Wow Hybrid. I'm confused by all of your rooms though. Have you cut down the plants growing under the amare yet? Where is the amare light made? Did I understand you correctly, you needed about 1200 watts for a 4X4 space with HPS but you were able to do better with the amare in the same space for with only 450 watts? That light seems pretty amazing!
I notice in the fine print that it uses cree lights but they're not 3590's. Is the 3590 the best cree light available or is the light used in the amare 450 better in your view?
Ha! I was reporting my Yeild #'s on this strain in the HPS room so that we may compare later when this is harvested. I use about 1200w HPS for a 4'x4' & resulted In 1.5.
This situation is a little different seeing how it's 3 plants rather then 2. In my experience I can Yeild just as much off one as I can with 3 in the allotted space just about. It's basically the amount of light that is a main determining factor to the outcome.
I'm not saying my 450 Amare is beating out the 1200, just that it's keeping up real well. We won't know till harvest. Honestly never expected the Amare to match that much wattage & the owner never told me it would. Par #'s & quality of light (high CRI) is there but the fact remains, 1200w is allota light with much more intensity to the spread itself.
The Amare uses CXB 3070's. I think the only difference from them & 3590's is they're slightly smaller & handle like 7 watts less. I think it's 7 but maybe it more. They're almost the same. I think Amare uses the 3070's because they retrofit into their existing holders from the previous SE-350's that employed CXA's which are slightly less efficient then the CXB's. One thing I can say about Amare is they stay with upgrades & listen to the growers/consumers. Also, the owner is a grower himself. To answer your question though, CXB's in top-bin are some of the very best COBs available. Whether their 3070's or 3590's. They're almost the same. They're ran at 47 watts & are maxed at like 107 If my memory serves me correctly.
You can hit up Victor (the Amare owner) & he'll answer all your questions. They don't make claims & always get right back to you with the facts.
But yeah, I think this lights incredible!!!