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Old 04-23-2013, 02:51 PM
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Have you seen Kessil in action? There were several at MACNA and the Kessil was one of the worst for disco along with Reef Brites.
yup. I have to say they had the least amount of separation I've seen so far.
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Old 04-23-2013, 11:14 PM
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yup. I have to say they had the least amount of separation I've seen so far.
That's strange. Exact opposite to what I've seen.
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Old 04-23-2013, 11:22 PM
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That's strange. Exact opposite to what I've seen.
It's a multi chip LED, color separation should in theory be the best (I've never pick up on color separation from a Kessil), the shimmer however is much more intense. Are you talking about the same thing? As I understand it the so called disco effect refers to the color separation and not the shimmer. Sounds weird to suggest the Kessil has too much disco but then recommend the Vega...
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Old 04-23-2013, 11:41 PM
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Haha, I was recommending the Vega over the Sol. I don't care for either one myself.

I've seen many LED fixtures in action and having a multi chip doesn't always help. I tried taking pictures of one of the Kessils at MACNA to show how terrible it looked, but it didn't work very well.
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Old 04-23-2013, 11:51 PM
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In my experience the Vega has the worst disco ball effect of any of the major led fixtures. I've only seen the kessil in store and Didn't notice any.

After owning both sols and Vegas I would choose the sol (and I did for my frag section). That being said I ultimately chose Mitras and couldn't be happier. They are far and away the best on the market.
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