That's all very nice and idealistic, but believe it or not there are still some big decision-makers at live sound companies who do not visit the Live Audio Board, and who could benefit greatly from using Danley Sound Lab products. Sure, word of Danley's reputation will "eventually" get around, but when Tom's investors come around and ask him to show them the money, "eventually" won't really cut it. And I feel the "Ferrari for a farmer" analogy, while quite cleverly worded (kudos), doesn't really fit here. Instead of a ferrari, think about one of those big John Deere tractors with double front and rear tires, compared to one of those little foreign-built Kubota tractors. It's not like better speakers are simply a luxury, for the enjoyment of the owner. Instead, it would give
Tom, I didn't necessarily mean that you would hire _myself_ per se, but some professional company of some type that is located somewhere closer to you (right now I lack the means to fly to Atlanta) to produce a web site with better organization and design, which will catch and hold the attention of visitors. It would be sort of like the templates you are using now, only spiffier, more distinctive, and better organized. You (or someone working for you) would just put in the content yourself (or themselves). Or, you could have the web design firm also deal with updates, but that would be slower than being able to do it yourself. I think that Danley Sound Labs should come up with a logo that will be more recognizable at a distance as well, like EAW and Community. That was the major focus when I was designing my concept logo design. You could show that to whatever professional company you hire and get them to crank out a more spiffy version.
And while I've got Tom's ear, how about a small tapped horn using 8" woofers but with carrying handles for porable use? And, perhaps a speaker using the same coaxial 8" as the SH-100 but in a smaller-format pole-mountable portable version? If you just want to make an existing design fit the bill for the small portable subwoofer, the old version of the TH-28 with the sort of flat profile with the opening in the middle of the front would be nice. Then carrying handles on the ends, or on the rear corners, and putting the SpeakOns on the rear panel, would be all that would be needed for portable use. Or a tapped horn with a 10" driver might also work well for this application, and might be a way to get a less expensive product for this portable product sector. The horn would just sit on its largest side panel (sideways) and make a good wide base for pole-mounting a full-range top speaker. Please try to make your portable full-range top speaker have a list price somewhere under $799, so Danley Sound Labs technology can be more accessable to sound companies. You could also make versions of your SH-50 speaker with ATM flytracks up the sides of the enclosure front, so you could have flyable touring system that would show all those people who think line arrays are the shiznit what's what.