. Without adjusting the volume, Ivan then panned over to the 8 Ohm TH-118 and whoa... the bass all of a sudden went lower, with NO flub AND it was a little louder. Ivan stressed that the 4-Ohm TH-115 was seeing nearly twice the amp power than the TH-118 because of it being half the Ohm load. After going through several more songs, I was convinced.
Fast forward 1 1/2 weeks and...
I took a visit to the Danley factory in Gainesville a couple of weeks ago to see if this new sub would be worth it. My original thoughts were to simply add another TH-115 and couple them for more bottom end. My gigs usually never exceed 500 people and the largest venues I spin in are gyms.
In a basic sound test, Ivan (of Danley Sound Labs) played the 4-Ohm TH-115 to its limits until the sub started to flub... the bass was very deep. Without adjusting the volume, Ivan then panned over to the 8 Ohm TH-118 and whoa... the bass all of a sudden went lower, with NO flub AND it was a little louder. Ivan stressed that the 4-Ohm TH-115 was seeing nearly twice the amp power than the TH-118 because of it being half the Ohm load. After going through several more songs, I was convinced.
Fast forward 1 1/2 weeks and...
I got the sub home and set everything up to run through some test tracks. The 1st track was T-Pain's "Buy You a Drank". With my QSC PL 325 running in bridged mode (2500 watts) I looped a part of the 1st hook (like I'd done in the past for the TH-115) and OMG! I couldn't even tell if the sound was all that great because my HOUSE was resonating so badly. Everything was vibrating and I had to take a step back... this sub boOMs! I actually felt the sound hitting me like little invisible waves. The next tracks were Kilo's "Nasty Dancer" and the track with the deepest, heaviest bass I've probably ever heard... Tupac's "Violent". Coming from mobile DJ's perspective, the bass was AbSoLuTely unreal, especially in such a confined area (my basement)!
Respecting my neighbors, I turned things down about half way and went outside. The bass was STILL loud outside of my house. I'd even say it seemed louder outside the house than inside, this probably has a lot to do with the horn-type design.
The last tracks I used were Mariah Carey's "Love Takes Time" and Steely Dan's "Hey Nineteen". I simply wanted to see how the TH-118 handled percussive-type bass kicks and not just boOMing bass. It sounded absolutely great! I believe it is every bit as musical as the TH-115 but simply goes lower and louder. This Danley TH-118 is definitely a worthwhile step up in sound... deeper + louder bass, all in the same sized cabinet.
Respecting my neighbors, I turned things down about half way and went outside. The bass was STILL loud outside of my house. I'd even say it seemed louder outside the house than inside, this probably has a lot to do with the horn-type design.
The last tracks I used were Mariah Carey's "Love Takes Time" and Steely Dan's "Hey Nineteen". I simply wanted to see how the TH-118 handled percussive-type bass kicks and not just boOMing bass. It sounded absolutely great! I believe it is every bit as musical as the TH-115 but simply goes lower and louder. This Danley TH-118 is definitely a worthwhile step up in sound... deeper + louder bass, all in the same sized cabinet.
Posted by Channel Live Productions at 5/26/2010 5:48 PM 
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