Divine Lighting Radion 36

vs.

Chauvet Q Wash LED
The Q Wash LED name is owned by Chauvet Lighting. You may find more
information on Chauvet's Website at www.chauvetlighting.com

	Radion 36	Q Wash LED
Red	4013	2170
Green	13120	3900
Blue	1012	312
Full On	13390	5940

Brightness (Lux) at 1 meter
Tested using a certified and calibrated Lutron LX-1108 meter.

 

The photographs below were taken at 5 meters.
Light center was directed to camera.

Here they are, side by side. Divine Lighting's Radion 36 is on the left and Chauvet's Q Wash LED is on the right. Here is the quick and dirty summary:

• Radion 2-3 times as bright.
• Q Wash moves faster
• Q Wash operates in stand alone mode.
• Weight and external dimesions about the same.
• At full-on, the Q Wash produces a notable reddish light whereas the Radion is much more balanced, white light.
• The RGB diode wavelengths on the units appear to be identical, thus the red, green, and blue colors are the same.

Physical: These units are approximately the same. The Q Wash is 14x11.8x14 inches whereas the Radion 36 is 13.8.x11.8x11.4 inches. The Q Wash weighs 19.6 pounds and the Radian 36 weighs 21 pounds.

Movement: The Radion 36 moves at approximately the same speed as conventional moving heads, maybe a bit faster. The Q Wash LED is notably faster, still. It could be the fastest moving head on the market, probably because of the small size of the egg. However, speed is not usually the first consideration in wash lights.

Operation: The Radion 36 operates via DMX, whereas the the Q Wash operates via DMX or stand-alone to sound. Both units include strobing, automatic color cycle, and dimming via DMX.

Output: This is where the Radion 36 really shines. The red, green, and blue LED wavelength/colors on each unit appear to be the same. Also, the lens are the same. Each has a tight beam angle of 30 degrees, though the Radion 36 includes a frost cover that disperses the beam to about 60 degrees. For the sake of an equal comparison, the Radion 36 was tested without the frost filter. In the picture, the frost filter is lieing to the left of the Radian 36. It is removed by a simple twist.

The luminosity measurements were taken with a Lutron LX-118 at a distance of one meter. Per the instruction manual of the Lutron, the unit was set for 'Tungsten.' For each measurement, the sensor was manipulated for two minutes in effort to get the highest possible reading, which was recorded as shown below. The manipulation included angle of incidence to the luminaire and position along the two axes parallel to the beam (keeping constant one meter distance).

As shown in the chart below, the Radion 36 was brighter than the Q Wash LED by 1.85x in red, 3.36x in blue, 3.24x in green, and 2.25x in RGB full on. For the Radion 36, the output of the green diode is reduced when red and green are also on, yielding truer white. The Q Wash LED has a noticeable reddish light when red, green, and blue are full on.

Conclusion: If you don't plan on using a controller and need an out-of-the-box lightshow, then the Chauvet is the way to go. If you need to do largeer venues and have a controller, the the Radian 36 is your best bet.