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We worked with a lighting designer for our house in the city, which uses a monorail and/or monopoint low-voltage lighting for overhead and spots. The bulb he recommended was the Soraa Vivid, but at that time only a few in the industry had the cache and the knowhow to obtain one. They were expensive and he had to order 85 bulbs. After we hesitated (we were biased against LED bulbs, conjuring images of blueish light that belongs at the bottom of an aquarium rather than a city dwelling), he demonstrated a comparable 50W halogen and a 12W Soraa bulb. There was no question the latter was far superior: the light was crisp, warm enough, and the beam was perfect for illuminating artwork (you can choose a wider beam for wall-washing). You may want to consider your ceiling height when choosing the width of the beam: we have 12' ceilings, and found that narrower beams work much better to focus on sculptures or small paintings. For a mural or a large canvass, go for several 36-degree spots.
We are pleasantly surprised to learn that Soraa has decided to partner with Amazon to distribute these bulbs. We can now order them ourselves at a fraction of the cost, without involving our designer and his distributor.
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program This is a nice LED dimmable spotlight with nice light quality and low heat output.First, be aware this is a 12V bulb. Do not plug it into 120VAC or you will instantly burn it out. It will run on 12V AC or DC. If you are using DC, polarity is not labeled and not important as this apparently has some steering diodes built in. This light is dimmable but the power consumption is about the same from 12V down to 6V (between 9-10W consumption). You can dim it down to about 2.4V before it will turn off. Below 6V, the consumption drops from 9W to as little as 3.75W but it does seem to generate more heat (but not a lot). The light needs at least 6V to turn on consistently but once on, you can dim it pretty dim. The light color is said to be 3000K, which is about the same as an incandescent bulb. It seems a little whiter to me but it does not have that cold blue/white light of many LEDs. It is a very warm, pleasant light.
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I must say that I am very impressed with this little LED MR16. I would usually only consider indoor applications but I had a need for an MR16 bulb to go into a sealed solid brass outdoor 12VAC bullet landscaped light. And this turned out to be just what I was looking for.Pros:
Wonderful light output. Very bright. Up lit 60 ft tall oak tree canopy very well. This was for the 36 degree version. I imagine the 25 degree version would up light the bark/trunk very well.
Great color rendition. The 95 CRI is true. This is a pretty light. No blues or overly warm yellows here.
Energy efficient.
Well built. Hand feel is of quality. Weighty and solid feeling.
Cons:
Does get very warm. Too hot to handle. But As long as it is dissipating the heat it should last its rated 25K hours.
A 5 star light review. Hope this helps if your considering this light. Just remember that LEDs still produce heat. Not as much as incandescents but enough to be to hot to touch.
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program The SORAA LED MR16 VIVID 10W 3000K 36° is brighter than my 50W halogens and uses 1/5 the power. This means I can run more bulbs on the same transformer and get more light. The beam is more focused than a halogen but the 36° version I purchased gives a fairly wide spread.The spectrum is virtually identical to a halogen and I don't see any difference between the light it and halogens installed on the same track produce.
Of course the halogens do give off IR light which gives off heat. On my system I measuered 180 degrees on the glass surface of my halogen bulbs.
The light on the SORAA LED is not nearly as worm but the heatsink measured 215 degrees, Holding your hand in front of the halogen will feel much warmer than the LED, but touching the heatsink is MUCH hotter on the LED than the glass on the halogen.
The size and shape seems 100% compatible with any MR16 flood and this is an easy replacement. Although the cost is about 5-10x the cost of a halogen the life is reported to be 25K hours which is about 5x the life of a halogen.
Running about 8 hours a day I figure the LED version will probably cost about $5 less per year to operate compared to halogen, and last about 8 years.
If you have a need to add more lights to a limited power supply or have bulbs that are difficult to replace this is an easy choice. If you use MR16s anywere you should at least buy one and try it out!
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I've been looking at LED bulbs for years, and they were always too expensive, not bright enough, and gave off an awful color.This has changed over the last couple of years, and I have several bulbs in my house that give off the needed light with a pleasing hue.
This is the first LED to satisfy my track lighting needs. It has a very pleasant temperature, covers the area nicely, and considering the energy savings, will pay for itself over the lifetime of the bulb.
One word of note. This bulb throws a lot more heat than my other LED bulbs (But a lot less than the halogen it replaced).
Would absolutely recommend.
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