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ScubaLab: Regulators - Aqua Lung Titan

The new Titan shows you don’t have to spend a lot of money to get a really great reg. Top breathing performance at a really good price makes it a Best Buy in our book.

ScubaLab: Regulators - Zeagle Flathead 7/Z & Flathead LT/Z

These are solid regs that deliver excellent breathing performance both when diving within recreational depths and when pushed to extremes.

ScubaLab: Regulators - SCUBAPRO MK25/S600

This standout reg breathes easy under normal conditions, plus offers a tremendous amount of reserve capacity for extreme diving. It’s the priciest breather of this year’s shootout, but delivers the best performance, making it our Testers’ Choice ...

ScubaLab: Regulators - Oceanic Delta 4.2 & Neo

The Delta 4.2 is a solid midrange reg, delivering very good performance and offering some nice design features. The second-stage swivel is a nice add-on, increasing range of motion. When it was hooked to a CDX-5 first stage, the Neo was a solid ...

ScubaLab: Regulators - Cressi Ellipse MC9 Balanced

Both lab coat and wetsuit wearers really liked this reg. It delivers top-drawer breathing performance, is user friendly and carries a price tag so low that it almost doesn’t qualify as an Over $500 reg, making it our Best Buy pick in this category.

ScubaLab: Regulators - Apeks Flight

Lightweight and compact, the Flight is perfect for the traveling diver.

ScubaLab: Regulators

ScubaLab put 12 new regs to the test to learn all are good, but a few are superbreathers

What Type of BC is Best for You?

BCs are generally divided into three “Use” categories: General Purpose (full-featured, high lift, generous ballast capacity, for temperate water diving), True Travel (lightweight, low-profile, easy to pack, for tropical diving), and Dual Purpose ...

60:Second ScubaLab: IST Aluminum Masks

IST’s trio of aluminum-framed masks are made with marine-grade aluminum alloy outer frames, high-impact plastic sub-frames, and hypoallergenic silicone skirts.