hi and guys welcome back today we're going to be taking a look at the vipar spectra
xs 2000 and the p2000 we'll be taking a look at the differences and similarities between
the xs series and the pro series from bi-par spectra and what might be best for your garden
if you guys have been following our grow series or a fan of the channel for a while then you
know that we've been growing with vipar lights since basically the beginning we'd started with a
p4000 in heaven's 5x5 and i purchased a p1000 for the 2x2 ac infinity setup that i had for a while
and those lights really did perform great we hadn't used other things like bloom plus which is
another budget brand but really the build quality feature set and everything with the vipar spectra
lights just really set them apart as a better option so if you're watching this video you're
probably wondering what's the real differences between the pro series and the xs series so in
this video we'll go over both these lights the p2000 and the xs 2000 and this really applies
to all of their different models between the pro series and the xs series what are the differences
what are the similarities and which one is going to be the best for your grow really in the end
that's up to you but let's go ahead and start out with the similarities how are these lights similar
and what you can expect from just a vipar light in terms of quality and feature set
to start things off all the lights in the pro series and the xs series feature a nice resin
coating over all the diodes on the board the resin coating is a great feature because it
protects the led chips on the board from dust dirt and corrosion moisture and things like that
so it really does protect the chips seal them in and just make sure that they're gonna last a long
time and have that longevity you need in your grow light another feature that's similar between the
pro series and the xs and the vipar lights is the passive cooling system that they have compared to
like bloom plus or some of the ultra budget lights you'll find on amazon they do have a passive
cooling on the back of the panels the aluminum heat sinks with the fins on it does help dissipate
the heat much better than other lights we've tried in the past like the bloom plus was to get really
hot to the touch where these you can definitely touch the back of the panel it helps keep the
tent cooler so we really appreciate the passive cooling on these lights because it does actually
work and the build quality of it is great they look really good they look clean and it's just
a nice feature that you'll get with these lights on either the pro series or the xs another nice
feature of the vipar lights that comes on both series is the dimmer knob we absolutely love the
dimmer knob some lights don't have dimmer knobs which be kind of a pain um because necessarily you
don't need to run your light at 100 all the time so on some of the cheaper brands you might have to
use a screwdriver open a little port on the driver to adjust your brightness whereas with the vipar
you get a really nice really smooth high quality dimmer knob that goes from 5 all the way up to
100 and that's something that we really love and use quite frequently with these lights both lights
also feature leds at 5000 kelvin 3000 kelvin 616 nanometer deep red and infrared at 730 nanometers
to help with your plant growth all the way from seedling up into flower they both can produce
amazing plants and along with that they come with all the hardware you need for ratchet straps wires
to hang them and everything you need to start using these lights immediately in your grow and on
top of that they feature a 30 day return and full refund policy along with a three-year warranty
for repairs and service and on that after growing almost a year with these lights we've never had
any issues leds burnt out or anything that would need service so we're really impressed with the
quality and we're sure that they'll last for years to come but it is nice to know that you do have a
three year warranty if anything ever does happen and now that we've talked about the similarities
between the p2000 and the xs 2000 the pro series versus xs series let's talk about the differences
in what sets these lights apart so first and foremost the xs series is the premium line from
viparspectra so expect to pay a little bit higher price now it's hard to say exactly the difference
in cost between the two because the prices do fluctuate on amazon but we do have a discount
code if you guys are interested definitely use it check it out you can go to highgate.com and get
discounts on all these lights it does help the channel and you can find discount links to all
these lights in the description below but there is a price difference between the pro series and
the xs and that's mainly due to the difference in the components used on the lights the pro
series features social drivers at 200 watts for this p2000 and the xs series uses the higher
end meanwhile drivers with better efficiency and higher up power output the xs series puts out 240
watts with the xs 2000 versus 200 watts with the p2000 and this follows suit with the rest of the
lights in each series the pro series will always feature the social drivers and the xs series will
always feature the higher end meanwhile drivers with higher power output and efficiency moving on
from that we'll take a look at the diodes so the difference between the diodes and the pro series
and the xs series the pro series features samsung lm 281 b plus high efficiency led diodes the pro
series also features more led chips per panel than the xs series but the xs series features samsung
lm 301b diodes those are newer higher output diodes so there is less diodes on the xs series
but they output more light and you can see that difference in the par charts on byparspector's
website or on amazon the xs series clearly delivers more par per square foot area than
the pro series because it has brighter diodes and higher output drivers unfortunately we don't have
a power test meter to actually be able to test real world lighting conditions and par output but
that's something we'd like to invest in for future videos on the channel here but i do have a lux
meter and we tested both lights and the xs series does put out substantially higher output than the
pro series when it comes to lumens on your plants so what does that translate to in your grow the xs
series is going to have better light penetration because it's brighter it's going to hit more of
your lower buds with more power and you're going to get better flowering on nodes and better light
penetration into the canopy and even though both the pro series and the xs series use the same
color temperature diodes 5000 kelvin 3000 kelvin 730 nanometers and 660 nanometers the pro series
seems to be shifted slightly more to the cooler side so it's going to be a little bit bluer uh and
what i did is i took the spectral curves from each light listed on their website and i superimposed
them and you can see clearly the pro series peaks much higher on the blue end of the spectrum and
is a lower around the 580 to 630 nanometer range in the warmer temperatures so what does that mean
that means the xs series is going to be a little bit warmer of a light where the pro series is
going to be slightly more shifted towards the blue and what we've seen in real world situations there
doesn't seem to be much difference in the flower capabilities and the spectrum shift is not very
noticeable you can't really tell the difference between the two when they're lit side by side
but you can tell the xs series is much brighter and it definitely has more light penetration and
output if you guys were thinking about purchasing these vipar spectra lights or you were looking at
them and interested just know that we do have some discount codes and does help the channel
out and support our content so if you enjoy this video and what we do guys definitely check out the
links in the description we have discount links for these lights if you're looking to save some
coin and help the channel we'd really appreciate it you can also go to highgain.com where we have
a ton of other discounts for newts genetics and everything you can think of so in the end the pro
series versus the xs series which one's right for you really that can only be your decision the pro
series is a great option that's budgetly priced with excellent build quality and great features
but the xs series is a higher end but you do pay a price premium for that the better drivers the
better chips the higher light output in the end that's going to equal a better yield so if we
had to pick between the two and after using both of them for over a year i think we would go with
always the xs series they're just brighter they have a better output they have better components
that doesn't mean that the pro series isn't a good option it's definitely great for whatever
you would need it for and really whichever one you would pick or fits your budget is going to
be a great option and i guarantee you're going to be happy with it so thanks for watching guys
definitely check out our videos if you want to see how these perform in our grow series definitely
go to our channel check out our autoflower grow series we have tons of videos where we've been
growing these out under the pro series and the xs series for almost a year now and thanks so
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