Discount Cree LR6 LED - 12 Watt - Dimmable - GU24 Base - 2700K Warm White

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I have been looking for a replacement of our vaulted ceiling incandescent can lights. I like the warm light of incandescent lights and I like their instant FULL on. I hate that they burn out quickly. Our vaulted ceiling has 8 can lights with 100 watt bulbs in them. I have to replace 3-5/year. The high ceilings make this a task a true pain.

The other issue is the 800 watts that the incandescent bulbs consume when they are on! Whew.

So we first went with the CFLs. Those solve the burnout problem and help with the watt consumption, BUT they are dimmer and yield a sickly looking light even the ones billed as warm, I don't like. I also really don't care for how slow the CLFs are in reaching their full brightness: even the instant on versions don't actually reach their full potential for a minute or two.

I replaced all with these CREE LR6. They are expensive BUMMER. However these LEDs are the best thing going. They produce light that is indistinguishable to the incandescent. They consume just over 11 watts (according to my Kill-A-Watt)and have an output very close the the 100 watt bulbs: I would estimate 90 watt equivalent, although CREE advertises as a 75 watt equivalent. They also turn on FULLY instantaneously, or nearly so. Side-by-side with an incandescent the CREE LEDs are just slightly slower, but it is unnoticeable in my opinion.

I have had them for about 8 months now, so I cannot speak to the 50,000 hrs in longevity. I am happy thus far.

UPDATE: We are now at 2 years with these lights, and I'd estimate close to 2,000 hours of use. None have burned out which is expected given their estimated hours, and more importantly we have not noticed any color shift with them. We have some other "regular" bulb type LEDs that started out warm, but have slowly seen a slightly blue shift in the color.

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If you are looking for an LED downlight that produces a beautiful incandescent like light, this unit should delight you. We put three of them in a bathroom remodel and were so pleased that we put another 10 in a kitchen remodel. The light turns on instantly at full brightness, it is a true warm incandescent color (very well matched between units), and it uses only 12 watts of power while putting out more light than our former 50ER30 downlights. You may mutter a bit about the initial cost, but I doubt you will regret choosing these superior quality lights.