HiredSound
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I found this while googling: https://www.controlbooth.com/threads/reasons-not-to-get-cheap-moving-head-lights.30803/
I have a small sound company and do primarily club bands. Maybe 25 to 30 shows a year. Club bands don't pay much, they simply can't. But I do occasionally get better paying shows where I'm giddy with what I'm getting paid. And I'd be in the market for more of those if I had some moving heads. I'm guessing I may bring them out maybe 10x a year max. My first look was at the Chauvet 255's. They are about the right size for my needs. While researching, I discovered off brand Chinese movers, which are VERY inexpensive. And with full knowledge of what to expect quality wise, I'm still thinking 4 at -$100 each sure is more attractive than 4 at $500+ each. But, I "could" afford the $500 lights, but at $2,000, and running them out about 10x a year, I'm just not sure it makes financial sense. But then again, having them in my trailer may lead to more of the better paying gigs. Having 4 of the off brands and having one fail during a show, and that IS the only time it could fail, could make me look cheap.
At this point, I'm leaning towards the cheaper movers, just so I can have something on the stage other than pars. At $100 I wouldn't care if one failed, too much. I'd probably buy a couple extra to keep as spares. But then, there's a due date on them all at some point, and it won't be on the same day, and if I were down to 3 and couldn't find a matching 4th, I'd be bent. I've been using Chauvet pars for years with no issues or failures so I have a pretty high level of confidence in them. Argh. It's a frustrating place to be. If I bought the Chauvets, I would not be worried and I'd a little proud of the lights I throw on the truss. If I bought the Chinese, I'd hope they worked that night. I simply don't have any experience with movers.
So, not sure if this is even the proper venue for this discussion but like I said, the forum popped up in a google search so I thought I'd give it a try. Hoping to hear from people with real world experience with this, not just conjecture.
Thoughts?
Here's some cheap movers on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_...i:aps,k:spot+Moving+Heads&tag=controlbooth-20
Thanks, Darin
www.hiredsound.com
I have a small sound company and do primarily club bands. Maybe 25 to 30 shows a year. Club bands don't pay much, they simply can't. But I do occasionally get better paying shows where I'm giddy with what I'm getting paid. And I'd be in the market for more of those if I had some moving heads. I'm guessing I may bring them out maybe 10x a year max. My first look was at the Chauvet 255's. They are about the right size for my needs. While researching, I discovered off brand Chinese movers, which are VERY inexpensive. And with full knowledge of what to expect quality wise, I'm still thinking 4 at -$100 each sure is more attractive than 4 at $500+ each. But, I "could" afford the $500 lights, but at $2,000, and running them out about 10x a year, I'm just not sure it makes financial sense. But then again, having them in my trailer may lead to more of the better paying gigs. Having 4 of the off brands and having one fail during a show, and that IS the only time it could fail, could make me look cheap.
At this point, I'm leaning towards the cheaper movers, just so I can have something on the stage other than pars. At $100 I wouldn't care if one failed, too much. I'd probably buy a couple extra to keep as spares. But then, there's a due date on them all at some point, and it won't be on the same day, and if I were down to 3 and couldn't find a matching 4th, I'd be bent. I've been using Chauvet pars for years with no issues or failures so I have a pretty high level of confidence in them. Argh. It's a frustrating place to be. If I bought the Chauvets, I would not be worried and I'd a little proud of the lights I throw on the truss. If I bought the Chinese, I'd hope they worked that night. I simply don't have any experience with movers.
So, not sure if this is even the proper venue for this discussion but like I said, the forum popped up in a google search so I thought I'd give it a try. Hoping to hear from people with real world experience with this, not just conjecture.
Thoughts?
Here's some cheap movers on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_...i:aps,k:spot+Moving+Heads&tag=controlbooth-20
Thanks, Darin
www.hiredsound.com