Stairville LED PAR 56 Pol. 151 LEDs RGB

***pros***
- good light output ('good enough' compared with the 10mm versions)
- easy access / exceptional support if any problems do arise (replaceable led board + fuses under warranty)

***cons***
- no free / floor standing, needs to be hung.
- As with all LED cans, the separate LEDs are quite distinct, and diffusing filters are expensive. I made some hard filters out of an old sheet of perspex (a big picture frame, sanded and cut to size) which improved the appearance a lot.
- quality is great for price, but not amazing - an IEC socket rather than a trailing cable might solve some problems, as the plastic cable retainers can come loose, requiring dismantling the whole thing to re-attach.
- DMX support for strobing seems questionable (with freestyler software)

I bought 4 of these as a bit of an experiment as I did not expect much from them for the price. However, I cannot recommend them enough. The build quality is good, they're nice and bright and function well either as stand alone sound to light units or running as DMX.

I added the lights to a current small venue setup controlled by PC using a usb to dmx adapter and Freestyler software. Although Freestyler does not have a Stairville LED fixture, I found 2 or 3 other 5 channel LED fixtures that functioned well with the cans.

I bought a roll of 'Lee Colour Filter 216 2 Diffusion' which gives you a flat colour from the LEDs rather than a mixture of R, G & B. It works really well dispite a small loss of brightness.

The lights have now been gigged 2 or 3 times and worked really well. I will definitely be purchasing some more of these.

These are very nice, especially for the price. We have had a problem with a few of the LEDs going (some almost immediately we got them) but there are quite a few of them.

The programming is pretty good and they seem to be sensibly sensitive to sound without too much mucking about.

The lead is a bit short, however. When they are placed on the floor, this is not too much of a problem but whe they are on the LST-250 stand, one has to mount a multi way board right on top of the stand and that looks a bit naff. I would have though a 2m lead would be better. Yes, you would have 2 or 4 leads coming down the stand but it would be a bit more stable.

Otherwise, very nice, entry level lights.