I agree with Brian overall in the case of a
wash strip light. In studying what would replace the ready for scrap or a total re-wiring our own fixtures, we quickly wrote off the Multi-Par
fixture.
That said, the advantage of the multi-par is that even
wash of light
in one fixture by way of the S-4 based
line of
fixture as not as easy to do with in other individual
PAR cans as easily. Can you do this, yes, will once you
purchase the extra fixtures, will they be available for the single purpose - probably not.
Given the unified high
color temperature lamp, it's
dimmer duplexing ability and in general a unified design it has advantages in these conditions over something from
Strand,
Altman, L&E, Times Square,
Colortran and other makers of a stip light.
But given the cost, unless by policy you need the
ETC fixture that ensures it as a strip light will stay a pre-focused stip light and not be stolen for other purposed perposes, I as above did not go with investing in this
fixture. Granted I get to buy more than one lamp type at dealer not end user cost.
As digitaltec says also, the more your price out and the larger the order directly bidded upon beyond list price.... In any case, if the
ETC fixture has value to you in similar "improved" lamps and dedicated focused
wash, than go with it becase a
cyc light is more than just fixtures available, it's a
wash of light on specifically orientated reflectors to each other.
Otherwise let's go brass tacks. Do you have
dimmer duplexing, or do you only have a certain amount of
power that would benefit from more output but lower wattage given you did not go with some of the GE
line of HIR lamps at a lower wattage but more output?
If you have 3Kw dimmers devoted to the
cyc lighting or pleanty of room for the
power eating cycs in the
power scheme hoever, new is not always better.