Video Transcript: FYRLYT NEMESIS 9000 vs LIGHTFORCE GENESIS LED
NOTE: 22/10/25: FYRLYT NEMESIS 9000 depicted in video are GEN 1.0 and now been updated to feature a tempered borosilicate glass lens (pyrex) with a billet machined lens bezel. The light output remains the same.
FYRLYT NEMESIS 9000 DRIVING LIGHT PAGE
G'day, I'm Jamie from Australian images. Following on from my recent HTX comparison, today I'm going to be comparing the FYRLYT Nemesis to the Lightforce Genesis LED.
Once again, in the interest of full disclosure, FYRLYT have asked me to do this comparison. They gave me the FYRLYT Nemesis lights a few years ago and I'm still using them, and they've loaned me the pair of brand new Genesis lights for this test. They also provide my son with some go-kart sponsorship. However, FYRLYT have not had any input into the testing, content, or procedures.
As with previous tests, there'll be no manipulation of the video or test photos, and the raw images with all their data intact can be downloaded from the website.
The Lightforce Genesis is a replacement for the LED 215 I've tested previously. It's a 100% LED light comprising 37 4-watt LEDs. The LEDs operate at 5,000° Kelvin, which is the same as the old LED 215s.
The FYRLYT Nemesis is 210 mm in diameter. The light source has a color temperature of about 3,400° Kelvin from its 250-watt, 24-volt Xenophot globe. The lights include transformers for use with 12-volt vehicles. At the time of making this video, the recommended retail is $995 a pair for the 12-volt versions or a few hundred less for the 24-volt model.
Let's see how these lights compare out on the road.
Beginning with the Nemesis out on my regular country road. As you may have seen in previous videos, the Nemesis provides huge amounts of illumination and excellent color and contrast from the 250-watt halogen light source, lighting up the road and the edges for well over 500m ahead. On the wide setting, which I'm using here, the lights deliver two large spots with some overlap in the center and enough peripheral light in combination with the headlights at closer distances.
Transitioning over to the Genesis LED, and as you'd expect, there's a huge change in color due to the cool white LED light source. Again, there's no shortage of light output, and the road and the sides are well illuminated for over 500m. The colors all look a bit strange, though, and this is backed up by Lightforce's specs, which list the Genesis with a relatively low Color Rendition Index (CRI) of 70. This compares to around 100 for halogen lights like the Nemesis.
Switching over to a split screen with the Nemesis on top and the Genesis underneath, you can see that there's very little between those two lights as far as raw lighting output goes. The Genesis has slightly more light at the wide end and a smoother falloff from the center towards the edges, while the Nemesis delivers longer range with more light at the mid to long distances.
I've mentioned before that I'm not a fan of cool color temperature driving lights, and the Genesis is no exception, showing here the vast difference in color rendition between it and the Nemesis.
If you've seen the previous comparison between the Nemesis and the LED 215, then this is all going to sound quite familiar because performance-wise, there's very little difference between the old LED 215 and the new Genesis LED.
Make no mistake, for an LED light, the Genesis is at the top end of the spectrum. It's well made and it produces plenty of light with good highway range. But that can't help it overcome the natural deficiencies that come with a cool LED light source for highway driving, being the inferior contrast and color compared to halogen lights such as the Nemesis, particularly when there's any moisture or smoke present in the air.
Taking those factors into account, I can only repeat my conclusion from both the LED 215 and HTX comparisons: that installing a pair of Nemesis lights plus a pair of small LED light bars for off-road work will deliver superior lighting every time and save you money as well.
Thanks for watching. There's plenty more information, including downloadable images from the testing, on the Australian images website.