re: KingJohnC's Lush Lighting LED Dominator 2x Soil Indoor Grow Journal & Review
I love it... I think both stand alone grows like what the amazing and talented KingJohn is doing here and side-by-sides are vital to our company. And actually there is one with Lush and Advanced right here on 420Mag...
https://www.420magazine.com/community/threads/lush-led-vs-advanced-led-featuring-ace-spades.217738/
You chose well with KingJohn as like you say, he's a talented grower & he will do your lights justice.
I am currently following ronnie6690's Lush/Advanced comparison & there's nothing to choose between between the two, so I'd say they are evenly matched in performance & they share similar price points.
Crawdaddy is also doing a comparison grow with Advanced/TopLED and the same applies here, there's nothing to choose between each light on performance, the only difference is the TopLED are available at a fraction of the price.
There is another sponsored LED company called Budmaster with 420 member Light Addict running a demonstration grow. He has challenged any LED lighting company to go head to head with his light if you fancy a grow off I'm sure he'll be more than happy to set up another tent.
If you wish to go against TopLED I have two of their Mars II 400w & one 96x3 reflector & I'll be happy to do a side by side for you.
From what I have seen, there is no clear winner in the race for the best LED on the planet. All the lights available at the moment are all producing similar results, there is not one light that stands head & shoulders above the rest.
I, like Crawdaddy, I look at the price of the lights supplied by yourselves, Advanced, Budmaster etc & you all make crazy claims that yours/theirs is the best, yet the results say otherwise. The only one that looks marginally better is the Budmaster but that could be down to the grower, nutrients,environment or a good pheno.
To conclude, I'd love to be blown away by a high priced light & say they are well worth the cost but in all honesty, I can't see it happening. If you fancy sending one of your lights to Light Addict or myself we would be more than happy to see if Lush really does give jet fuel to our plants & spending the extra $$ is justified.