geepondy
Flashlight Enthusiast
Bought the Matrix 2 today at REI. I was lucky, first one out of the box had a white beam. Doesn't appear to be any brighter to the eye using lithiums instead of alkalines but lighter and more comfortable with lithiums so I think I will stick with using them. So definitely a step up circuit involved, maybe regulated too? Beam is a bit splotchy as was the one from the Yukon HL that I tried also. Also a little too narrow for my particular tastes. I would have bought the Yukon HL but already have a Aurora. I really would like a headlamp brighter then the Aurora but with a broad beam similar to what you get out of say an Arc LSL. Does such a thing exist also without being too bulky? Certainly the Yukon HL and Matrix 2 are as bulky as I care to get. If I could find such a thing then I would save the Matrix 2 as a Christmas present. I mainly want one for use around the house. I assemble and dis-assemble PCs a lot and sometimes the Aurora just doesn't provide enough punch though I found it does Ok for night time snow shoeing.