I would like replace the incandescent can lighting in our basement with LEDs. We mainly use the room as a home theater so good dimming is mandatory. The current lighting is seven 6" ceiling cans with 65W BR30 bulbs and a Lutron TG-603P dimmer, designed only for incandescents. I bought a Cree 65W equivalent BR30, but while it dims smoothly it doesn't get nearly dim enough, with a perceived brightness at minimum of around 1/3 of full brightness. I also tried a Switch Infinia 60W equivalent and a Philips AmbientLED 60W equivalent on the same fixture and neither of them dimmed any lower. I don't own any dimmer designed for use with LEDs to experiment with.
Can anyone recommend suitable LED bulbs for the existing cans plus a dimmer? I'm leaning toward the Cree CR6 if it can be dimmed low enough based on the 90+ CRI, good reviews, long expected life, and low price if I buy the EcoSmart version. I found http://www.environmentallights.com/files/documents/dimmer_compatibility.pdf showing the dimmability of various bulb/dimmer combinations but it doesn't include the CR6. That chart also says that perceived dimming is the square root of measured dimming. Cree claims that the CR6 can be dimmed down to 5%, but if that is measured dimming it will be perceived as 22%, which will be too bright. Color temperature needs to stay near 2700K (my wife dislikes anything bluer).
The dimmer needs to fit in a standard single switch box and must be 3-way. The Lutron -153P dimmers seem to be widely compatible with various LEDs and also should work with my existing incandescents if I end up sticking with them.
Can anyone recommend suitable LED bulbs for the existing cans plus a dimmer? I'm leaning toward the Cree CR6 if it can be dimmed low enough based on the 90+ CRI, good reviews, long expected life, and low price if I buy the EcoSmart version. I found http://www.environmentallights.com/files/documents/dimmer_compatibility.pdf showing the dimmability of various bulb/dimmer combinations but it doesn't include the CR6. That chart also says that perceived dimming is the square root of measured dimming. Cree claims that the CR6 can be dimmed down to 5%, but if that is measured dimming it will be perceived as 22%, which will be too bright. Color temperature needs to stay near 2700K (my wife dislikes anything bluer).
The dimmer needs to fit in a standard single switch box and must be 3-way. The Lutron -153P dimmers seem to be widely compatible with various LEDs and also should work with my existing incandescents if I end up sticking with them.