So about a year ago, one community venue I volunteer at got some money to purchase a pair of Source 4s and a pair of I cues to supplement their 360Q rig. We've been renting dmx irises for most shows, but recently the price to rent has doubled, making it a lot more attractive to purchase (payback is now 1 year vs 2). I was wondering if anyone had strong opinions on which ones work well in a unit that will spend most of its life pointed upwards towards an I-cue, with the iris itself underneath the yoke. There are also Wybron Forerunners on these units.
I've looked at the 3 major models on the market, and am trying to decide which one to recommend. The City Theatrical unit is the one that has been rented, and I like how it screws into the fixture instead of adding yet another safety cable. Currently leaning towards buying a pair of these.
The Rosco and Apollo offerings look like the power and data cables might interfere with how I am currently hanging the fixtures. In addition, running the undimmed power for the Roscos, while doable, is going to be rather annoying, though I do like that I can set the Rosco unit to be fully open on DMX 0. The console is an Express, so I prefer to home things like irises to full open, and color changers to clear.
I've looked at the 3 major models on the market, and am trying to decide which one to recommend. The City Theatrical unit is the one that has been rented, and I like how it screws into the fixture instead of adding yet another safety cable. Currently leaning towards buying a pair of these.
The Rosco and Apollo offerings look like the power and data cables might interfere with how I am currently hanging the fixtures. In addition, running the undimmed power for the Roscos, while doable, is going to be rather annoying, though I do like that I can set the Rosco unit to be fully open on DMX 0. The console is an Express, so I prefer to home things like irises to full open, and color changers to clear.
