Luxe IDOL Review: Meticulously Redesigned 

I've felt for awhile now that nothing really justifies the cost of these newer 'top-end' markers. You get the same capabilities more or less as you do with a $400-$600 'mid range' marker. Across the board, these days you're just getting quality of life updates. I think that once tournament capable markers were introduced (along with the BPS limit) in this price range (not to mention the used markers at this price), it sorta made the higher end stuff a moot point.

Great video. At the $1800 price point, are you leaning more towards the CS3 or IDOL?

I know it has nothing to do with the video but does anyone remember when smart parts ions just came out absolutely love those things

Always the best reviews!

Loved the idol my team mate lent me his for a tournament shot 5 cases flawlessly despite heavy rain. Liked it so much I'm selling my Project CS3 and getting an idol instead.

I have already had mine since release. I don't know quite how but it's like DLX made this marker exactly for me. It feels perfect in my hands, points incredibly well, shoots SO smooth but gives the tiniest amount of "kick" to remind you that you are actually firing something. But the kick for me is straight backwards. The balance and weight are perfect for me and after adding the AA tip instead of the stock tip...it now sounds amazing to me. I love my Idol and won't be parting with it for a LONG time. Ice shot the R5, was too smooth for me, the 3 DSR+ I shot were slightly less smooth, barely noticeable, but I despise that reverse deuce trigger. I like the CS3 but personally, I don't like the look or the electronics of such an expensive marker. For 1-2k price I expect more than what the CS3 offers. The Luxe, imo, looks more attractive to me than any other marker out there, and has everything I want and need from a marker I'm going to spend my hard earned money on. The Idol absolutely won my heart. I believe at over 1200, your marker should enter highest end and provide something all other highest end provide or something only you or a few offer. The Luxe Idol now has an OLED screen, softer and most consistent shot, amazing ergonomics and is beautiful...then it talks to you as well. The M3+, though getting old, has its patented eye pipe, OLED screen again and is smooth as well. And remember dye has their patented UL barrel as well making almost all their markers sound just incredible. The Force 2 has their special aculock barrel system, is nicer priced and shoots quite smooth, likely helped by is slightly higher weight. Is has tried and true electronics and quite nice ergonomics. Now I come to the CS3, is has everything the other markers have, but nothing extra. I can't think of a single thing except I like the design of their eyes. However the fix to dirty tool less eyes is pretty universal. Have a spare set. I'd go for the R5 over the CS3 ATM. PE needs to release the CS4 and with something innovative for once. Reliability isn't enough anymore when every marker is reliable if you maintain them...in otherwords...clean them after each weekend and lube when necessary. Not rocket science.

the QOL changes to the idol are most def worth it. I love mine. those grips are a game changer, the idol feels so so so so sooooo good to hold. my only complaint besides the backstrap being a pita to take off (I used a small allen and push between the strap and the grip on the bottom and it pops out) Im sure the retention clip inside just needs to be worn in a bit and it will get easier, and that my marker came with a cut oring on the bolt out of the box so it leaked when I aired it up.

I like this and would like introduce all public lands to allow this.

I dont have issues with the back strap on mine but ive seen other people having issues removing it. I think its a combination of me having small fingers and maybe the retention is not as stiff compared to others. I wonder how difficult itll be to remove in the winter

I far prefer the Luxe and Shocker method of programming. The 170R and the 180R are the same, works great. I don't need extra buttons or a stupid little joystick getting in the way every time I play for the handful of times i'll ever need to adjust programming. It's not the early 2000s anymore, we don't need to make a big deal over marker electronics.

I really dislike how, for $1800, the bolt cap is so terribly fitted it looks like it’s gonna fall off. And the screen looks just slapped on, not really integrated at all.

short press could go forward and long press could go back. shouldn't be hard for them to mod the software. you heard it here first. haha

Soooooo buy an ETHA 3?

First off great review as always! So basically...save $800 and buy an Era.

Im save me 800 and go era. Too close in comparison to spend the 800 for a bigger oled.

Shot the idol for a couple of games, loved the shot little bit different but better than the tm40. Only thing i'm waiting on is a deuce trigger from infamous before i order one.

