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SELECON HUI
CYC & FLOOD RANGE RECOGNISED
WITH A PRESTIGIOUS EDDY AWARD
Entertainment Design, North
America's pre-eminent theatre publication, has just announced the HUI
range as one of the 2005 Lighting Products of the Year selected
by a group of both young and veteran designers working in
theatre, special events, dance and concerts.
Two times a
winner in six months !
Following on from last year's ETS-LDI04
Lighting Product of the Year award for the 45-75 Pacific Zoomspot,
this EDDY demonstrates Selecon's ongoing success and hard
fought recognition from the North American market, one
of the world's most demanding. Click 
to see the Selecon 45-75 Pacific Zoomspot.
The Award citation makes note
of :
Selecon has taken up the task
of re-thinking the cyc light and the result is their HUI cyc,
a favorite with our judges. “The design of the fixture
is well thought-through and addresses many of our issues with
cyc light strips (such as on-site configuration of rigid,
low-profile ground rows, safety glass screens, durable construction,
configurable connector panels, and more.),” says
one judge.
One of the key features the judges liked about the HUI cyc
was the heat exhaust/control system, which results in a much
longer filter life; another high point was its aforementioned
use as a ground row, simply by reversing the color cassette
and the use of screw jack feet for adjustment.
Other quotes from the panel
of judges were:
"The Selecon HUI Cyc
is the first advancement in cyc light design we have seen
I believe. The design of the fixture is well thought through
and addresses many of our issues with cyc light strips (such
as on site configuration of rigid, low profile ground rows,
glass safety screens, durable construction, configurable connector
panels, etc). This is the first unit I have seen that is worthy
of replacing the venerable, decades old Strand Pallas."
"The next generation
of the small cyc unit from Selecon embodies all that was unrivaled
before, with more advancements and improvements. Word is they
underestimated the response and cannot stock/ship enough of
them. Really the best small cyc I have seen."
"We have long needed
advancements in good cyc fixture design, it has a wonderfully
low profile, flexibility in configuring units, plus longer
lasting gels due to better cooling over the gel. The detachable
feet for the ground row seem a bit small and easy to lose,
but I am willing to be convinced that they are robust enough
once I get to use the units."
The award will be presented
at the annual EDDY Awards, to be held June 22 in New York
. Also, look out for the Entrepreneurs column in the April
issue of ED which features our Jeremy Collins.
Special Note:
For 120V markets the HUI
range can use the 1000W FCM or FHM lamp meaning the LUI
1000W range is not necessary and is therefore not offered
in North America |
