Tho LED do produce heat you should not be noticing that these look like integrated LED. So that seems a bit strange to me. As far as glare you are sitting right under them so yes I can see how that would be glaring seems as though you may have put too many in a small space. and the pattern has made is so you have runway lighting not full light.

Oh really? The number of lights and pattern was recommended by the installers. What would you do different?

Are the installers lighting designers? I think you should address the problem about their not dimming all the way down; that would reduce the glare. If they are LED lights and the dimmers are designed for LEDs, there should be an adjustment in the dimmer for the minimum brightness.

well from a lighting design perspective, you need to accommodate for the seating arrangement when plotting lights, you can see clearly that there are "rows" of lights and "rows" of shadows here for one thing, these lights are not giving you a wides beam spread, more spot, hence the gimble (gambles get used for artwork a lot), they may actually be a narrow spread. Run ways can work in kitchens and i larger rooms with taller ceilings. There is more here than just the layout, i think the size of the light, and the style were wrong for this application.

LOOK at how your light is falling and how dark some areas are, with this many fixtures it should be like so bright in here. LOOK at the shadows or dark space. Honestly, electricians are just that. and they sold you what they had on the truck thumbs down. I mean the second choice is for exterior or wet location.. so neither one is or was ever the right choice. Sorry.

Those appear to be quick-connect or remodel connecting LED trim pull one down and see if it is just screwed into a sock or can be disconnected at the little white port you see in the picture you posted. replace them all with 2700-3000k wide flood

Thanks mtv hike. Yes there is an adjustment on the dimmer for minimum brightness! I selected that option and it’s much better.

Thanks RL Relication for your feedback. I am going to adjust the lights to see if the shadows can be minimized and also think about getting flood lights. I actually like the look of gimbal lights but I agree that shadows is an issue.

Those look more like spot lights rather than floods. I think youll be happier with floods.

Thanks weedmeister. Would you have a picture or suggest a brand that have floods?

Juno IC1RLED with 17cwh trim. Merely adjusting the beam spread won’t get rid of the glare. You need a fixture that has the light source deeply recessed so it is not visible unless you’re looking right up at it. The specular clear reflector is the best trim choice - it produces the least glare. White plastic produces the most glare. Black plastic minimizes glare but also cuts a substantial amount of light output. Juno makes a unique hyperbolic trim that completely hides the light source but they’re expensive.

Before you spend some money on new fixtures, the one you show on the left appears to use standard mr-16 bulbs. These come in various beam angles. I doubt the big box stores will carry bulbs with different beam angles, but you can go to a lighting or perhaps an electrical supply store and ask for bulbs with a wider beam angle.

If the gimbal lights are near a wall, they should be adjusted to throw light on the wall instead of your head but perhaps you've already done that.

They both appear to be retrofit type fixtures so you might be able to replace them with more deeply recessed retrofit fixtures so you would be less aware of the light source.

Electricians love these fixtures because they're inexpensive and easy to install,

It would help to know more about the fixtures.

Thanks everyone.

I will look at different bulbs and trims/fixtures. Surprisingly, the two types I show in my picture are the only options offered here in Toronto. And I contacted over 15 contractors prior to settling on one. I wonder if US just has better options when it comes to recessed lighting.

Are you at a lighting store? There should be lots of options in Toronto.