Could you elaborate on this "optimal equation" to the whole "cri vs lm/w"? Honestly I didnt know there even was a CRI vs lm\w battle. I always figured the importance of lighting factors as intensity, followed by color temp followed by cri. If there's information out there that says otherwise, I would really love to be pointed in its direction.
Is this not a loaded statement? I mean what is the "best light output"? Brightest can clearly be quantified rather easily, but "best" is very subjective, is it not?
That general consensus was formulated primarily from theory crafting, right? Does this model help us figure out why that isnt the case or something? Confused how that statement does anything but back up my idea that actual tests are needed over all of this theory crafting.
The fact of the matter is, if there were actual tests backing this model up in regards to how plants grow rather than examining the lighting properties in a vaccuum, it would be a godsend model. Unfortunately we arent there yet.