Strobes are hardly a thing of the past. LEDs cannot match the punch and power of strobes... HAW are simple to install dont really have to worry too much about placement, unlike LAW, which have to be placed in precicely the right spot. granted LED's run cooler and draw a little bit less amperage, but for me the pro's dont outweigh the cons. not for me they dont.
out of the Hundreds of strobe kits ive installed, ive done 3 LAW kits, and out of those 3, ive had 2 come back to be "downgraded" to strobes b/c the customer wasnt happy with them. and before you say i didnt get them in the proper location, Believe me i studied the angles and available spots and put them in the best possible spots.
Whenever possible I will do HAW strobes over LED's.
call me oldfashioned but i even prefer TLF/ HLF over strobes.
I dont drink the "latest and greatest" kool aid. sometimes its worthwhile to go old school. I prefer to go by the logic BEST EQUIPMENT FOR THE SITUATION. Strobes arnt always the best, LEDs arnt always the best, sometimes you gotta go halogen to get the desired results.