Almost for sure imho that it is just a packaging change. The older versions of the 9.5w's, were 1U100 not "2".I checked that, too, and both have the same serial number (BA19-08050OMF-12DE26-2U100) and UPC codes!
Also not sure what the High CRI is, but these were just the basic 60w equivalent Daylight bulbs
You don't want the high CRI,the added spectrum makes things look better to the human eye but won't help plant growth.
The added spectrum is green and yellow,won't give you much bang for your buck.
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DAT PURPLE LINE OMG...You have it backwards. The higher the cri the more even the spectral distribution. That's why hps has 35 cri and cmh has 93 cri. 80 cri has more wasted light than 90 cri. High cri doesn't mean just more added green and yellow. That would lower the cri. Higher cri means all wave lengths are more equal in intensity. ie even spectral distribution
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Notice how the 80 cri has more 580 nm than the 93 cri. the 93 cri peaks are broader than the 80 cri.
Notice how much more the 93 CRI has between 480 and 580.
And anything beats HPS's spectral graph.
more blue in the high CRI... better for veg than the others. Maybe worth it so you don't need dedicated veg lamps to avoid the red-heavy stretching? (plus there's more "far red" in the "purple line"...)I don't think the added cost of high CRI LED's is worth it. Another words the added spectrum won't add much vs a high bin 3070 80 CRI,if money is no object you can also add larger heatsinks to add efficiency and buy high efficiency drivers. Not much bang for the buck with that set up tho.
(just to alert you)