How practical is that for the average buyer?
DGX Deep 6 compared to Deep 6 Signature
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How practical is that for the average buyer?
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it's not. The selling point is the overall better design and lower total cost of ownership. You can take some of the best divers in the world and if you gave them one reg on one dive and gave them the other on the next *assuming tuned properly by the same person*, it is unlikely they'd be able to tell a difference. You can tell if you can swap on the same dive and are paying attention, but it's not something that is a "wow, this is a game changer"
Then what's the point?
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continuous improvement? Nothing that has ever really been done in regulator technology has been "wow this is amazing" when comparing one regulator to the next generation. It's only when you skip multiple generations that you see significant differences. This is the first real change in this regulator design in over a decade so hopefully it sparks some more innovation
I did a quick search in the support tickets but did not see one with your name on it. You can PM here with more information, I would be happy to help.
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In addition to engineering and design, you have set-up, tuning and the variations to the average that exist in all things mechanical. All this, and the human is generally a very poor means of data collection.
I am certain that a well tuned DGX reg would easily outperform a signature series that was not set up or tuned correctly. We are not dealing with things like cars, where even a corvette, missing on 2 cylinders could outrun a chevette! The performance traits of nearly all modern regs are pretty darn close under normal conditions.
The wise consumer consumer should consider performance, but also other factors when making buying decisions. For me it's service, parts availability and a companies willingness to cooperate with the end user, who seeks to act in their own best interest. There are excellent regulators on the market, that I simply refuse to own because the company makes it hard to seek parts and training.
I am certain that a well tuned DGX reg would easily outperform a signature series that was not set up or tuned correctly. We are not dealing with things like cars, where even a corvette, missing on 2 cylinders could outrun a chevette! The performance traits of nearly all modern regs are pretty darn close under normal conditions.
The wise consumer consumer should consider performance, but also other factors when making buying decisions. For me it's service, parts availability and a companies willingness to cooperate with the end user, who seeks to act in their own best interest. There are excellent regulators on the market, that I simply refuse to own because the company makes it hard to seek parts and training.
Assuming that it breathes some measurable amount smoother (the information we're going to assume is true for sake of discussion), the value would be reduced effort of breathing. While you may not notice it each breath, that reduced effort could only mean 1-2 minutes each dive. However, if you make 100 dives at say, 1.5 minutes longer (just making up numbers because I haven't bench tested the regs obviously), that is 2.5 hours more bottom time.
The service interval of the Signature is half that of the DGX, not much debate there. Also, the materials are higher quality, which is something I'm sure @LandonL will be able to explain better than I, so the regulator will last longer.
Forgive me if I misunderstood your question.
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Well, work of breathing is really a comfort thing mostly, any added benefit to time is likely negligible. Any regulator that breathes so bad it exerts you, needs to be adjusted as the cracking pressure is too high.
Just a minor note of correction, the service interval is double, not half, but for the most part many regulators don't require service at the exact intervals really.
The differences have been covered here quite a lot from the features standpoint, and there is a blurb on the DGX website as well. They are both great regs, each with different features, hopefully one of them will fit your need if you are on the search
If you need any further help I am always available.
Well, work of breathing is really a comfort thing mostly, any added benefit to time is likely negligible. Any regulator that breathes so bad it exerts you, needs to be adjusted as the cracking pressure is too high.
Just a minor note of correction, the service interval is double, not half, but for the most part many regulators don't require service at the exact intervals really.
The differences have been covered here quite a lot from the features standpoint, and there is a blurb on the DGX website as well. They are both great regs, each with different features, hopefully one of them will fit your need if you are on the search
If you need any further help I am always available.
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