Best Inherently Sealed Regulator for Cold/Warm Diving

[LoadedScuba]

Inherently sealed, double hose like the Argonaut Kraken, I prefer piston first stages for single hose diving and atomic can be bought sealed, I seal mine (Atomics) if they aren’t already. There aren’t really any bad regulators just some that are harder to tune/repair and get parts for, go with the best deal.

That is true! They offer the B2 or Z3 sealed!

 

[StefinSB]

That is true! They offer the B2 or Z3 sealed!

Yup, they are sealed by emptying a tube of rather expensive “goop” into it.

 

[LoadedScuba]

I’d suggest looking at Deep 6, regardless whether you are interested in servicing your own regs or not.

Have you used them before? If I am seeing correctly they only offer one which is the “Signature”. That’s a lot cheaper than the Atomic or MK25! How is it breathing / quality?

 

[LandonL]

Have you used them before? If I am seeing correctly they only offer one which is the “Signature”. That’s a lot cheaper than the Atomic or MK25! How is it breathing / quality?

Our work of breathing is quite low actually. The new internal components we are using like the teflon coated HP poppet, teflon coating in the second stage barrel, and turbine poppet all serve to lower WOB and provide a more stable IP throughout the breathing cycle. We also use teflon washers in the balance chamber. As far as durability goes, the Signature is chromed then PVD coated for greater scratch protection, versus many others that are chromed only. The Signature has a metal DIN or Yoke handwheel, versus others that use plastic. These are of course just a few things I can think of highlighting off the top of my head.

Of course I'm biased, but I'm sure others will chime in as well. User reviews carry more weight than one of use adding in. If you had any specific questions though I'm sure Chris or I would be happy to answer.

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

Have you used them before? If I am seeing correctly they only offer one which is the “Signature”. That’s a lot cheaper than the Atomic or MK25! How is it breathing / quality?

My sidemount setup is Deep 6. I can't see I've been horribly deep on them at this point (130 feet only), but sidemount is my long term tec configuration. At that depth, they breath really nicely, better than my MK25 Evo/S600 setup. I haven't taken my Atomic M1's all that deep yet.

Edit: I forgot to add. Equivalent to my Apex XTX50s

 

[runsongas]

apeks xtx50/dst

 

[buddhasummer]

I'll give Apeks, take your pick depending on need, a shout out, reliable and super simple to service.

 

[LoadedScuba]

Our work of breathing is quite low actually. The new internal components we are using like the teflon coated HP poppet, teflon coating in the second stage barrel, and turbine poppet all serve to lower WOB and provide a more stable IP throughout the breathing cycle. We also use teflon washers in the balance chamber. As far as durability goes, the Signature is chromed then PVD coated for greater scratch protection, versus many others that are chromed only. The Signature has a metal DIN or Yoke handwheel, versus others that use plastic. These are of course just a few things I can think of highlighting off the top of my head.

Of course I'm biased, but I'm sure others will chime in as well. User reviews carry more weight than one of use adding in. If you had any specific questions though I'm sure Chris or I would be happy to answer.

So the signature is nicer than the DGX?

 

[BoltSnap]

1. Atomic M1

2. SP

 

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

Atomic is the best piston regulator out there followed by Scubapros. For cold water and silty conditions I prefer to stick with sealed diaphragms instead of pistons. Apeks has a very large global following. Dive Rite and Deep 6 are what I have found to be equally good without the additional price you would pay for an Apeks. If I was in your situation, I would go with Deep 6.