Regulators

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Initially I had a Poseidon Triton which worked flawlessly in all conditions. After diving that for a couple of years I found out that Poseidon was not going to continue support for it in the US, so I had to upgrade/downgrade to the Cyklon. I started using the Cyklon and I really didn't care for it because of the side exhaust only. After I had my "problem" with the Poseidon Cyklon while ice diving and on the Milwaukee, I was pretty frustrated. Now given the time of year and weather on that day, few regulators worked well. But I was already unhappy with the side exhaust so I decided to switch and gave the Zeagle Tech 50 a try. My LDS had one for sale that was basically the Apeks TX 50/US4 with a Zeagle purge button cap. I got a pretty good deal on it because it had been sitting on the shelf for awhile. I threw a 7ft hose on it and tried it out. Worked real well, easy breathing at depth, easy adjustability. A pretty good reg with the bottom exhaust. I found a pretty good deal on a used ATX200 so I picked that up too. They both breathe much differently than a Poseidon. The higher IP of the Poseidon is very noticeable when you inhale and "crack" the valve which delivers a relatively forceful large volume of air that you cannot overbreathe. The Apeks 200 seems to deliver air much more smoothly with a volume that is slightly greater to your inhalation demand without ever feeling starved for air. That is the best way that I can explain it. I'm going to stick with the Apeks for awhile. But I am not going to critique the new Poseidons until I try one out.