All PGD boxes feature Sentinel Protection. The PG-J94 and PG-96 are the first two speakers of the new ‘PGD’ series. The smaller PG-96 consists of 4 x 12” long excursion woofers, 6 x 4” mid-range drivers and 1 x 1.4” high frequency driver that has a 90°x 60° coverage pattern perfect for nightclubs and venues for up to 2000 capacity. These multiple drivers run through a specially designed combiner to produce a full range sound with a 90° x 40° coverage pattern that is unrivalled for large venues and outdoor events. PGD is based on the ground-breaking Jericho series, and utilizes Danley’s patented point source Synergy Horn™ technology, the PG-J94 consists of 6 x 12” long excursion woofers, 8 x 6.5” mid frequency drivers, 4 x 1.4” high frequency drivers. The new PGD series provides an immersive musical experience that is pure, more powerful and more defined than their bulky counterpoints. This is an unprecedented partnership in that Danley Sound Labs has never designed a line of products for anyone. The PG-J94 and the PG-96 are the first models in a brand new series exclusively designed and developed by Danley Sound Labs for Pure Groove Sound Systems. Designed by Tom Danley, known for his patented work on loudspeaker designs in world class facilities globally, the Pure Groove by Danley ‘PGD’ series was created as an unrivaled alternative to the industry standard sound systems currently used by large venues and music festivals. Pure Groove Sound Systems has announced it has joined forces with Danley Sound Labs to produce a new groundbreaking series of professional audio systems, specifically catered to the nightclub and festival markets. Like an esky with a radio built into it, this seems like a useful product, but isn’t.Pure Groove by Danley ‘PGD’ Marks First Exclusively Designed Line By Danley Sound Labs Simply put, this type of product has been usurped from almost every angle – there are much better portable speakers for this price, speaker systems have long since camouflaged into the home décor, while radios haven’t needed actual antennas for over two decades now. VERDICT:Īgain, it comes back to the actual usefulness of this. It’s also way too expensive, at $499, there’s simply no reason for this to be priced where it is. No Apple Music support is available, let alone lesser known streaming services, while an inordinate amount of focus appears to be on setting up the clock, alarm, and timer. Innovation wise, this product also falls short, with digital, FM, and internet radio, Spotify, Bluetooth, and ‘podcasts’, the only available options. At anywhere approaching full volume, the bass rattles and turns muddy, while the trebles are far too shrill to enjoy at such a level. The 2 x 20mm soft dome tweeters and 1 x 3.5-inch full range woofers give decent 40W stereo sound, but fall short of any comparable party speaker. I’m not actually sure who the market is for this product. With its portability as a key selling point, it is baffling that the battery pack is sold separately. The Play is actually a portable version of last year’s Evoke Home system, which also featured a CD player to add to the anachronistic feel of Pure’s stereo range. Hell, even buttons are aren’t completely flat or on a touchscreen seem like a novelty from the not-so-distant past. It’s also been quite a while since we’ve seen an actual antenna take such a key role in a new tech product, or ‘FM radio’ being touted as a key feature. The flip-up 2.4-inch screen is another hold-over from this early-00s mindset, with its physical controls tucked under a pop-up screen. You ended up with hybrid stereos that did a little bit of everything, but specialised in nothing in particular, with iPod docks, pop-up screen, USB slots, and players for CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, and other soon-redundant media. Yet it seems to also incorporate that brief window in turn-of-the-century stereo design, when the then-nascent DAB+ radio format was struggling to match its ‘digital’ promise, a period when iPods were the major new music-delivery system but still needed stereo speakers in order to be useful. If this thing turned up in an old episode of Neighbours, sitting on a kitchen bench with a horse race blaring through it, it wouldn’t look out of place. With a front made of recycled grey wool, and a prominent metallic handle and tuning knob to match, the Evoke Play recalls an old beach wireless in its design, and shape. Too boxy to hide away as a subtle speaker system, and without the pristine audio quality expected at this price point, the Evoke Play seems charmingly and somewhat confusingly, out of step with the market. Pure’s Evoke Play is an odd little product to bring to market in 2022.
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