XS Scuba Trimetal

[CRC65]

I am new to diving (12 ow dives), but have experienced lots of rental gear problems and would like to have my own (starting with regulators).

Mostly I will travel and dive in warm waters to max depths of 80 feet. Occasionally, I will dive in Monterey CA.

I have reviewed the posts on this site regarding regulators and am somewhat overwhelmed. That said, my local shop (who I would like to support) sells they XS Scuba Trimetal (first and second stages) for $390.

Is this a reasonably good price?

Is there a significantly better option?

Thanks,
Chris

 

[SparticleBrane]

I am new to diving (12 ow dives), but have experienced lots of rental gear problems and would like to have my own (starting with regulators).

Mostly I will travel and dive in warm waters to max depths of 80 feet. Occasionally, I will dive in Monterey CA.

I have reviewed the posts on this site regarding regulators and am somewhat overwhelmed. That said, my local shop (who I would like to support) sells they XS Scuba Trimetal (first and second stages) for $390.

Is this a reasonably good price?

Is there a significantly better option?

Thanks,
Chris

You might find better answers here in the Scubaboard regulator forum.

 

[StacyT]

I have the trimetal and have used it on about 20 dives in varied conditions from cold water to warm. So far I have no complaints. It is inexpensive, breathes easy, and I have dove to about 90' with it. Prior to this I had a titanium reg that I had loaned to someone, and he cleaned it in a pool without capping the 1st stage and it corroded. Needless to say that was about a $900 reg with only about 35 dives on it. I hadn't noticed much difference between the 2, but most of my diving is rather shallow, and usually in warm water, with an occasional trip to Monterey, or Catalina.

 

[CRC65]

Thanks very much

 

[CRC65]

I am new at this (no surprise). Should I just re post in the regulator section? I have looked through it and couldn't find an answer to whether $390 for the regulator was in line with the market.

 

[StacyT]

$390 sounds like a fair price. You can probably find it a bit cheaper online, but I prefer to shop locally if there isn't a big price difference.

 

[mistressmotorsports]

Retail is $400. Scuba.com has it for $359.95 and free shipping. For a less than 10 percent premium, you might consider using your local shop. Especially if they will service it in the future for free or for a discount if you buy it there, which might save money in the long run.

I love mine. 80 plus dives, no issues. Biggest test (not a big test by others' standards) for me was 90 plus feet at 51 degrees with no problems. Also works great in the tropics.

Mike

 

[mike_s]

That said, my local shop (who I would like to support) sells they XS Scuba Trimetal (first and second stages) for $390.

Is this a reasonably good price?

is that $390 for the 1st/2nd stage alone, or does it include the Octo also?


If it includes the Octo, then it might not be a bad deal. But for $390 for just the basic reg, I personally think that $390 is a little high.

You can pick it up from Dive Sports for $300 and get a free regulator bag also it appears..... I'm sure some other dealers have it for similar prices if you look.

XS Scuba SeaAir TriMetal Regulator - Sea Air Tri Metal Regulator



As for this reg, It actually scored very well in ScubaDiving Magazines "Muscle Reg" review a couple years ago when compared to Aqualung, Apeks, Atomic, Zeagle, etc

check out the article here at http://www.xsscuba.com/downloads/muscle_regs_11_05.pdf


-mike

 

[sporket]

The Trimetal has some very good reviews...... For what it worth. Sorry Mike, I didn't read the above post. So Ditto!