The magma was the first rda I bought a year ago. I did a good amount of research and that seemed like the best option... at the time. But its one year and about a thousand rda's later and people are still talking up the magma on all the threads. Ok the magma was a decent atty a year ago but it never blew me away. It leaked like a faucet and airflow was super restrictive. With all the advancements in airflow lately I dont get how so many people are still hyping up an outdated rda when personally I think the freakshow mini is 10x better and i've only had it for 2 days.
I don't understand the Magma hype
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I still like mine. But, I'm a flavor chaser who doesn't like an airy vape. And for whatever reason, I've never had the leaking issue.
I believe the Magma is still relevant in today's market if you place more value into flavor production than vapor production.
The airflow is adjustable and adequate for flavor production. Airflow is brought in through the sides of the device and then released underneath the coils via channels inside the deck. This releases air to the coils in a way more similar to the Kayfun Lite or Russian 91%. Most conventional RDA’s bring the air in near the side of the coil which changes the direction as it leaves the top. You do loose a little bit of vapor production with the Magma RDA design, but you gain a more intense flavor.
The airflow is adjustable and adequate for flavor production. Airflow is brought in through the sides of the device and then released underneath the coils via channels inside the deck. This releases air to the coils in a way more similar to the Kayfun Lite or Russian 91%. Most conventional RDA’s bring the air in near the side of the coil which changes the direction as it leaves the top. You do loose a little bit of vapor production with the Magma RDA design, but you gain a more intense flavor.
Magma was first RDA and I still come back to it when I feel like dripping. I would still recommend it, especially to those wanting to learn about rebuilding coils/first foray into rebuildables. It's a classic, I think. Just like people still buy Nemesis mods.
So what is an ideal build for ultimate flavor on the magma? If i can find the right build maybe i'll dust her off and give it another go. But when i think back to when i was using it I really don't recall ever getting crazy flavor that just blew me socks off. I'm currently using the freakshow mini which has bottom airflow like the magma, just a .... ton more of it. I was really worried it was going to leak with those huge cyclops holes right under the coil but unlike my magma I have had no leaking issues thus far and the flavor is uhhhmazing
I agree with OP. I have tons of RDAs, but my authentic Magma would be one of the very last I would consider if I felt like using something I haven't touched in awhile.
If you build it low, juice will pop in your mouth. You need to suck the life out of it to get vapor, kind of like pulling on a cigalike. It doesn't fit chuff caps or any kind of alternate top cap. Its been around for ages and there are so many more advanced atomizers for both flavor and vapor production. Its expensive.
It does come in a unique box though.... if any new vapers are looking for a nice box. For anyone looking for a great atomizer to go with the box, however, there are many newer and superior options.
If you build it low, juice will pop in your mouth. You need to suck the life out of it to get vapor, kind of like pulling on a cigalike. It doesn't fit chuff caps or any kind of alternate top cap. Its been around for ages and there are so many more advanced atomizers for both flavor and vapor production. Its expensive.
It does come in a unique box though.... if any new vapers are looking for a nice box. For anyone looking for a great atomizer to go with the box, however, there are many newer and superior options.
For me, its my flavor tester as I'm very much an RTA maniac. I haven't felt any need to replace it. I'm sure there might be better RDAs out there, but I'm perfectly happy with it. I have a Veritas and Plume Veil as well, but like the Magma better. I have a Cyclone and Divo for my Reo.
I've had it on a mech for a long time now. Single 26g coil, 6 wraps on a 2.4mm bit. When I ran it regulated I had it in the 1.1 ohm range, and ran around 20W. I don't know if those are the best builds, but they suit me
I've had it on a mech for a long time now. Single 26g coil, 6 wraps on a 2.4mm bit. When I ran it regulated I had it in the 1.1 ohm range, and ran around 20W. I don't know if those are the best builds, but they suit me
Not sure what the best build is for magma as that boils down to preferences. I like mine at .5 dual 28g 6 wraps 2mm. I do away with AFC ring. It bothers me having to keep adjusting it. 
It does leak sometimes for me when I over saturate it and tilt it the wrong way. Coil height about 2mm or so from airhole.
It does leak sometimes for me when I over saturate it and tilt it the wrong way. Coil height about 2mm or so from airhole.
well I decided I'm gonna play around with the magma today, I'll let you guys know if I find a build I like.
Also back when I was using the magma I only had a mech mod. Perhaps I will get better performance now on my IPV mini 2
Also back when I was using the magma I only had a mech mod. Perhaps I will get better performance now on my IPV mini 2
What I like about the magma is it is so easy to build on, so for new vapers, I'd recommend it.
What I use myself is the veritas.
What I use myself is the veritas.
I'm not an "extreme vaper". RTA's, I'm usually around an ohm (on regulated mods) and I don't like to go much below .4 ohms with an RDA on a mech.
I've had my Magma for a while, and I still really enjoy it a lot. For me, I pretty much go the way Heavy_H2O sets it up. 27 or 28 gauge, 2 - 2.5 mm ID, ~0.5 ohm.
I've had my Magma for a while, and I still really enjoy it a lot. For me, I pretty much go the way Heavy_H2O sets it up. 27 or 28 gauge, 2 - 2.5 mm ID, ~0.5 ohm.
I like to use mine as a taster for my juices that are aging. I used to have a single 28 gauge 1.2 ohm coil on it but recently dropped a dual on it registering .6 ohms to test some of the higher VG juices I've got sitting there. The smaller holes are great for mouth-to-lung testing.
Just recoiled my Magma RDA as of a few minutes ago. 28g ni200 11 turns, anyways back to the issue at hand. I recently purchased this atty a few weeks ago as I've found I'm enjoying flavors alot more while using Temp Control. However still in the end I like a mix of both but as moods go anything is game!
I like fhe origen better
But like the one post stated,
Not EVERYONE likes wide open airflow and cloud chasing, and flavor drippers existed looooooong before that was a thing.
It's funny sometimes how many people seem to forget we aren't all into sucking on a paper towl roll when it comes to airflow just because thats what they like.
But like the one post stated,
Not EVERYONE likes wide open airflow and cloud chasing, and flavor drippers existed looooooong before that was a thing.
It's funny sometimes how many people seem to forget we aren't all into sucking on a paper towl roll when it comes to airflow just because thats what they like.
So i just built a 24g dual coil 8 wrap for the magma. Threw it on my ipv mini 2 and tried a bunch of different wattage settings from 10-50 and still, couldn't find the sweet spot where the flavor just blew me away. I feel like i get just as good or better flavor out of most of my other rdas. Oh I never mentioned it's an Infinite clone, not authentic.
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