I bought an idol...havent got it yet cuz i dont want a black gun. I bought it bc of my tm40. I have several high end pb guns bc im old and couldnt never afford them when i played back in the day. These include , m3+, dsr+, lv2, tm40, and force v1. I shoot the tm40 the most out all these bc i love the shot quality. What ive learned from owning all these markers is they are all so similar in shot...this includes lv2, that ergos are rhe only real difference. Oh and shooting egos, timmies, and karnis are way mire satisfying...

@PaintballRuinedMyLife I know "accuracy" is a very relative term in paintball and 95% comes down to having good paint. But i did see one video from a IDOL review where it was shooting absolute lazers. I mean it was shooting actual ropes, id never seen anything like it. And a buddy on my team said he thinks it shoots that way as well. Could you tell a big difference in that aspect? Again i know paint is the big reason if a marker shoots straight or not, but when i saw this video i almost thought it was tampered with lol. Just a genuine question on whether or not this thing is worth the hype.

CORRECTION - The Idol uses an LCD display and not an OLED. DLX said they wanted the brightest available display and OLEDs, while more energy efficient, are not particularly bright when compared to LCDs.

170r vs idol 500$ vs 1800$ Shoot the same and navigate through firing modes the same One is reliable vs other we will have to see but the TM40 already has problems

So wait….on my TM40, the oring being up toward the bolt tip and covering the holes puts it in softest shooting mode, right? You seem to say the different here, that on the idol oring covering the port holes makes it snappier?

You can get a used 180r or TM40 for $800 and spend $1000 on paint.

I traded my tm40 in for 1k towards my idol. Idol definitely shoot better than tm40. I bought an amp for my back up and love the amp. I find myself using the amp more than my idol because I don’t want to mess up my 2k gun. Performance is almost similar. I’m still D6 and prob be D5 next season so the amp still serves me well.

So if I was going to buy a high end marker I should go with the dsr+? Last time I was playing I had a cs1.5 it was an awesome marker got out of the sport and sold everything just to come back 4 years later

Is this old footage of the idol because I thought they didn't have that layout at capital edge for a couple months now?

Ok so basically wait a couple months and you'll have the grip oled and bolt upgrade since the luxe ice.

two best guns i have ever run... pooty Luxe x - with bolt upgrades. PM6 with the ultralite frame and a stiffe kit. first "real" gun I got new was a AGD mini mag if that gives you the idea of the time line here haha third most memorable was the couple phantoms I had (stolen) I should get another...

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Paint is getting bigger again. I’ve been using that 689 insert a lot this year

Make the luxe Great again

meh. another marker i have zero interest in. ill just get a axe 2.0 or even a mini gs2 and have fun with the bps limits anyway . this things not a 1200-1400 dollar performance difference. These are 800-1000 guns with a markup on them cause "only high end"

My Axe 2.0 has a few quirks and oddities, but it does everything this gun does for $1300 less. Might not be AS smooth shooting…. But I still slap people with paint every game.

Is it just me or was luxe X from the luxe ice have more RnD???? Going completely screw less had to take a lot of engineering. Still to date is the only company with complete tooless breakdowns.

9:58 IODL TM40 😂

LIL BIT OF LOOSE BABY!!! 😆

PBRL hands are too dam big for the 180R

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Lil-bit-of-loose!

so you're telling us that DLX corrected all the problems from a gun they should have put more time into and is charging more as a result? Nothing here warrants a 1800 price tag and whenever people start realizing that paintball markers are worth 500 TOPS the industry will be forced to stop gouging us and the average person will be able to get into the sport and the sport will grow again.

It’s amazing that this basic platform has been around for 20 years and they keep recycling the same crap. You think they’d he’d bolt geometry down by now and stop selling it as an upgrade.

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So another money grab from DLX

I would buy a luxe, but the fact that i cant use any of my current barrels is always a dealbreaker for me

Let's be honest with ourselves people that are Lux Fanboys are going to buy the locks no matter what they do to it the claim that this is the most redesigned Luxe ever probably true but in reality it's not a hard claim to make when year after year all they've basically done for 10 years is change the bolt this year they dramatically redone the milling and added the new OLED screen that's the most redesigned looks ever but again it's easy to make that claim when you don't really do a whole lot year over year

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whose actually buying these over priced guns..... the industry just keeps getting higher and higher. last time i looked the dsr was like 700 - 800 now its well over 1k

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