Les
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
It seems like mirror ball usage at my theatre is common enough to justify buying a new mirror ball, and I want to go as big as I can reasonably afford. The main thing I have noticed is the huge jump in price from 20" to 24".
For example, I can pick up an American DJ M2020 for around $89. Of course it's ADJ and I read a few Amazon reviews that mentioned mirrors falling off (especially during shipping), but over all it sounds like a decent product and most of the reviews are positive. Apparently has a plastic core and I'm not sure about the tile size.
But then there's this ball, made by Omnisistem, which is $329 for 24". It's the cheapest 24-incher I could find. It seems to have some extra safety features, has 1/2" tiles, and the description mentions a fiberglass core which sounds like it'd be better, but is it worth the extra cost? I am assuming the jump in price is less about the additional 4" and more about the difference in construction and quality [big assumption since their 20" version is $109 and moving up to 30" costs over a grand].
I like the idea of knowing I got a quality mirror ball (assuming Omnisistem is quality - their website calls them a wholesaler; and keeping in mind the implications of overhead rigging), but I also like only spending $89 something.
Which would you go for on a budget?
It seems like mirror ball usage at my theatre is common enough to justify buying a new mirror ball, and I want to go as big as I can reasonably afford. The main thing I have noticed is the huge jump in price from 20" to 24".
For example, I can pick up an American DJ M2020 for around $89. Of course it's ADJ and I read a few Amazon reviews that mentioned mirrors falling off (especially during shipping), but over all it sounds like a decent product and most of the reviews are positive. Apparently has a plastic core and I'm not sure about the tile size.
But then there's this ball, made by Omnisistem, which is $329 for 24". It's the cheapest 24-incher I could find. It seems to have some extra safety features, has 1/2" tiles, and the description mentions a fiberglass core which sounds like it'd be better, but is it worth the extra cost? I am assuming the jump in price is less about the additional 4" and more about the difference in construction and quality [big assumption since their 20" version is $109 and moving up to 30" costs over a grand].
I like the idea of knowing I got a quality mirror ball (assuming Omnisistem is quality - their website calls them a wholesaler; and keeping in mind the implications of overhead rigging), but I also like only spending $89 something.
Which would you go for on a budget?
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