Apek regs & bubble dispersal

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I'm in the process of replacing my aging regulators (a 16 year old sherwood oasis) and I've more or less settled on one of the high-end Apeks rigs. However, while the TX100 received excellent reviews for bubble dispersal (useful when filming video) I've not yet found a review of the ATX200 which mentions this aspect of performance. From the pictures of the reg. the ATX seems to have a smaller exhaust (which is not a good sign).

Anyone have any practical experience? Does the older TX exhaust fit on the newer regs?

Thanks

 

[JamesK]

I have used my buddies ATX200, and although I loved the reg, I did not care for the exhaust tee. It simply did not disperse bubbles as well as my Beuchats. It was not really noticeable too much, and something I could get used to, but it was not as good as I expected it to be. All in all though it is an excellent reg.

 

[TCDiver1]

If your really concerned with where you bubbles are going, would suggest a side discharge second stage like a Poseidon Odin.

 

[GP]

I have both a TX-50 and an ATX40 and the TX50 with the wide exhaust tee has much better bubble dispersion.

 

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Anybody know if the TX exhaust tee can be fitted to an ATX reg?

Edit: I spoke to Apeks. The ATX200 exhaust is molded on and cannot be replaced. Ho hum.