LED bulbs

[ultrarunner]

Question about CREE LED Light Bulbs

I'm a fan since CREE came out with it's True and Natural TW series with 93 CRI back in 2014

Re-Lamped several homes for the family and only good things to say.

I thought I would pick up so more and could only find 85+ CRI bulbs from CREE.

The 2014 Bulbs state clearly on the package "Assembled in the USA"

The 2017 state "Made in China"

I contacted CREE to ask what happened to the bulbs I liked?

The new bulbs are also lighter in weight...

Anyone know if the industry is going cheap and quality being sacrificed to lower the price?

 

[JRobyn]

Question about CREE LED Light Bulbs

Anyone know if the industry is going cheap and quality being sacrificed to lower the price?

That's a rhetorical question, right?

 

[ultrarunner]

Received reply this morning.

The TW series with 93 CRI is no longer available ;-(

Replacement is less expensive but offers 85 CRI

I bought a box of 4 to try...

 

[k0ua]

Received reply this morning.

The TW series with 93 CRI is no longer available ;-(

Replacement is less expensive but offers 85 CRI

I bought a box of 4 to try...

How much RFI do they put out now from their power supplies? That would be my biggest concern. The old CREE bulbs were quiet. Gotta wonder what corners were cut..