The Edwards LED Fire Alarm Speaker/Strobes are Next Level

[@captainchris2016]

EST quality has been improving for the better recently, the LED genesis is the best designed LED device currently.

[@hamzahassan7730]

Im very much going to miss the xenon Genesis, but I have to admit, these are a HUGE step up to the old xenon genesis alarms in several ways

[@lackedpuppet9022]

My college just added some of these in a recent renovation! I'm pretty firmly in the _"I prefer the older looks"_ camp, but after this video I think I've gained a new appreciation for how functionally improved they are.

[@PyroTech4051]

My personal opinion, I’ve never really liked LED strobes too much, but I do like how advanced these devices are. Truly a smart device. I personally think the ceiling mount device looks like a UFO lmao. Anyways, great review!

[@firealarm2903_]

I really like them, good to see EST going in the right direction.

[@kansasclocksandsirens]

I recently saw a system of these in a farmers' market complex. I gotta say that they are some dang good looking alarms

[@Wire_Tech22]

Super awesome overview of these alarms! I’ve been curious about them for some time, and it’s nice seeing the lineup in detail. EST is definitely one of the best notification device manufacturers.

[@The_Abigail]

good to see EST appears to be makin a turn around

[@YourLocalFireAlarmTech]

I gotta say these are definitely solid. still blows my mind that they can fit on a single gang backbox. They are slick lookin! Glad you're enjoyin' all the devices! Honestly, these blow the L Series out of the water.

[@joeycaridi3030]

But then soon they'll be System Sensor LED L-Series Speaker Strobes which are the SPSRLED

[@firealarm2903_]

​@@joeycaridi3030aka 👎👎👎

[@joeycaridi3030]

@@firealarm2903_ Please no ranting or hating on the looks of the LED L-series. It's just a fire alarm and no one cares that a fire alarm looks bad or not

[@That_2_guy2T]

Fire alarm community drama starts as easy as this

[@fireguyif74]

personally i think wheelock makes the best speaker strobes, but this can still beat it in some ways

[@noxious_nights]

I saw one of these right next to a TrueAlert earlier this week. Strange... and then in the same building, I saw a 270-SPO taped over with a Simplex pull next to it.

[@FireAlarmDude5967]

System replacement

[@cjelevators223]

My school has the white speaker strobes. They have wall and ceiling mounts. I made a video of them going off for a false alarm before the school day.

[@nics-systems-electric]

Quite sleek looking devices. that is awesome that they will mount on very low volume boxes Single gang device box is crazy. Definitely good looking devices. The one thing I don't like is is clips you have to poke screwdrivers in. Those seem to break and in Canada having to remove every single device in order to short to the box to create a ground fault doing a verification I appreciate devices that it's one simple screw. Having to takeoff a front cover and then the device itself also has to be removed. It's just an extra step where I can see things getting broken or lost on a busy site just adds more complexity. Other than that, these look very good, Nice video as well.

[@FireAlarmDude5967]

The clips are definitely interesting. I don’t like the clips that are just plastic snaps (like the legacy SpectrAlert units) but these seem a little more robust with a metal spring as a clip. Not sure how I feel about them since I haven’t installed these, but they appear like they’d last.

[@nics-systems-electric]

@@FireAlarmDude5967 hopefully they will last. Things are definitely always a different experience once it's actually flush on a wall. I just know who is often installing these, often times on a job when time is a factor. things get broken when people don't want to figure out how to properly open devices and will start ripping on things. that's why I prefer a visible screw where it's obvious how it opens and reduces the chances of improper opening causing damage.

[@FireAlarmDude5967]

@nics-systems-electric definitely true

[@firepro-squad7778]

Those seem to be very nice alarms! Great video.

[@That_2_guy2T]

These things get too much hate for what they are. I love these. I don't care what people would have to say about that.

[@jacobflanigan6343]

I like the Space Age Av32 strobe plate with TVMAA Speaker

[@drum-corps-fan]

My High School has these and they're great!

[@alarmsandamtrak]

Oh my gosh, you're so lucky!

[@drum-corps-fan]

@@alarmsandamtrak yeah, it's on an EST4 system. We also have integrity weatherproof speaker strobes in our courtyard and our pool area. It's great, a lot better than the EST3 system at the other high school with Spectralerts, Those things are loud especially in the pool area.

[@joshlambeth9200]

Very cool. I like these but it sucks that the mounting brackets are separate model numbers

[@FireAlarmDude5967]

Definitely a struggle for fire alarm collectors, but I suppose it doesn’t affect installation since you just order universal brackets for installation

[@aidanthetoiletelevatorfire7554]

Very cool! I like the LED EST Devices. I like them a lot more than the xenon Genesis. I wonder if Simplex will make an LED TrueAlert or if Gentex will make LED devices.

[@That_2_guy2T]

Simplex has made LED truealerts

[@aidanthetoiletelevatorfire7554]

@@That_2_guy2T Aren't those Addressable? I would hope they'd make a conventional SmartSync version to replace the 4906 series.

[@That_2_guy2T]

​@@aidanthetoiletelevatorfire7554they probably are addressable, I'm not sure.

[@pfefferwal]

Some of the buildings in my college have them but no marking

[@ManuelAndres68]

These look like the large horn strobes by edwards they made horn strobes with the ceiling ones.

