In an attempt to standardize our fleet, we're buying a 5-6 lightbars with year end money. I'm kinda in charge of the project and have been looking really hard at the Sound Off Pinnacle. We definitely want a multi-mode bar in hopes of different patterns for stationary versus moving ala FHP but without color changing.
Not wanting to buy something without seeing it in person, I was finally able to get my hands on a sample Pinnacle today - it was literally taken out of the box in front of me. Overall, we were very impressed with the bar. The version we played with was blue with takedowns and their two color arrow stick on the back. We parked a Whelen Liberty and a Tomar Blade next to the Sound Off for comparison purposes. In a nutshell, the Pinnacle smoked them both. Probably the most impressive design feature of the Pinnacle are the corners. Each corner is double stacked with twelve LEDs to the front and twelve to the rear. The angled coverage this provides is very impressive and frankly embarrassed the competition. The Whelen had 12 LED takedowns and the Pinnacle's takedowns couldn't quite beat them but they came close. Both sets of takedowns were blinding even during the day in Misssissippi. While not tested at night, the alleys were very bright and make the side warning even more impressive in run in the flashing mode.
The only issue I had with the bar is that that multi-color arrowstick function is weak. When the heads fired in amber they were weak and reminded me of a depopulated Liberty head. This isn't an issue for us as we're going to buy the Sound Off rear deck traffic advisor but could be an issue if you want both in one unit.
I wasn't sure what I would think about the breakout box that Sound Off uses to control the unit. After playing with it, I realized how much control the setup allows over the bar with each wire serving as a binary switch to control some function. While I won't be wiring the new cars, setup looks easy.
Not wanting to buy something without seeing it in person, I was finally able to get my hands on a sample Pinnacle today - it was literally taken out of the box in front of me. Overall, we were very impressed with the bar. The version we played with was blue with takedowns and their two color arrow stick on the back. We parked a Whelen Liberty and a Tomar Blade next to the Sound Off for comparison purposes. In a nutshell, the Pinnacle smoked them both. Probably the most impressive design feature of the Pinnacle are the corners. Each corner is double stacked with twelve LEDs to the front and twelve to the rear. The angled coverage this provides is very impressive and frankly embarrassed the competition. The Whelen had 12 LED takedowns and the Pinnacle's takedowns couldn't quite beat them but they came close. Both sets of takedowns were blinding even during the day in Misssissippi. While not tested at night, the alleys were very bright and make the side warning even more impressive in run in the flashing mode.
The only issue I had with the bar is that that multi-color arrowstick function is weak. When the heads fired in amber they were weak and reminded me of a depopulated Liberty head. This isn't an issue for us as we're going to buy the Sound Off rear deck traffic advisor but could be an issue if you want both in one unit.
I wasn't sure what I would think about the breakout box that Sound Off uses to control the unit. After playing with it, I realized how much control the setup allows over the bar with each wire serving as a binary switch to control some function. While I won't be wiring the new cars, setup looks easy.
