4Wall's Top Rented Gear of 2025

A little background about me before we get into the fun part. My name is Luke Lytle (pronounced light-ul), and I've been with 4Wall since 2008. I started in the cable department, spent time in shipping/receiving, moved into the asset department entering data, helped build out and manage UsedLighting.com, NewLighting.com, and 4Wall.com, became the company's graphic designer, and have been in the marketing department ever since.

I'm fascinated by data. I make sense of the world through graphs and charts and data. For example, this chart lives on my office wall and I really wish it would get updated by someone to 2025! 

I still work closely with the asset team to determine what needs to be listed on UsedLighting.com and what 4Wall is buying so I can make sure people know we have it. So I have some connections. To build the list of the top rented items across all 4Wall locations, I reached out to 4Wall's first employee from all the way back to our founding in 1999, Kraig Spencer (nicknamed 'Spreadsheets'). I like data, but he lives in data. I told him what I wanted to do with this article, and he built me a spreadsheet based on our internal data that shows what equipment was rented the most in 2025.

So without further blathering by me, I present the top rented items from 4Wall across a few categories.

Moving Lights

I went back and forth on which units to include in this as a few 'moving lights' could be in this or the category below it. I ended up sticking with more traditional moving lights and put things like the JDCs and Color Strikes in the EFX category. It was a bit surprising to see the MAC Aura XB at the top of this list. Looking in our system, designers are still using this as a background to their rigs across auto shows, concerts/tours, brand events, exhibitions, and even TV/Film applications. The ACME Tornados have been rising in popularity as people see them more and more. 

• Martin MAC Aura XB
• ACME Tornado
• Chauvet Rogue R1 BeamWash
• Elation Dartz 360
• Chauvet Rogue R2X Wash

Video Walls/Tile

I was very interested to see which video tile came out on top this year as we've added thousands of tiles across multiple manufacturers over the past few years. Both versions of Absen's PL2.5 Pro tile narrowly won with the Roe BP2 coming right behind it. Both tiles were heavily utilized for literally everything: TV & Film shoots, tradeshow exhibits, summits, auto shows, galas, and the list goes on. The Unilumin Upad IV-2 generally lives at our UK locations and is a go-to for auto-shows like Paris Motor Show and Munich Motor Show and all over exhibitions displays at ICE Gaming and IBC.

• Absen PL2.5 Pro - 1/20th Scan & PL2.5 Pro - 1/8th Scan
• ROE Black Pearl BP2, V2
• Unilumin Upad IV - 2.6
• ROE Vanish V6ST
• ROE Carbon CB8 

Media Servers & Players

I kept this category purely for the video tech people out there who will undoubtedly want to know which servers and players that people used the most. Disguise continues to be a workhorse for many of the screens we build.

• Disguise GX2C
• Disguise d3 2x4pro
• Disguise vx 2
• Barco ImagePRO-4K
• BrightSign XT1144 4K Player

Video Processors

I also kept this category for the video geeks (nerds?). It was interesting to see how much manufacturer variety there was here compared to media servers.

• Brompton Tessera SX40 4K
• NovaStar MCTRL4K
• Brompton XD 10G
• Megapixel Helios 8K
• NovaStar MCTRL660

Lighting Consoles

There were no surprises as to which consoles would be at the top of this list. We still have a few MA2s left in our inventory, but the MA3s dominate the market. I wasn't sure if the Light or Full would win out, and it was close, but the Full slightly pulled ahead. The Hog 4 still has a dedicated group of users, the ColorSource 20 was utilized on smaller rigs, and the Gio @5 consoles are still a go-to for theater productions.

• MA Lighting grandMA3 Full-Size
• MA Lighting grandMA3 Light
• High End Systems Road Hog 4
• ETC ColorSource 20
• ETC Gio @5

Audio Mixers

Yamaha was the standout manufacturer for audio mixers, but to be fair, dominates our mixer inventory. It was interesting to see how each size of mixer stacked up with the 32 channel QL1 taking the top spot. Auto Shows, events with keynotes and general sessions, galas, and brand events utilized this list of consoles the most.

