Hi Jinx,

We have 2 pool Color Logic lights and 1 in the spa.

Like you, I knew that lights would make a big difference in the appearance of the pool AND property with guests at night and for "mood" when home by ourselves. Believe me.....it does!

I also considered the Fiberstar line because we have 2 Jandy Clear Descent waterfalls and liked the "accent" look of the lightbars under the water.

We chose the Haywards, and I'm glad we did. The LED technology is REALLY cool!...lol The "head" electronics with the LED drivers are actually in the light assembly, so there's only the one cable and a ground to run back to the controller.

I looked at the JAZZ light exploded view in the pdf (on the webpage you provided) and it seems to be a spinning color disc with a bright conventional bulb behind it, right? The Color Logic is all solid state, which means (to me, anyway) longer life, less heat and the slightly less tangible fun of watching the thing up close, changing colors. The bank of LED's "changes" color by gradually shifting the colors of the LED's to form combined colors. For example, half red and half blue make purple. This is how the Color Logic lights work, and if you have kids, they LOVE to just put on a mask and submerge up close to watch it.

About the fiber optics.....We decided NOT to get the fiberoptic light bars because the installation looked like it should be done by someone who's done a few and isn't just "winging it".....lol. They are expensive for what they do, and I was afraid that after a year or so, the plastic pipe (holding the fiber optics) would either develop a leak or became clouded on the outside with water deposits, and would be a huge hassle to either replace, or just remove entirely!

The "brightness" is a non-issue in my opinion, so long as you have enough light to EVENLY light the pool. You shouldn't be able to see the light source (again, imo) from the house, and a diffused, even synchronized color is preferable to us.

In the "old days", pools used to have one HUGE bright light in the deep end, and I have to say that lighting has come a long way since then. I can't tell you whether to go with the Jazz or the CL, but we're very please with ours.

hth,

STS