Thrower review: DBS, Spear, MRV, Tiablo, Regal & clones: THROW, RUNTIMES, BEAMSHOTS!

[Citivolus]

Re: Thrower review: DBS, Spear, MRV, Tiablo, Regal & clones: THROW, RUNTIMES, BEAMSHO

Thank you Selfbuilt for all the work you have put into this.

A quick minor note: The discussion of the Jet-III Pro mentions that the Jet-II cap threads are not anodized and therefore don't allow for lockout, however they are anodized in the Jet-II Pro version.

Regards,
Eric

 

[selfbuilt]

Re: Thrower review: DBS, Spear, MRV, Tiablo, Regal & clones: THROW, RUNTIMES, BEAMSHO

A quick minor note: The discussion of the Jet-III Pro mentions that the Jet-II cap threads are not anodized and therefore don't allow for lockout, however they are anodized in the Jet-II Pro version.

Hi Eric,

Yes, I've just heard that on the main LED forum discussion of the Jet-II Pro. I've updated the text to clarify that I was referring to the original Jet-II IBS.

 

[04orgZx6r]

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I ordered an A9 about four days ago for 60.99 shipped(with a %10 off from ebay) from Hkequipment. I am not too worried about it being fake, i just hope I like it.

 

[djans1397]

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I ordered an A9 about four days ago for 60.99 shipped(with a %10 off from ebay) from Hkequipment. I am not too worried about it being fake, i just hope I like it.

$60.99 . Holy Cr*p! That's WAY cheap. Are these refurbished? Are they the latest TIABLO A9 LED flashlight with Cree Q5 WC bin Emitter 250+ lumens? If so this is the cheapest I've heard them sell for. I'm about to buy a DBS V2, but for less than half that price and nearly the throw, I might consider this! Let us know or PM me when you get it and give us your take on it... ie is it what you expected etc.

Thanks,
Dan

 

[Stereodude]

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$60.99 . Holy Cr*p! That's WAY cheap. Are these refurbished? Are they the latest TIABLO A9 LED flashlight with Cree Q5 WC bin Emitter 250+ lumens? If so this is the cheapest I've heard them sell for. I'm about to buy a DBS V2, but for less than half that price and nearly the throw, I might consider this! Let us know or PM me when you get it and give us your take on it... ie is it what you expected etc.

Thanks,
Dan

KaiDomain is going to sell them for even less ($59.90) with free shipping. link

 

[Crenshaw]

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In terms of throw, I would say no - you are not likely to notice a difference. What you are more likely to notice is the narrower spillbeam and brigther spill at close range. But at a long range, there's not such a big difference.


Yeah, "limited edition WCQ5" is normal (and written on my A9). The box change from black to blue/white is also normal (and confirmed in the pics on Tiablo's sales thread).

I know the recently discounted A9s for sale have hyped up worries of late, but there's a world of difference between "fake" and "unauthorized distributor". And at least one authorized distributor (AFAIK) is selling them at this discounted price.

thanks...

looks like ill be getting the DBS DI V2 sometime in the future for my 18650 needs.....

as for tiablos being cheap, i have a theory. they MIGHT be in the works of releasing a whole new thrower....thats why they are getting rid of the A9s now..... but thats just speculation....but imagine, Cree multidie thrower...

Crenshaw

 

[04orgZx6r]

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Hey guys just an update, I got my A9 today and it is the limited edition Q5 and is definately not fake, plus it came with 2 energizer cr123's nice!

 

[BMF]

Re: Thrower review: DBS, Spear, MRV, Tiablo, Regal & clones: THROW, RUNTIMES, BEAMSHO

Hey guys just an update, I got my A9 today and it is the limited edition Q5 and is definately not fake, plus it came with 2 energizer cr123's nice!

Is it a 33 mm or 36 mm reflector? Both Kai and DX are 36 mm, not sure 36 mm will throw much more or not.

 

[04orgZx6r]

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Is it a 36 mm or 39 mm reflector? Both Kai and DX are 36 mm, not sure 39 mm will throw much more or not.

hmmm......looking at the manual It says 36 mm which I believe are used in all of the new versions

 

[BMF]

Re: Thrower review: DBS, Spear, MRV, Tiablo, Regal & clones: THROW, RUNTIMES, BEAMSHO

Is it a 36 mm or 39 mm reflector? Both Kai and DX are 36 mm, not sure 39 mm will throw much more or not.

Originally Posted by 04orgZx6r
hmmm......looking at the manual It says 36 mm which I believe are used in all of the new versions

I just double check: 33 mm or 36 mm. I'll fix my post later.

BTW, did you measure yours reflector? I don't have tools to do it but in my 3 Tiablo A9 there's 1 of them is longer than the other 2.

 

[guiri]

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It is not a big difference in a real world usage. You can see some of mine comparison beamshots on the bottom of this page.

jirik

Great beamshot pictures

 

[shahzh]

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jirik

Great beamshot pictures

Yes thats a good one, now I can't wait to get my hands on the Tiablo A9.

 

[jessen_leong]

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Thanks selfbuilt for the great reviews!

I'm just wondering if anyone notice that the beam of the Dereelight DBS has this halo effect when the beam is seem about 10meters away on a white wall. Just like to find out if the light is faulty or it's the nature of the light.

Thanks.

 

[jzmtl]

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Any plan to add streamlight super tac to the mix? Mine seems to be a great thrower despite only having 135 lumen.

 

[selfbuilt]

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I'm just wondering if anyone notice that the beam of the Dereelight DBS has this halo effect when the beam is seem about 10meters away on a white wall. Just like to find out if the light is faulty or it's the nature of the light.

Not sure what you mean - do you mean a "donut" effect of the center hotspot? If so, try adjusting the focus of the reflector by unscrewing the pill from the reflector slightly. It can often take some minor tweaking to get the focus right.

Any plan to add streamlight super tac to the mix? Mine seems to be a great thrower despite only having 135 lumen.

I have to say I am curious about this light. I see from your thread that you picked one up a LeBaron's ... I'll have to take a look next time I'm in that part of my city.

Which reminds me, I need to update this thread with the results from my ITP C6 review. My 1xCR123A and 1xAA round-up reviews also need some updates from recent light reviews, but I'm a little swamped with new reviews that need to get out first. One more to go (Lumapower MVP), then I should have some free time to update these round-ups.

 

[jzmtl]

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Remember to try all of them, the tint variation on the two I tried is the biggest I've ever seen in any LED light.

 

[ergotelis]

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Hello, one question, what is the glass-lens width of the WF-600? 50 or 52 mm? Thanks!

 

[tx101]

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Many thanks for the great review Selfbuilt
On the strength of your review, Ive ordered myself a Tiablo A9

 

[sims2k]

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This thread is still useful after all this time. Thanks.

 

[FLT MEDIC]

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Many thanks for the informative review, much appreciated.