I tech for a shop that was into Aqualung/Apeks so I saw a lot of regs for this mfg. good stuff.. However due to a policy dispute the shop is no longer a dealer. The shop picked up Oceanic, a line I was not very familar with. Last Sat. I had to do a quick repair on a new first stage as sometimes happens with any reg. I put the first/second on the machine and the cracking was at .2 and no freeflow, this is the best I have seen on ANY reg and this was not the top of the line. So for those in the market for a new reg I would have to say you should give Oceanic a long look.