well, youre not explaining yourself to me, youre making a post as a respected user in a forum on the subject at hand. please take the personal element out of it. the only credibility i seek is the right to ask questions so we all can further our understanding
by definition 'looks bumpy' and 'penetrates deeper' are pretty subjective
i think that most people are more concerned with the uniformity of light it throws down, as measured by a par map (thats the kind of "data" i was looking for, your experience is also data but i think you get what i mean). reflectors vary wildly in coverage and uniformity. the sun systems
looks like a great reflector, but performance should be #1 criteria
not bagging on your observations (or taking *any* personal jabs). Seems like a lot of people here acknowledge your skills and that youre a good guy. just realize subjective data is subjective data
and yes i boned it on my first run, so what, thats irrelevant. i hadnt used hid in 6 or 7 years and set the height of canopy to get 1000 umol, an intensity which happens to grow dense golf balls under my LEDs. note to self, will shoot for 500-700 next time with the LECs
youre the only person i know who has both of these, would be a great service to the community to hang them each at 36" and compare the footprints. Good chance your right, but apart from having data, we may never know.
as for ballast efficiency, again were just guessing. par map over a given area combined with watts at wall would tell a lot