By Craig Rutherford
The term “PAR” is, at the outset of this new decade, a particularly notable misnomer. The trend has for some time been bending toward using multi-color LED wash devices in the place of the traditional PAR, which do not boast parabolic reflectors of any sort. Nevertheless, the name for subsequent iterations of the small, mostly-static stage wash light has stuck, likely because of the similar usage scenarios and the sort-of-similar-if-you-squint-at-it physical forms that many of these lights have. This is not a problem per se; there usually isn’t any compelling reason to make lights that explicitly reference their predecessors. On the other hand, a visual link with the past can help to add a touch of nostalgia or a retro feel to a design.
Either way, the demand for high-quality LED “PARs” continues — whether the look be retro or modern — and Vari-Lite is here to fill that demand. With three interesting new products in the VL800 lineup: the VL800 ProPar, the VL800 EventPar, and the VL800 EventWash.
Read the full article at: https://plsn.com/articles/road-tests/vari-lite-vl800-series/
