The form factor of any particular object may serve to hide its unique features, to whatever extent they exist. Humans use shortcuts — we categorize things, mentally place them into neat and tidy boxes. Where this fails us is when it causes us to overlook what lies beneath the surface, to ignore the incremental but very real evolution of a familiar object. For instance, the humble LED wash light. There will always be similarities between luminaires — these are, after all, lights. But a peek beneath the hood will reveal the craft and care that goes into a fixture and perhaps reveal an interesting trick or two the engineers have dreamed up for us. And so, today we’re looking at the Storm 1 Wash from Chauvet Professional, part of their successful and award-winning Maverick line of lights.
The instant standout feature of the light as it’s being lifted from its box is the IP65 rating, a rating broadcast immediately through sheer heft and real glass pane across the face. This is not a light that believes in being dainty. No indeed, my initial impression is that that Storm 1 has been hewn from a sizable chunk of Sunrise, Florida stone. It is — and more on the IP rating later — heavy.
Read the full review at: http://plsn.com/articles/road-tests/chauvet-maverick-storm-1-wash/
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