Yeah, this pretty much sums it up nicely imo. Once my ever increasing preference for more airflow got past the Kayfun/Lemo 1 stage, i found there to be a noticeable difference in vape quality.
For me the "Dry Hit Concern" essentially boils down to a mid 2014 thing, that only still gets hyped up to the level it does because it's ultimately in the best interests of vendors/reviewers to do as much (even if most of those same reviewers never bother with their stated must have tech or TC once the cameras go off).
The RTDA is the only tank i've used since i got it earlier in the year, goes to work with me ever shift, and to this day i've still never got a single dry hit on it. I personally haven't bought pre-packaged coils in a long time, but of the people i know firsthand that do no none of them seem to ever complain about dry hits anymore on the newer Kanger/Aspire coils either. Maybe the super random incident here and there, but nothing even remotely like i experienced back in the t32/evod/nautalis days i'm familiar with.
I have only used TC since April when I received my SXM and since then I haven't even tried Kanthal A1. But I don't use TC due to dry hit prevention. It wasn't an issue for me with Kanthal A1 as that worked well and also vaped fine for me. The reason I use it is for quality of vapor and can get as warm a vape as I want and it will perform exactly as I desire it to be. Very consistent flavor and vapor quality with no hot hits and no cold or anemic ones either. I use around 80vg and have come to the conclusion that a good vape on TC or not is mostly about the wicking that may be particular for each atomizer.
With the Aromamizer I find that I have never had a lack of ejuice on the coils and the wicking is one of the quickest and easiest of my attys. The vapor production and flavor I get is as much as I want or need and not lacking in any regard. I started out with Ni and now using Ti for the last couple of months. The Ti coils last forever, have no metallic taste of any kind and easy to clean. My Pima cotton wicks will last me about 2 weeks without ever having a singe on them and just some discoloration due to dark ejuices. Sometimes I just rinse them out after about a week and brush lightly with a toothbrush not disturbing the wick. They return to a clean white coloring. Several firings and they are dry and ready to re-juice. Another advantage to TC is knowing that you are not producing undesirable toxic gases or fumes but instead just the right amount of vapor and not gas wasting your juice. Being able to dial in exactly the right amount of temperature to suite your build, wicking, ejuice, coil, etc. will give you exactly the right flavor and vapor to suite your needs.
I just don't see any reason why I would not want to use TC. A few weeks ago I bought my 3rd TC mod, an eVic VTC Mini for only $35. It puts out up to 75 watts and does a fine job with TC on Ti so cost isn't a factor any longer.
But you do need to do your homework to make it all work as well as a simple non-TC build. You need good solid connections, a good TC mod, good wicking, good coil building skills, and atty that is solid such as the Aromamizer. You also need to understand very well how it all fits together. If you want to just puff and go I would not suggest TC at this stage of maturity in product variables. You can do pre-built coils if you like, but the results may not be as good in most cases since the connections on pre-built coils are not as rock solid as you can do building your own.
There is nothing to stop you from building complex coils such as twisted, parallel, contact, spaced, klapton, even different metal combinations such as Ti/Ni, Ti/Kanthal A1, Ni/Kanthal A1, SS, etc. The limits are only an inability to factor in all the variables. They all can work and work quite well. I am anxious to get my Kanthal NiFe52 wire on Monday and see how well that metal works in TC.
So I am not saying that everyone should only do TC, but I am saying that if done right, it can compete with anything out there in regards to warmth, vapor quality, and flavor and even surpass it if done right.
