Hands on with the incredibly thin Maxspect Razor

By Joost de Vries on Oct 16, 2012

The Maxspect Razor (or R420R as it is often referred to) is incredibly thin, quiet, easy control with a great color pop which has us seriously impressed. Although the main LED body is not mindbogglingly thin at 0.9” (which is still really thin), the tapered heatsink wings give the fixture a much appreciated slim and minimalist look. Interestingly it is not only the form factor of the fixture that has us impressed, the LED color combination is also just plain dope! Keep reading for the full run down.

A combination of Cree XT-E cool whites, warm whites and royal blues along with Cree XP-E Blues and Epileds Dual core “super actinic” LEDs in the Maxspect Razor really result in an awesome spectrum. We’re not sure if it is the warm whites or the Epileds 410-420nm LEDs but the Maxspect Razor makes red and oranges in both corals and fish seriously scream. But more on that in the full review.

The on board interface of the Maxspect Razor is intuitive and easy to use, allowing dual channel control with up to six time points. The interface additionally allows quick manual dimming and an on/off function straight from the home screen. No crazy fancy features, but it works great and should offer plenty of controllability for the average user. Since we saw the Razor at Interzoo two fans have been added, not a big concern but a change to keep in mind if you for some reason prefer passively cooled LED fixtures. That said the fans are dead silent and stay off most of the times anyways

We’re currently testing the Maxspect Razor over real life aquariums so expect a full review soon. You can see additional pictures of the MaxSpect Razor from our InterZoo coverage and check out the full specs in another previous post.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Chad-Farmer/1782260796 Chad Farmer

got 1 and i really like it
Mike

I was thinking it was a big space hog due to it being passively cooled, but now that it has fans why does it need to be so large? Simply a last minute design change thing so they kept the same form factor?

I do like the simplicity of control though, I’m assuming blue/violets are one channel and whites + anything else is another? While something like the Vega is intriguing to have each LED individually controllable it is a cost I don’t need/want added to a fixture.
DrB

I’ve seen these over a few tanks at a new LFS and they look really good. They appear to be incredibly thin and take up a lot less space than I thought they would. They are definitely the best-looking LED fixtures that I have seen so far. I was really impressed, and one of these would be perfect for a nice rimless 40 or 50 gallon breeder sized tank.
B P

Looks like a mess to clean when it gets dusty.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Frode-Numan/659084887 Frode Numan

I’ve got two R240r (which is Maxspects name for these fixtures) 120 watt / 10.000K above my 450 L tank. Very happy with them. Fans have never turned on yet. Fixture doesn’;t seem to get warm enough, See a small movie on the Maxspect fb page of my setup.
Clive Bentley

If you look at the article I posted with the specifics for this fixture, you will see how the LEDs are divided per channel.

http://reefbuilders.com/2012/05/09/maxspect-razor-led-2/
Mike

Bravo, thank you Clive. I do remember reading that earlier in the year, just forgot about it since it was first introduced.
reefergeeker

you have to see it in person to appreciate the width and thinness.. it is a cool fixture

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