HARMAN Professional Solutions (pro.harman.com), the leading audio, lighting, video
and control products and systems company, announced today that UK lighting rental
supplier TSL Lighting has invested in a large quantity of Martin MAC Vipers to its
rental stock. The investment includes the award-winning MAC Viper Profile and also
the industry standard framing fixture – the MAC Viper Performance.

Available for immediate rental, the MAC Vipers are now in stock at TSL’s base in
Gatwick and have already been specified on a wide range of forthcoming rental
projects by several lighting designers. Sam Tamplin from TSL commented: “MAC
Viper is a significant investment decision for us and is driven by high customer
demand and LD interest in this family of fixtures. The MAC Vipers sit well alongside
the rest of our automated lighting rental stock. We have also used this opportunity
to dispose of several lines of our older automated fixtures and standardise on the
MAC Viper Spots. These fixtures are also an ideal complement to the MAC Aura XB’s
that we invested in earlier this year.’

David Stewart from Martin Professional added: “We are delighted that TSL has
chosen to include Martin fixtures at the heart of its recent investment. TSL is active
in the concert touring and event markets, where these MAC’s are in high demand,
so strategically this is a great move for HARMAN, TSL, and its customers.’

The MAC Viper Profile is a new breed of high-output profile luminaire with an
exceptional feature set, superior light quality and a highly efficient optical system.
It outperforms all market-leading profiles in the 1200-watt range and is even an
alternative to 1500-watt fixtures. The Viper Profile is not only brighter, it is also a
faster and more compact solution. With its 1000-watt HID source, the Viper
consumes less power, making it over 50% more efficient than its 1200-watt rivals.

The MAC Viper Performance is a full-feature framing fixture that delivers an output
and performance never before seen in a fixture this size, or one using so little
power. Unlike other fixtures in this class, the MAC Viper Performance does not
forgo an iris or animation wheel – they are both included along with a framing
system and rotating gobos. The framing system consists of four shutter blades that
can all individually adjust +/- 30° while the entire system can rotate +/- 55°. The
exacting system can repeat each cue with great precision. When fully focused,
gobos can be nicely framed with a soft edge. The MAC Viper Performance has
adopted the compact form, impressive speed, superior light quality and beautiful
colours that the MAC Viper Profile is renowned for and uses the same 1000-watt
lamp.