The switch to radions looks appealing, but man are they expensive.
And i've looked into the pro's & the xr30w, and i still have no idea what the difference is.
I need the layman's explanation.
I went with the XR30W Gen 2. As close as the lights will be to the water I am not sure it is worth the money to go with the Pro. You could always upgrade later, if you decide you wanted to. Below are some of the differences.
In the Gen 3, the XR30W has a max par of 900
• Cool White: 8 Cree XT-E (40W)
• Deep Blue: 6 Osram Oslon Square (24W)
• Blue: 8 Cree XP-E (24W)
• Green: 4 Cree XP-E Green (14W)
• Hyper Red: 4 Osram Oslon SSL (12W)
• Indigo: 4 SemiLEDs (10W)
• UV: 4 SemiLEDs (10W)
The Pro has a max par of 1100
• Cool White: 8 Cree XP-G2 (40W)
• Deep Blue: 8 Osram Oslon Square (40W )
• Blue: 8 Cree XP-E (24W)
• Green: 4 Cree XP-E (14W)
• Hyper Red: 4 Osram Oslon SSL (12W)
• Yellow: 2 Osram Oslon SSL (6W)
• Indigo: 4 SemiLEDs (10W)
• UV: 4 SemiLEDs (10W)