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<blockquote data-quote="TJ Cornish" data-source="post: 43017" data-attributes="member: 162">Re: Chauvet SlimPar Pro RGBA ReviewSorry for the slow reply - I just got done working a 100 hour week at a large gig.Generally I agree with the other responses.&nbsp; LEDs are really good at what they&#039;re good for - huge saturation, power efficiency, multiple colors, non-traditional form factors (flat pars, etc.).&nbsp; They&#039;re less good at softer tints.&nbsp; It seems in your application that you&#039;re looking for a primarily white fixture for front wash.&nbsp; If that&#039;s the case, you may have some success with one of the variable white style fixtures.&nbsp; The ETC Selador line has a couple - both fixed color temperature and variable, and others do too.&nbsp; The sister fixture to the Chauvet SlimParPro RGBA the SlimParPro VW would be better suited to your application, and it actually ships with a gel frame so you could still use your warming gels if you want.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t personally tried that model.&nbsp; I&#039;d like to, but it&#039;s pretty low on the gear lust list.&nbsp; Note that with white fixtures, you lose many of the advantages LEDs bring, as it&#039;s gelling conventional fixtures that really kills the output and makes them inefficient.&nbsp; I did the math a while ago so my numbers are from memory, but believe it takes about 4 Chauvet VWs to get close to the brightness of a 750w Source Four fixture, so your fixture count certainly wouldn&#039;t go down, and might actually increase.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TJ Cornish, post: 43017, member: 162"] Re: Chauvet SlimPar Pro RGBA Review Sorry for the slow reply - I just got done working a 100 hour week at a large gig. Generally I agree with the other responses. LEDs are really good at what they're good for - huge saturation, power efficiency, multiple colors, non-traditional form factors (flat pars, etc.). They're less good at softer tints. It seems in your application that you're looking for a primarily white fixture for front wash. If that's the case, you may have some success with one of the variable white style fixtures. The ETC Selador line has a couple - both fixed color temperature and variable, and others do too. The sister fixture to the Chauvet SlimParPro RGBA the SlimParPro VW would be better suited to your application, and it actually ships with a gel frame so you could still use your warming gels if you want. I haven't personally tried that model. I'd like to, but it's pretty low on the gear lust list. Note that with white fixtures, you lose many of the advantages LEDs bring, as it's gelling conventional fixtures that really kills the output and makes them inefficient. I did the math a while ago so my numbers are from memory, but believe it takes about 4 Chauvet VWs to get close to the brightness of a 750w Source Four fixture, so your fixture count certainly wouldn't go down, and might actually increase. [/QUOTE]

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