Have you read that efficiency isn’t as important with CMH/Sunlike spectrums? Have you read that different types of multi-channel fixtures have to sacrifice PPE? Have you read that green diodes aren’t needed for spectral balance when using modern whites?
Let us dispel some of that.
Any company saying these things is simply selling you a cheap story for why they don’t know how to properly mix spectrum or aren’t willing to use upwards of 5+ diodes per watt. It’s marketing designed to justify cheapness, which is especially grand coming from companies that don’t have spectrum engineers on staff, or brands that have been in business for years and only decided to hire spectrum engineers this year.
Giant brands will bullshit you and market you to death. We sell performance, not marketing wrapped around half-truths, straight-up lies, and bad engineering.
And we challenge you to compare our CMH-style spectrum to anyone else’s. Compare the spectrum, output, PPE, diode density, and overall spectral balance side by side. Nobody currently on the market is coming close.
"Efficiency Still Matters
Moving toward a broader spectrum does not mean efficiency has become less important.
Electrical efficiency directly affects operating costs, heat production, HVAC demand, and the amount of light a fixture can deliver for every watt consumed.
Those advantages remain just as valuable today as they were ten years ago.
The difference is that modern fixture design no longer has to revolve around efficiency alone.
Improved white LEDs, efficient color diodes, higher diode density, better drivers, and more advanced thermal design now allow engineers to optimize spectrum and electrical performance together."
Read more about how LEDs on the top end of performance have gotten to where they are today, why the old tradeoffs between broad spectrum and high efficiency no longer have to exist, and why ProTerp is the best.
