divejay
Contributor
A GEM and training can be had for about $4000. A KISS Sport plus training will run around $6500. Add a Shearwater, which isn't really needed, and it's still about $1000 less. Then you have the additional task loading of running the Sport. The GEM runs itself. The only thing you need to do is control your breathing, which also has to be done on the Sport. The GEM really is a great unit. I hadn't even considered a PSCR until it was released.
I own a CCR Kiss Sport (2 years old) and now the new SCR Kiss GEM. If you are interested, I am selling my used Kiss Sport for $3,000. I paid $5,100. It is in great condition. I really enjoyed diving the CCR Kiss Sport for the past 2 years but the SCR GEM better suits my daily needs here in Grand Cayman. The GEM being a SCR, there is a small amount of bubbles on every exhale but I'm still getting the up close pictures of the marine life I need.