runsongas
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vdh has a mk10/g250 for 100 dollars. you can probably get it with the kraken octo, lpi hose, and spg for less than 300.
Store - Vintage Double Hose
Store - Vintage Double Hose
picking out first reg and question about a "balanced" second stage
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Kraken octo is lefty btw.
I'd grab this one and ask @OWIC647 nicely to service it for me if I didn't want to DIY
Store - Vintage Double Hose
That looks like a pretty good deal. If someone were to give you a MK10/G250 and you took it to a LDS to have rebuilt, they would probably charge you $25-30 per stage labor, and about the same for parts. As this setup is already serviced you are way ahead of the game; not to mention the MK10/G250 is pretty hard to beat and will last you a very long time.
Kristi@CCDS
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Yes, we do have a few Z2 and a b/m set of M1 in our rental fleet. I'd like to add more over the next few months.
211ratsbud
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This is wild you guys are a bunch of conspiracy theorists. Our rental Fleet consists of Aqualung core Supremes because they work. When someone wants to buy a regulator I have a lot more than aqualung to offer them.. You start with budget and then see what kind of features you can pack into that budget. I would venture to say the core itself is overlooked because it doesn't have the fancy knob. But it is really a pleasant regulator to dive. That said I don't own one for myself. That said some of my favorite regulators are ones we are not even an authorized retailer for. The difference in balanced and unbalanced has already been clearly stated I think it's time for the OP to pick his brick-and-mortar location or pick the web store and make it happen! If you're shopping for functional start researching borrowing and renting.
What brand/model would you consider an "unpleasant" regulator to breathe? I ask in all seriousness.
A number of times, I have taken the position that most of us doing recreational dives won't notice a difference among regulators in a blind test, and all modern regs work perfectly well for our purposes. Sure, I have seen the "work of breathing" measurements and read the comments from reviewers, but I'm just not convinced it's really meaningful for most of us.
Earlier in the thread, I said I have yet to read a comment in which someone says he regrets having purchased brand X regs because they are difficult to breathe in the water. Have you? Maybe there have been a few on SB, but I honestly just don't recall reading any.
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211ratsbud
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None. anytime I'm getting reliable air idc. Most can't tell I agree.
211ratsbud
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I think Pleasant refers to more than just the effort of breathing and also refers to the dent in your wallet in relation to the relative features. Environmental seal balancing and if a warranty that stands behind it plus has worldwide support. Again my thoughts were that a simple reg like the core was over looked because it doesn't have a manual spring adjustment like some others. A balanced second stage wouldn't need that other than to prove it has that feature.
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