dimmable light bulbs that don't buzz

[Adsibob]

Can anybody recommend a E14 dimmable bulb with frosted glass that does not buzz. I only need 350 lumens or so. Ideally with a high CRI.

Fed up of the "will it buzz" lottery.  

[ProDave]

I would look at trying a different dimmer.

[Adsibob]

1 hour ago, ProDave said:

I would look at trying a different dimmer.

That's interesting. I'm using Corston dimmers, which, as you can see from the link aren't cheap and also use digital dimming technology - whatever that is! I'm not sure I can just swap dimmers because of the bronze finish on the knob which matches the switch plate. Also, I'm using Corston digital dimmers in various other locations in the house (maybe 12 in all) and only have problems with two. One circuit the lights buzz, i mentioned it to the sparky and he said "replace with better bulbs". The other issue is another light fitting which is an ilumos LED, we can't switch it off completely. It dims down to about 2% which isn't noticeable in the day, but is at night and as it's in our master bedroom, that's annoying. The electrician thinks it might be an incompatibility between the digital dimmer and the ilumos LED, so he suggested switchng that dimmer for a simple on off switch. Not ideal but if it fixes the issue we'll accept it.

 

Are there brands of lightbulbs that are just known for being better quality? 

[MJNewton]

1 minute ago, Adsibob said:

I'm not sure I can just swap dimmers because of the bronze finish on the knob which matches the switch plate.

 

I think most dimmers have a standard shaft and fixing size so you may well be able to swap the module but keep the existing faceplate and knob.

 

Varilight V-Pro dimmers are popular; might be worth a try to see if they're any better?