most expensive par can??

[dbuckley]

Ok then so how about the cheapest, sorry lowest priced then???????????

 

£38.07 inc 1K lamp, gel frame, attached safety wire, and an unsuitable pipe clamp :-)

 

Thats converted from New Zealand Dollar (97NZD in quatity of four), and including the local version of VAT.

 

Not, it is not a Thomas! And the lamp isnt a GE either... But its a parcan, and it throws light. And... they say its guaranteed for a year, including the bulb...?

[Stu]

As bulbs, sorry *ahem* - Lamps! (Bulbs grow, lamps glow), are consumables they are often not covered by a guarantee. Obviously if it blew a minute after you put it in you could get it replaced, but if after 300-400 hours use (but not a years use) and it blew you wouldn't have much of a case.

 

Stu

 

Edit - Sorry it is obviously glow :), yes it's hot here!

[smeggie]

(Bulbs grow, lamps grow),

Stu

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? lamps glow wasn't it?

 

only thing I would be wary of is delivery from NZ to UK - can make it not worth the extra cash saved by getting it there [unless you were already going there with some space in the cargo container]

 

although, tbh, its a good price for a working set of kit.

[Alec]

Nothing like ripping off the church *sigh* Its annoying that people dont look around and price accordingly

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Yes and no.

 

To a sound pro, who is quite capable of specing up, pricing and installing kit, then these kind of places certainly look achingly expensive.

 

However, many (but by no means all) of them offer quite high levels of service to those who haven't a clue, so the value is in the service/support.

 

My church nearly spent about 2k on a toy 16 ch mixer, a bit of cabling, and little more. Thankfully I got there in time and we got a decent full PA with 32 ch mixer, decent multicore, furniture and new radio mics all in the same budget. The savings all came from careful purchasing and DIY installation.

 

But not all have the resources for this. Thomann may sell bargains, but you'll get naff all after sales care & advice from them. As always, caveat emptor.

[dbuckley]

... Lamps are consumables they are often not covered by a guarantee.

 

I'd agree. Except for this odd posting on the trademe web site:

 

Q: ...the lights ... were low quality and had caused problems?

 

A: The bulbs occasionaly blow but we have no problems replacing them, we can also provide a more expensive bulb that is more reliable..

 

"but we have no problems replacing them" - what does that mean? certainly open to some interpretation :-)

 

 

only thing I would be wary of is delivery from NZ to UK

 

Indeed, but it helps I'm in NZ :-) I've updated my profile to hopefully say that...

 

its a good price for a working set of kit.

 

Indeed - I have no illusions - this is cheap stuff made in China, that Jansens import by the containerload. My lampiness extends to a few amateur shows a year, so I purchase and supervise the installation of my kit. I dont throw it around, it'll last years. If I were buying to throw on a truss on a nightly basis, and transport many miles on meat racks in big trucks, then the question would be harder. Is it better to buy dirt cheap cans and treat them as consumables, or get better stuff and actually have inventory...