APEX TEK3

[ruffy]

Apeks

[Jay_Benson]

Ruffy - they are a total bag of nails. I will send you an address where they can be disposed of safely

[Jay_Benson]

Yep. Just checked out the starting price for these and I am prepared to take them off your hands. I will even go so far as letting you have some regs I got off ebay in exchange.

They look pretty good but no doubt someone here will say they are awful.

[Sipadan]

they would suit my hose routings (on indies), but the cost

would be interested to hear how you get on with them.

[Bardo]

They're sublime but *massively* overpriced for what they are - Apeks need to be shagged with a very large stick for trying to milk the techie cash cow with these! Personally I would have preferred to have spent the money on a set of Scubapro MK25s as I still think they offer better hose routing or - better still - stuck with Apeks DS4s and kept the (considerable) change!

If money isn't an issue, though, you'll be extremely pleased with their performance...

BTW - I'm always amused by people who spend an absolute fortune on a peice of kit and then ask people's opinions on them *after* they've bought them! Surely you should have done your research *before* you handed over your dosh? What if everyone had canned them? You'd be stuck with a total lemon!

[Sipadan]

i'm sure you don't care, but

Originally Posted by Bardo

Scubapro MK25s as I still think they offer better hose routing

but they're not handed or ambidextrous (are they?), so not so good for indies.

Originally Posted by Bardo

stuck with Apeks DS4s and kept the (considerable) change!

but they only have one HP port, so not so good for indies.

[Tricky]

Originally Posted by Sipadan

but they're not handed or ambidextrous (are they?), so not so good for indies.

You couldn't a 1st stage that was more ambidextrous

[nigelH]

I was quite disappointed with the spec for the price plus the 'everybody goes down' layout only works with one hose arrangement so you have to be a dedicated follower of fashion to get full advantage of the design concept.
They would be a total bitch on my inverts.

Oh and it's Apeks...

[nickb]

Originally Posted by Sipadan

they're not handed or ambidextrous (are they?)

Aren't those two terms mutually exclusive? The Mk25 is very ambidextrous in that it's symmetrical.

Personally, I wouldn't want 'handed' first stages: you'd need one of each in your spares box.

Originally Posted by Sipadan

but they only have one HP port

Doesn't the Tek3 have only one HP port too? In fact, as far as I can make out, the Tek3 IS the DS4 in a different guise.

Originally Posted by Sipadan

so not so good for indies.

Why do indies need a different hose routing to manifolded twins (aside from an extra HP port, maybe)

Sorry Ruffy, but you should have asked for our opinions first. Here's mine - waste of money!

[Bardo]

Originally Posted by Sipadan

i'm sure you don't care, but

but they're not handed or ambidextrous (are they?), so not so good for indies.

but they only have one HP port, so not so good for indies.

Hehe. Of course I care - I'm that sort of guy

That said, I've never understood the point of indies...