amillar Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Hi, I am searching for budget (ie sub £200 or thereabouts) LED par type units with 1W or brighter LEDs (at least 24 LEDs per can) - the catch is that I want something that is fairly quiet running - they all seem to have fans (for obvious reasons). One unbranded sample I saw (heard) sounded like a hairdryer even at over 5m from the light. An LEDJ unit from CPC was better but still not ideal and had a tight beam angle with a disappointing colour spread (ie not very even). I'm trying to find something that is barely audible from 2-3m from the light - I can live with a beam angle up to around 45degrees. I know that this is a subjective thing unless you measure the dB output but does anyone have any personal experience of any of these units from Thomann? OR can anyone recommend an alternative products?: Litecraft Studio PAREurolite 1W LED PARStairville 1W LED PAR Thanks,Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Beesley Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 American DJ have a silent unit. http://www.americandj.eu/product_info.php?...products_id=888 If you drop me a PM with your number etc I can give you a quote tomorrow. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amillar Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 If you drop me a PM with your number etc I can give you a quote tomorrow. :) Thanks Chris - will do. Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyparcans Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 If you drop me a PM with your number etc I can give you a quote tomorrow. Thanks Chris - will do. Andrew. Hi, I have used the showtec par 64 1wattx 36 led cans, approx 25deg spread, good colours etc. however their 3W units a v good but about £400,alas. go to the highlite web site for more info. paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amillar Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Hi, I have used the showtec par 64 1wattx 36 led cans, approx 25deg spread, good colours etc. however their 3W units a v good but about £400,alas. go to the highlite web site for more info. paul Paul, thanks - so what are the 1W Showtecs like for noise output? Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Need Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Indeed, as someone above said - the showtec 1W version is a silent unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amillar Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Indeed, as someone above said - the showtec 1W version is a silent unit. I looked on the Showtec site (highlite.nl) and it states that the 1W PAR64 LED unit uses fan cooling inside the unit. Are you referring to something else? eg their "new" Studiobeam 1W units? Having said all of that, I am getting some of the Elation (American DJ) 24x1W LED units from CPC to try and I will let folks know what I think of them - these do not have fans. Thanks,Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bailey Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Andrew, Have you found a suitable unit yet? I work for MilTec and we have a par with 168x 10mm leds, 30degree beam with an even beam. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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