thelxbloke Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Hi all, We've been hiring for many years and now the committee have decided that we should invest in some of the kit we hire in.We usually hire 2 Mac 250+ and last panto, 4 scrollers (colour rockets). So SLX had quoted us for the following gear, and I was wondering if anyone had any experience of the items. Apollo Smart Color® 7.25 Scroller - MP1 and the associated partsand the new SLX QMAXZ QS250S They're going to be used in a small theatre that produces up to 2 musicals a year plus panto. Many thanks in advance. RegardsSteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljoshua Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 TBH Even though Stage are quite local to you they are not the best when it comes to price. You'll probably want to get a couple more quotes from different people. I'd reccomend 10 out of 10 and Kave Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomassg Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I'd second Kave. We hired in both lighting and sound from them last week for a school production and their service was amazing let alone the quality of the equipment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 TBH Even though Stage are quite local to you they are not the best when it comes to price.Not strictly true! It all rather depends on what you're buying, who you are, and who you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelxbloke Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Who you know indeed, we are getting a nice chunk of discount being as we're long term customers. Any thoughts on the gear? Known problems with the scrollers etc. RegardsSteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben K Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I would also reccomend kave, there kit is v good for hire with reasonable prices for hire and sales. Check out their website for a catolouge. Please note, I aint anything to do with them if people wonder!B :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljoshua Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 The QMAX are new lights so there isn't much out there about them. The Apollos seem th be rock solid in terms of construction, I can't comment on reliability as I only hire them 4 times a year and they are always in good nick. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Never used Apollo scrollers - but we have some Apollo SmartMove rotators, which are excellent products, and the backup from Keith at Apollo was top-notch when we had a problem with one of the units a year or two ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Sorry to ask, are the Apollo scrollers the ones you don't need PSU's for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelxbloke Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 Doesn't seem so according to the Apollo site. To be fair it's be a new one on me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDLX Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Sorry to ask, are the Apollo scrollers the ones you don't need PSU's for? No, they still need PSU's, but the Apollo scrollers we use are adressed on the units, rather than on the PSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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