Best Breathing Reg

[HatchetJoe]

Go for the bling factor get the Atomic T2.

 

[diveprof]

ok, most major line major brand regs - scubapro, sherwood, oceanic, aqualung, mares, atomic, dive rite, zeagle, etc. all breathe well. Maybe breathing machines can tell a difference, but most divers cannot. The biggest factor to me is: #1 "what feels (subjective) most comfortable in your mouth on challenging dives" and #2. what can be serviced locally. My answer is a late 1980's sherwood oasis +. To 200', it is sweet. No adjustments - why adjust if not needed. Cold water reg. 'nough said. Yeah scuba pro is sweet too, I have a newer -though not the most current reg -G500 that I would dive to most rec/tech depths. Just back from a week in Coz with deco diving. Oasis+ did just fine - American made quality (max depth 140' this trip).

 

[Scott M]

Well, Scott, maybe there is hope for you. It is not about equipment, it is about reassurance. Hypertech gets it. I can't believe how many people are here to push their products without regard for the underlying issue.

Sometimes I get lucky with an opinion,

 

[shoturtle]

Go for the bling factor get the Atomic T2.

That is a bling factor only. I do not think it breaths any better the the non titanium B2 at half the price.

 

[Charon]

I didn't bother reading all 6 pages... just incase the OP is still reading this and no one else mentioned it....

GENERALLY most/all regs are set to an inhalation effort crack ~ 1" some are a little harder, some (though probably against mfg suggestions) are set lower. I personally like to set my regs to very light effort ~.7" as time goes by and it starts to free flow a tad bit, I just adjust in the knob. I wouldn't do this to other peoples regs, just my own.

Again GENERALLY the larger the diaphragm the nicer breathing a reg is. I like my Apeks regs over my ScubaPro S600, I think they breath nicer. However the S600 breathes much drier in other positions other than flat. It also breathes much easier while looking up.

 

[deerhunter1911a1]

im sure someone posted this already, but im too lazy to look through 6 pages to see. i just got an Apekx XTX200 and LOVE it. Easiest breathing regulator i have tried yet. ive tried the aqualung titans, which i did not care for; the aqulung legend, which was great, i really liked; the Apekx XTX50, which, again, are great and i loved; and finally, my XTX200. BY FAR (and it could just be in my head) the 200 took the cake. SUPER easy to breathe. 1000% of my vote.

 

[highdesert]

The truth is in the numbers. Go to the Zeagle site and read the Breathing Performance Charts for their Flathead regs ...

ZX, Flathead-VI Breathing Loop Zeagle Systems - Scuba Diving Equipment Manufacturer

ZX, Flathead-XP Breathing Loop Zeagle Systems - Scuba Diving Equipment Manufacturer

... you get Zeagle quality, effortless breathing, and Zeagle customer service.

 

[halocline]

The truth is in the numbers....

Well, your idea of truth, anyhow. Machine testing scores are not very useful for evaluating what a reg feels like when diving, especially when the results tend to be closer than typically perceptible by humans.

This topic is kind of a silly question, which invites all sorts of opinions. I guess that's what the internet is for!

 

[Trimix2dive]

I didn't bother reading all 6 pages... just incase the OP is still reading this and no one else mentioned it....

GENERALLY most/all regs are set to an inhalation effort crack ~ 1" some are a little harder, some (though probably against mfg suggestions) are set lower. I personally like to set my regs to very light effort ~.7" as time goes by and it starts to free flow a tad bit, I just adjust in the knob. I wouldn't do this to other peoples regs, just my own.

Again GENERALLY the larger the diaphragm the nicer breathing a reg is. I like my Apeks regs over my ScubaPro S600, I think they breath nicer. However the S600 breathes much drier in other positions other than flat. It also breathes much easier while looking up.

I didn't read the other 6 pages either. I have to agree with most of the above.

 

[Skeeter1097]

I to dive Legend LX and have Titan LX on Back up.