Chauvet Techno Strobe

Chauvet ST-2000S Techno Strobe Light 2000S

I know I'm going to disappoint some Chauvet customers, but I did NOT buy this for party use!

My projects include stop motion photography along with High Speed photography. The actual physical size of the unit is much larger than I'd anticipated, The lens diameter is approximately 8" and the length approximately 10". This isn't an issue for my needs, or an indictment of the product, just information for those who might need it.

The flash is VERY bright, well into the range of my stronger (dedicated) photo flashes. Both the trigger, the auto and the music modes work quite well. In the music mode the music volume needs to be relatively loud and the strobe near the source of the sound.

This unit, like most with high output energy (and subsequent heat) has a duty cycle of 20 minutes at maximum power. This is absolutely normal for this kind of device, and it's a shame so many reviewers don't understand that concept.

All in all, a VERY impressive unit for a good price. Should we outgrow this unit (in our photo needs) we'll add more of this model for additional and extended lighting.

Five stars for this one!

I'm a college student and I was looking for something to spice up parties in my dorm room. Imagine my delight when I found this professional strobe light and saw that it wasn't all that expensive.

The other reviews have described how this IS a professional product and therefore isn't for all situations. I would definitely agree with that, because often we had to point the light at a wall or keep it under a bed because it was so bright. However, it certainly made parties a lot more exciting.

The audio-sync mode isn't terrific. I tried it the first few times with a bunch of pop songs and it was hit or miss.
There is an input on the back of the device that would probably make the syncing a lot more accurate, but for my needs, it's not a huge deal.

PROS:
Cheap, Professional, Useable in tons of situations, Has audio-sync mode so the light blinks to the beat.

CONS:
Too powerful for most non-professional uses (so put it under furniture or under a blanket!), audio-syncing is spotty.

SUMMARY:
If you're looking for a great strobe light, get this, but keep in mind it might be too powerful for you and you'll have to figure out how to dampen it somehow.

Last Halloween, I purchased and mounted the Chauvet Techno Strobe above my garage door after having researched many strobe lights on the market.

I wanted one that was bright, relatively inexpensive and had a built-in mic with adjustable speed. This model certainly fit the bill. With the built-in mic, I got what I wanted, which was a random flash, and not a steady tempo flash. This gave more of a lightning effect which is what I wanted to go along with the haunted "slaughter room" we had constructed in the garage.

Being a former mobile DJ, I have send and worked with my share of strobe lights. This strobe is a keeper. Highly recommended!

I searched all over for a 70+ watt strobe, even craigslist, couldn't find anything decent for under $70. This thing works great, very bright, easy controls, well packaged. My only gripes are the unit size (freakin huge) and the sound activation is very impact/bass sensitive. My scream track blasting from a speaker very close couldn't consistently trigger it, so i bought a $10 remote control outlet, which worked fine. Nothing else has sound activation for under $100 , so at this price, I really can't complain too much. Also, I ordered two of these, and one came with a broken bulb. But amazon's return process was easy, and I had a refund within 4 days of mailing it.

does the job perfect...great for parties...the light a lil sharp...better for bigger areas...was too much for our lil space...but they are great!

This is the mother of all bright strobes. We bought it for Halloween, and I was taken aback by both its large size and its brightness. It's bigger than it looks in the picture. It's too bright to be used at close range without overwhelming people. So we used it in the backyard, where we have a tree with a knobby trunk, and this strobe basically lit up the entire tree. From 50 feet away, it was perfect--bright enough to be a centerpiece in that area.
Great price for the power it has.

This is a professional DJ quality strobe. I just bought it to mess around in my room and it is so bright. talk about power! it flashes very fast and although the sound activation doesnt work well, you don't really need it.

This strobe light is the real deal. I don't know if you could really get any more strobey than this bad boy. Its super bright, so bright that I shine it against the wall to get the effect. The sync with the sound is pretty nice, but I like the manual tuning better, its easier to make the strobe go at the frequency that creates the robot-motion effect or the other effects that occur at specific frequencies. Its pretty big, and pretty sweet. I don't know what else to say, I give this one 5 stars its very cool to have at a party.

This strobe works as advertized. It is a fairly large unit and its sensitivity knob for sensing sound and beat works well. But I would say the quality is slightly below average because it is made of plastic and right out of the box one of the knobs that holds and tightens the mounting bracket was already stripped and I couldn't tighten the unit to the bracket. I don't recommend this product for professional or heavy use. Another Chauvet product I own (colored light ball) is made of metal and has lasted through several years of use.

This item was delivered to me with a huge crack in it and it did NOT work. Thanks.