[@FireAlarmDude5967]

Yes they resemble the old speaker strobes and low frequency sounders

[@achannelwithnopurpose1977]

In your opinion, what do you think about the sound quality. I noticed it lacks lots of lower frequencies and sticks to the higher ranges of sound frequencies. I especially noticed this on a test someone did in a building with an EST4 unit. It still sounds pretty clear though which is nice considering how small the speakers are inside the units. All in all it’s a pretty nice addition to the already great genesis series.

[@FireAlarmDude5967]

Sounds pretty average. It complies with the regulations for alarm signaling intelligibility so I’d say it’s a good speaker

[@achannelwithnopurpose1977]

@@FireAlarmDude5967 I think the simplex Truealert es speaker sounds the best. It effectively projects all levels of sound frequencies and sounds the clearest which does make a difference in helping ensure legible notification. It’s not muffled or too high pitched to understand.

[@FOSK-lc9op]

9:25 I always hear this in my high school

[@firealarmlover2010]

Me too

[@aerhardt]

I feel like EST and Honeywell have sort of swapped roles recently when it comes to quality.

[@drum-corps-fan]

Fr Edwards has stepped up their game with their EST4 platform and their new LED platform

[@Puffrate]

Omgggg the fire alarm enthusiast posted another video

[@FireAlarmDude5967]

As I have been doing every week for the last three years

[@cjelevators223]

My school has these.

[@lifealliancegroup]

Hi, have you programmed the new EST 4 as yet, or do you know a young person that has done so, who lives in Florida somewhere ?!?!?!

[@FireAlarmDude5967]

No, I don’t own an EST4

[@jzzhang726]

Those are cool!

[@TheMcGeeTwins]

Every single trouble wheelock is better

[@FireAlarmDude5967]

In what way

[@CivilDefenseSoutherner]

Have pictures of seeing these alarms at a Gaylord hotel during a specific event I went to two years ago

[@ACAAllertor125]

I think they would be better if they came with the Mounting Brackets.

[@Picklebean72]

Most of them come with them now. All the ones I’m getting have included them in the box.

[@ACAAllertor125]

@@Picklebean72 I noticed that two because I bought two and one came with the Mounting a plate which might make it a later version and the other didn’t come with one. So I think Edwards Must’ve saw how people didn’t like how the Plates weren’t included.

[@reffthecanadien1328]

So awesome

[@TakoElevators]

A school building I went to uses those devices

[@TakoElevators]

Also, the mounting brackets come with a red bar on them called a diagnostic check bar.

[@SplatoonGG2.0]

These Alarm Are Very Cool Looking but The stupid thing about them is that they have to sell the mounting Bracket Separate

[@NS-Sirens]

they are pretty good, sadly they will replace the bells for these

[@FireAlarmDude5967]

It happens, but at least they’re a robust and well made device

[@johndeerefan725]

That's what happened at a library I went to. They had Simplex bells that were recently replaced with these, but likely the horn strobe models. That was my first time seeing one in the field.

[@NS-Sirens]

@@johndeerefan725 I haven’t seen any here in Canada yet

[@drum-corps-fan]

​@@NS-SirensSoon™

[@yalekthelembine0391]

My question is why the heck did simplex not do crap? They could have easily made their 4903 line reintroduced with better audio quality for all the speakers and you know horns you know LED looking appliances and then have so much better for simplex and have a better reputation for them.

[@aidanthetoiletelevatorfire7554]

IKR! Simplex should definitely consider doing that for a lot of devices because some of the designs are getting outdated and looks like they could use a refresh for some alarms.

[@FireAlarmDude5967]

I agree, simplex should make a conventional notification appliance that has LED technology. All the other brands except Gentex have a nice conventional LED device, so simplex should design something

[@yalekthelembine0391]

@@aidanthetoiletelevatorfire7554 I even mentioned on Ryan Marcus's forum about this exact issue. Another thing about that company Johnson controls they are literally the worst company I've ever seen when it comes to proprietary nonsense, and not being able to serve the community properly.. they really need to start doing community input so that way people can buy from them again

[@yalekthelembine0391]

@@FireAlarmDude5967 do you have a discord?

[@drum-corps-fan]

​@@FireAlarmDude5967 with the way simplex is right now, those will cost like $1,000 a pop.

[@coreyanderson218]

My school uses these but instead they use the slow whoop tone instead

[@drum-corps-fan]

Mine does too but we use 520hz code 3

[@josephfrye7342]

nice

[@TFEAS-09]

Although I dont like them that much, i will admit, they look futuristic. I just find the LED is a bit too bulbous. Other than that, i like the design of the grille and the body.

[@FireAlarmDude5967]

I suppose the LED could be perceived as large, but it’s smaller than all the other xenon strobes on the market.

[@TFEAS-09]

@@FireAlarmDude5967 you aren't wrong!

[@larmyxiong7078]

EST genesis speaker strobe

[@Maddoxblixtpreppy14]

Send me all of your genesis alarms and EST pull stations to me

[@FireAlarmDude5967]

I’m good

[@EthansCaverns]

I really like the Genesis LED better than the Genesis Xenon. Not just the speaker strobes, but also the horn strobes. They just have a much better design compared to the xenon series.

[@Organham4903]

I’ve heard that the audio quality isn’t very good. There mid imo

[@FireAlarmDude5967]

It’s pretty average

[@Organham4903]

@@FireAlarmDude5967 yeah, ig it is. I’m guessing they build their own drivers

[@Mosesojeda]

First

[@techsynthyt]

First