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drummer762
Posts: 93
Registered: ‎03-08-2010

What's your next upgrade?

Just curious what everyone's next upgrade to their lighting rig would/will be?

As some might have read, mine is on it's way.... new truss and crank stands.... American DJ/Duratruss Light Bridge One system.

My other future upgrades will hopefully include a new hazer, new controller (hardware or computer based), perhaps more wireless DMX wicicles.

 

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Super Contributor
Posts: 14,194
Registered: ‎03-12-2007

Re: What's your next upgrade?

My immediate upgrade goals:

4 more Blizzard 3NX
4 more Chauvet pinspot 360

To fill out my 20' truss.

Then after that, upgrade my scanners to moving heads. I'm thinking Chauvet 260's

And maybe a hazer. I'll see how I do with the smoke machine.
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Registered: ‎12-14-2005

Re: What's your next upgrade?

I have 8 Q12+ on 2 T stands. Next I want 2 more stands (crank), 4 mover/scanners, and a hazer.

Moe

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Mutha Goose
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Registered: ‎02-13-2010

Re: What's your next upgrade?

I just made a major upgrade... I am on a spending hiatus... for now.
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BillESC
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Registered: ‎08-14-2004

Re: What's your next upgrade?

Mutha,

Did you get new pictures for Chauvet?

Thanks,



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Posts: 14,194
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Re: What's your next upgrade?

I hear ya!!

:smileyhappy:
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Posts: 3,074
Registered: ‎06-30-2004

What's your next upgrade?

This week brought 4 more Q12a lights so I have to lay low for a little while.  Might actually unbox the Show Designer 1 I bought 2 years ago and program it. 

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Mutha Goose
Posts: 1,782
Registered: ‎02-13-2010

Re: What's your next upgrade?


BillESC wrote:

Mutha,

Did you get new pictures for Chauvet?


No. I wasn't happy with any of the photos from the last show. I have some stuff coming up, so I am hoping to get something worth-while from them.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. -Will Rogers

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there are few. –Shunryu Suzuki



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Posts: 14,194
Registered: ‎03-12-2007

Re: What's your next upgrade?

The more I think about it, the more Chauvet LED 300 scanners make more sense. The size, weight make a difference and the ability to punch through with the brightness.

Hmm
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breunic
Posts: 48
Registered: ‎07-22-2005

Re: What's your next upgrade?

wiCICLEs to replace these crap SIRS-E wireless units. Then some Intimidator 300 scanners and a Magic 260 controller.

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Posts: 4,336
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Re: What's your next upgrade?


StratGuy22 wrote:
The more I think about it, the more Chauvet LED 300 scanners make more sense. The size, weight make a difference and the ability to punch through with the brightness.

Hmm

This seems to be the way I am headed also. Not too big, not to small - just right. If I could wish for anything else it would be that the prism rotated.

Moe

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Posts: 14,194
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Re: What's your next upgrade?

I think I does....



http://youtu.be/-lGQOl2621c
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Re: What's your next upgrade?

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StratGuy22 wrote:
I think I does....



http://youtu.be/-lGQOl2621c

I see gobos rotating but not the prism. Also, the DMX table seems to indicate that it does not:

Prism

000-003   Open
004-255   Stop, static prism effect

 

Close enough for rock and roll though! 

Moe

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Super Contributor
Posts: 14,194
Registered: ‎03-12-2007

Re: What's your next upgrade?

Yeah. Moving prism would be nice. I'm just not crazy about 40 - 65lbs per fixture to get it...
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soundlight
Posts: 1,296
Registered: ‎05-09-2008

Re: What's your next upgrade?

That is a downside to the featureset of the Scan LED 300 - the prism does not rotate.  The only fixtures in the Intimidator LED range to have a rotating prism are the Spot LED 350 and the new Spot LED 450.  The Spot LED 350 is only 22.7lbs, but the pricetag is a bit heftier than the Scan LED 300, and the fixture is significantly less compact & easy to find a case for.

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Miko Man
Posts: 1,249
Registered: ‎07-13-2011

Re: What's your next upgrade?

My "upgrade" will be to start buying my own lighting fixtures.... Blizzard Fab 5 looks like a decent value for a full color wash light. (I want basic lighting for public speaking events before I get eye candy.). Mark C.
"Good tools are expensive. Cheap tools are damned expensive."
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