The Rias CTC50 is a 500mm close-to-ceiling crystal light ingold or chrome 40W giving 4,000lm, withswitchable 3300K / 4200K / 6500K andBluetooth remote dimming.

It dims by REMOTE, not by a wall dimmer. Telbix records itplainly Bluetooth remote while our own record says onlydimmable: Yes. Do not wire it to a TRIAC wall dimmer, andtell your electrician before they quote: the switch plate they would normally fit is the wrong onehere.

4,000 lumens from a crystal fitting that is the point

100lm/W, which is genuinely efficient. Compare the tiered crystal pendantselsewhere in this catalogue: 2,400 to 2,600lm for 80W, about30lm/W. Crystal normally trades output for sparkle. The Riassparkles and lights the room, which is unusual enough to be the reason to chooseit.

Close to ceiling, so it fits an ordinary house

Rias also comes as pendants, which want a void. The CTCsits close against the ceiling, so it works at2,400mm in a bedroom, hallway or living room with the same crystal, the samefinishes and the same colour switching.

3300 to 6500K and our record lists none of them

3300K warm, 4200K natural, 6500K daylight. That range goes wellbeyond the 5000K most tri-colour fittings stop at, and through crystal it makes adramatic difference: 6500K gives a hard brilliant sparkle, 3300K is warmand golden. Our product record carries no colour temperature at all for a fittingthat has three so the feature was invisible to anyone filtering or comparing on our site.

Our sources disagree on the material. The datasheet saysaluminium, brass and stainless steel; the page saidcrystal and stainless steel. Both agree on stainless steel, and thecrystal is visible in the product. We publish crystal on stainless steel and notethat brass and aluminium appear in one source only. It is the same disagreement as on the JuraCTC40.

Gold or chrome

Gold is warm and belongs with the 3300K setting; chrome iscool and pairs with 6500K. Both are gloss. On a close-to-ceiling fitting theframe is most of what you see from below, so the finish choice carries more weighthere than it would on a pendant.

It is ClassI earth required, and Telbix recordsno assembly required it arrives built. A licensed electrician installsit.

Where it works

• Bedrooms, hallways and living rooms at standard ceiling height.
• Anywhere the Rias pendants will not fit.
• Rooms that need real light as well as sparkle.
• Not with a wall dimmer dimming is Bluetooth remote.
• Indoor and dry locations only IP20.

Specifying it

500mm, in crystal on stainless steel (one sourcealso lists brass and aluminium), gloss. Integrated40W LED giving 4,000lm, included, withswitchable 3300K / 4200K / 6500K,CRI>80, Bluetooth remote dimming.No assembly required. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. RCM approved. Warranty is three years, asa replacement warranty.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

How does it dim?

By Bluetooth remote, from a handset not a wall dimmer. Telbix records it plainly; our own record said only dimmable: Yes. Do not wire it to a TRIAC dimmer, and tell your electrician before they quote.

Is it bright enough to light a room?

Yes, and that is unusual for crystal. 4,000lm from 40W is 100lm/W; the tiered crystal pendants elsewhere in this catalogue give 2,400 to 2,600lm for 80W. The Rias sparkles and lights the room.

What colour temperatures does it have?

Three 3300K warm, 4200K natural and 6500K daylight, which goes well beyond the 5000K most tri-colour fittings stop at. Our record carried no colour temperature at all, so the feature was invisible to anyone comparing on our site.

Will it fit a normal ceiling?

Yes it sits close against the ceiling, so it works at 2,400mm. The Rias pendants want a void.

What is it made of?

Crystal on stainless steel. Our sources disagree on the rest the datasheet also lists brass and aluminium; the page did not. Both agree on the stainless steel, and the crystal is visible in the product.

Gold or chrome?

Gold is warm and belongs with the 3300K setting; chrome is cool and pairs with 6500K. On a close-to-ceiling fitting the frame is most of what you see from below, so it matters more here than on a pendant.

Does it need assembling?

No Telbix records no assembly required; it arrives built. An electrician installs it, as it is Class I and hard-wired.