eelnoraa
Contributor
Really? Care to clarify about Hollis regs? Your statement contradicts just about every review you can find about the DC/212 series regs.
I paid a total of $190 for my reg set new. $150 for a yoke DC3 and 212. Bought the DIN conversion kit for $40 and had the seller swap the braided hose for a rubber hose at no charge. So for under $200 I have a new reg set for my pony. I also have the DC1 and 212 as my primary. $239 is still a pretty sweet deal, IMO. My LDS services Hollis regs and the parts are free. How could anyone go wrong with that.
I researched this well for some time and did not find another reg set of equal quality and value. I'd love to see some links of quality reg sets for cheaper.
Edit: I'll also add I personally like the overbalanced first stage on the Hollis regs that allow for more air to flow to the diver, especially in theory when you're a stressed diver going to your pony and may be breathing harder and faster. Of course that does increase the potential for free flow, but I've found leaving the reg set on predive is sufficient for preventng that from happening.
I have owned Hollis, DC2/212 to be exact. There is nothing wrong with Hollis performance. Any modern reg tuned properly will perform well. You got a good deal, you like the reg, it is all that matters.
As for the overbalanced thing, it is actually not an intended design feature. Instead, a design shortcoming, that can NOT balance the IP properly with depth, so IP increases as depth increases. Other manufactures with similar design just keep quiet, some manufactures decided to make it a "feature". And no, It doesn't delivery more air. It doesn't do anything good.