Dec. 17, 2025

FUTURETECH Featuring ACME Lighting - Introducing the ACME SUPERNOVA LT

FUTURETECH Featuring ACME Lighting - Introducing the ACME SUPERNOVA LT

The SUPERNOVA LT is ACME’s bold entry into high-output, long-throw LED fixtures, packed with features built for demanding environments and creative designers. Chris and Lacy break down the specs, innovative effects, and unique features, digging into what sets this new light apart and where it fits into the modern live event toolkit.

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All right, welcome back to
Geezers of Gear Future Tech

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Chris here.
And today, Lacey and I are

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taking a closer look at Acme's
latest spotlight stealer, the

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Supernova Lt.
This thing has been turning some

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serious heads since it landed,
and honestly, I can see why

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right off the bat.
It's powered by a massive 1800

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Watt LED engine.
You don't see that every day in

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a moving head, let alone one
built for these long throw

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stadium gigs.
I'll just get into numbers,

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because everyone loves numbers.
We're talking 70,000 lumens of

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output.
That's bonkers.

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It's basically daylight Lacy.
It's definitely overkill from my

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backyard.
But seriously, Chris, 70,000

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lumens.
When you told me that, I had to

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look it up myself because I
mean, I'm used to hearing about

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like 10 or 15,000 for a big
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This is just in another league.
And the expected lifespan is

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what, 20,000 hours for that LED
engine?

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Yep, 20,000 hours, which for
anyone out there still hauling

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arc lamp heads means way less
lamp change drama.

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But it's not just raw power.
The zoom is wild.

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In standard mode you jump from
3.6° all the way out to 52.5°.

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If you use the beam aperture,
you can funnel that to an ultra

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tight 1.9°.
That's narrower than me trying

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to avoid the loadout at 2:00 in
the morning.

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Joking aside, it's handy for
those stadium moments where you

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need to light the lead vocalist
from what feels like the next

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post.
Code far.

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I mean that ultra narrow option,
what did you call it?

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Beam aperture.
That's not something all these

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big movers can do.
Reminds me of the challenges

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people mention at festivals,
like trying to get a real

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spotlight look with something
modern.

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Did you ever run into that
issue?

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Oh, all the time.
Back in the day, if you wanted

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that proper tight beam for long
throws, you usually had to

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compromise with these enormous
searchlights or cranky old

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follow spots.
Lugging those up into stadium

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catwalks was brutal, especially
in the rain when you're hoping

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the weather proofing works,
which on that the supernova Lt.

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is fully IP66.
Rain, dust storms, no worries.

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Even the weight is reasonable
for its category, about 64 1/2

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kilos.
Not a feather, but you know,

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compared to some of the monsters
we've wrangled, it's manageable.

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Definitely more liftable than
those legacy beasts that

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threaten to snap your wrist.
It's clear Acme listen to crews

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who want high output without
sacrificing durability or making

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their backs ache.
And with that massive 245

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millimeter lens, it just screams
serious projection ahead.

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All right, so let's get into the
fun bits for the designers, all

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the fancy features.
This thing is kitted out CMY

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color mixing for smooth blends,
dual color wheels for loads of

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static options.
And then there's the high CRI in

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HCRI mode.
Can you explain that Chris?

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I get that CRI means good
colour, but I always mix up what

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those numbers actually mean.
No worries.

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So in standard mode you're
looking at ACRI of 72 or better.

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Perfectly fine for most gigs,
but switch into HCRI mode and

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you get 95 plus.
Which means for TV or situations

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where you need spot on skin
tones you're sorted.

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And with the variable CTO that's
colour temperature correction

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from 2700 K up to 6700 K, you
can really dial in exactly how

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warm or cool you want your beam.
Makes life so much easier for

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matching with cameras or other
fixtures.

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And there's two rotating gobo
wheels right?

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I love this bit. 6 gobos on each
and you can mix and match the

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animation.
Wheel moves in both directions,

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vertical and horizontal so you
can create legit water and flame

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effects.
I was at a show once I think it

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was with a cheap moving head and
the gobo options were so bad you

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basically had a bunch of boring
dots or squiggles on the

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backdrop.
When you get the right gobos,

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suddenly it looks like you paid
way more for the production.

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Know what I mean?
Definitely, the combination of

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animation and gobos is a
designer's playground.

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Plus you get 2 combinable
prisms, 1's A4 facet circular,

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the other's A4 facet linear, and
they can spin in both

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directions.
And don't forget the frost

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filters.
You've got light and medium

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frost that you can combine.
Want soft washes?

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Tick.
Want sharp mid air effects?

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Also tick.
And if you need super precise

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shuttering, 4 framing blades
with plus 60° rotation of the

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whole system.
As you covered, there's honestly

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a pile of tools in here.
Way more than you'd expect for a

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just long throw fixture.
Sometimes I feel like half the

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job at these big gigs is getting
everything to play nice with the

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control setup.
Supernova LTS got all the

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things.
You can use the four button

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panel for stuff on site.
There's DMXRDM, artnet, and SACN

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if you need network control.
Oh and firmware updates.

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I always hear techs complain
about that.

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But you guys can update this via
DMX or USB.

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That's a nice touch.
Makes a difference, and for

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sure, especially when you're
halfway up a Truss and the last

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thing you want is to climb down
because some ancient fixture

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wants you to bring it snacks
before it accepts A firmware

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update.
This thing's made for teams who

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don't want headaches.
All those protocols make it fit

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into existing rigs without a
fight.

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Now here's where it gets really
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The optional follow spot kit so
you can add a handle, control

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pad, and even a camera enclosure
for remote systems.

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Suddenly this moving light works
just like a proper follow spot.

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You can dim, set color temp,
move the beam all from the

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handle, or even let a third
party system do it remotely.

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Hybrid design, right?
Yeah, and for people like me who

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associate Follow Spot with some
poor guy up in the rafters with

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a bag of snacks and a radio,
this is a huge jump.

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Now you can have the classic
follow spot vibe, but with all

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the bells and whistles of modern
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Perfect for companies or venues
that can't staff a full follow

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spot booth at every event or
want more precision than a

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traditional Follow Spot can
give.

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Chris, got to ask, would you
spec this in for one of your big

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stadium shows?
Absolutely, between the punchy

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output, clever creative tools
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flexibility, it's a no brainer
for high impact gigs.

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If you need something you can
trust to cut through all the

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crowd and colour, it's
definitely worth a look and I'm

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sure we'll be seeing these pop
up at festival sites and

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stadiums pretty soon.
All right, that's our deep dive

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on Acme's Supernova Lt.
Thanks for spending time with

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us, and we'll be back soon to
dig into more of the latest

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gear.
Chris, always a pleasure.

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Pleasure's all mine, Lacey.
Catch you next time, folks, Bye

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for now.
Bye y'all.

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Future tech is here.
Come on man, you make the spec

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so clear.
Oh La La with music to your

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ears.
Hey hey, hey, let's go.

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New gear vibes, new tech jive.