808Ronin
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It is very tempting it's just that I still need a third mask and locally there aren't any to try before I buy so not sure whether we'd prefer the ocean reef over the OTS or not
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Guardian vs the ocean reef is like a Comparing a tool to a toy in my opinion, I've had an aga gen II, an ocean reef, and a guardian in front of me when I had to decide. The aga was a good mask, the guardian was a fantastic mask, the ocean reef while light with a directional vent, and tunable 2nd stage felt like a happy meal toy vs the guardian or aga. The guardian won me over with the snorkel built into the visor stock, the class to service it your self should you choose, and the double seal, and demand style reg. not to mention you dont have to detune the reg in a head down position. It has standard hose routing compared to the aga as well as fittings. Ots is a USA based brand, ocean reef is italian. I have been able to personaly ask the owner at ots in length questions about his products. I absolutely love mine. After trying one the only way I would have gone ocean reef was if the guardian and aga did not fit. These are my personal feelings, I do not work for OTS nor work anywhere that sells them.
Are the comm systems from the ocean reef and the ots compatible?
From what I'm reading in radio specs they are much different frequencies so my third mask would need to either be ots with the buddy phone or an ocean reef and add the buddy phone to make it compatible are your Comms original buddy phone or the buddy phone d2 models? And would you happen to know what size they are Sorry so many questions.
Thanks, Dave