Aculux stopped by our office to introduce their 2" aperture platform. The fixtures are available in either square or round and in fixed downlight, adjustable or wall wash versions. It comes in two outputs, 700 lumens or 1000 lumens and 80 or 90 CRI. The optics are interchangeable in the field with 18°, 24°, 35° and 45° beamspreads. We saw the 18° optic and it was relatively clean with not a lot of secondary spill. For the round downlight fixture there are two different reflector cones; hyperbolic and parabolic. The parabolic is the typical reflector style that helps eliminate the glare and direct the light, however they have developed a hyperbolic reflector that provides a wider distribution and the light seems to disappear more at the fixture. They recommend this fixture especially when you have taller ceiling heights. Although there is a harsher line than the parabolic when the fixtures are closer to the wall.
We took a look at the wall wash trim version but were not very impressed with it. There was a lot of light being directed towards the ground and a harsh line on the wall. The fixture itself was glary.
Aculux offers a remote emergency battery backup option and the red test light can be located remotely as well.
Overall it was a nice punch for such a small aperture and would be a good option to consider for residential projects that prefer when the fixtures do not draw attention to themselves and seem to blend into the architecture.
They also showed us a more commercial grade version from Juno that is a straight no frills downlight. It would be a good option for lower budget condominium projects.