Just picked this up from the local B&M and threw a quick 26g .4ohm build on it, I am very, VERY impressed. I normally wouldn't make a thread about a new atty I picked up, but I'm so excited about the Magma I couldn't help myself.
There were several features that stuck out on the Magma as being fairly unique (although there are some other drippers with similar features) but more importantly, they all work perfectly.
From the outside you can see the adjustable air-flow ring, which is free-spinning, but held in place by the top cap. You can switch between single-coil and dual-coil mode, and in both you have three different air-hole sizes to choose from. Because the ring is free spinning it's very easy to adjust, no killing your fingers trying to spin a right ring like on some AFC designs.
The top cap is threaded on so there are no chances of a cap falling off in your pocket, and it also locks the AFC ring in place. The lack of O-rings initially worried me, but I'm not getting any air-leakage or juice leakage from the top cap, so it seems to be a non-issue. And no o-rings to wear out or get stuck.
Once you get the cap off you see it has a deep juice reservoir, and uses a deck airflow system. Having had a few drippers in the past with deck air I was worried about it being restrictive, but airflow is excellent.
The posts are evenly spaced, tall, and have good sized wire holes, but you only have two. I had no issue getting a 26g dual build in there, so unless you are using some twisted ribbon I doubt you'll have issues with fitting your wire in there. Everything is stainless as you would expect (304 IIRC) so no need to replace screws or anything.
The juice well is quite deep, the marks on my syringe are worn off, but if I had to guess I'd say if fits about 2ml of juice. When completely full to the point where juice is starting to pool on the deck, if left on its side for awhile I got a tiny amount of juice out of the air hole, but other than that I get no leaking of any kind.
The last feature that I didn't even notice until after I built the thing, is the domed top cap. This reduces the chamber volume a bit, and has to be contributing to better flavor, because I'm getting flavor that just blows away most of my other drippers. The draw is very smooth and hard to describe, more of a "wooshing" instead of "sucking" feeling if that makes any sense.
Overall this instantly became my favorite dripper. You can load it with a ton of juice, and it leaks less than any other dripper I've used (deck or side air hole) Flavor beats pretty much every other dripper I've tried, Although tiny drippers like the Igo-S and ERA, or the immortalizer are probably about equal IMHO. Finish is very good, everything moves and fits smooth and tight.
There are other drippers out there with similar features, but the Magma seems to have brought them all together in one device that just works perfect. I only have a few hours time with it so far, but I can't find a single complaint, and I tried
I paid a few bucks over 100, which seems on par with online prices. Maybe a bit high for a dripper, but it's well worth the price!
There were several features that stuck out on the Magma as being fairly unique (although there are some other drippers with similar features) but more importantly, they all work perfectly.
From the outside you can see the adjustable air-flow ring, which is free-spinning, but held in place by the top cap. You can switch between single-coil and dual-coil mode, and in both you have three different air-hole sizes to choose from. Because the ring is free spinning it's very easy to adjust, no killing your fingers trying to spin a right ring like on some AFC designs.
The top cap is threaded on so there are no chances of a cap falling off in your pocket, and it also locks the AFC ring in place. The lack of O-rings initially worried me, but I'm not getting any air-leakage or juice leakage from the top cap, so it seems to be a non-issue. And no o-rings to wear out or get stuck.
Once you get the cap off you see it has a deep juice reservoir, and uses a deck airflow system. Having had a few drippers in the past with deck air I was worried about it being restrictive, but airflow is excellent.
The posts are evenly spaced, tall, and have good sized wire holes, but you only have two. I had no issue getting a 26g dual build in there, so unless you are using some twisted ribbon I doubt you'll have issues with fitting your wire in there. Everything is stainless as you would expect (304 IIRC) so no need to replace screws or anything.
The juice well is quite deep, the marks on my syringe are worn off, but if I had to guess I'd say if fits about 2ml of juice. When completely full to the point where juice is starting to pool on the deck, if left on its side for awhile I got a tiny amount of juice out of the air hole, but other than that I get no leaking of any kind.
The last feature that I didn't even notice until after I built the thing, is the domed top cap. This reduces the chamber volume a bit, and has to be contributing to better flavor, because I'm getting flavor that just blows away most of my other drippers. The draw is very smooth and hard to describe, more of a "wooshing" instead of "sucking" feeling if that makes any sense.
Overall this instantly became my favorite dripper. You can load it with a ton of juice, and it leaks less than any other dripper I've used (deck or side air hole) Flavor beats pretty much every other dripper I've tried, Although tiny drippers like the Igo-S and ERA, or the immortalizer are probably about equal IMHO. Finish is very good, everything moves and fits smooth and tight.
There are other drippers out there with similar features, but the Magma seems to have brought them all together in one device that just works perfect. I only have a few hours time with it so far, but I can't find a single complaint, and I tried
I paid a few bucks over 100, which seems on par with online prices. Maybe a bit high for a dripper, but it's well worth the price!
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