It outperforms all past Apollo regulators priced significantly higher. No doubt Apollo will use these same improvements in their other regulators. During ocean tests, its two highest scores were ease of clearing and comfort. These may well be due to the large purge cover and a smaller diameter hose, as used in the past on other regulators - good evidence that you do not need a larger diameter hose to have high performance. The Ecodiver's weakest area of performance was a tendency to breathe wet.
Ts are available.
These are easy to change, but do not provide any significant improvement in bubble dispersion. These two Beuchat regulators have a great deal in common, particularly in terms of ergonomics, yet they differ significantly in design. During ocean tests, they both excelled in breathing characteristics, differing positions, clearing and dry breathing. The VS-8 also comes in an adjustable version which should further improve its performance. Beuchat VS-8 pictured.