mk10 first stage with a700second stage... Good idea?

[diver 85]

Most regulators you can mix and match (Poseidon's are different). The usual spec is 135 +/- 10.

Is there any place inland to dive in LA? I am in Ruston at the moment.

Toledo Bend......south end---but water temps still on the cool side for me.....

 

[ryantaylor0@yahoo.com]

update... the mk10 and the A700 work great together ... three years, and many dives later both are still going strong! although the BA156 would have likely done just as well... I do enjoying the flashy a700... I guess its a little vanity involved, but the a700 sure has a cool factor.

 

[buddhasummer]

so why do they suggest pairing the a700 and s600 with the MK25 if all of the first stages preform the same? even ones made in the 70-80s. what makes the Mk25 "better"?

It's newer and more expensive.

 

[buddhasummer]

I am sure the MK-25 flows more air than that a MK-10. The question is does it matter.

Unless you're a machine, I suspect not.

 

[buddhasummer]

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So here is the set assembled.
The a700 does have a noticably lighter cracking pressure. I thought it may be just me wanting to belive that my new reg was better so i got the objective wife to huff a few times and she came to the same conclusion with out hesitation.

Tuned the same I bet the difference would be all but imperceptible. I couldn't reliably tell the difference between my G250s, 156s and G260s, I have them all tuned the same. Personally I think the 156 is the coolest looking reg out there, followed very closely by the somewhat strange looking D series. Just for Bob, the Kraken is pretty sexy too.

 

[Centrals]

SP is NOT the only manufacturer to imply that their latest most expensive model is the best.

 

[johnnywulff]

Tuned the same I bet the difference would be all but imperceptible. I couldn't reliably tell the difference between my G250s, 156s and G260s, I have them all tuned the same.

I bet D series you will, it's smoother and more natural breathing, lighter cracking effort.

 

[buddhasummer]

SP is NOT the only manufacturer to imply that their latest most expensive model is the best.

I don't think there's a manufacturer of anything that doesn't imply the latest is the best. Isn't this what keeps the wheels turning.

 

[buddhasummer]

I bet D series you will, it's smoother and more natural breathing, lighter cracking effort.

I know, hence not listing them in the lineup. I guarantee I could pick it out with absolute reliability. They truly are a notch above the rest. Now if I can just get one working perfectly.