Dear scubaboarders,
I recently purchased a second hand mk2 x-stream.
I've done some dives on the xstream and really dislike the second stage breathing compared to the cyklons. I quite often do very shallow dives and I felt especially in shallow dives it's not the most comfortable because it tends to 'flutter'. It wasn't impossible to dive, but certainly not the most comfortable.(not compared to for example a balanced adjustable paired with a legend or something similar or even my cyklons)
But because one of my old cyklon first stages is so beat up, I wondered if I figured I could pair the xstream with the cyklon second.
Now I know that the mk3 is the only x-stream poseidon endorses with the cyklon seconds.
My poseidon hoses do have these opv nibs on the end of them so in theory shouldn't a first without an opv work just as well? I also read about some issues in earlier x-streams with wear on the diaphragm by people who used to pair the x-streams with cyklons and cranked up the ip. Is this also the case for the mk-2 deeps?
I've gotten the cyklon tuning down to a tee and love them so much, I'm just not ready to accept the x-stream second stage into my life
I recently purchased a second hand mk2 x-stream.
I've done some dives on the xstream and really dislike the second stage breathing compared to the cyklons. I quite often do very shallow dives and I felt especially in shallow dives it's not the most comfortable because it tends to 'flutter'. It wasn't impossible to dive, but certainly not the most comfortable.(not compared to for example a balanced adjustable paired with a legend or something similar or even my cyklons)
But because one of my old cyklon first stages is so beat up, I wondered if I figured I could pair the xstream with the cyklon second.
Now I know that the mk3 is the only x-stream poseidon endorses with the cyklon seconds.
My poseidon hoses do have these opv nibs on the end of them so in theory shouldn't a first without an opv work just as well? I also read about some issues in earlier x-streams with wear on the diaphragm by people who used to pair the x-streams with cyklons and cranked up the ip. Is this also the case for the mk-2 deeps?
I've gotten the cyklon tuning down to a tee and love them so much, I'm just not ready to accept the x-stream second stage into my life