Pharox III DIMMABLE LED 6 Watt LED Light Bulb - 60 Watt Incandescent Replacement Bulb

First off, the Pharox60 is an impressive technological feat. Here we have an LED-based lamp (or "bulb") that pushes out a brightness and illumination quality similar, but not identical, to a conventional 60 watt incandescent. Like an incandescent, it also turns on immediately. The build quality is impressive and appears to be much better than your average CFL.

Light distribution is biased somewhat towards the top of the diffuser globe. This makes the Pharox60 most useful in situations where it is pointing down: ceiling can lights and desk lamps. Installed in a conventional shaded table lamp, I measured the light intensity on the table as equivalent to a 10W GE Reveal CFL, which claims to be a 40W equivalent. Pointing down at the table in a desk lamp, I'm sure the Pharox60 would be similar to a 13W CFL/60W equivalent in brightness. I will measure that if I get a chance.

At first glance, color balance is towards the warm side, uncharacteristic of LED lamps I've...Read more

I've bought about 16 different types of LED home light bulbs for standard screw in sockets like this one.

This is by far the warmest, brightest, and most omnidirectional of the bunch.

If you buy LED bulbs to replace your standard ones, you know that these three qualities are very hard to find in this market.

Expensive as it may be, this one simply blows anything else I've tried away.

The one exception to what I've said in this review is that there are a few "floodlight" style bulbs that are brighter than this one, but not in a pleasant warm color like this, not omnidirectional like this one and none of them that I have seen fit into standard inexpensive lamp housings.

I haven't even tried out the dimming feature, as this is one of very few LED bulbs to offer the ability to use a dimmer switch.
I haven't heard any humming or noise of any kind, even with my ear pressed against the bulb (yes you can do that, it's that...Read more

I'm using this bulb to replace one out of 5 incandescents in the light fixture in our breakfast area. On full, this bulb is identical in brightness and color to the 60 watt incandescent bulb across from it.

When dimmed, there is a humming noise, not loud but noticable. I don't know if this happens with all dimmers or not. Also when dimming, the color is not the same as other incandescents, but it is acceptable. Yes, the base is warm, but not nearly as hot as an incandescents.

This is the best LED bulb I have seen so far.

The only reason I rated it a "4" was due to the humming noise at some (but not all) dimming positions.