By Richard Olson
Not too long ago, Vari-Lite introduced the VL6000 Beam, an innovative fixture meant to emit a thick collimated beam of light from its wide aperture, with a new three-wheel type color system and some gobos. This year, they released its mate, the VL6500 Wash. Both the VL6000 and VL6500 bear a resemblance to the VL5, with its turbine engine looking blades behind the front glass lens. But the similarities end there. It’s twice the size of the VL5, emits ten times the firepower, mixes color and can strobe. VL realized that many end users of the 6000 were more concerned with a viable replacement to the old 3K Syncrolite wash light of yore, but without a scroller or bulky power supply. Some users didn’t require the extra attributes. Vari-Lite complemented the beam with a wash version. And it kicks some serious butt.
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