Hello all, and welcome to my review thread on my recently arrived (and by that I mean me home and saber waiting for me) Aeon LE V3 in Dark Violet Amethyst with Obsidian sound. I start by saying, I hope to have pictures up soon, I refuse to even attempt to use my phone as it won't do it justice. As I type this the batteries are on the charger so I can get a fully charged look at this awesome saber.
Processing and Shipping: The wait wasn't bad at all! It took a week and one day from the time I clicked checkout to just now having opened the box. The weekend was the hardest part, but also knowing only my MR Anakin, I truly did not know what I was in store for. Also a tip: feel for which side of the box is heavier. That side should have the bubble wrap at it an no packing peanuts, although in my box there was only a small layer at the bottom.
The Hilt: The second I unwrapped the bubble wrap from around the hilt I noticed such a difference, by comparison to what I am used to, first of which was that it was much colder to the touch than my MR and it was by far lighter, with the weight concentrated in a different location. But this was good the hilt felt more like metal in a way. The hilt looked much different than I expected, I mean it was exactly like the picture, but different. I think it's in the way the metal's machined, it leaves really thin groves along the metal, giving it a really good grippy feel. And the gold anodizing is simply spectacular! The top of the emitter is also anodized gold, in case anyone has not seen that in a video or read, and gives the hilt an exquisite look. (Only thing to say is that on the anodized part of the emitter there are two tiny tiny chip-like-dent-looking spots, and not right next to each other, not nearly noticeable when it's on or the blades in or from more than a few inches away, but of course we all inspect our sabers so I saw it) Other than that the hilt is perfect! The hollow pommel is cool, the speaker, battery pack and soundboard are definitely not coming out, to anyone wondering, it's all VERY secure!
The Color: Dark Violet Amethyst is an awesome color! Right now the batteries are charging so I can get a fully charged look to be accurate, so I may mention more on this, as well as including pictures, later on. It really is a very cool color, although I did not know what to expect, when I turned it on for the first time out of the box it was so different, especially with the regular midgrade blade, from what I'm used to with the MR (and old toy plastic ones lol) it intrigued me. I couldn't appreciate it fully until my eyes adjusted to the presentation of the color, but it is truly spectacular. I can't say whether I like it better as a Jedi or Sith color, but essentially it's supposed to be a darker color in a light hilt so I can be versatile with it. Either story goes!
The Sound: I turn it on and as the color appears in the blade an accompanying roar of sound signifies this saber is alive. I felt like I truly turned on alightsaber an I pressed the power button. A truly incredible feeling and the sound was much louder in a deeper way then my MR. Simply amazing and the swing and clash sounds are out of the box better than the MR saber. Just soo much more accurate! (The more I write this review the less time I think the batteries are going to have on the charger).
All in all I could not be happier with my first US purchase, I also ordered a covertec wheel separately and plan to attach it soon. My only other concern is where the retention screw screws into the blade, do all create welts (or craters) in the blades (or midgrade blades) because otherwise im pretty sure it's not tight enough, but I don't know. Thank you very much Ultrasabers for a magnificent product and expect my business in the future!!
