It’s really a matter of personal preference, and different people see color differently, I’ve even read that age is a factor but I’m not sure how true that is.
The brightness difference is minimal, NW has better color rendering; go outside and beam a CW light into some green trees, shrubbery or other green vegetation, then shine a NW at the same objects, you’ll immediately see the difference and what I mean.
Additionally, here’s some reasons why NW is best for a thrower.
To me, a CW hot spot washes out the object in the distance in a blur of overly white hue, with NW now I can see the details of a distant object better, as it isn’t washed out.
—> considering your wishes I would recommend the Cata V6, although I’m not sure if Thrunite makes them NW of the shelf…… byut apart from that it has everything
you want and Olight quality in my opinion is still one of the best around.
In theory yes, but it is immediately apparent which one brings out the greens better when you compare CRI70 6500K and 4000K emitters in a similar thrower. Add a bit of moisture and the gap widens.
I can go either way for throwers. I understand warmer tints are better for seeing what your pointing the light at… but sometimes its fun to have a light saber with a bright white beam.
The outdoor beamshot comparison (GIF) photos in that review are awesome! (and most helpful!) The Thrunite blows away all the other lights.
Its larger reflector provides a much wider beam than UT01 and all the others, but with comparable throw… and even better throw than most of them.
And the CW tint is not bad at all, looks MUCH warmer/nicer than the Manker, Haikelite, Nitecore and Olight!