Members Shovelhead Posted June 13, 2012 Members Share Posted June 13, 2012 I have a total of 16 fixtures (four 4-bars), but would like to go to tri or quad LEDs. If they're brighter, I could do 8 fixtures instead of 16. I'm leaning toward the slim type of design so pack space is less in the van. How are the Chauvet Slimpar Pros? I'd rather err on the side of being too bright because I could always dim them down, rather than not having enough light when doing an outdoor gig. I currently have 4 stands, so I'd put 2 on each - 2 stands in the back, and one on each side. Any ideas? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CaptainBetty Posted June 13, 2012 Members Share Posted June 13, 2012 I recently purchased some of the Chauvet Slimpar 12-tri and they're pretty dang sweet. About 4.5lbs/ea and about 4" thick. I have six of them. I still use the 4bar-tris for front lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bassist1971 Posted June 13, 2012 Members Share Posted June 13, 2012 After trying a few different lights, and doing a lot of research, I bought six SlimPar Pro's for my band. I have had them for about six months. I love them. They are very bright. The construction is great and they just feel like a quality light, in my opinion. I also have a couple Chauvet Slim Par Tri 7 IRC's. I like them as well. The construction is not as solid as with the Pro's, and obviously they are not near as bright, but the price is less than 1/2 of the Pro's. Depending on your needs and budget, I think the Pro's, Tri 7's, or Tri 12's are a great option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillESC Posted June 13, 2012 Members Share Posted June 13, 2012 The chauvet's are good fixtures. Also check out Blizzard's Puck Q/6A, it offers 6 - 10w RGBA Quad diodes. Big time brightness and excellent color pallette. They MAP for $ 249.00 but you can do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shovelhead Posted June 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 13, 2012 The chauvet's are good fixtures. Also check out Blizzard's Puck Q/6A, it offers 6 - 10w RGBA Quad diodes. Big time brightness and excellent color pallette. They MAP for $ 249.00 but you can do better. Bill, do you think that 8 of the Q/6A would be a big upgrade from the 16 fixtures in the 4Bar units? Or would it be advisable to bite the bullet and go for Q/12A? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillESC Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 Pardon my pun, but the difference would be night and day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shovelhead Posted June 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 Pardon my pun, but the difference would be night and day. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miko Man Posted June 14, 2012 Members Share Posted June 14, 2012 The modest incremental cost of going from the Q/6A to a Q/12A kinda makes it a "no brainer" in my view. Mark C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shovelhead Posted July 8, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 8, 2012 I ended up getting 10 Q/12A pucks, and they're great fixtures! 1 unit out of the 10 was defective, tho. The green LEDs would always stay dimly lit. I sent the unit back to Blizzard, and hope to have a new one back before next weekend for the gig. The units themselves seem solidly built. I put them on T-bars to go on stands, and ordered some keyboard soft cases to carry fully assembled T-bars in. The keyboard cases are 56"x15.5"x6", and should be just the right size for a bar with 4 lights on it. Can't wait to try these at the gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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