PXL Curve 12 or MAC One? Picking the right fixture for your show
A motorized IP65 batten that paints wide lines of light, or a 4.4 kg beam and wash head you can hang by the dozen. Here is how to pick between the Chauvet COLORado PXL Curve 12 and the Martin MAC One.
Two fixtures, two very different jobs
The two lights we get asked about most this season do very different things. One paints wide lines of light across a stage or a set wall and shrugs off rain. The other puts dozens of small, fast beams and washes on a truss without eating your power budget. Here is how to choose between them.
Chauvet Professional COLORado PXL Curve 12
What it is: a motorized LED batten, 39.5 inches long, with 12 heads that each tilt on their own (200 degrees of tilt per head).
- Light: 12 RGBW LEDs at 45 W each, colour temperature from 2,700 K to 8,000 K, zoom from 5.7 to 36.3 degrees.
- Built for outdoors: IP65, so it can sit on a festival stage in the rain.
- Power and weight: 790 W and 6.7 A at 120 V, 76 lb (34.5 kg). You can link only 1 unit per circuit at 120 V, or 3 at 208 V, so plan power early.
- Control: DMX, RDM, Art-Net, sACN and Kling-Net, in five modes from 20 to 179 channels.
- Best for: big looks from a few units. Lines of light, fans, waves and pixel effects across a stage, a set wall or a runway.
We run one of the largest PXL Curve 12 fleets in the Northeast, with 140 units in Wall, NJ. See the PXL Curve 12 rental page.
Martin MAC One
What it is: a compact beam and wash moving head with a 150 mm Fresnel lens.
- Light: one 120 W RGBL LED engine (red, green, blue and lime, which gives better colour quality than RGBW), zoom from 4 to 27 degrees, colour temperature from 2,000 K to 12,850 K, plus 24 RGB back-light pixels for effects.
- Weight: 4.4 kg (9.7 lb), so it rigs fast and fits on small trusses, pipe and floor positions.
- Movement: 540 degrees of pan and 225 degrees of tilt.
- Power: 160 W typical, 180 W maximum. You can run many on one circuit.
- Control: DMX, RDM, Art-Net, sACN and Martin P3.
- Indoors only: IP20, so keep it inside or under cover.
- Best for: lots of moving points on a budget. Corporate stages, theatre, clubs, houses of worship and small tours.
We stock 52 MAC One in Wall, NJ. See the MAC One rental page.
Quick guide
- Outdoor or wet: PXL Curve 12.
- Wide set pieces, lines and pixel looks: PXL Curve 12.
- Many moving beams and washes, tight trusses, light truck pack: MAC One.
- Tight power at 120 V: MAC One, at about one fifth of the draw per unit.
- Best colour on camera: MAC One, thanks to the lime emitter.
Both are in stock in Wall, NJ. Add your dates on the product page to see live availability, or request a quote and we will build the package with you.
Specifications from the Chauvet Professional COLORado PXL Curve 12 spec sheet and the Martin MAC One product page, checked November 2026.
