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4.5
After reading many reviews about the cheaper battery operated music stand lights ($25-40) that were not bright enough and with short battery life and poor construction, I decided to purchase this Lotus Pro 6 and was completely satisfied.First of all it is plenty bright and easily illuminate 2 full pages of music. There are 3 brightness settings - the highest could almost be too bright in some situations, the middle is handy, and the lowest still has some utility.Another great feature, the light does not dim as the battery is expended - it stays at full brightness until the battery is exhausted and then just goes dark. The excellent lithium battery will also run at full brightness for about 4 hours on a full charge. There are 3 indicator lights to show battery charge remaining. And the light can be run off plug-in power while the battery is charging or already full.The lamp appears solidly built, has a strong clip to attach to the stand, the goose-neck is rugged and stays where you position it, and the lamp head is very unobtrusive. I was surprised how compact and light-weight the whole unit is.I was tempted by the Aria models, which are the brightest stand lights available. Might have purchased one of those if I was only using at home. They are much larger and heavier, so not quite as easy to carry around. I play outside the house in a community band, for example, and there are reports that the housing can interfere with being able to see the conductor.These good quality lamps are kind of expensive, but you really do get what you pay for here. You can waste money on cheap ineffective lights that aren't bright enough, won't stay on long enough, and break too soon, or go right to a quality model that both functions and lasts.
