You folks are all acting like I marketed it as the final and best regulator ever.. just saying.
It's an exceptional regulator, there are also other brands that offer exceptional regulators. I actually prefer the breathing on some regs that I know aren't as good on the machine as others because of the way they breath. For instance, i know the Atomics breath really well, I don't enjoy diving them, I prefer a more noticeable venturi. It's more about my preference than facts (biased by thousands of dives using a SP G250 second I suspect, but my seconds are outperforming a G250 and hanging with the atomics, the Atomic firsts stage however has higher flow than the Deep 6 first stage, that is a matter of bal piston over bal diaphragm, and unless you are doing sub 600fsw dives..whatever) It' hard to remove bias.
The mouthpiece complaint..seriously change it. Sorry, but many people love our mouthpiece, some don't. There is no mouthpiece I could pick that everybody would universally like. I love AL Comfo bites, others hate them, some love Sea Cures, they disgust me, some love my Deep 6 mouthpiece, I like it, and some obviously don't. This is almost like boxers and briefs, go with what works for you.
Regards the DIN metal hand wheel. I see where it could be more slick and a issue, especially if the user is used to over tightening the DIN fitting onto the tank valve (and many do). If you tighten the DIN wheel to the first stage correctly , two finger tight... you won't need a glove to remove the reg from the first stage. That said, i KNOW that many over tighten the first stage (just like they do LP hoses) and I will look at making it better. My interim suggestion is they really don't need to be tight at all, just bottomed out, when you open the tank valve the pressure will more than hold it in place. i actually slightly(very important lightly) lube my DIN threads with cristolube, makes it easier on/off, others don't.
It's an exceptional regulator, there are also other brands that offer exceptional regulators. I actually prefer the breathing on some regs that I know aren't as good on the machine as others because of the way they breath. For instance, i know the Atomics breath really well, I don't enjoy diving them, I prefer a more noticeable venturi. It's more about my preference than facts (biased by thousands of dives using a SP G250 second I suspect, but my seconds are outperforming a G250 and hanging with the atomics, the Atomic firsts stage however has higher flow than the Deep 6 first stage, that is a matter of bal piston over bal diaphragm, and unless you are doing sub 600fsw dives..whatever) It' hard to remove bias.
The mouthpiece complaint..seriously change it. Sorry, but many people love our mouthpiece, some don't. There is no mouthpiece I could pick that everybody would universally like. I love AL Comfo bites, others hate them, some love Sea Cures, they disgust me, some love my Deep 6 mouthpiece, I like it, and some obviously don't. This is almost like boxers and briefs, go with what works for you.
Regards the DIN metal hand wheel. I see where it could be more slick and a issue, especially if the user is used to over tightening the DIN fitting onto the tank valve (and many do). If you tighten the DIN wheel to the first stage correctly , two finger tight... you won't need a glove to remove the reg from the first stage. That said, i KNOW that many over tighten the first stage (just like they do LP hoses) and I will look at making it better. My interim suggestion is they really don't need to be tight at all, just bottomed out, when you open the tank valve the pressure will more than hold it in place. i actually slightly(very important lightly) lube my DIN threads with cristolube, makes it easier on/off, others don't.
. While I'm more of a bourbon guy overall, if you're spending time in the Caribbean a study of fine rums is just a matter of cultural appreciation 
. Anything north of 130 though I'll leave for you.
