Regulators "which one"
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Seraphimx
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if its like that Id take the X650 with MK17 
Its way cool! If money isnt an issue and the low diaphragm thingy is cool.
http://www.scubapro.com/products/regs/systems/mk17_x650/mk17_x650.asp
that would be my pick but between the two you said Id go Scubapro. You got worldwide service. Anywhere youll go, you'll have a ScubaPro shop to repair your reg.
Its way cool! If money isnt an issue and the low diaphragm thingy is cool.http://www.scubapro.com/products/regs/systems/mk17_x650/mk17_x650.asp
that would be my pick but between the two you said Id go Scubapro. You got worldwide service. Anywhere youll go, you'll have a ScubaPro shop to repair your reg.
I considered the Oceanic Outrigger BC. The knighthawk seemed simpler. My dive computer will be an Oceanic Atom 2. I dive mostly in the Cancun area. As far as titanium I just thought it would be lighter for travel and less corrosive in salt water.
Seraphimx
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about that ask someone else, I'm no pro.
sp def has nice regs, so does atomic.
i like to keep it simple and use the same for my tech and rec diving. after years of poseidon and many sp regs, i came down to apeks tx100 (never tried the never ones) and mares abyss. simple, reliable and yet waiting to give me a prob even on "extreme" dives (400ft+). i used atomic and liked it, i rather have others to come up with results at this kind of conditions. i just dont feel like the guineapig!
i like to keep it simple and use the same for my tech and rec diving. after years of poseidon and many sp regs, i came down to apeks tx100 (never tried the never ones) and mares abyss. simple, reliable and yet waiting to give me a prob even on "extreme" dives (400ft+). i used atomic and liked it, i rather have others to come up with results at this kind of conditions. i just dont feel like the guineapig
!it would be lighter obviously, less corrosive (as compared to brass - chrome plated i dont know and dont wanna judge on) but is it really worth the price to you? if you can answer that yes!!! without a doubt, go ahead!DVW1726:
Seraphimx
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wouldnt a good treatment and yearly checkup do the same at lower price?
prevent corrosion?
prevent corrosion?
Titainum is possibly less corrosive than chrome plated brass, but that's a lot like saying your Ferrari is faster than your Calloway Corvette. Given that with reasonable maintenance, chrome plated brass first stages hold up in service for 30-40 years, how much more corrosion resitance do you need? I guarentee if you never change the oil in your Ferrari, it will be slower than that average mini-van in a year or two.
Yes, I know you can use nitrox in salt water. I've never seen on the boats I've dived off of in Cancun. But, also thats not to say it's not avaliable down there. My bad. Also I've been around diving for 27 years and I have used Regs from Sherwood, US divers, Dacor, Cressi sub, Mares, Apex, and Scubapro. Always had better luck with Scubapro plus I never heard anyone say anything negative about their Regs.Packhorse:
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