Tecline vs dive rite regulator

[Gijs Tollenaar]

So I’ve recently become a Divemaster and figured it’s time to finish my kit by buying my own reg. My prerequisites for a reg are a membrane design, 5 Lp ports with a swivel turret and a reg able to withstand colder water( water that goes down to 4° celcius). I want to have a reg which supports my single tank setup and possibly my sidemount setup, that’s why I want my reg to be flexible.

Now I’m torn between 2 options and I was wondering what yoy guys think

1: Tecline R2/Tec2
2: Dive Rite XT/XT2

I know Tecline is basically a copy of Apeks: is that a bad thing? They can serviced locally and in Indonesia(where I do most of my diving), whilst I also think they’ve been growing consistently. My instructor recommends against them, but I was curious about your opinions.

Dive Rite seems solid but I simply like the Tecline design better (I think this had clouded my judgement). Apart from that I don’t see a lot of inherent differences between the two regulator designs, except for the fact that the Tecline comes with a heat exchanger.


What would you guys choose and why? The difference in pricing is about 100 euro’s( Tecline being the cheaper option). This is not a big deal at all!

I have a price limit of about 700 euros, is this realistic? Are there better options out there? Thanks for the help beforehand!

 

[Dsix36]

I am a big fan of Dive Rite regs. They are simple, easy to rebuild, parts are available, and I have had them below 600' without issue. I have never had a failure on a Dive Rite other than IP creep, but to be honest that was due to me not servicing them soon enough. They can be used with or without the cold water kit depending on your environment.

 

[MidOH]

Consider the Dive Rite xt4.

 

[happy-diver]

I've never bought a new reg ridiculous idea just bought two tecline plates
Support Europe mate the Poles mate, they had a really tough last century
The Commies took their souls, you can help give their souls back to them

 

[Valerii Vakshul]

Europe is cheaper than America, and spare parts from Europe are always nearby.

 

[Gijs Tollenaar]

I am a big fan of Dive Rite regs. They are simple, easy to rebuild, parts are available, and I have had them below 600' without issue. I have never had a failure on a Dive Rite other than IP creep, but to be honest that was due to me not servicing them soon enough. They can be used with or without the cold water kit depending on your environment

Thanks for the concise feedback!

 

[Gijs Tollenaar]

I've never bought a new reg ridiculous idea just bought two tecline plates
Support Europe mate the Poles mate, they had a really tough last century
The Commies took their souls, you can help give their souls back to them

Fair enough go on then

 

[Gijs Tollenaar]

Europe is cheaper than America, and spare parts from Europe are always nearby.

Yeah I realized this after a chat with my instructor. He said to just get Apeks as they’re kind of the golden standard. Can also be serviced everywhere so might just go with XTX series