Orphek PR156XP Reviewed

I'm sorry Reef4Life, I didn't realize you were marine depot...

 

To use another Bushism (man, I miss that guy), I think you are "missunderestimating" Orphek

 

I'll second that. Very well put Gcarroll.

Michael Rice
Marine Engineers Aquarium Blog
Sent from Tapatalk so excuse my poor English

 

Very interesting review. Thanks!

As long as the product is unaffected, I don't pay much attention to how the company carries itself. For example, Olympus may be in trouble lately for shady business dealings, but I still think they are one of the best camera makers out there.

The build quality looks superb. It looks kind of thick though, compared to other comparable LED lights. I could be wrong about that as I didn't look at any measurements.

I'm happy to hear the fixture has a nice spectrum, which is a must considering the fixture does not allow dimming of the whites/blues to achieve other color temperatures.

At that price point though, I look at more than just light output. In my opinion, Orphek will not sell a lot of fixtures until the company integrates a controller with the fixture. The PR156 seems like such a nice light, it's a shame it's not dimmable/controllable like the Sol, Phoenix and Radion (to mention a few).

 

Well, if it isn't Shawn of Orphek. Welcome. What's new? At Orphek that is!