Zeagle Envoy or Mares V16 Proton?
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mmcdds
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Why not consider an Apeks, they're great regs and an ATX50 is, in my opinion, pretty reasonably priced
CRDiver
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Zeagle Envoy kicked butt in the latest round of testing by Rodales; it was one of the best breathers in any price range. I have an Envoy backup and love it.
keyo
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Zeagle all the way
Boogie711
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mmcdds - you'll learn that Rodales isn't worth spit. What a crock.CRDiver:
The NEWEST example, and far from the only - Apeks went from underperforming to top of class in one year. Yet they made not a single change.
CRDiver
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The only thing bogus about Rodale's is their subjective scores. All I look at is the machine tests. Zeagle kicked butt. And my personal experience, and that of my dive partner, is that the Zeagle Envoy is a top quality reg, especially for the money. I use a DS4 Apeks as my primary, and it's great too, but it was also significantly more expensive than the Envoy.
And since the original poster mentioned two regs only - Zeagle and Mares - the choice is easy.
And since the original poster mentioned two regs only - Zeagle and Mares - the choice is easy.
Boogie711
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Which would be well and good - but Rodales does their testing ABOVE water. And the usefulness of that would be???????
Underwater testing is a lot more important, but harder to do, with fewer test facilities and therefore more expensive. Therefore, Rodales just doesn't bother.
Again: Rodales = crap.
Underwater testing is a lot more important, but harder to do, with fewer test facilities and therefore more expensive. Therefore, Rodales just doesn't bother.
Again: Rodales = crap.
CRDiver
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That's real intelligent! Because breathing simulator tests are conducted above water - and the regs being tested are often subjected to more stress than anything any of us could experience underwater - they're invalid? OK professor!
Boogie711
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OK not true. Not all tests are conducted above water. But apparently it's good enough for Rodales, right???
Aqualung tests their regs in an underwater test chamber. I know Abyss does the same - in fact, they use the same test facility. But hey - If you want to use dry-land testing to make your purchasing decisions, please go ahead.
Aqualung tests their regs in an underwater test chamber. I know Abyss does the same - in fact, they use the same test facility. But hey - If you want to use dry-land testing to make your purchasing decisions, please go ahead.
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