• Yamaha QL1 - 32CH
• Yamaha QL5 - 64CH
• Yamaha DM3-D - 18CH
• Yamaha TF1 - 16CH
• Behringer X32 Compact - 40CH

Cameras

Cameras was another interesting category to see the results on. Panasonic cameras led the way with Blackmagic URSAs and Sony HXC cameras breaking into the top 5. Cameras across the board were most utilized across music tours, our virtual production shoots for commercials/promotions, and Broadway tours like Spamalot and Hell's Kitchen.

• Panasonic AW-HE130 PTZ Camera
• Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 4K Camera
• Panasonic AK-UC4000 4K Camera
• Panasonic AW-UE150 4K PTZ Camera
• Sony HXC-FB80 HD Camera

Strip Lights, Blinders & Effects (EFX) Lights

This was another category that could have been separated out as its own, but I decided to combine these three categories into one list. The Color STRIKE M squeaked past the JDCs due to being able to use it on outdoor rigs. I found it was utilized on basically every festival and concert that played at outdoor venues. Titan Tubes are utilized everywhere and for everything, and the Pixel Line IPs continue to gain in popularity. The impression X4 Bars have been consistent renters since we first purchased them almost a decade ago.

• Chauvet Color STRIKE M - IP65
• GLP JDC1
• Astera Titan Tube - IP65
• ACME Pixel Line IP LED
• GLP impression X4 Bar 20

Fog & Haze Machines

It was no surprise seeing the Viper NT Fogger and Radiance Hazer at the top of this list. They have been crucial for every type of production for over a decade. MDG's theONE was utilized the most on music touring and festivals due to its ability to produce fog or haze.

• Look Solutions Viper NT Fogger
• Ultratec Radiance Hazer
• Chauvet Cloud 9 Low Lying Fogger
• Chauvet Professional Vesuvio II Fogger
• MDG theONE Atmospheric Fogger & Hazer

Speakers & Subwoofers

L-Acoustic's Kiva & Kara speakers were the top choices due to their ability to be stacked in line arrays. They were utilized across all types of events needing BIG sound, like Salesforce's Dreamforce, Sundance Film Festival, and galas like IBEW's 125th anniversary. Meyer Sound's UPM-1P & Ultra-X40 were heavily utilized at auto-shows, breakout sessions, balls (the kind you dance at), and galas. Electro-Voice's sub-woofer was the sole non-speaker to break into the top 5.

• L-Acoustics KIVA II Speaker
• L-Acoustics KARA II Speaker
• Meyer Sound UPM-1P Speaker
• Meyer Sound Ultra-X40 Speaker
• Electro-Voice EVOLVE 50 Subwoofer

LED Pars, Lekos & Battens

We recently released episode 10 from our Light Humor Series that discussed the impending demise of gel, and all of these fixtures have played a large part in that demise. The series 2 Lustr continues to be utilized across Broadway and every other type of show we work on. The AX5s and Well Fits constantly go out due to their small size and ease of use. The ColorSource Spots work well when you don't need the full color mixing of a Lustr 2, and the COLORado Solo Battens have become a standard wash light for designers.

• ETC Source Four LED Series 2 Lustr
• Astera AX5 Triple PAR
• Chauvet COLORado Solo Batten - IP65
• ETC ColorSource Spot LED Deep Blue
• Chauvet WELL Fit Battery Powered - IP65

What Did You Use Most in 2025?

Tag us on social media and let us know how these lists lined up with your experience. We'll send out a swag package to the first 10 who tag us and let us know what you thought of this article.

What item surprised you by being on this list?

What do you expect to breakout in 2026 (I'm personally rooting for GLP's MAD MAXX!)?

If you made it this far, thanks for reading!

LL