Metallica (Pro)
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I know this has been covered alot as far as the differences go, but I found 2 nib Metallica's. One pro and one pro led. There is a 300 dollar difference. Is it worth saving the money and buying original and installing my own leds?
Also, what is the build quality between the two? Are both Playfields made by the same company? Thanks in advance.
Quoted from TheLaw:I had the original edition and besides shit coil stops (the 'gold dust' prospectors used to call it), it was solid. It also allowed me to only LED the inserts and it looked great.
Let's face it, you pretty much have to get a color DMD for it right off that bat so there's 4 hundy.
Ya I figured the color dmd is a must. There is also a used original run one with some mods for another 300 less than that. Figured it's worth getting the nib original and adding my own leds.
Also, do the LEDs ghost or flicker in the original?
Quoted from TheLaw:Not much that I could tell. I think there was one or two inserts were if you really looked you might see a faint light...but well within parameters for me.
Sounds like the original is worth it. I was mostly just concerned with the quality of Stern's new machines.
Quoted from bigd1979:Depends on the year of the new one? I actually perfer the led pro as it had all the fixes applied and has the tilted back speaker panal with artwork. 2015 and prior were usually ok. I had both at the same time and the original had some insert wear with 500 plays and the led one with 1200 plays looks new. Regardless its a,great pin so enjoy....
Idk the year. I was surprised that I found someone who still had an original nib for sale. Figured the only ones I would see were the pro led, and MSRP of 6k. Worth it to shop around
Quoted from bigd1979:Yea sterns always include shipping. Thats crazy if they are charging 5400 for a pin that sold for 4200 when it first came out. .....
I just don't understand where you find these sub 5000 Metallicas. Used ones are 5k maybe less. Led ones on pinside are low 5s used.
Well I guess I gotta pay to play! It's easier if I don't think about the money and just enjoy the game. I will probably be keeping this a while so it's worth the few hundred dollars loss.
When I bought my first machine I thought it was 3500 dollars that I will never get back until it dawned on me that you can usually sell a game in a few weeks or days If it's priced Right. I love pinball 
Quoted from Monk:$5100 shipped to your front door for Met Pro LED. Call some of the distributors mentioned all the time here.
For what it's worth, I have a Met Pro LED made in May (I believe) of this year. After over 300 plays the clear looks really good, I have a minor chip in the shooter lane, and the cabinet is perfect. I bought the Williams leg brackets, but haven't installed them, because the cabinet has no issues.
So I messed up. I found one for 5100 and thought that was original run since it didn't say led pro on website. So the one I'm ordering for 5100 is not an original run but an led.
Thanks to you I called around and found another for 5100 and that led me to finding out that there never was an original met pro to be had. Haha this whole thread about compareing the two was a waste. O well, can't wait to play!!
Quoted from monkeyboypaul:Met Pro LED and loving it.
LED OCD'd so less epilepsy, colordmd'd so I can actually make out what those fantastic dots are supposed to be, and a shaker as icing on the cake.
How is Playfield quality? Any ghosting or crackling inserts? Probably going to get cliffys day 1
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